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  1. East Herts Snow
    Street lights just went out here as well.
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    The best kind of snow. Super dry and accumulates really quickly. Often has a higher accumulation rate than the usual 1:10 rain to snow ratio.
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    Lol, a bit strange, but looks good though
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    Looks like the streamer keeps dying before it reaches us though :-(
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    Lol, oops, you can tell I am a Hertfordshire member! ;-)
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    Image of echoes appearing off Essex coast. ...and as Paul has pointed out moving towards NE Essex!
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    Some bright echoes appearing in the Thames Estuary and moving North/North Westwards towards NE Essex (Mersea Island way)
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    Top post there John Pike, nicely condensed into one easy to understand post and shows what to look out for in the next couple of days. Much appreciated
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    That's a brave statement there PerfectStorm.... This winter is really starting to remind me of the early 1980's, cold just keeps lingering on and gradually keeps getting colder.
  10. East Herts Snow
    Nice one, looks like you are in one of the 'sweet spots' around the country. Extra altitude has helped where you are.
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    Nice one Steve, my favourite chart of all time! A foot of snow was produced on that day over most of the South East and London.
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    Not often you see a Thames Estuary/North Sea streamer move Northwards over East Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk areas.
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    To be fair we have had two decent coverings today already ;-)
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    Top post Andy_leics22 that did make me laugh during this frustrating waiting for snow period! My wife keeps turning the heating on, but I keep turning it off as I think it will decrease the chances of having snow, lol!
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    For once your the snow capital of Britain!
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    The council have begun switching off street lights in East Hertfordshire after mid-night, will be interesting to see what falling snow looks like without the orange glow anymore!
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    I come to the conclusion that we are both blessed and cursed with having access to so many weather charts and all of their various permutations. I recall the days when you would have to wait for the next day's chart in the daily newspaper which would give you a basic forecast up to 48 hours. Then along came Teletext and BBC's Ceefax which had regular daily updates presented via very basic weather images (but at the time state of the art technology). It even provided a 7 day long range forecast for all UK cities and World capitals. This was an enormous leap forward in having a weather predictor at your finger tips and I would be glued to Ceefax during times of cold weather, even up to the late 1990's! I think all of various weather services provide an excellent service overall and verify the majority of the time up to around 72 hours, which I feel is truly amazing. The weather is chaotic and always subject to change due to a new variable being introduced somewhere in the world at anytime (be it a volcanic eruption, or solar flare etc). I feel a lot of the thrill in seeking cold and snowy weather is looking at all of the various charts and making your own forecast up and then looking smug when it does, but the majority of the time I fail :-) I feel we are shaping up for a memorable cold spell, but if it doesn't happen just enjoy the charts that are being thrown up as this is a rare event for many parts of the British Isles.
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    I think Kent could be one of the best places for snow. NB - Ration for rain to snow is around 10:1. As a result 20 mm of rain equals roughly 20 cm of snow (can be higher if the snow is very dry).
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    Yes, basically if I recall, balloon data is not included in certain runs (6z & 18z runs I think). This may not have much impact the majority of the time, but for next week the impact maybe higher as this is the area where the shortwaves are spawning.
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    1 mm of rain equals approximately 1 cm of snow. Although if the snow is drier it can total more (in a true very cold Easterly the snow is normally very dry and accumulates much more). So basically 10 mm of rainfall will equate to approximately 10 cm of snow.
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    Hi Orpingtoniceagedec10, try this link below as it provides a learner guide on short waves: http://www.theweathe.../habyhints/131/ This is another link to a previous thread on the Netweather Forum: http://forum.netweat...twave-features/
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    An excellent site for showing current temps, wind speed, wind direction and pressure. This really helps when plotting which direction troughs/showers may move, via an hourly animation tool that runs through the last 24 hours. http://www.xcweather.co.uk/
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    Kent, but especially East Kent always does well in this type of set-up (if either the ECM or GFS varifies). Still remember during the 1980's when parts of East Kent were cut off for days with huge snow-drifts.
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    Well this run is actually an upgrade on the 12z run, unreal! Almost into the reliable time period, but need these charts to still be appearing within +72 hours range.
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    One thing I am noticing is that GFS wants to introduce an E/NE winds at some stage. However what keeps changing is when it will happen and for how long it will remain in place. On this run they appear sooner, but turns into a Northerly in the longer run.
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