Froze were the Days

Actually colder here now than 2 hours ago! Temp: -0.5c dp: -2.1c Snow depth: 2cms snowing moderately

8cms - 2 inches? that's more like just under 3.5 inches - I think!

What do you reckon on the 18z GFS? Looks a dogs dinner, I'm not to bothered - UKMO looks good. Heavyish snow still, blowing around.

You reckon we could get more out of this? Im on the Essex coast, for some reason I'm expecting about 8mm or so.

18Z Pub run has gone off on one and no easterlies projected but just a flabby high, struggles for retrogression to Greenland as well. Not to concerned at the moment. About 1.5cms here at the moment.

Nah! moved to Swaffham which is nearer North norfolk Digital (weekdays), but live in Essex - I find it equadistant if I need to get to the Beeb (still hang around there). Snowing heavily here at the mo! ahhhhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

Slightly heavier here now and a bit of wind too - nice!

Burnham on Crouch: Temp -0.3c dewpoint -2.9c snowfall total: Approx 1cm conditions: Moderate snow

Sleet and Snow fizzling out, nothing about turning to rain later though and lasting until about 5 or 6am in the eastern counties, that's I interpretated the BBC forecast a few minutes ago. Got about 1cm now on the Essex coast but hopefully will get upto at least another 7/8 on top! - Currently -0.4c and moderately snowing.

Yeah a link to Hammonds forecast will be great!

That looks like the NW midlands to me if I'm not mistaken!

Anybody got a clue what depths we could see? I keep seeing measurement varying from 5cms up to 20 in the choice areas (where ever they are). I'm coming down from Swaffham to my live in home in Essex just for the event!

Can't really see it to be honest mate, general synoptics if the progged front/trough is further to our west which keeps us in the colder air longer just means to my untrained eye a continental airmass with light winds from the East or south east and relatively high pressure and hence little convection, Kold Weather might have a different angle on it but that's how I see it. Always a shot further down the line from another westerly attack but by then although still cold, surface temps would probably not as cold so a more marginal set up regarding precipitation.

Doesn't look like there's going to be any breeze with this predicted snowfall? - would you say this was a very rare synoptical event in getting snowfall for these parts?

The 1987 set up is nothing like the synoptics over the next couple of days, 87 we had huge convection in extremely cold uppers and yes as you said a foot or so of snow was 'delivered' to the south eastern counties particularly coastal areas but what we'll possibly see over the weekend are quite rare synoptics and very difficult to call, where as 87 the writing was on the wall. Not sure about legendary either, 79, 81/82, 86 (for cold in Feb) 87, 91 and possibly Dec 2010 but this I don't think so. But you never know the weather can be pretty unpredictable!

Really? a higher risk of snow in the future - not sure about that, but remaining cold yes.

Are we expecting any convective activity in this part of the world in the next couple of days? just read Weatherwatchers summary into the weekend and largely summarised by saying 'dry and cold' almost everywhere (to Friday).

Below freezing here Paul, quite surprising! with a slight easterly breeze.

Difficult to call, I'll say 3.8c - a cold start but slowly warming up but never that mild. By the way I used to be Timmy H (I have done Nov through to Jan so far in the competition).

Temp: -0.2C Dew point: -2.5c, Partly clear in downtown Burnham!

spots of sleetzle - thats about it! - on the Essex coast. - by the way I changed my user name (Used to be Timmy H)

Exactly! the Express never learns and combined with Mr Vogan then we might as well wave goodbye to the Easterly.

Very interesting - I thought I saw lovely voluptuous Charlotte at the Norfolk show with her 'white T-shirt' on or maybe it was Jonothan Powell in drag. I always thought he was to busy giving the mail and express sensationalist quotes during the autumn to do anyhting else and now that proves true!

Mark Vogan is now starting with all due respect to make himself look a bit silly, he is undoubtedly a 'coldie', this I think is the 4th time he's updated his forecast this winter and still waiting for that elusive cold spell. Saying that it is more his collective thoughts on the output rather than an updated forecast, bit still don't hold your breath.

My thoughts exactly - if ever there was a satellite image which proves the gulf stream effect in Europe then this is it!