London snow.

[747man]

Is THAT Correct ........22 Inches in Devon ?? That's what The Daily Mail is reporting !!!!!

[Wisdom]

I read 20 inches on Dartmoor in Devon yesterday, 12 inches in Wales, Midlands, The South and East Anglia. Here where i live, we did have a severe dusting of snow, which certainly upset the cat! Nearby, roads were shut around Biggin Hill and Orpington, just south of London.

Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary of our wonderful government says 'stop whingeing about the snow and buy chains at £50 for your car' The fact the government have been left looking rubbish obviously upsets him. Mind you, for UK it is bad. Many councils have run out of gritting salt, and Gloucestershire County Council resorted to buying 500 tons of table salt for the roads!

You may have it sunny and warm there, and we may have it drab and cold, but the weather isn't everything! In UK, we have, umm, we have Gordon Brown, and, crowded streets, and, well okay you win, perhaps it is slightly better where you are!

[747man]

PhilR,It was 31c in Nong Khai This Afternoon,Just thought you might like to know that....

[Wisdom]

So it's 31c in Nong Khai! Well here in West Wickham, south of London, its 1c at nearly 3pm, but forecast, 2c! That's only 29c difference, and this feels, well just right. And tonight its meant to be minus 5c, lovely! And BBC's 5 day forecast shows maximum day temperature of 3c and minus temperatures every night. Bracing, i just love it, really.

[mortiboy]

But come April, it will be swelltering here! You will have nice fresh air, daffodills, bluebells, snowdrops,all in bloom.Love is in the air! Here, only out of out wallets!
You are so lucky.all that nice weather coming up.Trips to Brighton, BBQ's,nice pleasant evening in a beer garden.
Wish I was there.......Well in the summer....... The full two weeks

[westerby]

And BBC's 5 day forecast shows maximum day temperature of 3c and minus temperatures every night. Bracing, i just love it, really.

No worries, this is England, it gets cold sometimes. Chill out.

[747man]

But come April, it will be swelltering here! You will have nice fresh air, daffodills, bluebells, snowdrops,all in bloom.Love is in the air! Here, only out of out wallets!
You are so lucky.all that nice weather coming up.Trips to Brighton, BBQ's,nice pleasant evening in a beer garden.
Wish I was there.......Well in the summer....... The full two weeks

The way it's going there Morti, Dont know about BBQs on Brighton Beach,They MIGHT even have Skiing there in April.....

[arjay]

Well there appears to be no early let up in sight:

From the BBC News:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7876888.stm

Temperatures set to drop further

Much of the UK saw very cold temperatures overnight

Britain's coldest snap for 20 years shows no sign of letting up, as temperatures threaten to plummet across the UK overnight.

Almost anywhere in the UK can expect a further covering of snow on Sunday and Monday, the BBC Weather Centre said.

Temperatures are expected to drop to as low as -10C (14F)in some rural areas, while towns are likely to see the mercury drop to as low as -4C (25F).

Driving groups warn that ice is making roads extremely dangerous.

Councils are running low on road salt and Gloucestershire County Council has said it will resort to using table salt to treat roads.

The BBC Weather Centre's Jay Wynne said: "Overnight we're going to see harsh widespread frosts in some rural areas easily down to -8C or even -10C.

"Starting in Northern Ireland, there'll be snow tomorrow - in the afternoon and evening it will spread to northern England and southern Scotland."

Heavy snow in Arkengarthdale in the High Pennines of North Yorkshire
A fresh wave of snow is expected to hit the country on Monday

He said snow was likely to stay on the ground in Scotland until the early hours of Monday morning. However, in southern areas, snow is less likely except on high ground.

However, there was the likelihood of "significant snowfall" on Monday evening as a new weather front moved in from the south, our forecaster said.

Falling temperatures in the Bristol and Bath region meant roads and pavements were frozen on Saturday. The Highways Agency and Great Western Ambulance Service urged people to stay at home.

Police forces across the West Country advised motorists to only make journeys if they were essential, as many roads were covered in black ice.

The M4 bridge crossing the Severn and the M48 Severn Bridge were closed for a time, due to falling ice, but both have now reopened.

Some councils in England have been running out of road salt, with the Highways Agency saying supplies were "very limited".

Gloucestershire County Council has ordered 500 tonnes of white table salt from a company in Cheshire.

Stocks in west Berkshire are at 20% of normal levels and are expected to last only another two or three days.

Cheshire-based Salt Union said staff were working around the clock but still could not meet demand.

A container ship is travelling from Spain with 40,000 tonnes of salt, and another ship is also heading to the UK with 1,600 tonnes of salt from Germany. Both are expected to dock on Wednesday.

