[Misc] The Award-winning official "More Snow Tomorrow?" Thread [2024-25 Season]

[Mo Gosfield]

Like the Arctic in the Thames Valley. Been snowing for hours. Strong wind makes it feel like -10. Local roads bad. Schools shut everywhere. Gritters out overnight helped but morning rush hour to be avoided.

 

[Greavsey]

Other than in parts of East Sussex, they're all open. I know a couple of headteachers, who say the backlash they get from pushy parents who run businesses who are fuming when they have to have their kids at home on a snowy day, gives an added pressure not to close.

Balfour closed today for no reason whatsoever. Apparently it's been the opposite there, and some parents complaining that it's unfair on their kids when the school has been open this week and other schools closed, meaning little Tarquin can't go sledging with his pals.

I never thought I would need to become quite this grumpy about the state of society...

 

[Taybha]

Taking a absolute pasting here at the moment drifting onto salted roads and sticking , seems to be moving southeast so hold on to your frocks .

 

[LlcoolJ]

Nearly all schools and colleges are closed up here. My son's school basically NEVER closes as it's on a main road so relatively easy to get to. It's shut. Plus it's -4 and still snowing........

 

[Green Gull]

Really disappointed with how this week's turned out. So much potential and all I've seen is a couple of light coverings. It's seems like literally everywhere North, East & West of us has had significant accumulations. Yet again we miss out.
Even watching the BBC south weather this morning got me excited but they were completely wrong..... again.

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[Bozza]

Really disappointed with how this week's turned out. So much potential and all I've seen is a couple of light coverings. It's seems like literally everywhere North, East & West of us has had significant accumulations. Yet again we miss out.
Even watching the BBC south weather this morning got me excited but they were completely wrong..... again.

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Agreed - that's exactly where I am right now. [MENTION=236]Papa Lazarou[/MENTION] OUT!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Taking a absolute pasting here at the moment drifting onto salted roads and sticking , seems to be moving southeast so hold on to your frocks .

Where's here?

 

[AmexRuislip]

This weekends trip to Hastings is cancelled, not risking it with all those other advanced M25 drivers

 

[LamieRobertson]

This weekends trip to Hastings is cancelled, not risking it with all those other advanced M25 drivers

Are you not popping down to Castle Amex...huge Arsenal due ..we are hoping for one in the Eye for Wenger

 

[LamieRobertson]

Agreed - that's exactly where I am right now. [MENTION=236]Papa Lazarou[/MENTION] OUT!

Is Papa worthy of a ban

 

[Deleted member 22389]

Pathetic isn't it?! My boys went off to Seahaven this morning on the bus quite happily & easily. I work next to PCS in Peacehaven, and theres barely any snow left anywhere in the surrounding roads!! Heard Longhill is shut too. Ridiculous.

It is ridicolous. All I will say is well done to Seahaven for getting the school open. Peacehaven PCS is not on any hills either.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

At least we managed to get a good sledging day at Wild Park on Monday.

 

[LamieRobertson]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

Still a tad chilly out

 

[Djmiles]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

Luck of the draw I suppose. Been fortunate to get big accumulations when I lived in Haywards Heath back in 09-10, while some areas only got a light covering. Never mind ay, we'll go again in 5 years when the next decent cold snap comes round.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Are you not popping down to Castle Amex...huge Arsenal due ..we are hoping for one in the Eye for Wenger

Unfortunately not chap, have made alternate plans, I'm sure my big gob won't be missed in the massed choir of Albion fans

 

[Weststander]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

Agree with all that. We have frozen ground, several degrees of air frost even by day, the air reaching us has passed over the North Sea, cloud cover, falling air pressure .... yet no precipitation.

Perhaps the "too cold to snow" reason .. dry continental cold air?

 

[martin tyler]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

Currently where we are at. I know parts of mid sussex and that took a fair hit but for the set up, freezing temperatures, daytimes not above freezing ect we just keep missing the best of it. Kent, London, looks like the south west next all have done better than us. We have an outside chance of one last decent hit. It is brewing off the coast of France again. Predictions will miss to the west or we will get sleet by the time it gets heavy. But still a little hope. Often it’s the hope that kills you

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Currently where we are at. I know parts of mid sussex and that took a fair hit but for the set up, freezing temperatures, daytimes not above freezing ect we just keep missing the best of it. Kent, London, looks like the south west next all have done better than us. We have an outside chance of one last decent hit. It is brewing off the coast of France again. Predictions will miss to the west or we will get sleet by the time it gets heavy. But still a little hope. Often it’s the hope that kills you

I think we have missed out on the big chance. It was an open goal from 2 yards out and we hit it over the bar

 

[Papa Lazarou]

No organised snow for Sussex all week just random snow showers. It was the perfect set up, a once in ten years event and it is remarkable with the wind direction, moisture and cold that we got virtually no snow. All in all a huge let down but I cannot deny the cold was extreme

Luck of the draw I suppose. Been fortunate to get big accumulations when I lived in Haywards Heath back in 09-10, while some areas only got a light covering. Never mind ay, we'll go again in 5 years when the next decent cold snap comes round.

Agree with all that. We have frozen ground, several degrees of air frost even by day, the air reaching us has passed over the North Sea, cloud cover, falling air pressure .... yet no precipitation.

Perhaps the "too cold to snow" reason .. dry continental cold air?

Currently where we are at. I know parts of mid sussex and that took a fair hit but for the set up, freezing temperatures, daytimes not above freezing ect we just keep missing the best of it. Kent, London, looks like the south west next all have done better than us. We have an outside chance of one last decent hit. It is brewing off the coast of France again. Predictions will miss to the west or we will get sleet by the time it gets heavy. But still a little hope. Often it’s the hope that kills you

The key for the poor snow here was that as soon as the coldest air reached the UK the winds went to a Easterly or SE direction, which for our corner of the UK is shit.

We may well see some more snow later and who knows tomorrow, but it has been incredibly frustrating.