The second wave of heavy snow forecast for last night eventually drifted further north and missed the city altogether. As a result, the predicted additional four inches never hit us. Instead, temperatures fell below zero and much of yesterday's snow turned to ice.
We woke this morning to a thick sheet of ice covering roads and footpaths everywhere. My morning walk to the local tube station was risky affair as I gingerly made my way on an inch thick slab of solid ice. However, as quickly as it came, it's rapidly disappearing.
This evening the roads are largely clear, most of the ice has melted and the snow in our yard its looks increasingly patchy. All is not lost. The Met Office is predicting more heavy snow on Thursday evening and through the day on Friday. It estimates anything from 2cms to 10cms will fall. We could be in for more chaos.
I've rescheduled the car's service for Friday after cancelling on Monday. I can't help but wonder if I'll be cancelling again? The Association of British Insurers said that reported car accidents were 30 per cent higher than normal yesterday, even though the average number of car journeys was 31% down on normal. Equally unsurprising, an estimated that 2 million Londoners took the day off work.
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