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Still something falling which is starting to settle lightly on the bits which couldn't stick earlier. 

Going to be very dicey underfoot tonight I think. 

Let's see if we can squeeze a bit more out of the next phase further inland. 

Edit : think it's just drift as the sky is clear

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Petering out now. 

More than a dusting, less than a covering. 

Won't live long in the memory, but nice to see it falling all day. 

 

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Definitely now matched and possibly beat three weeks ago on surfaces where it can stick, perhaps a cm in places. But the paths etc have less than we got then. Interesting the differences in conditions can bring. 

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8 minutes ago, Hammer said:

I am awaiting reports from likes of Great Dunmow and Chipping Ongar. If they report heavier snow its edging my way.

Has turned more beefy in terms of snowflakes here a bit further south, settling on patio furniture now but still struggling on concrete sadly. 

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Ebbing and flowing here, but nothing heavy enough to provide a covering. Still not breached the totals from the marginal stuff a few weeks back yet.

Bit of icing sugar on the grass and in nooks and crannies, but nothing on the pavements.

Hopefully this afternoon will bring a bit more this way and beyond.

 

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Picking up a bit here now with a suggestion of a few larger flakes appearing. Grass on the turn a little. 

Four hours of light pellets and nothing really settled so far, so at least we're getting started. 

Hopefully this can perk up as we move through the day. 

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4 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Nothing in Leigh On Sea still but sleet about 1/10 in intensity

Leanne you really are not missing anything at least in this part of Essex anyway

Agreed. Two weeks ago was actually better here (so far). 

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2 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Oh yes ,much better.

We now at settling speed

I think your location might be a little better than mine for getting under the heavier stuff. We'll see. Hope you get a covering, have a word and send it this way please!!

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Just now, Floatylight said:

I was a bit worried after looking out window too.

Especially being under precipitation last week and nothing falling.

Very light,you can only just about see it under the lights.

Quite windy aswell.

Snap! Who knows, maybe we'll get a bit more than I'm expecting. 

Think we'll need a heavy burst of proper snow for about half an hour just to get the ground prepped for a covering. If it's more patchy and outside the main band to the east I think we could find ourselves snookered. 

Good luck! 

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2 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

There some very intense stuff on way.

And it's moving slow.

Thanks, haven't checked the radar as a bit deflated and haven't woken up yet! 

Had in my mind that we'd need at least 2 to 5 cms by now to hit the top end of the warning estimates, so I've just knocked that off. Highly scientific

How's it going in Colchester? 

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Snowing in Chelmsford but it'll have a bugger of a job settling. 

Very windy. 

Think a cm or two might be more realistic for here now, as a region in general we seem to have been a bit unfortunate with the way the dice fell.

Never mind, still be fun radar watching today and hope the favoured spots get some streamer action later into the cold spell

 

 

 

 

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Looked out the window expecting to see white...

Wet. Again. 

Lol. Night! 

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Right, going to bed as the cat will be waking me at 4am to go out, and the nippers will follow not long after. 

Normally, I hate him for this. Might do me a favour tomorrow. 

Good luck all! Should be a good night and couple of days to come

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After a winter which has felt like being told your deliveroo rider is nearly there, only to see him vanish over the other side of town on the app, we are almost there. 

He's at the end of our path. Finally. Let's hope it's still warm. Er, cold. 

What a terrible analogy. 

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A little further north and west, hmmm. 

Surely there's potential for it to wander in any direction from the forecast 'a little'?! 

Maybe just a hedge, as any other movement won't affect land? 

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46 minutes ago, john mac1 said:

I can recommend the ring security garden cam. It comes with 2 spot lights so you can just loo out into your garden and enjoy

Great idea

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Just moved recently and hadn't marked out the designated lamppost. Schoolboy error. Just spotted the one I'll be using. Can relax again. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Bradley in Kent said:

Thankfully the warning boundaries aren't to be taken literally; just a regional guide to areas which might have a higher impact. They could go into more detail making the boundaries more fuzzy and programme in things like elevation or urban density, but that would be a waste of time. 

Of course the further inside the warning area the more severe, but that's not to say an area 1 mile away from boundary won't see anything!

Oh yeah not like it's a clear dividing line, and to be honest I'd imagine there's a fair bit of hedging goes into these too. 

Personally I don't think the heaviest stuff will get as far inland as that anyway, just want to be under the Amber

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3 minutes ago, ajkwilson said:

Morning all . What's people's view on yalding( near Maidstone) . Only reason I ask as based at River level so is this likely to be mostly rain or will snow be falling to low levels? 

Absolutely no marginality into Sunday early hours and beyond. Anything that falls from the sky will be white from then until at least midweek I'd say. 

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That Amber is literally against my back fence! Move west dammit!

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Buzzing for later anyway, despite not looking quite as exciting as I'd hoped for my location on the face of it. When I see easterly I think 91, it's a cognitive bias

Hope we all get some surprises later. The element of the unknown is part of the fun isn't it? There's usually a few locations who get smashed when they least expected it. 

Still believe I'm on for at least two maybe three inches of snow, which is enough to build a snowman with the boys in the garden. 

And on the upside, most of us can enjoy it and still get to the shops easily next week, which is more than some might be able to say come Monday night

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1 minute ago, NewEra21 said:

Not that I believe these to be accurate, but when you Google search your weather and it says snowstorm which lasts basically all day. It doesn't get much better than that does it

I've only got it at 10 am, and I'm banking it  

Usually only get to see that terminology when I'm googling cities in the US and Canada out of morbid curiosity. 

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8 minutes ago, Djdazzle said:

I reckon we will do well, although I’m a lot closer to the Suffolk border.

Hope so, we all deserve it in this region after this winter! 

I called 7 to 10 cms earlier for here by Monday night, I think we'd be unlucky to see any less and that goes for most in our area around the Amber zone. 

Know your neck of the woods well, used to train for football up there when I lived in Braintree. Love that part of the county. 

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Looking forward to seeing what totals the favoured areas get by Monday night.

It's slightly frustrating where I am as we're within farting distance of the traditional jackpot zones, but will be more than happy with a decent covering, as I've seen pretty much nothing of note for three years

24 hours until radar watching starts for a solid two days! 

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1 minute ago, Stabilo19 said:

Stunning afternoon in central London with some hints of warmth from the strengthening sun. 

Next week is going to be a real shock to the system for the average joe!

Talking of which.. WOW - Sunday's event could result in some historic snowfall across parts of Essex & Kent if conditions are right.

Just goes to show how much local variation you can end up with in these set ups. That's just about a perfect example!

Hope we can get at least a decent covering in as many areas as possible, even if it means sacrificing being in a bullseye zone - much better for the atmosphere in here!