Sick of the incessant snow updates

So, this happened…

Dusting over the tops on Rum, Skye and over about 800m on Ben More – we’ll see what the morning brings

Not worried about getting to aviemore on Wed for a couple of days. A bit concerned about the drive back on Sat throught the lakes and Midlands though.

It’s my fault. I took the ice tyres off my commute bike last week, and this weekend built some wheels up from a pair of mint Deore XT M737 hubs, which the summer tyres are now on. Ice tyres on old wheels.

Well it’s snowing in Dukestown this morning

Postie round in Wester Ross just going to be tricky today. 2-3 inches came down overnight, snow showers forecast for the whole day. Perhaps I should swap the van fir a fat bike?

Perhaps I should swap the van fir a fat bike?

Coolest postie ever….

Predicted high winds and snowfall today/tonight here in Uppsala. This would be either first or second false spring. Only three more to go before real spring.

My postie van is currently sporting 2 bald front tyres (and another week before they replace them) and too far/big load for my fatbike. Snow forecast for later when I’m attempting to drive over the hill road with lots of hairpins.

@dovebiker managed to get all season tyres fitted to my van, after a 5 year battle.

I have a trailer for the fat bike, but doing the full round (70 miles) could be a struggle.

A few inches here but the sun is out so doubt it’ll last sadly.

Sun has popped out here too but it’s currently -2c. Forecast is a high of 0 and dropping to -10 overnight so I expect it’ll be sticking around.

According to the Met Office my house is right on the boundary of snow vs rain. I reckon my wife’s going to have a snow day tomorrow. Her school is higher up in the Valleys where there’s more snow, and lots of tiny steep streets clogged with parked cars, so no chance of a plough. Apparently they close it at the first hint of snow.

I love snow, but the timing of this one is dashed inconvenient, I have to get a train to London on friday so travel disruption will be a bummer and even more so if I end up being away for snowmageddon and don’t get to go out and enjoy it.

It’s perfect otherwise- the ground is so dry and hard and it’s to be cold all the way in so it ought to lie pretty much instantly

I love snow, but the timing of this one is dashed inconvenient, I have to get a train to London on friday so travel disruption will be a bummer and even more so if I end up being away for snowmageddon and don’t get to go out and enjoy it.

MrsMC is getting a train to London right now, into what is forecast to be a southern snowmageddon, and is working in Matlock tomorrow and Friday for the Midlands version.

It’s all her fault…..

Snow at my Mum’s in SE London.
Not a huge amount, just about the right level to cause total chaos in the morning school run as all the yummy mummy types in their faux-by-faux assume that the vehicle will cope… 🙄

Snow lying on the ground in Pembroke! ‘tis a rare day when this happens.
2 teenagers running around the house like little kids so they can get out and play before the school bus 😂

Predicted high winds and snowfall today/tonight here in Uppsala. This would be either first or second false spring. Only three more to go before real spring.

Yup, i’ve got 30cm of fresh powder and it’s -10 this morning.
Severe weather warning and a “do not drive to work” instruction from both the police and my employer. (Employer decided first!)
On Monday it was 3 or 4 degrees and clear blue skies, no snow anywhere and just a little bit of spring ice on the rock faces round where i live.

Wife is indeed off work, kids are not though in Cardiff. Roads clear but a couple of inches of snow on cars, grass and trees it looks properly wintry. Started snowing again now and is forecast to snow all day.

PArt of me hopes it’s complete Snowmageddon… We’ve got BPW on Sunday… Last time at BPW cost me a set of pedals and a bottom bracket in bearings… along with hours and hours of cleaning. It’s going to be bloody horrific this time too. But it’s a mates kids birthday, so we can’t skip it… but damn i’d be tempted if it was just a lads day out.

please send some here. Its raining in the Alps.

Hiya,

Pretty heavy snow in not so sunny Portishead.
Blanket covering and still falling ;-(
The good news is I have a full wood store and snow socks for the van, if I’m stoopid enough to venture out.

BR
JeZ

Ash/Aldershot/Farnham in Surrey has the usual public transport nightmare on trains and buses when it snows. Too risky to cycle on the roads just now with the part time drivers out there.
Of course 10am is when I scheduled an interview for a new job. Luckily I’ve managed to get a mate to pick me up. That’s gonna cost me a few beers…

Snowmageddon in Warwick

Snowmageddon UK, can still see most of the lines painted on the roads and the kerbstones. Potholes are getting bigger.

Snowmageddon Sweden, can’t even identify if the pile of snow next to the road has a car under it or if it’s just fallen snow… White lines, kerbs and potholes are invisible.

Cycled to work as usual, what’s all the fuss about. Might get to play on the way home.

Just flaky melting sleet here (edge of the Peak District) at the moment but it’s forecast to be significant over the hills later.

Coming down heavy in Sheffield city centre but it’s not lying. It’s disappointing melty crumbs. 2/10 for effort.

A good 3 or 4 ” here in Shropshire at the minute and still getting heavier

What snow?

West Yorkshire

Had a good 8 inches here after 24 hours of snowfall. Has now turned to sleety rain and is sliding off the roofs in massive avalanches!

What snow?

West Yorkshire

Yeah – currently in Leeds city centre sitting in a 7th floor office watching the snow come down but it isn’t settling at all.

Leamington Spa.
Won’t be around too long.
It’s that wet snow.

Yeah – currently in Leeds city centre sitting in a 7th floor office watching the snow come down but it isn’t settling at all.

I’ve always said, that ‘extreme‘ weather is something that happens around Leeds…

ads678, LS26, no snow on the ground.

Very underwhelming in Chesterfield at 8am, although is coming down a bit heavier now.

But it seems too warm for it to settle properly.

Wet snow in E Mids so it’s settling on gardens but not on paths or roads.
Disappointing.
1/10.

Wet snow in E Mids so it’s settling on gardens but not on paths or roads.
Disappointing.

Daughters school closing at 1.30 here in the Arctic wastes of Ilkeston.

To be fair, it has a big catchment area, and the natives can’t drive in good conditions, let alone with 1cm of slush

Odd snowflake in Oldham/Rochdale. Small child is in N Wales on a school residential in N Wales though…

Yep kids secondary school just closed. The roads are completely clear and the paths have some minor slush on them.

Reasonable catchment area but I’d guess that 99.9% are urban. Wife’s school sent everyone home at lunchtime as they’re in a village on higher ground. But she said that all the main roads were clear.

Prawn crackers falling from the sky now.