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Good to see beeb still going for something major at the end of the week.
They have been pretty spot on so far with this much over hyped spell of chilly weather.
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Warning area runs right through my back garden.
Should be safe enough out the front.B-)
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12 minutes ago, username home said:
imagine if the bbc had forecasted to the extremes that some on here wanted them too.....
Yes indeed.
Looks like the beeb/metogroup may have been right all along. Which,to be fair,is good to know for the future.
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19 minutes ago, SLEETY said:
only occasionally heavy snow showers in our region Tuesday less frequent Wednesday.wtf is that from the met office afternoon update for our region,surely the E coasts of our region will see frequent snow showers at least moving well inland as the winds become stronger ? Now it's METS turn to act like metogroup ,flips sake
Yes,looking like a bit of a non event for most of the region now,amazing changes in forecast over the last day. Shame really. Maybe it was being too hyped for too long anyway.
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5 minutes ago, kate1 said:
The snow was only ever forecast to begin in earnest late Monday/early Tuesday. The text forecast goes on to say the following from Tuesday onwards: 'snow showers are likely in many places, heaviest and most frequent in eastern and some central areas. Some spells of more prolonged snow are likely, especially in the east, and particularly later next week, across southern areas. Some locally significant snowfalls are likely although details will remain uncertain until much nearer the event'. I think the word 'likely' with regard to periods of prolonged and significant snow is as good as we can hope to get from the MetO at this stage in the proceedings.
Yes,exactly right.
And if folk aren't happy with an outlook like that if its snow they are aftet then I think they should take up another hobby.NO forecast is going to say tbete will ne six inches of snow on your truffle patch next Tuesday at 3.05pm !!!!
Best outlook I can ever recall,way better than 2010.
About the Apps debate,John Hammond( who I think knows a bit more than us about these things) specifically said in his video blog the other night,do NOT pay attention to apps in convective/ unstable situatioms like the one forecast for next week,tbey just cant handle it.
Oh and i cant help get the feeling there are some,how shall I put it,wind up merchants,on here today.Pay no heed to them.
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I recall the feb 2009 snow event wasnt being definitely forecast by the beeb or anyone else till the thurs/friday beforehand. Snow showers were forecast for the following Sunday and Monday,well we all remember what happened,10 inches here!! Worth noting that they were more concerned about an area of snow moving up from france on the monday evening,never actually happened.
I also remember the huge dump of snow in Hampshire/Berks/Surrey in Jan 2010,that only popped up in the forecast about 12 hours beforehand.
Small features can make all the difference in very cold weather. And looking at the outlook from met office( wouldn't pay much heed to tv anymore) who have been more or less spot on for the last year or more with their outlooks,we are in for some fun and games!
Exactly where,when and how much snow,who knows? Just sit back,relax,and watch it unfold.
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17 minutes ago, Jimmyh said:
everyone who is panicking check the met office update sticking to there guns still despite everything being thrown in the mad thread
Yes,could'nt agree more.Lets wait a day or two and see if Meto firms up on it.They seem confident though.
I ll always remember the mad thread in mid December 2010. It were about -3c outsde during the day,the SE was about to get a good dollop of snow( and we did for a cjange) and the rows and arguements in the mad thread were amazing.Quite sad imho.Hanging on every run,chart and 'background signal'!!Really?!?!!
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3 hours ago, lawrenk said:
Well well well... Full all the model inconsistency, the MO update, to my eyes, is a further upgrade on yesterday’s already very good one!
Doesn’t seem to be any doubt in their mind, as they’re now saying it WILL turn much colder at the end of next week with snow mentioned. Not only that, indications it will stay this way in the SE for a while into March so maybe a 2 week proper cold spell!
I don’t know about anyone else but I can’t remember many occasions where the MO have been this bullish this far out? Their super computers must be producing some exciting output. Hopefully we’ll see it soon on our ZX81 Models!
Yes,i agree.very rarely seen a forecast like that.
Probably won't satisfy the so called experts on the MAD thread who ate probably trawling through every run to pick out a downgrade.
I definitely think we are going to see some severe winter weather in next 10 days.
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I must tune in to the Beeb's Weather for the Week Ahead later.First time in ages.See what their take is on things though I dare say it ll be their usual incisive and analytical "Wettest in NW Driest in SE" affair.
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8 minutes ago, stainesbloke said:
Good to see showers developing a little more widely than forecast, more areas may see a dusting of snow overnight. Though hopefully the temperature will go down quickly, it’s 5C currently in the manor which isn’t very cold.
Made it to Prague safely, chilly here at 2C with a dusting of snow here and there.
Enjoy Prague mate,great city.
Interesting you say its 2c there.I have always said we cannot expext anything too spectacular here in SE if temps ate above freezing on mainland Europe in early February. Most of Europe apart from scandanavia above freezing.
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12.4c at 7am
I've seen lower early morning temperatures in summer
Bonkers but saves on heating i suppose this boring weather.
May liven up later mind!
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Yup,pretty viscous shower here in Wimbledon about hour ago.
I checked the met forecast earlier when it said dry,breezy and sunny spells so headed indoors thankfully.
