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Next block of snow due on Saturday. One of the forecast models I've seen indicate potentially 10cm around Birmingham, 3cm for Manchester and as much as diddly squat for Leeds, Longer range ones (10 day totals) show around 20cm for Birmingham, 13cm for Manchester and 28cm for Leeds

 

UK weather warnings

Met Office UK weather warnings for rain, wind, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm, lightning and extreme heat.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

 

Re: Weather warnings, then do what? I have yet to meet anyone that can divert weather or render it or negate it's effect.

How about if I offer a forecast,........once the current wet spell has ended, a drought or very dry period will lead to a warm Easter then another wet period as the Cricket season begins. There shall follow heatwave conditions with short periods of intense rainfall events.

This is our climate, as regular as Christmas. Who are the warnings for? Do people actually act upon them or can they if under restrictions?

Last weekend, in my area of Worcestershire, substantial snow was the warning yet not a single snowflake came!

 

I can see why they do put out warnings well in advance. These are the "new snow" forecasts from the website I look at using the most accurate model

This is the 5 day forexast

and this is the 10 day forecast

 

Looking at the snowfall and resultant disruption in the Yorkshire region and beyond overnight and this morning, it's difficult to believe that a sunny, mild and almost springlike West Country is in the same small island.

 

Same here in Weston Super Mare. Nice tempertures and lots of sunshine.

 

Part of Greater Manchester had snow but all i saw was a colourless version of snow. You may know this better as "rain'

 

The Met Office has just issued a Yellow warning for more Snow & Ice this weekend into next week.

Valid from 15:00 Saturday February 6th until 23:59 Monday, February 8th 2021

Thanks to @lbaspotter

 

There is actually an Amber warning for parts of Scotland with heavy snow expected primarily for the North of the central belt through the highlands.

 

The Met Office has named a system heading towards the South East of the UK as storm Darcy. The system is expected to bring moderate snow on Sunday.

 

The Met Office has named a system heading towards the South East of the UK as storm Darcy. The system is expected to bring moderate snow on Sunday.

Bit of an upmarket storm then. Perhaps the storm namer is a Jane Austen fan. She has many connections with Bath but we don't want this Darcy coming anywhere near the West Country even if Ms Austen's Darcy was his surname.

 

I am beginning to suspect media pressure here, some difficult weather expected "Hey folks, can you give it a name?". Then they send reporters with camera crew to salivate over peoples distress etc. My goodness , blood pressure rising as a write!!

 

I am beginning to suspect media pressure here, some difficult weather expected "Hey folks, can you give it a name?". Then they send reporters with camera crew to salivate over peoples distress etc. My goodness , blood pressure rising as a write!!

There's been a mini industry within weather forecasting circles for a number of years when it comes to naming storms. See the link below for this year's names.

After Darcy it will be Evert then Fleur. They take them alphabetically each year. Further down the list lying in wait for later storms this year are such monikers as Heulwen, Tobias and Veronica.

UK Storm Centre

Find out the latest information about storms in the UK as we name them as part of our Name our Storms project.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

For nearly 40 years in the middle of the last century the USA only named storms and hurricanes after women. This led to complaints from the feminist lobby and others and eventually the policy was changed to include male names as well. Not a joke - see below link.

Why Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Were Only Named After Women | HISTORY

Personal vendettas played out in the names of hurricanes.

www.history.com

 

Well following last hurricane season when we finished in the Greek Alphabet, anything is now possible!

 

Well following last hurricane season when we finished in the Greek Alphabet, anything is now possible!

We've spoke about the naming of storms before. It's ridiculous that just about nearly every winter weather front is now named as if it's going to be like a hurricane.

 

Storm Darcy was named by the Dutch Weather Service apparently. Presumably because it hit them first.

 

The rain has started to turn to snow in Sheffield.

 

Storm Darcy was named by the Dutch Weather Service apparently. Presumably because it hit them first.

Darcy was already in the Met Office list of names for storms in 2020/2021. It followed Christoff with the one after Darcy being Evert then Fleur. Here's the list.

UK Storm Centre

Find out the latest information about storms in the UK as we name them as part of our Name our Storms project.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

 

Darcy was already in the Met Office list of names for storms in 2020/2021. It followed Christoff with the one after Darcy being Evert then Fleur. Here's the list.

UK Storm Centre

Find out the latest information about storms in the UK as we name them as part of our Name our Storms project.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

I think the names are agreed with neighbouring met services.

 

Darcy was already in the Met Office list of names for storms in 2020/2021. It followed Christoff with the one after Darcy being Evert then Fleur. Here's the list.

UK Storm Centre

Find out the latest information about storms in the UK as we name them as part of our Name our Storms project.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

Have the names had some posh touch this year? Storm Fleur - then she can be named Storm Fleur east. Fleur east been someone who was on X-Factor in 2005. An alright singer.

The sleet and snow has begun to fall barley 2 mile away from LBA airport tonight. Here we go.