simonjk
Well-Known Member
Morning all,
With all the talk of snow, thought this might be useful for some of you. Not that relevant to sailing, but may be for those of you travelling tomorrow.
All models now seem to be in good agreement as to what this snow band will do. It's a case of widespread, sometimes heavy snow, falling over a large part of England, Wales and Northern Ireland tonight. Here's the breakdown so far.
Before midnight:
Snow onto the borders of Northern Ireland, central Ireland, southern Wales, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the high ground of Devon and Cornwall.
By 6am:
Moderate to heavy snow now affecting much of Ireland, Wales, the Midlands, parts of southern and southeast England. Rain should have turned to snow over southern Ireland and most of southwest England.
By midday:
More snow, and heavy at times, through Northern Ireland, much of the Midlands, Wales and into Norfolk. Now into much of northern England too. We could be looking at totals of 10cm through Wales, Northern Ireland and the Midlands, as much as 15cm is possible. Snow turning to rain in southern Wales, much of southern England and parts of southern Ireland.
By 6pm:
Snow has cleared from Wales, the Midlands and southern England, with showers in the southwest. The snow now through Northern Ireland, parts of northern England and southern Scotland, but it is fading away.
Thursday night/Friday morning:
Ice is the main problem to the south as the skies clear and snow freezes.
As for accumulations, here's what I reckon:
Southern Scotland: 1 to 2cm
Northern England: 2 to 4cm
Northern Ireland: 2 to 8cm
Wales, Midlands, East Anglia: 6 to 10cm, local 15cm
Central Southern England, Southeast England (not coasts):2 to 5cm, local 8cm
Hope that's of help, keep your eye on the forecasts. I'm updating throghout the day at http://www.weatheronline.co.uk
Bye for now,
Simon
With all the talk of snow, thought this might be useful for some of you. Not that relevant to sailing, but may be for those of you travelling tomorrow.
All models now seem to be in good agreement as to what this snow band will do. It's a case of widespread, sometimes heavy snow, falling over a large part of England, Wales and Northern Ireland tonight. Here's the breakdown so far.
Before midnight:
Snow onto the borders of Northern Ireland, central Ireland, southern Wales, Wiltshire and Somerset as well as the high ground of Devon and Cornwall.
By 6am:
Moderate to heavy snow now affecting much of Ireland, Wales, the Midlands, parts of southern and southeast England. Rain should have turned to snow over southern Ireland and most of southwest England.
By midday:
More snow, and heavy at times, through Northern Ireland, much of the Midlands, Wales and into Norfolk. Now into much of northern England too. We could be looking at totals of 10cm through Wales, Northern Ireland and the Midlands, as much as 15cm is possible. Snow turning to rain in southern Wales, much of southern England and parts of southern Ireland.
By 6pm:
Snow has cleared from Wales, the Midlands and southern England, with showers in the southwest. The snow now through Northern Ireland, parts of northern England and southern Scotland, but it is fading away.
Thursday night/Friday morning:
Ice is the main problem to the south as the skies clear and snow freezes.
As for accumulations, here's what I reckon:
Southern Scotland: 1 to 2cm
Northern England: 2 to 4cm
Northern Ireland: 2 to 8cm
Wales, Midlands, East Anglia: 6 to 10cm, local 15cm
Central Southern England, Southeast England (not coasts):2 to 5cm, local 8cm
Hope that's of help, keep your eye on the forecasts. I'm updating throghout the day at http://www.weatheronline.co.uk
Bye for now,
Simon