* In Somerset there are 500 homes without power after snow and ice made access to necessary power line repairs difficult. Western Power says it hopes to have restored electricity by the end of Saturday.
* A man is in hospital in Swindon with serious head injuries after a gang of teenagers beat him unconscious when he asked them to stop throwing snowballs at his car.
* Bath's Royal United Hospital has cancelled orthopaedic surgery for the weekend because its staff have struggled to get to work.
* Monday's race meeting at Wetherby has been abandoned after the track failed an inspection.
* Northamptonshire Police said the freeze had left roads in the county in a treacherous condition.

Meanwhile, the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration company in Carrickfergus, Antrim, is digging up to 6,000 tonnes of salt a day, having been inundated by calls from councils across the UK.

The BBC's Alex Bushill in Bristol said many councils in the west of England have recently taken salt deliveries and that the situation is now better than it was on Thursday, when supplies were being effectively rationed.

Paul Bettison, chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) Environment Board, said eight councils had to prioritise supplies to focus on the most important roads.

He said: "If that fails to deal with any issue, then councils will talk to the Highways Agency to look for further supplies."

But Theresa Villiers, shadow transport secretary, said: "It is alarming that we face a grit shortage as the country has to contend with more snow and freezing weather."

Paul Watters, head of roads policy at the AA, said: "The 40,000 tonnes coming on the ship from Spain does not sound a lot - just one salt run can be 130 tonnes, and you have to think of all the different authorities that are involved.

[arjay]

There are a lot of good video clips on the BBC site above, .....

including this one of a "Ting Tong" stoat going crazy in the snow:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7875271.stm

This one of people rescued from their cars near Exeter, Devon:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7874927.stm

This one of the closed Severn Bridges closed due to falling Ice:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7874818.stm

[Wisdom]

Westerby says: No worries, this is England, it gets cold sometimes. Chill out.

Well yes, but coldest in 20 years, a tad bit different? My post really 'joke' on Nong Khai being 31c. Also, i feel the cold more now, since heart op December 2007,as i have blood thinning drug warfarin, and means, to be fair, in hot weather i can get too hot, but in cold, i freeze. But i do know England generally gets cold in winter anyway as do you, and like me, i'm sure you'd prefer to be in a warmer climate?

[stattointhailand]

In Somerset there are 500 homes without power after snow and ice made access to necessary power line repairs difficult. Western Power says it hopes to have restored electricity by the end of Saturday.
* A man is in hospital in Swindon with serious head injuries after a gang of teenagers beat him unconscious when he asked them to stop throwing snowballs at his car.
* Bath's Royal United Hospital has cancelled orthopaedic surgery for the weekend because its staff have struggled to get to work.
* Monday's race meeting at Wetherby has been abandoned after the track failed an inspection.* Northamptonshire Police said the freeze had left roads in the county in a treacherous condition.

Strewth, things are REALLY bad then

[westerby]

Westerby says: No worries, this is England, it gets cold sometimes. Chill out.

Well yes, but coldest in 20 years, a tad bit different? My post really 'joke' on Nong Khai being 31c. Also, i feel the cold more now, since heart op December 2007,as i have blood thinning drug warfarin, and means, to be fair, in hot weather i can get too hot, but in cold, i freeze. But i do know England generally gets cold in winter anyway as do you, and like me, i'm sure you'd prefer to be in a warmer climate?

Hey, no need to get frosty. A warmer climate? WTF, it's all relative and it ain't forever, so be cool - more ski-ing in the South East next week.

[stattointhailand]

more ski-ing in the South East next week.

It's the only way to go ...... really ....... no trains, no buses, no taxis.

I wonder if a few flakes of snow would bring Udon to a standstill?

If it did, would anyone notice the difference?

[747man]

more ski-ing in the South East next week.

It's the only way to go ...... really ....... no trains, no buses, no taxis.

I wonder if a few flakes of snow would bring Udon to a standstill?

If it did, would anyone notice the difference?

Statto....THE Day it SNOWS in Udon The LOCALS will die of fright or something similar !!

[stattointhailand]

I would have said that it would NEVER snow in London in June ......but it did ..... I saw it
I would have said that there would NEVER be a carpet of snow on the beach in Mallorca ...... but there was ...... I saw it
But Surely it will NEVER snow in Udon ..... will it?

[westerby]

Phil R, bin the ski-ing mate, the mother of all winter storms is due on Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Glad I left that spade in my Daewoo Matiz.

[747man]

I would have said that it would NEVER snow in London in June ......but it did ..... I saw it
I would have said that there would NEVER be a carpet of snow on the beach in Mallorca ...... but there was ...... I saw it
But Surely it will NEVER snow in Udon ..... will it?

I Very much DOUBT it Statto, But YOU NEVER Know !! I like you have seen "The White Stuff " in some unusual places,Where you would'nt expect it.........On The beach in Limassol,Cyprus ( December ) Tehran Airport ( Iran ) January,& Torremolinos (SOUTHERN Spain in Early December ) So YOU never know,One Day Maybe have SOME fun in Bangers...