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yep so am i , but the higher one Does it change depending on the wind direction ??

Are they lightning strikes ??

good graphics for thames snow streamer on the itv regional on iplayer, i think he even mentions it!!!

just spent the last 10 mins reading through the model thread and wish i hadn't but i'll go with the meto until they tell me different

Just walked my kiddies to a party,,the house i dropped them to was directly on the sea front-facing the sea and it was eye watering freezing, looking at my local weather station wind chill is now -1 and temp 3.2 and falling - but it certainly semmed colder than that its also turned hazy I'm looking forward to hibernating tomorrow while watching the radar, and hopefully (fingers crossed)building a snowman on monday morning

Afternoon fellow ea/sa certainly turning colder out there, wind very harsh All i want out of this snow event is the chance for my kids to experence proper snow where they can make a snow man= they have never seen laying snow, well maybe a dusting on the roads

sounds good,, and i've also saved the radar websites you posted in model thread= all ready for sunday now hopefully

BBc look east looked very encouraging this lunchtime

Evening all,, My friend lives in Bergerac, France has just e mailed me some photos of the storm ,, trees down,, and nearby flooding and the water is still rising.i'll try and upload them she has just got power back on after 13 hours without, Also mentioned that was the worse storm shes been in, what says alot as she was over here in the 87 storm in the south east

after rain for about hour very suprised to see snow shower here about 12.40ish, lasting about 15=20 mins temp was 3.2 and now rising i'm only half mile from the sea and only slightly above sea level

small flakes been falling for about hour now- managed to get a light dusting temp=0.4 dew -3.4 and i'm just above sea level

It is only the normal forecast not the week ahead one though,, but i'll keep looking. But Thank you anyway

has anyone got link for todays countryfile please??

no u get a tenner free bet, if join up so.... I think thats right from what i read

I'm really considering putting a bet on but i've never seen snow on xmas day so what are the chances this year ?? i've only been watching models this last couple of winters, so don't really have the knowledge, But if you get your tenner bet back what have i got to lose...

Morning All does anyone know how i can find another weather station near me ,the one i usually look into has no Data since 19.08 last night??????? I'd be intresting to know how low it dropped here last night,we got a decent frost and i saw my first gritter!!!

I've had no laying snow at all, but thats usual for here as tucked away on north essex coast plus being only 10min walk from sea and only being about 14ft above sea level, so i have no hope= unless we ever get a good easterly

I'll have a Easterly please Usually i only see snow if it has some easterly direction

well just saw my first few stray snow flakes of the winter, , thinks thats it though for me

brilliant photos

hi Jane- louise thanks for your ideas,, i'll certainly try a few of those, in reality i know my chances of being struck etc, but i just get it in my head during a storm itself i'm total irrational. The perfect place i can be in a storm is in a cellar, with no windows but with some kind of wireless pc which i can still watch radars etc,and if i can't have that a different town or country which wasn't having a storm With it turning to Autumn now and no hot summer storms i am starting to relax until next year Grey owl,,, sounds like a good idea to me

hi,,, you've just described me above, though my doctor called it astraphobia,and how do i cope??? I'm forever watching forecasts, netweather radar as i 'm better if i'm warned than if a storm suprises me. in a storm itself everything i have ever learnt about storms goes out the window and i'm determined lightning gonna get me, i have all lights on,curtains shut and when i can't cope anymore i bring the kids downstairs-no matter what hour- which i hate doing ,but have too I've always had this phobia and it often spoils summer events as if there may be a chance of storm we won't go. Luckily my children ,thanks to my husband love storms and laugh at their silly mum !! i've tried everything to cure myself ,learning etc,forcing to look out the window,, but nothing works as all rational thoughts go out window when in storm any one got any suggestions?????

storm started here about 10ish,, dyed off slightly for about hour ,but now another storm approaching Rain was unbelivable and so apparently was the lightning-didn't watch as hate it!!!!!

storm here started about one,now just rumbling in distance

storm here about 3.45 ish though passed by quickly, but plenty of thunder and lightning strikes