Winter Weather 2015/16 : See Mod Note Post #1

Daily express were at yet again
Saying they bec snow this weekend

Ibwish

Oneiric 3 wrote: »

You read the Daily Express? Nun slap for you.

I didn't read it ,
I heard about it lol

After another 12 months of winter its nice to be talking about another 9 months of winter!! Do you get what I mean?

lycan238 wrote: »

In all honesty I am unsure what I want weather wise for this winter. Yes would love snow but at same time dont like the frosty mornings.

Carnacalla wrote: »

Who doesn't love frosty mornings!

Ok let me try and explain. I have no problem in waking up 15 mins early defrosting car thoroughly and leaving said 15 mins early for my destination. The problem arises when I drive my car onto the roads outside of the housing estate and other cars are either A not fully defrosted or B been driven without due care and attention to the road conditions (nearly had about 5 accidents due to this last year and none my fault). I find with snow that although some cars dont have clear windscreens most drivers make a far better effort than with frost and problem B is 99% solved as drivers can actually see the snow on the ground and slow down.

Carnacalla wrote: »

Not frosty mornings, more the ice and disruption caused by a snow/severe cold event?

Yes ice more so than snow/sever cold event. I still have photos of the countryside from winter of 2010 on my camera.

ComfortKid wrote: »

So you don't like driving in the frost but don't mind the snow? Hmm. You mostly can't see snow on the roads because it turns to a filthy grey slush. Snow also makes visibility alot worse. Your windows will still need thawing out with snow.

Il take 120 frosty mornings every year if we could

As I said in my post I have no problem getting up earlier fully defrosting my car windows and leaving earlier for my destination taking into account possible icy conditions as I clarified after my previous post. Most of my problems lie with drivers who get up at normal time don't take the extra time to fully defrost their vehicles and then drive to their destination during which due to their windscreens not being fully defrosted they have a reduced level of visibility during their journey. Also not taking into account a greater breaking distance in icy conditions (again clarified during previous response)

Regarding snow I appreciate my previous post was vague but snow even if it has turned to mush is still more visible than ice (especially black ice) on most if not all roads.

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

Article in the Sindo today (which I can't find on-line) says that the Gulf Stream is the "slowest in 1,000 years" according to some European Institute and that we are in for the Mother of all Winters :eek:

According to the newspapers, every winter we are in for the Mother Of All Winters. Because headlines like Average Winter On The Horizon aren't very sexy.

Going by the summer and this September i believe it will begin snowing lightly in early October and then a constant conveyor belt of the very heavy stuff arriving in November

the eventual thaw will begin in April 2016