Not much of a problem the next few days, snow will be mostly on the east coast, and maybe some heavy snow in the peak district and the north.
Bigger problem will be the deep cold until Thursday, most of the country will be well below freezing even during the daytime.
Potentially very heavy snow across the country on Friday and Saturday, thawing through Sunday. But the forecasts are less reliable that far ahead.

(Chart source netweather.tv)

>>415833
I've lifted mine from the Met Office's Twitter page. I think it said there could be snow 10-20cm deep in the amber areas and that on Tuesday this could reach as far as Birmingham and Northamptonshire.

I just put new tyres on the Land Rover so I'm secretly hoping for a proper Snowpocalypse, last time it was even a few inches I basically had the roads to myself, winched a couple of poor sods too.

However the last time we had thick snow up in Newcastle, when it thawed we had major flash floods.

>>415831
All the talk is about the beast from the east, but WTF is that low pressure system out in the Atlantic. Must be part of it.

Also, windy.com is about a hundred times better than the Met Office, much as I love their work.

ITZ COMING111!

>>415833
Deep cold with snow is much better. Snow and ice that has partially thawed and re-frozen is a fucking death trap.

>>415835

> proper Snowpocalypse

If only.

I lived in Switzerland for six months once in autumn/winter. I know it's quite pointless comparing a country famous for its world class metre-high alpine snow with good old Britain, but still. Let's get a sense of perspective. 20 centimetres of snow really isn't much. And it will probably be gone again in a few days' time.

>>415839

>Let's get a sense of perspective. 20 centimetres of snow really isn't much.

Yes, let's. The perspective is : weather in Britain, not somewhere else you used to love.

>>415839
I know exactly what you mean - I have spent two seasons in the French alps, those guys only get excited when there is more then a metre of snow on the roof and they can't clear the snow because there is nowhere to put it. We are pussies by comparison.

>>415839
The drawback of this would be having to live in Switzerland, which is full of Swiss people.

If you're not on the Alps then all the snow is going to do is hide the mountains of dog shit and chewing gum which are all over the pavements there.

Fuck's sake, Hull is basically ground zero for this, and I have to drive across the Pennines to Liverpool airport tomorrow.

Fortunately it shouldn't affect the flight but I know what lazy bastards Ryanair can be at times.

>>415841

On the other hand, they have got the infrastructure and everything to deal with a metre of snow. Every town there has an assortment of heavy duty snow plow vehicles.

If we get five inches of snow in Britain, it throws the whole country into pandemonium because nobody is equipped to deal with it.

>>415844
We aren't equipped for it because it's not worth it for the few days every decade it happens here.

On a related note, don't bother with winter tyres unless you're in the middle of nowhere. As in your nearest human neighbours are beyond the horizon. They're utterly pointless for driving around town here.

>>415845

Winter tyres aren't just for snow though.

Summer tyres start losing their grip below temperatures of around +7 degrees celsius because cold temperatures harden the rubber mixture in them.

Winter tyres have a softer rubber mixture which stays soft well into subzero temperatures and thus improves grip on wintery roads, together with a different tread pattern compared to summer tyres (summer tyre patterns are typically designed to direct rain water away from the centre of the tyre, while winter patterns are made to "dig into" snow).

But the advantage over summer tyres, as I said, begins at seven degrees celsius. It's definitely worth the bother.

>>415846

If for no other reason, changing your tyres is a reminder to inspect them and check their pressure. Poorly-maintained tyres are the leading cause of accidents after driver error. TPMS has helped the situation, but it won't warn you of tread wear.

I'm bit less down on winter tyres than that. If you can't avoid going out (my usual solution), and go on country roads (or snowy motorways), then winter tyres are a joy. Much less tiptoeing. Of course, you need the funds to run two sets of wheels and tyres, and somewhere to store the other set.
These days, I just say fuck it and stay home.

>>415846
>But the advantage over summer tyres, as I said, begins at seven degrees celsius
Wrong way round, m7. The usefulness of winter tyres ends at 7C, which is a temperature typically surpassed in most urban environments in this country around 350 days a year. Unless you have a postcode to yourself, you aren't really going to see the benefit, as they really come into their own when you get away from urban areas or motorways. If we experience a situation where they'd be useful, then the question of whether it's safe to go out at all is more relevant.

>>415849

You're talking out of your arse, m4t.

For one thing, you could actually leave your winter tyres on year-round and have good traction and roadholding at any temperature above +7°C. It's not advised simply because the soft rubber of winter tyres will wear more quickly in warm conditions. Other than that, good winter tyres will actually outperform many summer tyres on a wet surface in 20°C weather. But again, not recommended because of increased tyre wear.

Summer tyres on the other hand actually begin to underperform compared to winter tyres from about +12°C. Especially when you have to brake suddenly or when you're cornering at higher speeds.

