Cold snap

I don't occupy the whole of Wales Ana

I didn't mention winter tyres as we know nobody uses them in the UK.
Keep safe!

Very icy, Wednesday morning.Snow Wednesday night and Thursday it was like Good King Wenceslas, blowing horizontal when taking granddaughter to school, and so cold. Two inches by the time we got home. Even my grandson complained of the cold, and he never does.
Still here today, so has not got any warmer.
Didn't go and visit my mother in law today because getting there would mean deeper snow over the hills. The road to Beamish yesterday was dangerous, as was Stanley and Consett. Fortunately I have winter tyres, Alea, as I have to go to Sunderland this weekend.

Today I walked the dogs then went for a ride up on the moors(stunning views) mucked out and filled nets and water although it was very cold I was toasty warm( correct clothing).
Then I came home and had to do a couple of e mails, even though I was in the kitchen next to the aga my hands were cold!! I dislike turning the heating on when I'm out most of the day but hate coming back to a cold house.

No snow in our bit of Warwickshire, but there was a heavy frost this morning with beautiful sunshine. Snow was forecast for tonight, but the forecast changed to cold and wet. It's tried hard with wintery showers in between the sunshine. Lovely day.

We never have the heating on at night either.

Our DD reported snow this morning but we didn't have any. She's less than 2 miles from us, but it's higher ground. I just checked on Google maps and found that she is 104m above sea level, whilst we are only 27.5m above. Enough difference for her to get snow and us not!

Thermal leggings under trousers and long-sleeved thermal vest under jumper. It's been raining but the temp is now down to zero so there's an unpleasant prospect of ice at my back door in the morning. Brrrrrr

No snow here, and the DGD were looking forward to building a snowman.

No snow on the Fens yet. The woodburner is earning its keep whacking out 12Kw which means we don't have any other heating on at all.

It also heats an Aga kettle for cups of tea and keeps a casserole on the go.

Saves a fortune in electricity as well as keeping us warm.

Please send some snow to Northumberland I so want to make a snowman with DGD, I have lost my snow shovel though to will have to seek another one. I don't mind the cold just need a bit of snow.

We never have the heating on at night either.

(Thank goodness!)

Not all of Wales has snow.

Just as the winter should be here in Colchester, cold, crisp and dry. Very sunny today. Needed thick coat, gloves, scarf, hat and sunglasses!
Same forecast for tomorrow.
Just one sleety flurry yesterday. We are very lucky here in the driest part of the country.
We turn the heating off at night because we like a cold bedroom. The disadvantage of this is that we can never sleep in warm hotel rooms!

I am praying for more rain noooooo!

Snow here in Wales, not a lot thankfully, I am praying for more rain

Snow and frost here in Perth!!

That sounds lovely Greyduster

We haven't had more than a flurry here in Sheffield so far, but we were out walking on Stanage Edge in the Peak District today and there was light snow lying but not a lot. However, looking over toward Edale and the high country where the Pennine Way starts and it all gets a bit wild, it was absolutely white over. The sun was out and it was beautiful, but the ground was frozen solid and all the lying water was frozen, so you had to watch where you put your feet a bit more than is usual. I don't doubt that snow will come our way before too much longer and i am not looking forward to it at all.

Snow here in N. Ireland.
We live on a hill/cul de sac.
At 6.45 am this morning I was awakened by a continuous scraping sound. Looked out and there was one of my retired neighbours, in his 70s) out with a wide piece of plywood making two clear tracks in the snow for about 40 yards up the street. There is a Council salt/grit bin and our neighbour also threw grit along these tracks and at the entrance of several driveways in front of the car tyres so they'd get a grip.
We have great neighbours.

My part of Oxfordshire (Vale of White Horse) there was a frost overnight, we are only about 15 miles from Benson, as the crow flies and this often pops up in the news this time of year for registering exceptional low temperatures.

We have a wood burner and when the day time temperature starts around freezing and is unlikely to go a lot higher I light it as the CH goes off at 9.30 and shut doors to stair case and kitchen and it keeps the living room, hall and study very cosy and warm.

We live in an old house and the chimney is a huge brick built affair in the middle of the house. After a few days the whole chimney stack warms through and emits a low level of warmth 24 hours a day like a large storage radiator. Very useful at present because DH has cellulitis and is feeling rough so it he goes to bed during the day, the bedroom is warm.

No snow yet in my part of Yorkshire, but boy is it cold. I've just been cranking the heating up a notch or two.

North Kent sunshine ... have been tempted to put heating on, but did some baking and got close to the oven instead - now I have put my chunky dressing gown on and will try to last out until OH gets home at 5 ish.

It's the icy windscreen early in the morning that I hate - have to remember to allow an extra ten when I am at work.

But hey - it is Friday!

Juts frosty this morning but very bright sunshine and chilly no wind which is ideal for a good brisk walk.

Snow here in Central Scotland. Lovely wintry,sunny, blue sky and the hills look glorious. A welcome change from rain but I don't like the icy pavements too much.