[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

For southern coasts the shipping forecast, at 17:25,  has the area from Thames all along the south & South west coast, through the irish sea to shannon the winds reaching storm force 11 at some point, so I wouldn't be suprised if a red warning along the south coast appears at some time tomorrow.  definiately not a day to go sailing.

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

you can see it forming now.

[SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion]

The coldest night of the winter for me last night. down to -5c but a lovely frosty and crisp morning.

 

[SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion]

Ive actually seen our first few snowflakes of the winter. the temp has gradually fallen during the morning, from 6c at 7am to 2c now. DP now 1c

 

[Model discussion - hunt for cold - Christmas countdown]

Doesn't look to bad to me.

[Model output discussion - Christmas approaches]

2 minutes ago, Trom said:

Whilst I was leafing through the data on it I came across the statement that ICON is higher resolution than ECM at 7km rather 14km for Europe (globally I think it's 13km).  Is the 14km still true of ECM?

ECM high res is 9KM.

[SE, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 5th Sept 21 onwards]

monsoon rain here. water lapping over the kerb. im glad im not driving at the moment.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

a large cumulo-nimbus to the south of us, probably near redhill, and a rumble of thunder. clear here and humid

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

It has been rumbling with thunder for an hour and a half but the storm/rain has finally arrived. it might save me having to water the veg patch tonight.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Very humid now. I can see the convection building nicely to the east and heading off down towards East Sussex and Kent. Dry here though. 

[North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)]

My brother is in Edmonton, Alberta and they are predicting 39c possibly higher on Wednesday. The record for Edmonton was 37.2c set on June 29th 1937, so it looks like that record will be easily beaten. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Its been a very misty / cloudy humid day here in coulsdon. currently pouring with rain and hence a little cooler, but absolutely no breeze at all.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Hi Nick, definitely more snow than I expected but a nice covering here in coulsdon as well. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Lovely snowfall. Absolutely no wind so some nice big flakes 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Heavy snow in coulsdon now. A covering on gardens and pavements 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

another dusting overnight and a beautiful cold and sunny morning. Very crunchy underfoot, but it looks like it will be back to sliding in the mud for a short while next week!

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

You can tell it is cold across the country, we are using every means possible to generate enough electricity!

 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

up on the north downs in the sunshine and you could see the bands of showers to the north over london and to the south towards kent/sussex. We were in the clear spot today, although we did have the very odd flurry

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

3 minutes ago, Southender said:

Fax charts suggest a Thames Streamer 06:00hrs Weds, then shifting south to a more Mid-Kent/Sussex streamer 12:00hrs Weds.

 

The other thing worth noting on the fax chart is the low pressure out west that is forecast to come across at the weekend (possibly) to bring the mild weather. it showed as being 960MB on Sunday and is now 970MB, so with each run it is filling. it might make it harder for it to push against the cold air.

[Model thread discussion - cold spell looming]

The latest met office video weather forecast does mention that there is milder air trying to get into the uk at the weekend, but that there is to much uncertainty at the moment to say if this will happen. So although the models are tending to show this, i suggest that the human element might take a more pragmatic view of the speed of progress it makes if any at all.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

snowing steadily here for the last hour in varying degrees of intensity. Having been out now we had around 2cms overnight. the top of the downs now has a good covering that gives that nice crunch underfoot when ou walk on it.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

We’ve had about 1cm overnight by the look of it. The road is definitely fully covered now. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

A definate increase in shower activity in the last 15mins and much bigger flakes now.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

very heavy snow shower at the moment, and some larger flakes, the road is covered again now.

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Very icy out, not surprising really, but considering this time yesterday the downs we covered in soggy and waterlogged mud, this morning the whole lot is frozen solid, and not just on the surface but deep down. just goes to show how penetrating the wind has been. light snow shower at the moment.