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How are you making out with the snowstorm?

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CanadianGran Sun 05-Jan-25 21:05:14

I logged on today expecting a thread about the snowstorm, but didn't see one.

How are you all making out? Stuck at home for a few days, or do you have to go out?

It's a balmy 5 degrees celcius here on BC's north coast. We had a tiny bit of snow a few days ago, but it's all melted now.

SillyNanny321 Mon 06-Jan-25 12:52:54

Tiniest covering of snow here in East Anglia! Mainly dismal, grey, chilly & raining almost non stop. Think the sun is on holiday do not like this time of year! Roll on Spring!

womblekelly Mon 06-Jan-25 12:36:51

Lots of snow here near Leeds Bradford Airport, just been out in the car to take all the stuff I'd decluttered yesterday to the recycle centre and main roads fairly clear but v glad I have winter tyres as makes a big difference. Keeping warm by clearing the snow off the drive!

annodomini Mon 06-Jan-25 11:55:21

No snow here in the dreich south. Since I had to de-ice the car last Thursday, there's been early morning frost, but apart from a few desultory flakes, the snow pushed off northwards. The forecast for this week is cold, but the threat of snow seems to have diminished.

NonGrannyMoll Mon 06-Jan-25 11:46:45

Not much snow here, but our brook has flooded due to snow-melt on the Welsh hills (a few miles away). We've lived here for 20 years but this is the first time we've seen the brook water rushing along topped by clumps of ice. Nature never fails to come up with something I've never seen before.

BigBertha1 Mon 06-Jan-25 11:43:58

Second day of rain and snow. Unfortunately all road into this East Midlands town are flooded. The town parks are flooded which has not happened in recent memory and its all very worrying. The new build housing (I live in one) is being blamed for increasing the volume of water in the drains also the lack of river maintenance. Bit grim here todays. I'm indoors but being useful/creative working on my magnum opus.

David49 Mon 06-Jan-25 11:35:56

Here we had very little snow on Sunday but last night heavy sleet and rain, so it’s sodden and the river has flooded the meadows again.
Serious damage unlikely but several roads flooded.

MaizieD Mon 06-Jan-25 10:57:22

We had about 6" snow by yesterday morning here in Co. Durham but the temperature rose and it rained on and off all day. This morning we have slush and still quite deep snow in places. There's a cold wind and the rest of the week is forecast to be very cold, so I forecast lots of ice around where the snow has been trodden down and only partly melted.

Be careful out there, folks...

JamesandJon33 Mon 06-Jan-25 10:50:17

We were promised snow but nothing. Then fog and gloom and now heavy rain.

Nessieguru Mon 06-Jan-25 10:19:03

I'm just getting ready to dig my car out and get my path cleared. Thankfully grit bin at top of street. I live in a village in Lanarkshire and we're used to it.

ferry23 Mon 06-Jan-25 10:02:51

No snow here on the SE coast. Miserable and wet for the last couple of days but blue skies and sunshine right now.

I haven't been out so I don't know what it's like outside but my heating went off at 7.30 this morning and I'm still warm so I'm guessing the temperature has risen overnight.

Allira Mon 06-Jan-25 09:59:26

It's all melted here, and it's sunny but chilly.

PoliticsNerd Mon 06-Jan-25 09:54:52

Different bit of England's biggest county keepingquiet. It's melting here.

Greyduster Mon 06-Jan-25 09:50:29

We had a covering of about three inches yesterday in South Yorkshire and in the evening it was raining so hopes were high it would all go away. But, this morning it was snowing again and obviously had been most of the night, so we are back to square one🙄. Another day indoors.

keepingquiet Mon 06-Jan-25 09:05:31

Still pretty bad here in Yorkshire!

Tricky driving but most main roads are clear and hopefully will be better tomorrow.

Septimia Mon 06-Jan-25 09:03:49

15cm+ of snow here in the North Pennines yesterday and still doing it this morning. There was a little traffic moving through our village yesterday, but not much. The snowplough has been up our road this morning but that's not a lot of help - it's left ridges of snow at the end of the drive and we still have to dig out the longish drive if we want to get the car out.

So I think we'll feed the birds and stay put!

M0nica Mon 06-Jan-25 09:02:08

A few centimetres of snow, soon melted by the rain. We are on flood alert rather than snow alert at the moment. The stream going through our village is overflowing its banks - again.

However family in York had sufficient snow to build a snowman.

NannyJan53 Mon 06-Jan-25 08:42:32

A light covering of snow here yesterday in the West Mids. By afternoon, almost all gone. This morning a dusting, and it is now raining.

Calendargirl Mon 06-Jan-25 06:55:50

Just rain here.

BlueBelle Mon 06-Jan-25 06:53:54

East coast NO snow miserable, grey, windy, wet but nothing different to normal

Nell82 Mon 06-Jan-25 01:11:11

Hi CanadianGran Our Canadian DiL lives near us in Surrey. This time last year she visited her parents in Calgary, Alberta as a polar vortex moved in, creating a wind chill of -50. A warning went out that exposed skin would get frostbitten in five minutes. I think she's well prepared for the worst we're likely to get!smile

Redhead56 Mon 06-Jan-25 00:31:09

I was surprised no posts about snow here Merseyside have a thick blanket of snow and so did my family. In Cheshire and Lancashire it’s very quiet everyone is either making snowmen or staying indoors.

Grayling1 Sun 05-Jan-25 23:28:53

Just put my head out the back door for the first time today and can confirm that we have had no fresh snow over the last two days. I'm in the north of Scotland and can see a covering on the hills. Our bus sevices have been runing as normal over the last few days but I don't think for one moment that winter is over!!!!!

PS: Forgot to mention it has been -3 all day which explains why I haven't been over the door all day!

madeleine45 Sun 05-Jan-25 23:27:30

Higher up the dales, more snow than here. Here we have had a covering of snow, some flooding and roads closed and the temperature must have been low as the snow did not melt at all. I am used to bad weather and know what things I need to keep in etc, so today have not stepped outside , but have worn warm clothes with another sleveless jacket , padded over my heavy cardigan and trousers etc. So have kept reasonably warm, and not put the heating on, as I do not have the winter fuel allowance now. I do a couple of different jobs , at the same time, so something standing up and something else sitting down. So I have managed to do a little sorting out, collected more bags of recycling things, been pleased to find my prescription which had slipped down behind a chair, so have got quite a few bits sorted, but tomorrow had planned to meet a friend , which might have to be put off , but have a doctors appt which I must go to, as it is important, so hoping the weather isnt too bad by then Meetings and schools are cancelled for tomorrow so will have to see what the day brings and stay in .

Cold Sun 05-Jan-25 23:15:50

Not in the UK but not too much snow - only about 5-6 inches but it is a bit chilly - minus 19.5C last night.

Maggiemaybe Sun 05-Jan-25 23:11:15

We certainly did have a snowstorm overnight (West Yorkshire). We woke up to a heavy covering, and it’s not gone yet. We’ve been sent lots of photos of the grandsons making massive snowmen and even igloos, and having snowball fights in the park. It was snowing again an hour ago, but after two full weeks of being at home I think the parents are all praying for schools to be open tomorrow!