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System seems to be pivoting a little off the Belgium coast. May creep towards us but will be much more marginal if it does affect us!
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10 minutes ago, Donna3397 said:
That’s really funny, my grandparents said exactly the same things lol
My parents always said the same thing. Cloud cover at night lifts the temperature so guess that's why???
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2 minutes ago, steveinsussex said:
It’s not going to snow on Wednesday in the SE
You sound pretty certain. Thought a couple of the 18z runs were suggesting that the system might pivot across the south east before clearing!
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Now snowing in Margate as Neil suggested it might earlier!
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I'm working in Margate today and the pink blobs have been passing on the radar for 15mins but nothing falling to the ground from what I can see!
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2 minutes ago, Jamie M said:
Looking more promising. Met app has us down for snow at 11am and then again mid afternoon fwiw
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Just now, lassie23 said:
Did a bird poo on your car
Must have been a flock of seagulls if so
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A slushy deposit on the car here after a short sharp shower. 2 miles inland!
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1 hour ago, throwoff said:
Strangely Kent is totally out of the warnings now, yet the latest METO update just went from rain all day from now to snow and sleet till 12 and rain after...
The app is showing rain all the way for next 12 hrs for my neck of the woods. Talk about chopping and changing!
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Was hoping to see improvements on the Met Office app for tonight/tomorrow but it's pretty poor tbh. 2 hrs of snow following 5 hrs of rain/sleet. As ever it takes a lot to go right in this corner of Kent and without an easterly component the odds are not looking too promising
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Those talking about temps not feeling low enough for snow need to remember that the precipitation when it arrives will drag these temps lower which will increase liklihood of white not wet
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2 hours ago, Jamie M said:
Exactly what I was thinking, it's good the Estuary hasn't killed off all of the potential for falling snow so we might be alright somewhat. You're definitely getting a better shout in Herne though than me a bit closer to the town centre
Yep, a mile or so inland and a little elevation does seem to make quite a difference in these marginal situations. Not long to find out I guess.
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11 minutes ago, Jamie M said:
Textbook sleet earlier
Wasn't expecting it as DP was near 3C but this brief shower came in over the Estuary and the temperature dropped to 3.9C with a dew point of 0.8C.
Promising for tonight/tomorrow then!
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17 minutes ago, Mcconnor8 said:
I think the models may be underestimating how cold it will get under heavier precipitation, so think that we could end up with more turning from rain to snow than is suggested currently, at least hopefully
24 minutes ago, Kieran1960 said:Not for the south though midlands northwards yes, but as I’ve been trying to highlight those along southern counties are likely to have a week of cold rain and sleet
I think those of us in the south are well aware that any marginal set ups are likely to usually leave us on the wrong side but there are factors that suggest the situation could be more favourable, if you want snow falling at least, next week.
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Long time lurker from the South East (sorry, another one) here. While it's fairly quiet between runs I just wanted to thank you all for the time and effort you put in to your informative posts. A relatively dull winter looks to be coming to an end. As said before what can go wrong often does for the UK, even at 96hrs. Would it be fair to say that we can now be 75% confident of this cold (hopefully white) spell taking place? Cheers
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16 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:
Don't think any of it will come this far east though.
I spotted half a dozen flakes between Canterbury and home tonight. I'm counting it as another day of snowfall
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27 minutes ago, Sparky68 said:
It's all happy again in the mad thread
Yep, two day mild blip seems to be the consensus this morning!
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27 minutes ago, Neilsouth said:
Herne at 8am
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6 minutes ago, SHM040519 said:
We ended up with a decent cover when I went to bed in canterbury considering the day before. About 1-2cm on bins etc. a slushy mix on pavements and roads
Same here in Herne just up the road from the town!
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2 minutes ago, Coopsy said:
Certainly no sign of the bluebells!
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4 minutes ago, Jamie M said:
Same here, temperature just sat above 1C
Paths starting to go white now. Always late to the party!
SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on
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Thanks for this info. I was living in Cliftonville (Margate) at the time and my German relatives, who were staying with us over Christmas, were scheduled to return home on either the 5th or 6th but we all woke up to an unexpected snowfall and they had to delay their trip. I was sixteen at the time and recall quite a significant amount of snow especially with us being so close to the seafront. Good to see how that cold spell came about! Cheers