Rinse The Raindrops

That was just for Essex

Saturday Evening Update The first snow of the upcoming cold spell is now entering the range of the higher-resolution weather models. Whilst a few flurries could develop as early as daytime Monday, a strong signal exists for bands of heavier snow showers to develop in the Southern North Sea and move inland during the early hours of Tuesday and persisting possibly into Wednesday. Areas at greatest risk of seeing significant accumulations from these showers are South/East of a line from Clacton to Rainham. Snow will fall elsewhere, but showers may not be as frequent or heavy. This evening's model runs increase the risk of widespread, heavy snow and blizzards next Friday. This will need to be kept a close eye on over the new few days. Temperatures will progressively drop from Monday with many districts of Essex below freezing for a 48-72hr period. Thursday is likely to be the coldest day with highs of -2C or -3C which is unprecedented for the first day of meteorological Spring. Next update: Sunday Morning - Duty Forecaster

It's just an example of when social media " doesn't" work TOO much info, in the old days you were told it was going to snow and that was it! then you waited for it to fall! opened your curtains with excitement or disappointment -it was so easy

Even In 1991 it only lasted a week and that was quite enough, 87 didn't go on for two week either just good to see some snow this season

So if the front pushes up from France, after a few days of the wrong type of snow we could end up with the right kind of snow it's a win win!

Take a look at this for Essex https://essexweather.org.uk/severe-winter-weather/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

The trouble Steve Murrs posts are they are very informative but keeping thinking we are getting all this information from Kenneth Williams think he should start posting in character something like, "Ohh er...what lovely pair of models!" or "Is that a snowball in your pocket? are are you just pleased to see me?"

https://twitter.com/EssexWeather/status/966769253792845825 More It's the high-res models that pick up the snow and they only go out to 48-72hrs. Todays global (12Z) model from the Met Office had a Thames Streamer in place late Monday and into Tuesday whereas ECM had four days of continous snow showers across SE England. 1 reply0 retweets2 likes

And all of this proves as always once you get the cold in anything can happen whether it be light or heavy, surprises always take place with snow ?

Realise that nowhere near ,my point being 1 week event

1991 was one week I'd take that

Can someone explain which model is statically and historically more often correct during the winter months - I'm sure this has probably been discussed before but some clarification would be helpful to those that are less informed and like to follow this discussion - thank you

Light snow and dusting Benfleet

Yeah BBC weather app showing this for my area light snow from 8 - 11am

Do you have the chart from Feb 1991?

Light dusting South Benfleet

Thanks Steve very informative

Well if we can get the NE or E maybe third time lucky, never known North Wind so wet

Think you should change your profile name long haul to cold

Sleety here some flakes mixed in very windy

Nearly all melted in South Benfleet but just a drive up Essex Way and it looks very pretty

BIG flakes now and starting to settle

Lovely big flakes south Benfleet

Light flakes in the wind in Benfleet

Snowing lightly in Benfleet Essex