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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    At 8.30 this morning, the long trail of rain set up shop over us and made sure to stay right on course to keep stuff falling from the sky for as long as possible. Winter coat back on, hood up and shoes wet; pinning my hopes on a few nice days next week with high pressure preferably positioned to deliver some pleasant warm, clear weather.

    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    I woke up at 3am to quite distant thunder to the south/south east and south west of here, which was nice as the rumbles and flashes of lightning were quite gentle but I still got to enjoy it all. It sounds like this was quite a storm covering multiple locations, although that early direction of travel almost direct west from around Ostend last night was so strange to watch on the radar. Grey skies this morning and still humid.

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    33 minutes ago, Tom Quintavalle said:

    Hi Angela, just a guess on my part.

    With the air being so dry, it gives the impression of melting but it may not have been that visible, in the first place?

    Not a very technical answer, I know. 

    Regards,

    Tom Q. 👍

    Thanks Tom, I appreciate your very educated guess:) The car had those pretty star-shaped patterns on the windscreen, although the sun is clearing it all now. Frost or no frost, it's absolutely freezing out there!

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    1 hour ago, Kentspur said:

    Its funny as standing outside here in 5c feels colder than -9c when I was in Sweden there's def a different sort of cold on the continent for sure a shame you're not in Prague a bit earlier they have snow in the next few days hope it stays for when you're there have a great time! My 2 trips to Northeast Europe so far have been lucky for me had snow not only in Sweden in November but also a couple inches in Riga, Latvia on my only other trip to the other side of Europe highly reccommend that place for a Christmas break Unesco world heritage site the whole city and great value much cheaper than Scandinavia food was awesome and biggest market in Europe

    Thanks, and yes, I had a bit of hope for snow in Prague, but am happy with cold and seasonal. Agree with what you say, 'cold' varies so much, especially with a stiff wind against you. I'll put Riga on the list; I was there as a student, so it would have changed rather a lot by now.  My coldest ever was -25 in Moscow, and my face went so numb I couldn't speak! Sounds like you have done well on the snow front - send your luck around the south east on Wednesday... please!

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    A beautiful winter's morning here in Surbiton, after a hard overnight frost (the closest to anything looking like snow we're likely to get!), the air is crisp and sunny under blue skies, although rather raw walking into that wind. I'm loving the seasonal weather personally, but am disappointed at the lack of the white stuff later in the week. We're off to Prague for a few days on Saturday, so the cold weather will be good practice for correct clothing choices; hoping that storm doesn't come in too early and disrupt the flights.

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    1 hour ago, Vortex3929 said:

    Does anyone actually know why the M4 is such a definitive feature in weather? Is it something to do with concerte/cement/asphalt etc retaining a temperature as opposed to surrounding locations and therefore acting as a "barrier", as I would make an uneducated guess at..?

    Or is there a more defined and accepted reason? Really puzzling how it becomes such a defined feature when it comes to weather.. any opinions would be greatly appreciated 🙂

    Bristawl Si had a go at answering this very question in the Model thread a day or two ago:

     

     

    And yes, it's very cold out there... and drizzling...

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    Some serious gusts are whipping through Surbiton now, just outside of the amber warning. It was bins day, so rubbish is flying around everywhere, empty bins have gone over and there's some crashes and bangs going on outside that I hope have nothing to do with the scaffolding over the road; trees are blowing like mad.

    Re: cold prospects and the MAD thread, I will be very happy if we can just get some respite from all the wet weather and replace it with crisp, cold days, some nice frosts, and the possibility of some flakes falling. Top of a Swiss mountain conditions would be fabulous, as would 2009-2010 redux, but for now, no more rain please!

    Edit: neighbours are out trying to put bins back together braving an onslaught of yet more flying debris - it's kicking off! And edit again, I went out to retrieve someone else's bin from our drive; returning it, I found another neighbour's bin straddling the road, and while I returned that, a large plank of wood went flying from the skip at the house renovation opposite. It's been a wild half an hour!

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    SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

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    1 hour ago, Neilsouth said:

    I'm Autistic, with PTSD and this weather is making me feel even worse 😞 SAD!  

    I don't mind a bit of rain but it's been relentless since the end of Summer

    My husband becomes very anxious in heavy rain and has really been struggling a lot in recent weeks. There is also autism in the family. Hmmm...

    As others have noted, very windy last night, windows rattling more than in some considerable time, and then of course, we wake up to yet more rain;/

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    3 hours ago, Vortex3929 said:

    Haven't seen outside for over 20 hours (admitted to hospital.. could be out today, could be here for 5 more days) but radar looks yuck. Quite glad I can't venture out to be fair, although reasons why suck!

    Not a lot of promise reading the mod thread either it seems but that's OK. Gives those avid model watchers a rest from the fatigue and can start fresh in a week or so.

    I have heard chatter that around Christmas and NY could be the next chase?

    Get better soon! It's been a cold, damp and rainy few days. Let's hope the background drivers deliver for later in December ☃️

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