LightningLover

Yes, the Bexhill Road and Bulverhythe area were particularly bad, I was on the bus and it had to divert.

14.88mm of rain in 6 hours... Obligatory 'if only it was snow!' A streamer of sorts containing moderate-heavy rain has parked itself over a swathe of east Sussex, being driven in from the E/ENE. Will probably pick up another 10-20mm by 06:00 tomorrow.

NE gales likely tomorrow morning too- Unusual direction!

Look at how the storms have exploded in the Southern North Sea!

A very potent looking squall line on the outer reaches of the 15z UKV run today.

I don't think I've ever grown tired of winter so fast... Supposed to be my favorite season by a mile, but this year has been a turgid slog indeed! Looking forward to the prospect of thunderstorms, unless the convective season is a bust too?!? The only spells that have stopped it from being a 0/10 were the mid January easterly and the December freezing fog.

Metwatch Yeah I know what you mean! I was thinking more in terms of elevated, frequent lightning type storms really, as it's very rare to get one of that definition before then (although not impossible!) My end date for the season is 1st October, although that can be extended on rare occasions like 2023 with the big channel crosser on the 23rd that caught many people (myself included) out!

Weather-history Madness.

Not too long until the convective season begins by my definition (1st April)! After a rather meager winter as far as cold and snow is concerned, I'm already finding myself looking ahead to the first warm and humid nights sat on the beach, looking out for distant flashes in the channel! I've been reminiscing on the best events in my lifetime by going back to archived threads on this forum... And the adrenaline-soaked first hand accounts that I often mash on the keyboard at 03:00 after being out for hours! I digress, but here's to another season! Let's make it one to remember!

Small zone of 60-70mph winds on latest UKV

feb1991blizzard Synoptically similar, but no where near the severity of that legendary spell! I think we all have to remember that the sun becomes an increasingly formidable force as February wears on, so better uppers and deeper cold in general is needed for anything widespread/noteworthy! So I for one am keeping my feet on the ground for now (especially as an East sussex dweller). Edit: Mind you... The frames following that chart are not to be scoffed at! Certainly would be long lived/entrenched cold. .

True!

10 miles North at the most- Don't want it turning marginal lol!

A textbook, December 2015-esque bartlett setting up there- yuck!

January 1940 says 'Hello!'

Haha, incredible to even think about... Probably -15c max by day, much colder at night if winds fell light.

-32c uppers on far right!!

Coldest I'm aware of is this (-17c at 850hPa in Scotland as it arrived!)

Pink for cold, Blue for mild... Makes sense lol! I see this colour scale thrown around often, really is an eyesore.

Haha, what a legend! I think December 2015 was another contender:

And further south from my understanding, originating from the Azores and extending across the Mediterranean.

Yeah I was astonished last night... -1c dewpoint, 0c, -6c 850hPa temps... What was wrong???

We had a rain shower last night at 0c lol!

Met office app giving heavy snow around 22:00, quickly turning to rain as the milder air arrives. Interesting, we shall see!

Maximum of around 2c here today, with thick frost persisting in the shade. Lots of frozen ponds! Fog has formed as the sun has gone down. Not bad for the 2nd of December. Great shame about the distinct lack of snow, but I can't turn my nose up at weather like this so early on! It's expected to drop to -3c by 20:00, which I think is really impressive for Bexhill. Would love to see how low it would go if not for the milder air arriving after midnight!