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7 minutes ago, snowfall09 said:
London Bridge live
Wow! - very unusual to see that intensity of snow falling in Central London - beautiful!
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Genuine question (though probably the wrong thread, but this is the only place I post): this very fine powdery snow seems to me to have quite a distinct, almost chemical smell. Have never noticed this with snowfall in the past. We have an enclosed basement terrace which is thick with snow and I notice it every time I go out there (it's not normally stinky, I promise!) Is there any scientific basis to this, or am I just going a bit potty?
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10 minutes ago, KenningtonKitty said:
Not over yet a while - showers starting to bubble up again as sun goes down ........
We have just had another albeit fairly brief heavy shower - we now have 18cm! (though I don't want to brag as I know how hugely irritating that is if you're not looking out at an expanse of white.... we've been lucky this time and I hope everyone sees something by the end of the week).
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20 minutes ago, username home said:
The irony in your post is off the scale. The bbc got their forecast right.
Not for my location. I had several hours of heavy snow last night which they totally failed to forecast although the MetO had flagged it up for days.
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A rather snowy Grove in Tunbridge Wells this morning. My daughters are so annoyed that their school is open! (Sorry about the undue prominence given to the dog poo bin, which is not the most aesthetically pleasing object - chosen because you can see the snow depth on the top!)
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3 minutes ago, emf0778 said:
Cloudy but nothing falling. Would love to know where Kate is in relation to me, though!
In Tunbridge Wells, if I'm the Kate you mean, this was a couple of hours ago but it has paused here momentarily. The bright light in the picture is not our car being torched but the nearby lamp post, in non-working order for six years, which TWBC with impeccable timing decided to repair a few weeks ago - it is so bright it sears your retinas, but fantastic for snow-watching!
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2 minutes ago, Come rain snow or shine said:
I work from home, on the computer, and have become a night owl. Ideal for snow watching in the witching hours lol.
Me too! - I'm a freelance book editor and have never been an early riser (to put it mildly) so am ideally suited to lamppost watching - though tonight the snow has sporadically been so heavy here no lamppost was needed. Am quite excited about tonight! - but annoyed that i failed to buy biscuits..... the house is completely devoid of snacks!
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6 minutes ago, wellington boot said:
Chill. Most places will see some lying snow at some point, some places will luck out and get dumped on, a few places might get unlucky and miss out.
This was always going to be the case, as explained by others, due to the way showers form and 'cluster'. And it's still early.
Alternatively, spend some years watching, learn where the sweet spots tend to be, and move there... I can tell you the Tunbridge Wells area and just south of there in E Sussex almost always do very well in any kind of NE'rly set up. I used to be based there and you always win around there. I called a while ago and checked and it sounds like the same happening again. Over 4cm lying at last measure...
Yes, we are right in the centre of town and I can confirm between 4cm and 5cm. I did move here partly
because I was told we got more snow than most!
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8 minutes ago, chionomaniac said:
Nothing like writing off a cold spell just 24hrs in. Especially considering any significant snow was not forecast for until after 30 hours!
Here in West Kent only a few hours into the forecast snowfall we already have 4cm...... it may be that we are just lucky, but yes, the night is still young! The local BBC forecast also seemed to be mentioning further snow tomorrow night - so hopefully that will involve more of us.
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1 minute ago, throwoff said:
Looking at the Dutch radar I have a horrible feeling we are going to miss several hours of snow from 11 onwards, complete empty patch heading for Kent. All going north.
Plenty in West Kent at present....
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1 minute ago, Frosty. said:
Just popped in to wish my southeast friends lots of snow, the radar looks very active so you should do well and that includes the coming days!..you deserve this
Thank you! - and thank you for all your fantastically uplifting posts in the Other Place which keep many of us going in the face of so much negativity.... wishing you lots of snow too, if not this winter then next....
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Gosh. It hasn't been snowing for very long in Tunbridge Wells but because it is so powdery and everywhere is so cold and dry it is settling on everything. If this goes on - and this is the 'light snow' phase the MetO forecast at this point - we will definitely have at least 4-5cms by morning.
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8 minutes ago, lottiekent said:
Anyone else getting an error with their MO 5 day forecast?
It's been like it since early morning - not the best day to choose to be beset by gremlins. Or maybe they've been hacked by Meteogroup!
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8 minutes ago, smarklew said:
Ooh where are you? I’m speldhurst/Langton and nothing yet!
We are at the top of Grove Hill. And after the flurry of excitement there is now nothing - it's going to take a while to get going properly.
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A few flakes here now in Tunbridge Wells.....
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50 minutes ago, nick sussex said:
What normally happens is this thread gets quiet as soon as the snow arrives and everyone heads off to the regional threads.
But fear not as I’m threadless I’ll still be here!
Nick, surely by now you are an honorary member of all threads!
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1 hour ago, SF-02 said:
That's just SE trains covering their backsides though more than a forecast.
In the past they've adopted a heavily reduced timetable when the chance of snow was about 20% by every model. Didn't arive and they still ran the skeleton service.
Clearly the chances are higher now but I wouldn't trust an SE guidance for love nor money. Could come at 3pm or 9pm they put up rubbish anyway
Totally agree, I wasn't suggesting it was a forecast - more an excuse to down tools at the suggestion of a snowflake!
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Just to let Southeastern commuters know that they are recommending people try to complete their homeward journeys by 6PM tomorrow night as heavy snow is forecast from around that time.....
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4 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:
For Friday or the next couple of days? hahahaha!! shittyknickers...
The Amber warning for the East of England is for Tuesday.
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1 minute ago, Jayces said:
The below has been added to the warning for Tuesday into Wednesday on the Meto site so looks like we will be seeing some amber warnings soon if not today then definitely tomorrow..
Separate Amber warnings are being issued to cover those areas which currently look most likely to see impacts
So far the Amber warning is just for the East of England.
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Just now, danm said:
Nathan Rao has a lot to answer for.
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Great update from Phil Avery just now - disruptive snow for some this week, and they seemed reasonably positive about the chances of Friday's major snowfall. Good times ahead - certainly no downgrades!
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25 minutes ago, chelsea01 said:
So the south east getting nothing now just the midlands and north
Personally I'd rather trust the Met Office: here's the forecast for London and the South East from Monday through to Wednesday:
Extremely cold. Snow showers developing, becoming widespread and heavier later Monday. Frequent, occasionally heavy snow showers continuing Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to locally significant accumulations. Becoming windy from Tuesday.
Not quite sure how that translates to 'the south east getting nothing'.
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7 minutes ago, lawrenk said:
I’ll just put this out there.
I love Tight Isobar.
Yes, I do too! - he is almost poetic, if poets came from another galaxy.....
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Kent, Home counties and south London general weather discussion 25/02/2018 onwards
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The South East is still under a yellow warning for snow for Thursday and Friday - think they are unsure exactly who is going to be in the firing line.