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3 minutes ago, DonnaThw said:
Think they turned their computers of yesterday for the SE.
Yes,that's certainly true!
Good job that storm didnt hit during the day.
Someone screwed up somewhere.
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They must be delighted in the met office today.
It has been decided by Netweather that on the 18 January that winter is over,so there's no need for them to do ought else until the end if March.
Switch off the super computers and grab your coats lads and go home because there's nought else to do for the next 10 weeks.Just issue one forecast "mild,breezy with some rain" and that will do till end if March. There will be no more winter this year.
What utter utter nonsense!!!!!! B-) B-)
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5 minutes ago, Lampostwatcher said:
not one single snow shower made it over to our region over night pathetic
warnings were not needed
Yes,agree with that.
These warnings are becoming far too common.
It will soon reach the stage where nobody will pay any attention to them.
Another quite chilly morning in SW19, nought to be concerned about.
There's still the best chunk of winter left to deal us up something interesting.
Wouldn't pay much or any attention to models and the 'experts' who interpret them. They couldn't predict a pint in a pub.
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13 hours ago, Walsall Wood Snow said:
http://www.neforum2.co.uk/ferryhillweather/bonacina.html
Here's a link you might find interesting if you haven't seen it before on this forum. I'd question the grading of some of the Winters, but it is for the the whole UK and gives the dates and locations for some of the events. It also includes any events in the Autumn preceding as well as the Spring succeeding each Winter in the Winters overall grading. Anyway enjoy.
Cheers for that mate,will be good reading that in detail later. B-)
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I take great pleasure in reading the historical Met Office monthly reports on their site, really interesting.
What you see there is that all through the last century there were lengthy periods when there were no noteworthy snow events( especially down here) and on numerous occasions a mild wet month can be followed by a cold snowy one.
If extremely cold snowy winters were so common in the past then how come we just hear about 1947/1963/1979.I ll leave out 2010 as it was a one week wonder here!
Truth is,they wer'nt that common at all.
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Why are folk obsessed about easterlies on the other thread. Even if we get one,and we probably won't anyway,have they not seen the temps on mainland and in eastern Europe?? Even Warsaw and Moscow are above freezing!!
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59 minutes ago, Ben Lewis said:
15 more days and I’ll be getting my annual snow & cold fix for 3 weeks in Montreal whilst you are enjoying the cloud and rain (proper weather) = my version of a bore fest.
I’m also enjoying my (proper weather) today. Dry and not raining = your version of a borefest :-)
Oooh lucky you,went there about 10 years ago for a week in early January,oh jeeez it was cold and lots of snow,Ottowa aswell,frozen river( canal?) I always remember they said they were having a cold snap at the time -20c !!
Great city Montreal,whatever the weather.
Enjoy!!
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That '10 day trend' video on Met Office site is great.
Saves wading through the tantrums and tiaras posts on the mad thread.
No snow on the horizon unfortunately but some wild Atlantic storms going to visit us for some considerable time. Howling wind and rain, good cloudscapes,and maybe even a bit of thunder.
Proper weather!!
Bad news for those on here who are afraid of getting wet.??
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2 hours ago, northwestsnow said:
Well i'm hopeful of some wintryness between christmas and new year but for the overwhelming majority it looks like lots of cold hard rain.
Scotland may stay north enough of the jet to bring some very wintry weather- esp over the Hills but lets call a spade a spade here- for any deep prolonged cold its looking as bleak as last year-
Looking great for period between Christmas and New Year,plenty of wind and rain and maybe even a storm or two. At least it ll get rid of the grey rubbish we now have here now. Love looking at the radar seeing rain appriach and the wind picking up. I know that doesnt fit the narrative on this site with its obsession with dry and snow( however that works!!)
Wet stormy weather is actually a bit of a novelty down here.
Snow even more so but as I said a few weeks ago,with a more mobile pattern,anything can happen.
They still live in hope of an eastetly over on the mad thread! Have they seen the temperatures to our east???
I wonder about folk there sometimes,someone on there a few days ago wanted to know if a euro slug high would give us an easterly in the UK?!?!!
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Well I'm all for wind,gales,rain,anything but this cold rubbish.
Looks like nowhere in Europe is going to have much if any snow over Christmas even the places in central eastern Europe where you would expect it.
So,if we ain't going to have snow then bring on the storms,at least it's real weather.
Is that not why we are on here..??
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Hands up who has ever seen such a gibberish Met Outlook for next week.
Talk about not having a clue! :))
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17 minutes ago, Biensie said:
Yes, Ive just seen that, quite a downgrade from yesterday.
I think it says they haven't a clue what's going to happen.
I ve never read such a gibberish outlook.
They just don't know,which makes it all the mirer interesting.
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Kent, Home counties and south London general weather discussion 25/02/2018 onwards
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Decided today,no radar,no forums,no will it wont it,just let the weather do what its going to do. Reverse psychology! Didnt get much but better than nought.
It was quite nice not knowing when the snow was going to start or indeed stop.
Will do the same later in the week too,its much more fun imho!