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tallyho_83
06 January 2025 02:33:23

After over 24 hours of rain, the snow has finally arrived here. It's been quite heavy for the last hour or so and everything has turned white. Radar suggests that we should have a few hours of this.

Delighted to see this. My first lying snow since 2021.

Originally Posted by: Lionel Hutz 

Well done for first lying snow in 4 years, must have been a frustrating 24hrs of cold rain. I must admit I saw precipitation radar Saturday night into Sunday for Ireland and it showed Cork in rain and just a few miles inland heavy snow and same for Waterford. Glad you (Finally) saw some snow and lying snow too.

The south west missed out (Devon) - except some sleety hail which became all rain there was no snow but Dartmoor saw at least an hour of wet snowflakes on Saturday afternoon at around 15:00 if I remember.

I hope on Wednesday this channel low will hit southern regions and give snow to those south of M4 because the last system most of the snow (esp accumulating snow) was north of M4. Fingers crossed for Wednesday.


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Zubzero
06 January 2025 02:46:02
Had a few cm in Cambridge last night, blinked and the snow had melted đŸ« Â 
Lionel Hutz
06 January 2025 05:41:58

Well done for first lying snow in 4 years, must have been a frustrating 24hrs of cold rain. I must admit I saw precipitation radar Saturday night into Sunday for Ireland and it showed Cork in rain and just a few miles inland heavy snow and same for Waterford. Glad you (Finally) saw some snow and lying snow too.

The south west missed out (Devon) - except some sleety hail which became all rain there was no snow but Dartmoor saw at least an hour of wet snowflakes on Saturday afternoon at around 15:00 if I remember.

I hope on Wednesday this channel low will hit southern regions and give snow to those south of M4 because the last system most of the snow (esp accumulating snow) was north of M4. Fingers crossed for Wednesday.

Originally Posted by: tallyho_83 

Thanks, Sean. 

As it happens, I was both very unlucky and very lucky. Unlucky because my location was very close to snow for much of the initial 24 hour period of rain. By  Saturday night, there was lying snow just 20 miles to the North. Had the entire system been a little further South, I suspect that alot of the rain would have been snow. I felt particularly hard done by to have a few hours of heavy rain on Sunday with temperatures around 1c!

On the other hand, I was lucky to get anything. This was quite a marginal situation all along and we could easily have missed out entirely. By 3 yesterday  we finally got on the back edge of the system, the breeze swung to the North and the rain turned to snow quite quickly. We were lucky that we had a spell of heavy snow for an hour or more which was enough to give us an inch or so, enough to cover the ground. The weather apps and radar suggested a few hours of heavy snow but as it happened, there was little enough after 4.30. Many parts of the Southern and Eastern coastal zone didn't get lying snow at all. My sister is based in Cork City and while they had falling snow, it didn't lie at all. I would have loved to have more snow but I'm not complaining either! What snow we have should hang around for a few days too given the time of year and low temperatures forecast.

I'm sorry to hear that you missed out. I do hope that you get to see some snow soon. You should have a good chance at your current location given the elevation. 


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Tim A
06 January 2025 06:25:53
Snowing now at 0.3c but very wet, wintry mix in the night.

5-6cm new snow since yesterday's mornings fall and total around 14-19cm depending on where measure.  50m further up must have a lot more though. 


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06 January 2025 06:30:16
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06 January 2025 06:49:21
At some point during the night rain turned to snow and we have a covering again this morning.  It’s still snowing now and it’s 0.3c. 
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doctormog
06 January 2025 06:58:08
There has, as expected, been a horrible mix of rain , hail, sleet and snow as the easterly muck kicked in. Further inland much of it has fallen as snow. The snow cover here is now soggy but largely intact.
Kev71
06 January 2025 07:30:42
Here in Sheffield, rain turned back to snow here sometime overnight, another couple of inches.

All buses suspended across the city and some schools closed 

Tim A
06 January 2025 07:54:37
Turned lighter and more to sleet now and temp risen to 0.7c. 

Lots of snow on the side roads at least and slushy mess on main roads. Many schools closed for the day. 


