Yes still 12cm or so in places on the common and crystal clear skies. Such a shame the rain is coming tonight to wash it away.

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That's a great photo Rob. It kinda makes model watching worthwhile when you get a result like this.

The years are ebbing by..my kids are now 12 and 10. Another winter passes. The sledge gathers more dust in the shed. I could drive 40 odd miles to see some but its never the same. Its been 6 years now since they've witnessed anything greater than 3cm around here.

Another couple of years and they'll be too old to want to go out sledging with their old Dad.

This winter has hurt.

 

It's a stunning photo but it hurts when you don't have it. We had an inch that was washed away the next day. We drove to Tring with my two boys 3 and 5 and they complained it was too cold after 10 mins of sledging lol. But its true its not the same when it u have to go looking. 

 

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Here is today’s satellite snapshot. Unfortunately much of Scotland is obscured by clouds. Fortunately the same clouds topped up the snow here. 

https://wvs.earthdata.nasa.gov/api/v1/snapshot?REQUEST=GetSnapshot&LAYERS=MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&CRS=EPSG:4326&TIME=2019-02-03&BBOX=49,-10,59,3&FORMAT=image/jpeg&WIDTH=2958&HEIGHT=2276&AUTOSCALE=TRUE&ts=1549211405703&DOWNLOAD=yes 

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That satellite image shows how lucky i am to have lying snow compared to the surroundings, a slither of white to the north of Leeds. The image shows the main story well, snow for central southern England into parts of the SW .

Snow is thawing rapidly now it is overcast and 3c.

Overall it has been an interesting spell of weather since last week with plenty of snow opportunities.
Monday - snow showers from the NW
Tuesday - Band of rain/sleet/snow pushing SE
Wednesday - snow showers from NW
Thursday/Friday/Saturday - band of snow pushing across the south
Thursday/Friday/Saturday - snow showers moving in from the NE

So whilst i managed 2-3cm snow only, it stayed around for 3 days and i got to experience an exceptionally cold day on Thursday . Winter finally arrived.

I would rate the spell 5/10 overall not on my own snow depths but on wintry weather generally and the variety of snow opportunities.

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Probably the best snow event since Jan 2010, not so much for the depth but for the fact that it was followed by such a beautiful sunny day. Went up to the hills just outside Basingstoke for sledging. 6-7 inches of snow still on the ground, clear blue skies, absolutely gorgeous.

 

 

great picture and post, Rob...I am amazed..we are probably 50 mins or so driving distance from Basingstoke from Chichester..what a contrast in the weather between the 2 places! I had to go up to London, yesterday.On the train, only a smattering of snow left here in Chi/ Arundel....Interestingly no snow in  Horsham up to Gatwick, and most snow was at Redhill up to Coulsdon on North Downs and back to a smattering for Croydon and south London...Must be unusual for Horsham and Gatwick to miss out.

Probably the best snow event since Jan 2010, not so much for the depth but for the fact that it was followed by such a beautiful sunny day. Went up to the hills just outside Basingstoke for sledging. 6-7 inches of snow still on the ground, clear blue skies, absolutely gorgeous.

 

Many thanks for posting this Rob. Inspired me to take my eldest son (almost 5) the 20 miles or so from Kings Worthy (last of the snow thawing fast) to Crabtree Plantation in Basingstoke, probably very near your shot. Even today, a tremendous depth of lying snow and lots of great sledging to be had. Only spent an hour or so there, but well worth the effort to see the joy on his face. 

Here is today’s satellite snapshot. Unfortunately much of Scotland is obscured by clouds. Fortunately the same clouds topped up the snow here. 

https://wvs.earthdata.nasa.gov/api/v1/snapshot?REQUEST=GetSnapshot&LAYERS=MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor&CRS=EPSG:4326&TIME=2019-02-03&BBOX=49,-10,59,3&FORMAT=image/jpeg&WIDTH=2958&HEIGHT=2276&AUTOSCALE=TRUE&ts=1549211405703&DOWNLOAD=yes 

Yes an inch or 2 of fresh this morning to give everything a coating again.(we only got a few dustings but have achieved 6days snow cover).  I fear the worst for tonight's, as my phone says rain only, was hoping for another inch or two before it washes away.

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Many thanks for posting this Rob. Inspired me to take my eldest son (almost 5) the 20 miles or so from Kings Worthy (last of the snow thawing fast) to Crabtree Plantation in Basingstoke, probably very near your shot. Even today, a tremendous depth of lying snow and lots of great sledging to be had. Only spent an hour or so there, but well worth the effort to see the joy on his face. 

Exactly the same place where my photo was. An old standby for sledging!

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Excellent lying snow in Ramsbottom and the Irwell Valley yesterday. Stunning in the bright sunshine.

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Excellent lying snow in Ramsbottom and the Irwell Valley yesterday. Stunning in the bright sunshine.

 

Did you go Upper Ramsbottom?

 

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Snow almost all gone washed away by the overnight rain.

A great two weeks of winter weather although nothing exceptional.

When you get such a sparkling blue sky day after heavy snow it makes up for the lack of deep cold sometimes.

 

 

 

Did you go Upper Ramsbottom?

 

and did Irwell

Yes same here, yesterday we still had around 4" of lying snow but the rain has washed all bar a few snowmen away.

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About 2 inches left in the garden this morning after the rain, expecting it to be all green when I get home tonight. What a surprise fall tho, just shows yet again that despite all the computers and the boffins at the met, snow is a nightmare to forecast.

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Taken from the other side, this link gives some of the background to the snow event

https://stratusdeck.co.uk/blog/conditional-symmetric-instability-the-struggles-of-forecasting-snow 

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Snow still hanging on in shaded areas for the fifth day. Lots of mist over the snowy fields and still half-frozen ponds.

Or put another way we have now had snow on the ground for the whole of February ;)

 

 

PS That’s a fascinating read John, thanks for posting!

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Foggy earlier this morning so I couldn't see the hills on the other side of the valley. As the fog lifted it was a ghostly picture as they and the remains of the snow emerged. 

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Just to add to the satellite views that had been posted before, this is a zoomable map and you can change the date with the slider at the bottom. Feb 2 gives a nice clear view of the snow cover. The streamers from the east coast across Lincolnshire show up nicely too.

Click here

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