Number 23
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Yeah can confirm that we are melting here! Dusting on the grass is surviving though would've looked better if I'd mowed it properly last time -
It's actually quite interesting to watch and I've not seen it before - the shower we had left a dusting which disappeared from the paths and shed rapidly, now another shower pushing in and snow settling immediately on the same surfaces.
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Is that a Summer Holiday snap?
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Ha yeah I know - I'm guessing the time of year is a factor in it. From the basic reading I've done on it, seems to be sun strength plus low humidity? Over my head to be honest! Yeah understandable really, cold isn't much fun in and of itself for most of us on here. Sunshine is nice when it breaks through so not all bad. Will be interesting to see what happens today; I'm a bit bummed out by the way it's gone here, but who knows there may be a surprise or two for some of us. Either way, I second your want for Spring soon - wouldn't want to find ourselves in a cool/cold March into April. That's when I start looking for beer garden season - how inconsiderate!
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Pretty sure someone mentioned sublimation - think it's more or less evapouration straight back into the air but I'm just repeating what I've read, so probably best someone who knows their stuff explains it!
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Makes you realise how close we were to a real thumping when a shower hits. Fast accumulations. Fine margins!
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Little flurry underway here but settling readily of course.
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Cloud cover increasing here - very similar feel to yesterday albeit it a bit later in the day. Some more beefy looking showers to the South moving in the Canvey direction, South Essex looks a good place to be atm. Looks like I might catch the one above looks like it'll cross into Brentwood area.
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Hi Dave - Yup December beats this hands down if not for depth of cold. I think the slight theme of disappointment is justified this morning. The models had been flirting with something all winter, so when we finally reeled it in and the warnings started dribbling out it seemed we were well placed. Still impressive call on the SSW effects by those in the MOD with many getting a good result, just looks like it'll be a near miss for us this year. To use a snooker analogy there were fifteen reds on the table and four over the pocket, but somehow we ended up tucked up behind the black! Will keep an eye on developments with interest, but personally I'm more than ready for Spring now. Hopefully we'll get a nice breakdown out of it. Cheers,
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The met have released a rather stunning image of the precise moment the beast made landfall in our region.
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Yeah I think the reason is the flow got strangled off as mentioned on the last page, the lack of wind goes hand in hand with the lack of snow. Just feels like a regular winter morning here bit of a chill in the air but manageable.
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Lol well if I squint it looks like we've had a cm...You have to say if thu and fri don't look like delivering now this has been an abject flop for most of us. Way it goes I know, but this week is now going to struggle to be the best event of the last three months for me, let alone the last ten years! Disappointing given the options on the table last week and the rarity of Easterlies nowadays. Was hoping to see at least something by now but looks like possibly a few showers today and then dry again. If yesterday is anything to go by that will melt sharpish. Cold can do one now, haven't read the MOD yet but presuming if there's no blizzard expected for here then the warm air is being held off for now. Bloody weather eh?
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Calling it a night I think. Good luck to all the hardy souls who stay up!
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Yeah totally clear sky as well. Thinking we might be a bit too far West.
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Think you'll be better off on the other thread tbh! You should be well in on the action. ps saw your other location as Jarnac I have a house down in Mansle near Angouleme beautiful part of the world.
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Yeah what Steve said is playing out on the radar. Hoping things switch to favour more of us later and overnight, but this does look to be shaping up as an even more localised event in terms of snow distribution than I expected. Being right on the cusp of the amber warning for later I'll withhold judgment until the morning, but I think the lamppost watching probably a bit futile over the next few hours tbh. Good luck to those South and East of me although i think the S Essex contingent are on the other thread anyway lol
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Looks like the more chunky showers going to start running just to my South now over S Essex and into Kent. Think it'll be a wait until tomorrow situation now.
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Looks like a bit more momentum is gathering out to the East. Cloud cover returning here with a few cheeky flakes here and there, staggering around aimlessly like drunks in Chelmsford high street on a Friday night.
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Anyone who knows their onions explain why the amber warning has been extended please? Slight change to the orientation or just higher intensity?
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Ha I used to deliver fruit and veg there when between jobs an awfully long time ago.
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For those disappointed so far - if you look at the warnings for today, also take a look at the warning matrix for our region. The probability is the lowest level, but potential moderate impact. Incidentally looks like Wednesday's risk is between today's and tomorrow's, so only one step down from amber. It's not just snow totals it's also probability that drive the colours so still time for upgrades like today's. The probability shoots up in the early hours of tomorrow with the same impact level, hence the amber warning. Edit: just noticed my location is now in the amber zone, so still time for more changes!
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Yeah bloody cold out!! I think we'd be unlucky not to see an inch or two come Wed pm, and I think that's still an even money bet. Then, of course, there's the potential for it to go out with a bang toward the weekend which I'm still hopeful for if we are to lose the cold air. The showers this morning here were pretty explosive when they arrived at times, and I think that shows the potential for accumulations if we can just get enough of them and at the right time of day. I'd say anything else falling later should stick, so all good.
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Looks like a line of showers might follow the Ipswich/Colchester/Chelmsford path over the next hour or two?
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Shower activity looks more vigorous further north atm, although will be missing me for now. I can see the chains of showers driving in on the same path though, which highlights how much variation we could end up with come tomorrow. MetO look like they're expecting more activity this pm before they become confined to the coast overnight before pepping up tomorrow again. I think I'll need a covering of at least a few cms through this afternoon to give tomorrow morning's a decent chance to settle. In that regard hoping to see some heavier showers pushing in within the next few hours.
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A lot of the heavier shower activity seems to be to my North now travelling Norwich/Cambridge direction with a less intense band following just underneath it.
