Si B

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As title, anyone in the above areas know what the weather is like?

Got a 580 odd mile drive tonight, leaving Somerset around midnight, to get up to Inverness area tomorrow around 8 latest.

Anyone know what the weather or roads are like at the moment? Had the TV on for a bit for local news, but would appreciate anyone that actually knows adding their input

Thank you
Si

Twellsie

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M6 around birmingham is very wet at the moment, but no snow hth

JTECH James

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lots of standing water about on the m5, deffo not r888 weather lol

Lloyd

havnt they forecast 20 cm of snow for tonight,and blizzard type conditions .lmfao

Si B

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Wet, hmm, that's ok I guess. Thank you, that was an area I was concerned about.

Swapping to my 19s especially for the occasion

Thank you Lloyd

Lloyd

just checked on the weather forcast, very heavy snow around brum at midnight,

Lloyd

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html

danja

Snowing heavy here now in Cannock bud, that's M6 JCT10 and I'm bout 18 miles from Brum

Si B

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Enough to be a problem out on the M6? I don't want to be stuck in the car overnight or any of that crap!

It is 4*4 and I do have a lot of warm kit and sleeping bags etc, but deffo don't want to get stuck anywhere!

Si

danneth

i know your not comming near sheffield, but id really think about this trip just started pelting it down with snow here and its forecast to be heavy from now till about 3 in the morning

Lloyd

heavy snow in coventry at the min,just by j3 m6. the traffic doesnt seem any slower than normal on the m6 as yet

pitcha44

have a check on this some are unlit but others arnt. gives a bit of a clue what to expect.

http://keepmoving.co.uk/home_jamcams.aspx#mapSection

Andy_R

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http://www.trafficscotland.org/lev/index.aspx


A9 at Drumochter summit is usualy the worst part of the Perth to Inverness road for weather - its usually well serviced though!

danja

I wudn't have thought it's bad enough to cause any probs at the minute bud, but it's forecast to be heavy at midnight through to 3am when it will turn to sleet until 6am

RSandy

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snowing like a bitch here right next to J7 M6, sticking too, so thats a layer of slush, topped off with a layer of snow, made perfect by horizontal snow blizzard

enjoy the drive

Si B

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Bugger

Best find some snow chains then

Si B

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Great link, thank you.

Snow around Bristol as well as Brum.

Pants

DAN P

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snowing hard here in bristol si and ment to be bad in glos

fraser9764

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lots of rain around j18 of the m6, no snow since last night so its all gone now, even my snowman

Si B

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Now snowing at home

I think my journey is doomed!

Got to be out of here by 12 midnight, and in sunny Scotland for 8.30.

High speed and snow, great.

col cos1

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its not snowed in edinburgh since last night

JTECH James

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take it easy out there mr b

RSandy

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and after all the ranting about being prepared whn JTECHSAFF's missus got caught in the snow and was apparently 'unprepared', dnt 4get your vital lifesaving supplies!!!

hot food and water, blankets, a shovel, a mountain goat, an M60 machine gun, BA barracus, some pegs, and some sticky back plastic



i would like to say its gettin nicer up here by J7 M6, but it really isnt, still snowing sideways

Spiky

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why ya going?

well someone had to ask....lol


hope the weath holds out for you

Lloyd

traffics moving very slow now si, good luck if your going to attempt this trip.

Tev

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i can see the m6 from my bedroom window (junctioon 3) and this is the conditon of the road out side my house



take it easy fella

Si B

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Made it up as far as just north of Gloucester, single lane open, 30 mph behind a massive line of trucks.

I gave up and headed home, just got in Guess as I said, the journey was doomed.

Even with 4wd, as I left the exit on the motorway, and turned back on myself on the overhead roundabout, I could barely move.

What a frikin nightmare. Bang goes my Snowboarding and climbing and rallying trip to Scotland :w all::wal l: :w all::wal l: :w all::wal l: :w all::wal l: :w all:

SteveH

Balls, gutted for you mate

Lloyd

thats a shame mate, couldnt you have traveled a day earlier? and stopped in a hotel.

Si B

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Thanks Steve. Gutted for myself

Had way to much to do, so leaving at the last minute was the only option. Wish I had gone earlier, but just no time to do so.

Off to look at the car now, front bumper did not agree with the snow on the slip road