We had sleet the other night that turned to ice,
looks like that was just the opener

'Snowstorms on way' for chilly UK
Snow on road
Snow could make for hazardous road conditions
Severe wintry weather is being forecast for the UK, with as much as 20cm of snow causing disruption in some parts by the weekend, the Met Office says.

Snow is most likely in Scotland and eastern England but south-east England, north Wales, the Midlands and Northern Ireland may also be hit from Thursday.

Snow, sleet and hail will be coupled with gale force icy winds and wind chill temperatures as low as -10C.

Snow in November is "unusual, but not unheard of", the Met Office says.

The forecast follows days of freezing conditions across the UK and warnings of hazardous driving conditions due to dense fog.

Nowhere 'immune'

Spokesman John Hammond said the chance of seeing some snow was greater further north and on higher ground, where, coupled with gale force or severe gale force icy winds, it was going to make for "an interesting end to the working week", with potentially dangerous conditions on the roads.

But even on lower ground, several centimetres of snow could fall and nowhere in the UK was "immune" between Thursday and Saturday.

Daytime temperatures are expected to be around 2C to 4C, dropping below freezing at night.

The cold weather is being brought by an icy blast from the Arctic which will sweep south on Thursday, bringing rain, sleet, hail and snow first to Scotland and then to the rest of the country.

The Met Office is predicting a colder and drier than average winter for the UK with more frequent cold snaps.

But Mr Hammond said it was too early to tell whether this week's weather was the start of a severe winter.

He said: "It's been feeling cooler in the last few days because we started November with above average temperatures and it has now dropped to something closer to normal."

The last time winter temperatures dropped below the UK average was 10 years ago in 1995/6.

Won't bother getting my car SVA'd then!

I'm going to build a Locost snow plough and go into business!

just my soddin luck! got my driving test 8:40am friday!

Now you've depressed me ! I hate snow.

Cool i've been waiting to try out my 4x4 on something other thans the farmers field

good look daz mate, I've got my bike test at the same time, looks like ill be freezing my tits off. its been bloody cold on the bike recently, -3 the other morning, not pleasant.

Corr... Thats cheered me up no-end..
I am off sick recovering from an operation deep into the centre of my wrist. Just one hand typin at the moment!

Will have to recover more quickly.. we dont get much snow to play in...
Better make sure the Landy's Battery is well charged..
Its great fun in the snow and ice... Watching all those others who dont know how to drive properly in icy / snowy conditions.

Nowt been done on the Viento since before the Op. But that can wait until its Sunny again...

I have best of both worlds..

Land Rover for Deep Water, Mud and Snow
V8 Viento for Dry roads on sunny days

carpal tunnel problems?

atb

steve

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carpal tunnel problems?

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Doh! Snow forecast in England, and I'm going snowboarding in France in a fortnight and it's still green!!!

Oh I had that problem with my wrist too... doctor said something about too much time on www.ladyboys.com or something....erm....allegedly....erm... I didn't know what he was talking about....HONEST!

On a seriously note... I hate bloody snow for the following reasons...

1) It's bloody cold
2) all we get round our way is the snow that falls from the sky then turns to wet ice the millisecond it touches the ground.
and finally
3) because no other f**ker round my way know's how to drive in it. I managed to drive from Basingstoke to Norwich in HEAVY snow without a problem... but last time it snowed didn't even make it to the main road before some wazzock broadsided me.