Frenchieboy Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) Our weather over the last few days has been unbelievable! (As has the way our local highways department have handled it, but that's another story) I was out on one of my permissions the day before yesterday in an average of a foot of snow with some drifts up to about 6 feet deep in the gullies but I went to Wheelton yesterday (A distance of about 20 miles from my home) to follow the Holcombe Hunt and there was not a flake of snow to be seen, in fact the weather was more like an April morning with clear blue skies, warm and practically no wind. Driving home from the hunt I had only got about 6 or 7 miles and I found myself in what seemed like a full blown blizzard. I stayed inlast night and woke up this morning to a very light dusting of snow falling, to which I thought "fine" as I have to go out to the other side of the Pennines to pick my step son up today. However that plan might have to change now as an hour into my morning I have looked out of the front window towards the road to find that we have taken over one inch of snow in the last hour and it is now falling very heavily, so much so that you can not see the road. Here's a few pictures to show you what a contrast we have: The second was taken at Wheelton while I was following the hunt, you will no doubt notice the clear blus sky. The first was taken within 15 minutes of leaving the hunt yesterday (Within a distance of 6 to 7 miles). The third photo is one that I took about 20 minutes ago from our front room window, but now it is getting even heavier. My motor is the 4X4 "hiding" behind the tree to the left of the picture, thank heavens it has a good heater! Is anyone else experiencing such a "diversity" in the weather? Edited January 2, 2010 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nice pics but Shocking weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Snowing very heavily in Ribchester as I type, looks like a day for a good fire and a few beers across the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesman Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Snowing heavily down in Middleton too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 snowing in north Armagh as well and we just got a thaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 snowing in north Armagh as well and we just got a thaw You want to watch those Irish rabbits mate, if you go after them today they are likely to bombard you with snow balls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well, the snow stopped falling at lunch time and we saw 1 snow plough/gritter which had very little impact on the trecherous main road outside our home. We have neen told that the temperature could get as low as about minus 7 degrees tonight and guess what - Yes, it's started snowing again. Watch this space for tomorrows update! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toka_shigazu Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 nothing over her at Ormskirk Frenchie....not even any left in the fields now, but still cold, perhaps we will get some more this week....if not its off to rivington [if they have any there] with the sledge!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micksandy16 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 lots here in chipping another six inches this morning alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toka_shigazu Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 we got some yesterday and got out....none overnight but what there is has frozen solid!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Heavy Snow down here in Somerset no shooting today then)m Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 No snow south Dorset. Not cols either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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