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Andy J
06 January 2025 08:20:34
Snowing here. Just a light dusting at the moment.
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lanky
06 January 2025 08:39:57
30.2 mm rain here since Saturday night and not a single flake of snow

What a wasted opportunity


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marco 79
06 January 2025 08:55:41
2cm covering this morning, 0.2c...Snow still falling
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MRayner
06 January 2025 09:09:49
As Doctormog said, inland from aberdeen we have had a good bit of new snow approx 12cm , still -2C , and still snowing heavy here in Cragganmore . Might just be I the sweet spot today 😃
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Brian Gaze
06 January 2025 09:18:23
The rollercoaster continues. An amazing 24 hours with winter to spring to winter. Back to snow now as the ppt clears.
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Windy Willow
06 January 2025 09:26:21
It's a sleety snow mix that's turning to big snowflakes, in the last few minutes. Amazing as I wasn't expecting this, this morning.
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06 January 2025 09:44:29
Snow turned to sleet but has now stopped. Hopefully we won’t get much more because we’re already on a flood warning.  The environment agency are at the road bridge monitoring it.  
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Saint Snow
06 January 2025 09:46:56
We had more snow overnight, somehow (was raining still when I went to bed). Put around 2cm on cars and surfaces that still had snow, perhaps a cm of slushy snow on bare grass and a slither of icy slush on bare roads/pavements.

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Gandalf The White
06 January 2025 10:04:45
The rain has started to turn to snow here in the last 5 minutes, still a wintry mix at the moment.  Temperature about 3c
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Gusty
06 January 2025 20:40:38
A bit late with the update. Buxton ended up with 8cm, 10cm a little higher up on the nearby 400 metre hills with some drifting up there.

Snow started falling at 10pm, turning to ice pellets at 6am, eventually transitioning to light rain and drizzle at 8.30am.

I expected a little more to be honest but beggars can't be choosers in this day and age. I would have to go all the way back to January 2013 to have witnessed a 10cm snow cover. 

I loved the whole experience though. A journey I would make again. 


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roadrunnerajn
06 January 2025 22:05:58

A bit late with the update. Buxton ended up with 8cm, 10cm a little higher up on the nearby 400 metre hills with some drifting up there.

Snow started falling at 10pm, turning to ice pellets at 6am, eventually transitioning to light rain and drizzle at 8.30am.

I expected a little more to be honest but beggars can't be choosers in this day and age. I would have to go all the way back to January 2013 to have witnessed a 10cm snow cover. 

I loved the whole experience though. A journey I would make again. 

Originally Posted by: Gusty 

If anywhere gets snow in England, Buxton would be at or near the top. When I was growing up in the area we would always say when we had sleety rain “I bet it’s snowing in Buxton”. 


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Saint Snow
07 January 2025 09:09:20
We had another covering overnight. Started around 23.45 with what seemed like little ice crystals that made a weird noise as they landed. Left around 1cm.

It's then froze a little overnight.

We've just had another brief snow shower, which has turned sleety - the sky has that weird colour to it, though


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warrenb
07 January 2025 09:10:25
Light snow shower ongoing in Tonbridge at the moment
Russwirral
07 January 2025 09:17:43

We had another covering overnight. Started around 23.45 with what seemed like little ice crystals that made a weird noise as they landed. Left around 1cm.

It's then froze a little overnight.

We've just had another brief snow shower, which has turned sleety - the sky has that weird colour to it, though

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

Similar story for me Saint, Went to be about 11:35 with it snowing very wet, sleet ish, but on and off.  Not enough to warrant me staying up

Woke to 2-3 inches here, for the 3rd day on the bounce.  Im meant to be out running, and ive had to cancel again!

Probably the best cold spell since 2010 for me this.  every day at least 2 inches falling.  We go 2-3 years for that one of that kind of event 


Jim-55
07 January 2025 09:19:04
I had a bit of a lay in this morning after a late night and woke up to see it completely white out there, sadly it has thawed a bit but measured 4cm so may have been more, but certainly more than the last fall. TWO falls of snow to start the new year already, can't be bad.
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Saint Snow
07 January 2025 10:24:04

Similar story for me Saint, Went to be about 11:35 with it snowing very wet, sleet ish, but on and off.  Not enough to warrant me staying up

Woke to 2-3 inches here, for the 3rd day on the bounce.  Im meant to be out running, and ive had to cancel again!

Probably the best cold spell since 2010 for me this.  every day at least 2 inches falling.  We go 2-3 years for that one of that kind of event 

Originally Posted by: Russwirral 

I'm working from home today and just been out to the car. Everything is frozen solid - including the remaining slush and standing water from yesterday. It's pretty treacherous.


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