Soft southerners taking a pasting

[Man of Kent]

Kent is taking a right battering from snow and gales this evening (even taking into account our 'softy southerner' factor, it's still pretty grim). How's the weather up there in the freezing north tonight?

[Steve1956]

Freezing !

[Imploding Turtle]

Dark

[ClaretMoffitt]

All'right to be honest.

[jollyjack]

Lived in NE Sussex for a while as a kid and remember some whopping snow drifts at times (mainly in winter), or maybe I was quite small....

[kentonclaret]

Harrow is clear of snow just a very rainy day with some light sleet during late evening.

No doubt it will freeze later and be icy in the morning.

Stay safe everybody, you don't want to end up in A & E given the well publicised problems with the NHS.

I well remember the winter of 1962/63 when the snow in London was 2 feet deep and the freeze lasted for 2 months.

[Paul Waine]

Harrow is clear of snow just a very rainy day with some light sleet during late evening.

No doubt it will freeze later and be icy in the morning.

Stay safe everybody, you don't want to end up in A & E given the well publicised problems with the NHS.

I well remember the winter of 1962/63 when the snow in London was 2 feet deep and the freeze lasted for 2 months.

Someone has got to state: "What, only 2 feet deep and only lasted 2 months."

Snow drifts in N.E Lancs were over 6 feet (and more) - and snow lasted from Boxing Day until Easter.

But, I'm also now living "down south" - the weather is always "much gentler" down here.

Wrap up warm.

[Rileybobs]

Remember to wear gloves and take a brolly with you if you go out. And walk around puddles. Good luck folks.

[Bin Ont Turf]

Draughty and a bit moist.

[kentonclaret]

Paul Waine

I was referring to lying snow as opposed to drifting snow. Across southern and south west England the snow drifts were measured at over 20 feet deep in places. Various websites covering that winter, that was most severe across southern and south west England, do report that snow in Manchester was as deep as 6 inches in places.

[Sidney1st]

Its almost like winter has shifted along a couple of months over the last 5-10years.

I used to expect this weather in October/November but I cant remember the last really bad December

[Somethingfishy]

The usual media overreaction when London and the home counties get a blast of winter. Even though the north (Scotland and high levels excepted) is relatively trouble free from snow they insist it is a UK wide disaster. When it only affects the North it barely gets a mention.

Further proof. Southerners are soft!

[Imploding Turtle]

The staff at the Daily Express will be masturbating into their ovaltine tonight over all this weather.

[Somethingfishy]

The staff at the Daily Express will be masturbating into their ovaltine tonight over all this weather.

They have finally got a prediction right..well sort of anyway. The forecaster guy from the obscure weather agency they always interview will finally have guessed correctly too. He was always bound to get it right one day.

[Silkyskills1]

They have finally got a prediction right..well sort of anyway. The forecaster guy from the obscure weather agency they always interview will finally have guessed correctly too. He was always bound to get it right one day.

Location

Jeremy Corbyn's brother, Piers Corbyn is one of those 'forecaster guys from the obscure weather agency'.

[minnieclaret]

The staff at the Daily Express will be masturbating into their ovaltine tonight over all this weather.

They will not. There is a serious risk of a repetitive strain injury and drinking Ovaltine is a definite sign of dementia. Meanwhile they'll be fretting about their pensions and when will the FTSE collapse.

[South West Claret.]

3/4 degrees above down here at the moment, nearly always a bit above the south east down here in most things that matter

[Rick_Muller]

Had a dusting in Cranfield

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[Paul Waine]

Had a dusting in Cranfield

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So, does this prove "dustification" is real?

Wrap up warm!

[box_of_frogs]

Had a dusting in Cranfield

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It's not over yet......

[karatekid]

Ovaltine......... Bah!!!!!! Horlicks is king. End of.

[Rodleydave]

nowt in Leeds

[Funkydrummer]

Don't forget to take your coat off when inside, or you will not feel the benefit when you go out ! !

Light dusting here on outskirts of Padiham - better not snow too much in the night as new TV being
delivered in the morning.

[Claretmatt4]

A few cm in Costa del Accy

[Melbourneclaret]

Hot and sunny, over 30 degrees

[Pstotto]

I AM IN KENT! It's 3inches of slush on the pavements this chilly evening.

[HB Claret]

Having lived in Kent for 48 years I assume that I am a "soft southerner" - having said that me and the wife went for a walk on the beach this evening and it was a bit wild and windy. No snow in our town (Herne Bay) and it was chilly but not nearly as cold as some of the winters I remember from my childhood in Colne.

[Pstotto]

Maybe you might get the tidal surge, HB.

[HB Claret]

Tide was quite high and the wind was whipppng the sea up - Herne Bay and Whitstable both have history of flooding but I live 300ft above sea level so should be okay !

[Bin Ont Turf]

but not nearly as cold as some of the winters I remember from my childhood in Colne.

On a big hill within the Arctic Circle you see.

You're practically on the French Riviera now.

[CharlieinNewMexico]

58f in New Mexico today! Bloody chilly in the desert when the sun's not out.

[HatfieldClaret]

Had to scrape ice off the windscreen this morning !

Humanitarian Crisis !!!

Something fishy was right though....the weather up North is irrelevant

[Foshiznik]

On the other side of the south (SW- the better side!) we had quite a blizzard, at least an inch.

I've just got back from the local newsagents to clear their stock of bread and milk. Can never be too safe.

[BennyD]

nowt in Leeds

Never has been.

[ecc]

I believe Kent gets some of the worst weather in the UK. Not a wind-up.

[JohnMac]

Prior to retiring last May I worked for a company with several partner sites in Kent. Every year we had calls to cover orders because vehicles couldn't get anywhere near their sites when the snow came.

[Steve1956]

A slight dusting here in Edenfield,just seen three kids go past the window with sledges,schools are closed then......teachers as if they don't have enough holidays !