All the photos are just great! You really had a winter storm. We thought it was great that we had a dusting of snow here on Christmas Eve. First time in about 10 years. But, your snow is just beautiful. Looks like the dogs had a good time with Francie and the snowman,too. We're haveing the coldest weather here in a long time. Keep in touch! Lenny & Barbara
I love the extreme weather like this there are always opportunities to get dramatic photos, got a few more this morning that I will be posting on the allanivy.com site later, just working on them now.
Love all the photos!!! Looks like you had a great time in the snow. Your weather was reported here and I was sure we would see some great images. You have given me some inspiration for our next storm. All the best, Glen and Rowedean
The severe weather will be with us for some considerable time.
Latest indications are that the next 10 days, taking us up to and
through the middle of January, will remain bitterly cold with severe
night frosts and further snow fall. Already depths in some areas are in
excess of 30cms, with some northern Pennine areas now reporting 40 cms
of snow, according to the Met office. Even the suburbs of Leeds have
around 20 cms. These snow depths have not been seen since the winter of
1981/1982.
Of interest will be the strengthening easterly wind through Friday and
the weekend and into next week. This will bring snow showers, frequent
at times especially to eastern areas, with a risk of significant
further accumulations. The drifting of lying snow will become a big
problem. Already 10 feet drifts have been reported around villages
close to Saddleworth moor.
So how does this rate with previous winters? It's already the
longest cold spell since the winter of 1981/1982. It's impossible to
make further comparisons with other winters because we are still only
in the early part of January. But the most notable ones were 1978/79,
1962/63 and 1946/47.
1962/63 was the coldest of the last century. There was a lot of
snow, but the dominant easterly weather pattern was also clear at
times, which lead to very low overnight temperatures but sparkling
Arctic type sunny days.
1946/47 was not statistically as cold, but much snowier and very
grey. It was all in all a very miserable winter and because it was so
soon after the second world war rationing was still in place, and such
were the snow depths that some remote villages were cut off and close
to starvation, unable to be reached from the outside.
So although the statistics tells us that 1962/63 was the coldest,
people who lived through both winters will tell you that 1946/47 had
much more impact and was far worse for a number of reasons.
Both winters had temporary milder interludes, but the cold air
lasted through the winter and into March. When the thaw came,
especially in 1947, widespread severe flooding followed.
Both winters were also dominated by strong easterly winds at times,
and drifts were 15ft deep and more. Similar drifts are likely as we
head through the weekend across higher parts of Yorkshire.
I'm on an outside broadcast in Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, this
evening. I will add more as soon as I can free up some time, and will
comment about how well this was predicted and possible explanations for
the type of weather we are having.
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Wow Awesome pics dad!! Pity
Wow Awesome pics dad!! Pity I missed all the snow! :(
Tash
Beautiful, beautiful shots.
Beautiful, beautiful shots. Are you sure you want to leave?
All the photos are just
All the photos are just great! You really had a winter storm. We thought it was great that we had a dusting of snow here on Christmas Eve. First time in about 10 years. But, your snow is just beautiful. Looks like the dogs had a good time with Francie and the snowman,too. We're haveing the coldest weather here in a long time. Keep in touch! Lenny & Barbara
I love the extreme weather
I love the extreme weather like this there are always opportunities to get dramatic photos, got a few more this morning that I will be posting on the allanivy.com site later, just working on them now.
Love all the photos!!!
Love all the photos!!! Looks like you had a great time in the snow. Your weather was reported here and I was sure we would see some great images. You have given me some inspiration for our next storm. All the best, Glen and Rowedean
From Paul Hudson's Blog on
From Paul Hudson's Blog on BBC
The severe weather will be with us for some considerable time.
Latest indications are that the next 10 days, taking us up to and
through the middle of January, will remain bitterly cold with severe
night frosts and further snow fall. Already depths in some areas are in
excess of 30cms, with some northern Pennine areas now reporting 40 cms
of snow, according to the Met office. Even the suburbs of Leeds have
around 20 cms. These snow depths have not been seen since the winter of
1981/1982.
Of interest will be the strengthening easterly wind through Friday and
the weekend and into next week. This will bring snow showers, frequent
at times especially to eastern areas, with a risk of significant
further accumulations. The drifting of lying snow will become a big
problem. Already 10 feet drifts have been reported around villages
close to Saddleworth moor.
So how does this rate with previous winters? It's already the
longest cold spell since the winter of 1981/1982. It's impossible to
make further comparisons with other winters because we are still only
in the early part of January. But the most notable ones were 1978/79,
1962/63 and 1946/47.
1962/63 was the coldest of the last century. There was a lot of
snow, but the dominant easterly weather pattern was also clear at
times, which lead to very low overnight temperatures but sparkling
Arctic type sunny days.
1946/47 was not statistically as cold, but much snowier and very
grey. It was all in all a very miserable winter and because it was so
soon after the second world war rationing was still in place, and such
were the snow depths that some remote villages were cut off and close
to starvation, unable to be reached from the outside.
So although the statistics tells us that 1962/63 was the coldest,
people who lived through both winters will tell you that 1946/47 had
much more impact and was far worse for a number of reasons.
Both winters had temporary milder interludes, but the cold air
lasted through the winter and into March. When the thaw came,
especially in 1947, widespread severe flooding followed.
Both winters were also dominated by strong easterly winds at times,
and drifts were 15ft deep and more. Similar drifts are likely as we
head through the weekend across higher parts of Yorkshire.
I'm on an outside broadcast in Stamford Bridge, East Yorkshire, this
evening. I will add more as soon as I can free up some time, and will
comment about how well this was predicted and possible explanations for
the type of weather we are having.
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