London Advice?

[przed]

I'm packing up for the flight to London tomorrow, and the weather is showing as snow for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

For those of you in London or area, do you have any idea if this is going to be a "light dusting, isn't it pretty" sort of snow, or a "yes, you do need boots for this" sort of snow?

I can go either way (I'm Canadian; I have several shades of serious winter boots) but if I can get away with the nice leather shoes I was originally planning on, that's more room in the suitcase for, ya know, buying stuff.

ETA: The Beeb's forecast for the weekend says, and I quote: "Sunny or clear spells but also showers of rain, sleet or snow with a risk of more general wintry precipitation for a time."

Does "more general wintry precipitation" = boots?

(I'm totally stealing that phrase. "Is there some general wintry precipitation coming?" That'll go down a treat with a snowstorm on the way.)

Comments

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Hopefully someone will respond who is currently living in London. *g*

In the meantime, it is really rare any more for it to snow in London at all -- most of it melts in the atmosphere above the city due to the sheer size and heat of it -- and even rarer for it to be anything that a Canadian would even visually register as really being snow.

They have been having really odd weather in the UK over the last few days but I think you'd be safe.

Hmmm... The BBC doesn't seem to be mentioning it (http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8).

[kortirion.livejournal.com]

Most 'proper' snow will be in the Highlands and down the East coast. London might get an inch or so of wet sleet that will turn to slush almost immediately - especially on the pavements in the centre. As long as your nice leather shoes can take 'it's extremely wet underfoot' they'll be fine. Otherwise your lightest pair of boots will be more than adequate.

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Looking lovely and clear and sunny here today! We've had "proper" snow in London the last two years (for a day or two, stopping buses and closing schools) but wintry precipitations is far more likely :) I'd risk not cluttering your luggage with snowy type boots. Especially if you're staying in the centre. If we do get dumped on you can always go shopping! The Beeb has to cover all bases because we mock them unceasingly when they get it wrong.

Let me know if I can be of any help while you're here. And travel safe!

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Pretty much covered by the above, but yes - "heavy" for us is likely to be "very modest" by Canadian standards. At the worst, I'd go for sturdy shoes ("nice" ones might get horribly soaked in all the slush) or what I imagine you would consider to be light boots (I'll be in light boots myself, anyway).

Have a wonderful trip!