Up to 20cm of snow to hit Gloucestershire on Friday
Up to 20 centimetres of snow will fall in Gloucestershire tomorrow.
It will be the county's biggest snowfall of the winter so far, forecasters have said.
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Beware... snow on the way
A smattering has already fallen in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury this afternoon.
Four schools have already announced they will be closed tomorrow. They are St Peter's Catholic High School, in Gloucester, Belmont School, in Cheltenham, The Shrubberies, in Stroud, and Birdlip Primary School.
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The snow will come with bitterly cold temperatures of 0C all day – which will feel more like -5C with the wind chill factor.
The Met Office has said that 10 to 15 centimetres of snow will be widespread across the county, while some parts can even expect 20 centimetres.
The snow will accumulate throughout the day between 6am and midnight.
Dave Throup, from the Environment Agency, said an amber alert had been issued for Friday's weather conditions.
Commenting on the level of snow expected, he told his 2,300 Twitter followers: "A lot."
The snow levels will also bring about poor visibility for much of the morning and drivers are being warned to take extra care when travelling.
But The Citizen's weather expert Ian Thomas, from Dursley, doesn't believe the levels of snow will be as bad as currently predicted.
He said: "We might see five or six inches over the Cotswolds and two or three in Goucester and Cheltenham.
"If they are right then we would end up with the biggest snowfall event since January 1982."
Comments
by daveofglos
Friday, February 08 2013, 5:38PM
“OK - where's the snow then?”
by safeandnice
Friday, January 25 2013, 6:37PM
“oops wrong week. That'll teach me to read some news TIG puts at the top of the pile”
by safeandnice
Friday, January 25 2013, 6:36PM
“Did the snow happen?”
by Matt1006
Thursday, January 17 2013, 8:49PM
“tishwash - ah yes, snow chains. Reminds me of a couple of years ago when Cheltenham's roads were all thick with ice. Watched with amusement as a twit in a Volvo XC90 ignored the cone at the top of the Honeybourne Way (which had become more like a ski jump than a road), and tried to negotiate the ice hill - with just one snow chain on one of his front wheels. He ended up facing the wrong way at the bottom of the hill (on the roundabout), having hit the kerb more than once on the way down. Gravity was in total control, the tool sat in the driver's seat was a total passenger.
Why he only had one snow chain I never discovered. Maybe he started out with a pair but had lost one having not fitted it right. Maybe he thought that being in a big solid heavy 4x4 he'd be fine. Yes, I did laugh at him, as did other pedestrians observing the scene.
I'm working from home tomorrow, so will not be bothered whether there's half an inch or half a foot. I'll leave it to others to explore how tricky the roads are.”
by tishwash
Thursday, January 17 2013, 8:22PM
“or just buy snow chains ? they're like £20! got me out of a few situations before including towing another vehicle on the snow and ice!”
by valhalla2010
Thursday, January 17 2013, 6:10PM
“@ gonesledging, you hit the nail on the head- it is people's inability to adapt that is the problem, and that is what makes me laugh.”
by zalapompadoo
Thursday, January 17 2013, 2:57PM
“i hate snow and i know i will get lots of reds however if people were to stop and think about the cold the slippy paths, yes i will be at work and so will many of my co workers to hear some in the office this morning i thought i was back in infant school, this weather is cruel however we have to put up with it you cant vote for it or send it back for something better i cant what is pretty all i see is pretty nasty, a few weeks ago we had rain rain well thats life lets get on with it we dont have to like it but we cant do anything about it.”
by GoneSledging
Thursday, January 17 2013, 1:21PM
“People are more interested in debating things on here rather than just dealing with it.
We don't deal well with the snow because we don't have enough of it every year to warrant spending vast sums of money to prepare for what might be 1 week out of the entire year when we get these conditions.
Schools close because there's not much point in struggling to get in, in dangerous conditions, when it will probably only last for 48 - 72 hours in total. If it was for extended periods then everyone would adapt, as they do in foreign countries.
Everyones situation is different, and I'm sure there will be the usual raft of comments from Gloucester people about how lazy the foresters are and how they go to work in the snow, but please remember that the weather up here is at times vastly different to where you are.
The bottom line is, if it happens, just deal with it, go out sledging or whatever with your kids, and enjoy it. Don't recycle the same old pathetic arguments every year for no aparent reason other than to boost your internet muscles and stick your oar in.”
by lordigaga
Thursday, January 17 2013, 11:29AM
“whats that in english?”
by ALChelt
Thursday, January 17 2013, 11:24AM
“The local weather man Ian Thomas disagrees with other experts and say's we wont have 10-15 cm we might only get 3 inches..hmmmm and what does he base his findings on...tea leaf's in a cup,which way his cat stands in the garden,maybe which side of the bed he gets out of...really why do you even print his comments.
Call in your big cat expert too,he's bound to have a theory..I'm off to read some more fictional stories in a comic.”