Gwent set for snow as cold snap bites (From South Wales Argus)
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Gwent set for snow as cold snap bites
10:58am Friday 11th January 2013 in News
SET FOR SNOW: The north of Gwent, like this sretch of the A465 between Brynmawr and Gilwern could see snow over the weekend
UP TO two inches (2-5 centimetres) of snow is forecast to fall in east Wales during the second half of tomorrow, as part of a cold snap affecting large parts of Britain.
The official temperature will remain above freezing all day tomorrow, according to the Met Office forecast.
But it will seem much colder by daybreak on Sunday – as low as -6ºC – with little improvement until next Tuesday.
By then, there is likely to be frozen snow on the ground, as from noon on Saturday a warning for Wales indicates rain will increasingly turn to snow in the east.
Potentially, five to ten centimetres of snow could fall on high ground, with 2-5cm lower down.
Temperatures are predicted to fall rapidly on Saturday evening, with icy surfaces causing possible disruption on roads.
The public is being warned of potential travel delays while councils are gearing up to grit major and key routes.
Areas such as Blaenau Gwent, at risk of some of the heaviest snowfalls, are on alert. Council chiefs there are preparing to activate a snow plan, with 2,000 tonnes of road salt ready to grit roads to keep services going.
Across South Wales, anyone planning to go out after noon on Saturday is advised to check the weather forecast and make sensible preparations in the event of their journey being disrupted.
Comments(17)
WelshRugbyFan
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11:48am Fri 11 Jan 13
Not as the opening line states ... lol
Kevin Ward - Editor
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12:18pm Fri 11 Jan 13
WelshRugbyFan
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12:24pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Kevin Ward - Editor wrote:My apologies Kevin ... must get eyesight tested as i read that wrong ... small screen on kindle fire ... lol
The Met Office forecast is for between two and five centimetres (as in our opening paragraph), which we have converted to 'up to two inches'.
youngashie
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3:50pm Fri 11 Jan 13
WelshRugbyFan wrote:you should have gone to specsavers LOL
Kevin Ward - Editor wrote: The Met Office forecast is for between two and five centimetres (as in our opening paragraph), which we have converted to 'up to two inches'.My apologies Kevin ... must get eyesight tested as i read that wrong ... small screen on kindle fire ... lol
spice15
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6:05pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Joelboy11
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7:47pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Joelboy11
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7:48pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Valrep
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9:26pm Fri 11 Jan 13
The People's Republic of Newp
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10:15pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Kevin Ward - Editor wrote:And please, enough of 'South' Wales with a capital 'S'. There is no such recognised territory: its south Wales, pure and simple.
The Met Office forecast is for between two and five centimetres (as in our opening paragraph), which we have converted to 'up to two inches'.
Dai the Milk
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11:28pm Fri 11 Jan 13
WelshRugbyFan wrote:Yes ......'up to two inches' = 2 to 5 centimetres I think....just printed as though it was 2.5 cms.
I'm sure when i was in school 1 inch = 2.5cm therefore ... 2 inches = 5cm!
Not as the opening line states ... lol
Dai the Milk
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11:30pm Fri 11 Jan 13
Slider02
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8:17pm Sat 12 Jan 13
pbhj
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9:53pm Sat 12 Jan 13
It's normal to capitalise a cardinal direction when referring to a geographic area. There may be no official region labelled as "South Wales" but there is definitely a South Wales albeit ill-defined. To use lowercase and be correct I feel it would need to be "the south of Wales".
Whatever, seems a worthless point to argue.
smokintheweed
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1:09am Sun 13 Jan 13
pbhj wrote:But you are still arguing.
@The People's Republic of Newp
It's normal to capitalise a cardinal direction when referring to a geographic area. There may be no official region labelled as "South Wales" but there is definitely a South Wales albeit ill-defined. To use lowercase and be correct I feel it would need to be "the south of Wales".
Whatever, seems a worthless point to argue.
rocking the ganj
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12:29am Mon 14 Jan 13
smokintheweed wrote:heard your mum saying she was hoping for a good eight inches this weekend.
pbhj wrote:But you are still arguing.
@The People's Republic of Newp
It's normal to capitalise a cardinal direction when referring to a geographic area. There may be no official region labelled as "South Wales" but there is definitely a South Wales albeit ill-defined. To use lowercase and be correct I feel it would need to be "the south of Wales".
Whatever, seems a worthless point to argue.
Gw Ent
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1:01pm Thu 24 Jan 13
Dugstar says...
11:02am Fri 11 Jan 13