On 05/02/13 21:43, Graham wrote:




Yup ,funny old cold spell this , my max in sunny Woodford Green
,suburban Essex reached a tolerable 6.3c today ,and after a little
rain this evening temps are climbing again from 4.2 at 6pm to 5.2 c
now ,and still rising . Are we to look to only high ground above 200
meters and generally north of Staffordshire ?,yes I know it snowed in
parts of Essex this afternoon,but that hardly justifies the dire
warnings being bandied about at the moment,mind Piers has decamped to
the Caingorms I hear.....

I couldn't agree more Ron, today we had a sunny morning then a few heavy
snow showers this afternoon quickly followed by heavy rain soon washing
away any snow. Does a day like this really need a dire weather warning,
it's becoming silly!
Days like today are normal weather for the middle of Winter!!!!

Temperature still continues to rise up to 4.1c now


Graham (North Staffs)



Is there a dire weather warning at the moment? I can only see yellow
warnings on the Met Office site.

Those warnings are for 65 mph wind gusts, 1-2 inches of snow and icy
roads. That isn't that unreasonable is it?