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Title: weather or not the snow will fall !!
Post by: distancetraveller on December 08, 2017, 09:13:50 AM
Its currently snowing quite hard in Shrewsbury this morning with more forecast for later today, with not much sign of a rise in temperature.

What's the current state of weather in WA15 please
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Post by: HashtagAlty on December 08, 2017, 09:21:26 AM
Glorious sunshine in neighbouring WA16
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Post by: distancetraveller on December 08, 2017, 09:22:55 AM
Cheers Hash
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Post by: Timperley The Best on December 08, 2017, 09:26:43 AM
Light sprinkling of snow in Timperley , might be a covers on the pitch job ?
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Post by: robininstockport on December 08, 2017, 09:47:26 AM
I'm hoping the over 50 dinner guest put the covers on before being fed yesterday.
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Post by: cheshire cat on December 08, 2017, 10:03:39 AM
No we didn't but we all took it turn to have a go with the sprinklers.  :D
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Post by: One Foot in the Grave on December 08, 2017, 10:21:56 AM
14 magpies were grazing in the penalty area at the Golf Road end around 2.30.

Unfortunately the old rhyme doesn't extend that far.
Title: Re: weather or not the snow will fall !!
Post by: HashtagAlty on December 08, 2017, 10:54:45 AM
According to Shaw Lane we're doing a pitch inspection at 10am.
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Post by: distancetraveller on December 08, 2017, 11:22:46 AM
Been falling heavy for 3 hours here non stop.

I expect schools will be shutting etc soon.
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Post by: Teasierbeaver on December 08, 2017, 02:21:12 PM
Blue sky and a mild 3 degrees here in the Bucks/Oxon borderlands.

It would really help us kick on over xmas if we got a result over them tomorrow. Lets hope the pitch holds up overnight and the club are doing all they can to protect it.
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Post by: roytonmike on December 08, 2017, 04:15:31 PM
BBC online forecast for Alty on Sat is roughly as follows -
dry overnight, temps 0-1C
light snow by 8 am
heavy snow by 11am
sleet by 2pm
respite by 4pm, but light snow again by 5pm lasting into the evening.
Doesn't look good - but Sunday looks worse still!
Keeping my fingers crossed that they've erred on the bleak side ...
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Post by: Alty5678 on December 08, 2017, 04:28:22 PM
Sounds like a nice long trip from Barnsley with that forecast, as I can't see Woodhead Pass being open! Should at least double their journey time, which should work in our favour. If the game is on!
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Post by: Is this it? on December 09, 2017, 09:19:05 AM
Having been out for a wander this morning, while it's not as cold as I expected, I think it looks doubtful for this afternoon's fixture.  Been while since we've had a home fixture and so I was looking forward to it...damn it all.
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Post by: One Foot in the Grave on December 09, 2017, 09:27:29 AM
Just started to snow again in Timperley.  Not very heavy, but forecast that Mike posted is beginning to look depressingly accurate.
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Post by: whiskyalty on December 09, 2017, 09:39:53 AM
Get the orange ball out and get on with it football's gone soft lol.
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Post by: One Foot in the Grave on December 09, 2017, 09:42:14 AM
Stopped again after only 15 minutes. Sky blue to the west, but grey to the east. Inspection due in 20 minutes. It's going to be pretty soft underfoot.....
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Post by: roytonmike on December 09, 2017, 09:45:41 AM
For what it's worth this is the current BBC online forecast -
light snow thru 11 am, then cloud, then light rain shower around 1 pm, then sleet by about 2pm, turning to light snow by 5pm & lasting thru the evening.
I still think they're guessing ..
Hope the decision is made in the next 45 minutes - I'd have tp set off earlier than usual today for various reasons ... fingers crossed still!
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Post by: Timperley The Best on December 09, 2017, 09:57:46 AM
Macc and Fcum both on probably down to having covers on the pitch