SuttonStorm

Just thought I would post a pic from the garden, BEFORE the main snow starts in Sutton (now twinned with Kiev!) SS

Yes - I can back this up - phenominal fall of snow - easy level foot! SS

Morning all Well, Sutton was a direct hit for the streamer last night and we have about 1 foot (!) of level snow with snow still falling. Currently -1.8c. Truely amazing. Takes me back to the 70's and 80's. SS

LOL Nick - have a word with yr French chums - they will probably go on strike on the back of it! :lol: SS

Just to echo the thoughts of my friend's from Ewell and Banstead, Sutton has been getting pasted since about 7.30pm. We have about 5cm, with current temp -2.4c. Radar says more coming! SS Wind seems almost due East now

Been fairly continuous in Sutton since about 6.30........about 1" by the looks and radar says "Yes!" Chris

Anyone in Dartford is just about to get it!!!!! SS

NW extra radar shows MUCH heavier showers moving due west along the thames estury towards London.....winds have def changed now and much more intense showers. This must be the main event starting SS

Anyone else having problems with the zoom function on NW extra radar - seems annoyingly intermittent especially when I REALLY want it! SS

Hi Globe Heathrow tends to be OK - financially it is really bad for them to be affected by the weather (they screw things up quite well already without any meterological assistance!!!!) - you should be OK. You have a couple of options about getting to london - the overground to Paddington is the quickest, but may be affected by snow, so you can always revert to the Piccadilly Line tube which should be running. All the best SS

Hi Jackone - thanks for doing this again. It was a wonderful addition last season in the exciting build-up to the hols. We are going to Courchevel for the week before Xmas so looking for a big dump now, continuing until then! I am glad that euro-high has finally given way this week and will be looking at this HD web-cam with interest! http://www.skivolution.co.uk/webcams_livecam.html Regards SS

In these days of "warming trends" and the general consensus that greenhouse gasses are involved in climate change, and in particular temperature, has there been any study that looks at the trends in air pressure over the years? I know it is a very simplisitic view, and I appologise to those purists who will want to jump on it, but GENERALLY, our geographical position means lower pressure = more wind and rain (from an Atlantic-type direction) and higher pressure = more settled, clearer weather with more extremes in temperature, and a more Continental feed. In addition to the recorded rise in temperatures (more extereme in some areas than others), has there been any significant alteration to the pressure trends at all? If so, are these indicative of a change in weather patterns? A few questions there I know, but I hope someone will be able to answer some of it! :o SS

Current report from Sutton, Surrey (Greater London S) Temp : 0.3c R/Hum: 87% DP (calculated) : -1.6c Fresh E/SE breeze Regards and good luck all looking for snow (don't expect much here tbh !!!) SS

That storm building over Northern France really is going to become a monster if it carries on as it is now.... If the wind vectors havn't altered substantially it should cross the channel and hit the UK around Littlehampton, moving NNW through Guildford and onto London. Bigger than the last one by the look of it! SS

That was a fantastic storm... saw it build up on the radar from around the Solent, gaining power as it passed over the land. Looking ahead to later, there is a similar build up over the water around the peninsular beside the Channel Islands (prob got a name but I don't know it ) which was where the previous one built up to start with.......BUT....this one looks much more intense already ! ! Worth keeping an eye on! SS

Ahh SF10...just had to find you on Googleearth.....showing my ignorance of all things IriDoh a dumb swear filter got the better of me Interestingly the NWx radar shows a sleety mix for your area at the mo! Good luck :lol: SS

Wow!!! Massive storm here...loudest thunder I have heard in years! Made the house shake a few times. Torrential rain. Had to go up in the loft to check the leaks (good job I did!!!) and was just praying that the roof didn't get struck by lightning !!!!!! SS

It also depends on the moisture content of the air, or Dew Point (there is also the wet-bulb temp, but I haven't a scooby what that is about - similar I think ) The dew point is the temperature at which the air would become saturated. If there is a high moisture content in the air, then any falling snow will melt quickly before making it to the ground. If the air is dry (as you would get after a cold front has passed) then the snow will not melt whilst falling so easily. That is why it is possible to have falling snow at about 5c, whilst on occassions you get rain at barely above freezing. As Enforcer said, it also helps if the ppn is intense as that drags down colder air, with evaporative cooling, which is the cooling effect on the air when its energy is used up trying to evaporate the falling ppn. Those are my interpretations (from a complete novice), so anyone able to put me right? SS

Heaviest snow of the day so far......settling on the grass....everywhere else is too wet. Temp +0.9c RH 91% DP -0.3c SS

Ditto in Sutton. Proper snow, and temps have dropped from 2.6c about 1300hrs to 1.4c now. Shame the ground is now too wet to support lying snow....grrrrrr SS

Sutton has had fine but quite heavy snow all morning, giving grass an icy covering, but not measurable !!! Banstead which is about 50m higher than here is looking quite wintery, with settling snow on cars, grass pavement and trees. Current temp + 1.3c Current DP - 0.31c (these measurements have been steady all morning) SS