Snow/Wintry conditions

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[ChrisB]

Our station car park was like an ice rink this morning - so correct to put salt down, I reckon

[LiskeardRich]

even in the far west of cornwall has been freezing, sunday night i finished work at 2am, and leaving work had to heavily de-ice the car, the traction control light then kept flashing trying to get out the car park, vauxhall in there genius on the newest Vectras put full time traction control without a button to deactivate when conditions require!

[broadgage]

Early morning class 319s struggled on the Catford loop line in London early today and yesterday,presumably due to ice on conductor rail, first time Ive noticed it this year.

[James Vertigan]

Lots of weather services seem to be in agreement that many areas of the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) could see the first snows of the winter by late next week - FGW^▸ (First Great Western) be advised!

[ChrisB]

Eastern areas mainly

[eightf48544]

Snowdon had a light covering of snow yesterday. Overnight from Saturday.

The Brocken has 27 cm from the webcam

http://webcam.netco.de/hsb/webcams/brocken/brocken_bhf.php

Note run round points cleared.

[TheLastMinute]

Eastern areas mainly

Mainly, but not exclusively. According to BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) West weatherman Ian Fergusson's Twitter feed...

@Claire7Carter  hiiiiii back Carter; cold week in Glos, eh? Might even see a snow flurry over Cotswolds from Thurs onwards. Brrrrrr....
about 1 hour ago  via Twitter for iPhone  in reply to Claire7Carter

An increasingly cold week ahead; chance of significant snow into parts of NE/N/E later; by weekend onwards, snow showers also likely in W/SW
about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

How much snow does it take to bring this country to a standstill? Although, to be fair, FGW^▸ (First Great Western) was the most reliable and quickest way to get into Bristol during the snow last Feb.

TLM

[devon_metro]

Similar suggested by my local weather forecast...

[6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01]

humm im sure i will see some this week across exmoor, im just glad i dont have to do porlock this year

[Brucey]

It is now snowing here in Cotham (Bristol).  Starting to lay on the car roofs but not cold enough to lay on the ground yet.

[Chris from Nailsea]

Perhaps it's a bit colder here, outside Bristol: snow is now settling quite thickly on grass, gravel and untreated road surfaces. 

[thetrout]

It's snowing in Frome and settling slightly here in Frome too...!

It's a bit of a bummer because my Mother has decided to exploit my railcard privilages and has ordered me to travel to Cardiff to collect her best friend, who shall we say, is having a few issues in the home with her partner

Then i'm off to Essex immediately after that...

Probably not the best day to be travelling

But i'll charge my camera and post a quiz as I haven't done one in a while...

[devon_metro]

I'm told there is a light covering in Congrebury (nr Weston)

Nothing down here in Southampton...yet

[Chris from Nailsea]

From the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

Haldon Hill severe weather plan in force as snow falls

A severe weather response plan has been put in place on one of Devon's main trunk routes.

Snow has begun falling and the Met Office has predicted 5cm (2in) could settle, with up to 8cm (3in) on higher ground.

Spotters have been deployed to Haldon Hill on the A38 and Telegraph Hill on the A380.

Devon County Council hopes the plan will prevent the chaos caused by snow last year and early this year.

In February 2009 and January this year, thousands of motorists were stranded for hours in freezing conditions on the two hills near Exeter.

Lester Willmington, head of highways, told BBC News: "We're as confident as we can be - but what we can't predict is the unexpected."

A forward control point has been set up at Kennford to closely monitor weather and road conditions.

Gritters were sent out at about 1330 GMT, along with the Highways Agency's fleet of gritters.

When the county's main routes have been treated, allocated gritters will be re-loaded, fitted with snow ploughs and stationed on Telegraph Hill and Haldon Hill.

Motorists have been urged to drive with extreme caution.

Malcolm Roberts, from the Highways Agency, said everything possible was being done to prepare for the severe weather.

"But we would remind drivers they also need to check the latest weather and traffic reports before setting out on any journeys and decide if their journey is absolutely necessary if conditions worsen," he added.

Schools across the county have also been alerted to the possibility of snow next week.

Council spokesman Stuart Hughes said the weather could cause some disruption across the county over the next few days.

"This is the first real threat of snow that we have had this winter and we are as prepared as we can be," he said.

"Salt barns are full to the brim with 25,000 tonnes of salt and we are as committed as ever to keep Devon moving.

"I'm sure we have all learnt lessons from the last two harsh winters and I trust that people across Devon are prepared for bad weather and take adequate precautions."

The council has winter travel advice on its website.

[James Vertigan]

I've seen reports suggesting areas like South Molton and Witheridge had snow today, so I'm guessing Tiverton Parkway might have seen some - just seen some quite snowy footage on Spotlight via the Sky box too.

The Met Office says London may see some snow over this weekend, and also has an advisory of BLIZZARDS for Tuesday!

So, snow plus a tube strike could be fun on Monday - NOT!