In article om,
Lawrence Jenkins writes:
Yes where is my &*%ing snow, just checked with UKMO and the clowns have been
adamant since last night about snow for the SE from midday tomorrow, why
they even updated this afternoon yet now its gone.

Gone? What are you looking at that makes you think that? If it's one of
their maps with the sun, cloud and snow symbols, we've discussed before
that these are best ignored. They seem to be generated by a not very
satisfactory piece of software. Much better to go with the text
forecasts and the Weather Warnings, which at least are produced by human
forecasters.

The current forecast for the SE:

Headline:
Very cold and icy. Some snow at times on Saturday.

This Evening and Tonight:
Another very cold night with long clear spells at first. Ice remaining
on untreated surfaces. Some snow showers are likely to affect southern
parts of the region later in the night. Minimum temperature -10 °C.

Saturday:
Soon becoming cloudy with some outbreaks of snow, perhaps heavy at
times, spreading in during in the morning and lasting into the
afternoon. Remaining very cold. Maximum temperature 2 °C.
Updated: 1907 on Fri 17 Dec 2010

And the Weather Warning, valid from 1am to 10pm tomorrow for areas
including Greater London:

A band of heavy snow is expected to move eastwards across parts of
England and Wales during Saturday. 5-10 cm of snow is expected widely,
with the possibility of up to 20 cm accumulating in places, especially
inland. Rain and sleet is more likely on some coastal fringes.
Please note there are continued uncertainties about amounts and extent
of snowfall, but there is the potential for widespread disruption to
travel networks and sporting events.
Please monitor the Met Office website for possible updates to this
warning.
Issued at: 1158 Fri 17 Dec
--
John Hall
"I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly,
will hardly mind anything else."
Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84)