Over here in the other London, I think we always have snow. Here is a picture I took on Christmas eve, of a City snowplow stuck in front of my house. It took the driver and a bunch of my neighbours about 2 hours to get it moving again.

Whatever happened to global warming? Most Canadians are secretly in favour of it, you know.

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Bernie and Andy,

Would you guys like to see snow like that every winter? If I didn't know, I'd say those pictures were taken where I live.

If we were equipped for it then yeah, sure. Fact is though that we don't have an infrastructure that copes with snow as it so seldom happens here. We've had 2 power cuts here this afternoon, that's only going to get worse as the snow is still coming down thick & fast.

I have never seen snowfall where I live, yet right now the road at the front of my house is covered.

On the TV now they are warning of "worse to come" this afternoon. Joy!

Luckily for us we live in a maritime climate so it won't be long before the warmer weather comes back (hopefully!)

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Bernie and Andy,

I've seen on T.V., here in the States, what your weather's been like over there.

Here in Pennsylvania, we see that all the time. Great pictures Bernie. Would you guys like to see snow like that every winter? If I didn't know, I'd say those pictures were taken where I live.

If we could cope it wouldn't be so bad. To be fair I have never seen it this bad in London, and it was mostly overnight, the worst time, as the roads are badly affected.

Luckily these days I can do some work from home, but I really should be in London tomorrow. We will see. And yes it is STILL snowing!!

Bernie

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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Airport
Lat: 40.36 Lon: -79.94 Elev: 1248
Last Update on Feb 2, 10:53 am EST (4:53pm GMT)


Overcast

35°F(2°C)
Humidity: 61 %
Wind Speed: SE 5 MPH
Barometer: 29.98" (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint: 23°F (-5°C)
Wind Chill: 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

Andy,Bernie, I hope it stops soon for you guys. With no snow removal/preparedness, snow like you are getting can cripple a city...be safe.

Andy,Bernie, I hope it stops soon for you guys. With no snow removal/preparedness, snow like you are getting can cripple a city...be safe.

Thanks. I think it's fair to say that today's snow crippled a very large part of the UK. 1 in 5 never reported for work by all accounts (media figures, so maybe over done!)

I have just got back on after a 3 hour power outage. Needless to say the house is bitterly cold now, heating working overtime to catch up.

Oh...and the snow is STILL coming down! I think tomorrow is going to be another bad day.

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Flash warnings of severe or extreme weather
These are issued when the Met Office has 80% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few hours.
Local areas affected Warning type Valid from Valid to
Yorkshire & Humber: N Yorkshire
S Yorkshire
W Yorkshire
Very Heavy Snowfall, Severe Blizzards & Severe Drifting Snow 1800 Mon 2 0500 Tue 3
There is a high risk of an extreme weather event affecting areas above 200 metres and in particular the Pennines.


Heavy snowfalls will lead to further accumulations of locally 20 to 30 cms in these areas with strong northeasterly winds leading to blizzard conditions and drifting. On lower ground a further 5-10cm is likely with the snow gradually turning to rain overnight.

Disruption to power supplies and transport is expected with a danger to life.


Issued at: 1653 Mon 2 Feb


Early warnings of severe or extreme weather
These are issued when the Met Office has 60% or greater confidence that severe weather is expected in the next few days.
Risk of disruption Warning Valid from Valid to
Yorkshire & Humber:60% E Riding of Yorkshire
60% Kingston upon Hull
60% N Lincolnshire
60% NE Lincolnshire
60% S Yorkshire
60% York
Heavy Snow 1213 Mon 2 2359 Mon 2
There is a High Risk of a Severe Weather event affecting much of England and Wales on Monday. Periods of snow will continue to extend northwestwards through the day, with heavy falls likely in places. Although marked variations will occur from place to place, 5-10cm is likely in many areas with as much as 20-30cm possible, especially over higher ground. Drifting will occur in fresh to strong easterly winds. This could cause disruption to travel networks, especially across higher level routes.

This Early Warning will be superseded by Flash messages.


Issued at: 1219 Mon 2 Feb

Yorkshire & Humber:60% N Yorkshire
60% W Yorkshire
Heavy Snow, Drifting Snow & Blizzards 1800 Mon 2 1200 Tue 3
There is a moderate risk of an extreme event affecting many parts of the northeast of England. Further heavy, drifting snow with blizzard conditions in places is likely, more particularly over higher ground where further accumulations of 20 to 30cm of snow are possible.

