How's the weather ?

[Toddy]

Today we have snow. About 15cm/6" of the stuff, and though it's melted a little with the bright Sunshine this afternoon, it's clouded over again and it's just starting to flake again.It's brilliant snow for snowballs it's creaky underfoot and it sticks together well without being pressed hard into ice.
It's been a beautiful day, bright and Sunny. Such a pleasure after the grey gloom of the wet and overcast Winter.

The annual competition to name the Gritters and Snowploughs in Scotland is usually run through the local Primary Schools. With the restrictions of lockdown the competition was opened up online to everyone.

Grittin On Wae It: Scotland’s named snowploughs hard at work

Approximately 150 vehicles - including 'Snowcially Distanced' and 'Han Snow-Lo' - have been deployed to keep the roads safe.

news.stv.tv

The direct link to the site showing where each of them is actually working, is here....

ArcGIS Web Application

www.arcgis.com

If someone knows the ones for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, please add

 

[eraaij]

The Netherlands -today

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Just into minus. It's lovely, dry, hard ground. So much nicer than the other side of zero in my opinion!

 

[Lean'n'mean]

5°C , overcast, drizzly showers. No sign of snow. The last time we had some of the white stuff was in march 2013.

 

[Tony]

I wish we had some snow, it seems to be missing us at the moment with no sign of any coming. It's bitter cold though, I walked out this monring and it reminded me of living in Newfoundland

 

[Marshall]

It was -16°C on Sunday. Łomża, Poland.

Today was -8°C, sun, snow. More snow.
I'm realy happy, because I'm a Subaru owner.

 

[WULF]

Snow here in Doncaster for the last three days which isn’t normal.
We are sheltered by the Pennines and the peaks normally so never really get much...a changing world?!!

 

[Tony]

It was -16°C on Sunday. Łomża, Poland.

Today was -8°C, sun, snow. More snow.
I'm realy happy, because I'm a Subaru owner.

That you in the water Marshall? Good job if it is

 

[Marshall]

That you in the water Marshall? Good job if it is

Oh, no, Tony!
I'm mad and crazy but not that much!

That's me at that time and place:

Realy good alcohol is over...

 

[Scottieoutdoors]

Down in Devon in the UK it's miserable.. or rather, I'm miserable... It's dry and cold but not a hint of snow! Even my local haunt Dartmoor hasn't had a decent dusting from the so called "Beast from the East 2"..

Like @Marshall I'm also a Subaru owner (Forester), haven't every had a good chance to play in the snow with that!!
*Moan moan grump grump*

 

[Marshall]

Oooohhh... @Scottieoutdoors IMO Subaru is made for the snow...

All Foresters loves forests!

I plan to go to the woods on Saturday morning and I will stay till Sunday.
I'm happy becouse of snow! A lot of snow here now!
I will use a tarp and hammock as my bushcraft home.

 

[Toddy]

-6.7˚C

Flat calm though, and looking to be a bright Sunny day

 

[Broch]

Yep, -6˚C here as well. It's so cold the bullfinches have started eating the guelder rose berries and they don't like those!

 

[Lean'n'mean]

2°C Overcast with a bitter N.Easterly. It actually snowed for about 10 minutes this afternoon. Freezing rain is forecast for during the night.

 

[TLM]

Almost clear, -19.5C, half a meter of snow. Fortunately not much wind and little chance of auroras in the next 24h.

 

[Silverclaws2]

'Kin cold and blowing a gale, to learn this night, nearby Dartmoor is on fire to the tune of some 5km in area, What caused it, nobody yet knows but speculation suggests it could be an example of a 'wildfire' often found in arctic or near arctic areas.

 

[Lean'n'mean]

0°C (-6°C with wind chill factor ) Overcast with light rain in the afternoon. There are little icicles hanging off everything little icicles can hang off of.
The weather will be turning on sunday & next week the temps. will be back in double digits.

 

[Erbswurst]

Quiet nice here around Berlin.
A bit snow everywhere, above zero in the bright sunshine, people walking around as if in holydays.
But immediatly with sunset it gets cold and during the night down to -13*C.

@Marshall, do you really use a hammock in this conditions? That's tough! I assume in your area it's even a bit colder than here.

Which equipment do you use for it?

 

[Toddy]

Cold and blowing a gale, to learn this night, nearby Dartmoor is on fire to the tune of some 5km in area, What caused it, nobody yet knows but speculation suggests it could be an example of a 'wildfire' often found in arctic or near arctic areas.

I saw that in the News, and earlier in the week the Scottish news had the fire service asking folks all along the West coast and the islands to be particularly careful about fires. The machair and the moorlands are bone dry.

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[Marshall]

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@Marshall, do you really use a hammock in this conditions? That's tough! I assume in your area it's even a bit colder than here.
Which equipment do you use for it?

@Erbswurst , now is -13°C here. But next night, when I will be on woods will be about -5°C, it's not so cold...
I will use hammock with underblanket fromDD Hammocks. And a tarp as a roof.
I have the DD Jura 2 sleeping bag and I will use some summer's sleeping bag on top.
A thermoactive underwear, woolen cap on a head, woolen socks, British Army ECW gloves on hands. That's all.

EDT: The weather forecast shows -13°C the next night.
OK, we can say it will be cold.