As a rule of thumb, you can indeed wait to put on your winter tyres until the daytime temperature where you live begins to average +7°C and below. If you do 95 percent of your driving in urban Greater London, then maybe you can do without winter tyres. But if you live further up north in a small town or village, it's money well spent.

>>415850
>You're talking out of your arse, m4t.
But rich, m6.

At least where I live they're forecasting a lot less snow this week than they were last night. Lame.

>>415839

>>415854

We lost many good men that day.

Maybe we'll see another fimbulvetr.

>>415859

Hm... an all white Britain.

According to the Mail, this is CHAOS.

>>415863

Don’t worry lad, we will rebuild.

>>415863
Typical race-baiting headline from the Mail there.

Which level of Teacon is this lads? The Shedbunker is packed with Rice and ready.

>>415866
It's a good level four. I just bought 500 teabags.

We're starting to get red warnings up north so at least I don't have to do any work for a few days.

Sun is out here in Hampshire but its baltic outside.

Welp.

Nice knowing you, lads.

I, for one, look forward to the Gulf Stream's inevitable demise.

>>415870

I'll miss you, mate.

>>415870

RIP Otherlad. Guess it's just me, that one and purps now.

They closed the office at two today, can't complain. Is it going to snow again tomorrow?

There's been snow ingress into the shed. I'm a bit concerned now. There's some exciting thunder happening too.

I've noticed the snow is actually really nice powder, too. If this was the top of the Alps I'd be buzzing.

>>415870
Update: Snow is driving hard and has drifted up my front door and now I can't leave. Broken open the Wagon Wheels and I'm only an hour into the storm proper. I'm not going to make it, lads. Remember me as the cunt I was, not the cunt I became.

Council website with information about school closures has fallen over.

After, scratch that, the whole council site is now 404ing.

>>415878
It is really nice powder snow, thought just the same today when I was walking in it. The wind chill is fucking fierce though. Wouldn't want to be boarding in this.

I am horrified at the thought of snow ingress into your shed. I have a four wheel drive vehicle and all the tools and materials we need lad, just say the word and I will be there.

>>415878
>I've noticed the snow is actually really nice powder, too.

Too powdery to make a snowman with.

>>415881

>I am horrified at the thought of snow ingress into your shed. I have a four wheel drive vehicle and all the tools and materials we need lad, just say the word and I will be there.

Thank you for your support.

It's pretty bad, clearly the blizzards have just blasted through the admittedly large gaps in the door. It looks like an abandoned arctic research station, properly snowblown. It's really bringing home how poorly maintained it has been for the last few years - I've only just moved back up here.

I'll rebuild once The Thaw happens. I'm just glad it's only tool storage now, it used to have a few grand's worth of active computing power.

I'm half tempted to leave the door open to see what happens.

>>415881

>The wind chill is fucking fierce though

True enough, we had minus fifteen windchill this morning evidently.

I've been looking for an excuse to go out in my apocalypse spec Land Rover all week, but the reality is people are still on the roads, they're just crawling everywhere at 10mph.

Shed update is that I went back in to move some expensive stuff out, and now the door is wedged open, so that settles that. Pray for me.

My handbrake keeps freezing on.

I drove home tonight listening to the Fargo Theme in my car. If you're a big fan of the film and the series like me, it's just sublime to be driving down a snowy B road at night with the theme music on full blast. Really makes you feel like you're in the movie itself. It kind of helps that my car has a factory Bang & Olufsen sound system. It really comes into its own with music like this.


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>>415887 I've been looking for an excuse to go out in my apocalypse spec Land Rover all week

I'm starting to wish I bought this when it came round on ebay.
Do need to get another landy, though, both for trundling around when I don't want to fire up the tractor, and for towing, where there aren't may things rated for the full 3.5t my trailer's plated at.
They're expensive bastards, even for scruffy.

>>415902

I'd not buy a Defender these days, they seem to be in a price bubble, and they're CONSTANTLY being nicked as it's easy and you can sell the older ones to Americans for silly money. Even a rolling shell is three grand now. A Discovery is the way to go, a TDi one anyway, the TD5 tends to have a lot of electrical faults. The TDi doesn't really have any electrics so it's hard to go wrong. And they don't get stolen nearly as much.

I'll always love the Defender and how it looks but I have no interest in spending 7 or 8 grand on one when the Disco is just as capable, and nicer to drive anyway.

Might go a bit knackered on a farm, mind, I bought some parts of a chap who had one parked in his yard and the entire inside was covered in moss.

Today I got a legitimate excuse to wear my crampons. I was as happy as an unsupervised DJ in a borstal.

I've got some Uni work due in the morning, but luckily the Lord has granted me an extension through his dandruff falling. Praise be

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