Issued at: 1033 Mon 2 Feb

Yorkshire & Humber:60% E Riding of Yorkshire
60% Kingston upon Hull
60% N Lincolnshire
60% NE Lincolnshire
60% S Yorkshire
60% York
Heavy Snow 0000 Tue 3 2359 Tue 3
There is a High Risk of a Severe Weather event affecting parts of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and eastern Scotland during Tuesday. Periods of snow are expected through the day, with heavy falls likely in places. Although marked variations will occur from place to place, 5-10cm is likely, especially over higher ground. This could cause disruption to travel networks, especially across higher level routes.

Snow may turn to rain at times at lower levels.

This Early Warning will be superseded by Flash messages.

Issued at: 1123 Mon 2 Feb

This is what we in Sunny Yorkshire have to come in the next few days eeeuch!!

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Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care

It's a very similar scene here John. The snow is still coming down thick and fast. I just went for a walk around the block to take some photos and see what is going on. Where there are overhead lines they are hanging very low with the weight of all the snow on them. We had rain forecast for tonight, in a way I hope it happens to help thaw the snow otherwise life could become pretty uncomfortable for some by the end of the week as another batch of snow is expected Thursday.

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Andy,Bernie, I hope it stops soon for you guys. With no snow removal/preparedness, snow like you are getting can cripple a city...be safe.

Thanks. I think it's fair to say that today's snow crippled a very large part of the UK. 1 in 5 never reported for work by all accounts (media figures, so maybe over done!)

I have just got back on after a 3 hour power outage. Needless to say the house is bitterly cold now, heating working overtime to catch up.

Oh...and the snow is STILL coming down! I think tomorrow is going to be another bad day.

Sorry to hear that Andy, Hopefully You'll be warmer soon. :D

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Mother Nature turns on the heat, changing our winter into summer

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me@rescam.org

Mother Nature turns on the heat, changing our winter into summer

Friday and Saturday: Prediction of 40% chance of Rain and lower temps too for Yermo CA.

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Weather's a little boring around here, for now.

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Airport
Lat: 40.36 Lon: -79.94 Elev: 1248
Last Update on Feb 3, 12:53 am EST


Fair

27°F(-3°C)
Humidity: 66 %
Wind Speed: NW 6 MPH
Barometer: 29.92" (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint: 17°F (-8°C)
Wind Chill: 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.

Sorry to hear that Andy, Hopefully You'll be warmer soon. :D

Thanks Joker, I think we were all hoping for that, but the snow continued to fall and the temperatures continued to drop.

Suspect we will see a thaw today and tomorrow though all being well.

I won't be going far today in the car because the roads are blocked and we're not equipped with 4WDs here with chunky tyres so our cars don't like it :D

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Sorry to hear that Andy, Hopefully You'll be warmer soon. :D

Thanks Joker, I think we were all hoping for that, but the snow continued to fall and the temperatures continued to drop.

Suspect we will see a thaw today and tomorrow though all being well.

I won't be going far today in the car because the roads are blocked and we're not equipped with 4WDs here with chunky tyres so our cars don't like it :D

4WD won't help much if at all, You really need snow chains on Your tires which would limit Your speed to about 35mph(56kph) and of course snow plowed roads. Good Luck and Be careful of Black Ice.

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Current condition at 9 AM
Sunny no clouds -4°C.
wind NE 3 KPH.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

You really need snow chains on Your tires which would limit Your speed to about 35mph(56kph) and of course snow plowed roads. Good Luck and Be careful of Black Ice.

Needless to say no one in the UK has snow chains :D

The road near me is blocked now anyway as someone decided (stupidly) that they needed to get out and have slid their car sideways blocking the road.

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How wonderful - You have got all that snow Andy. hehe
There is no snow here.. Just sunny, 0`C and
wind 2kmh / ENE - Meaning No wind.. just beautiful.

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Woohoo, the snow is starting to thaw.

I've decided that whilst it looks nice, I don't like it. It's too disruptive.

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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Airport
Lat: 40.36 Lon: -79.94 Elev: 1248
Last Update on Feb 3, 9:53 am EST


Light Snow Fog/Mist

24°F(-4°C)
Humidity: 84 %
Wind Speed: NW 5 MPH
Barometer: 29.87" (1013.4 mb)
Dewpoint: 20°F (-7°C)
Wind Chill: 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility: 2.00 mi.

COLD!

36°F / 2°C
Clear
Windchill: 30°F / -1°C
Humidity: 44%
Dew Point: 16°F / -9°C
Wind: 7 mph / 11 km/h / 3.1 m/s from the WNW
Pressure: 30.26 in / 1024 hPa (Rising)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Clear -(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 1926 ft / 587 m

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Savoir-Faire is everywhere!
The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST

Bah! Snow again :(

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