Heavy Snow - 4-5th Jan - Amber warning issued

[Capri61]

 Earthshine All the frost has gone here in Kinross currently 3.c not looking good for tomorrow here . If you are around Perth you might be lucky if you have some elevation .

[Sparky68]

So a night of lampost watching for lots of people I guess. Any idea roughly of when the front gets into the Midlands?

[Earthshine]

 Capri61 Already -4°C according to my weather station, gonna be a cold one tonight.  We've had about a centimeter of snow already falling last night, probably helping to keep it cold.

[steveinsussex]

 Earthshine what? -4 in Exeter?! 
 

edit…. Ok you not currently in exeter

Edited January 4 by steveinsussex

[Lukesluckybunch]

8 minutes ago, Sparky68 said:

So a night of lampost watching for lots of people I guess. Any idea roughly of when the front gets into the Midlands?

I would say 5-6pm

[Peachy]

 blizzard81 about 6 o clockish.

[Earthshine]

 steveinsussex up near Perth visiting family! Although I'll be back next week - looks like snow potential on Wednesday too.

[Sparky68]

 Lukesluckybunch Thanks Luke

[Sparky68]

Struggled to get much above freezing here since last night, looking forward to a few beers and a night in the conservatory watching my fave lampost 

[MJB]

 Sparky68 Hi Sparks

 

About 18:12

[Sparky68]

 MJB Hey mate I guess it might hit you before kick off

[MJB]

 Sparky68 Hope so mate , watching us and a lamp post ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what an evening 

[MJB]

Dew points falling across the South, many areas now have negative values 

[fromey]

 MJB here in somerset my Dew point has gone from 1.4c to 0.3 in the last 1 and half.

[nick sussex]

The GFS 12hrs run is even more bullish with deepening the low as it exits the UK.

 

It also increases the area that sees rain changing back to snow .

T51hrs .

 

T54hrs .
 

 

 

[cambs_ry]

Looks like the Met Office's radar network is wonky, like most infrastructure in this country! Nowcasting this is going to be a bit tricky...

[HarvSlugger]

The snow has started here

[Met4Cast]

3PM analysis of the low suggests things are progressing largely as planned as we move into the evening period.

No major surprises thus far..

[steveinsussex]

 HarvSlugger I fully expect no more moaning from you until December 

[Beanz]

Forecasts suggest 9pm for Bedford, I really think it’s moving quicker than that.. 

Edited January 4 by Beanz

[steveinsussex]

 Beanz 9 metres eh…

[Beanz]

 steveinsussex haha!! Imagine! I’d have to exit the house through the chimney.  

9pm! 

[nick sussex]

Yet more changes with the low . The snow line is a touch further south. We need to see the UKMO HD version when it comes out to see how the pivot effects that .

The T24hrs fax chart .

 

The T36hrs from the morning to the same time .

 

 

[Jayfromcardiff]

Snow has started here, getting heavier.

[Sparky68]

oooh I'm excited like a kid before Christmas!