Watching The Channel Low

[The PIT]

aren't the winds forecast later tonight?

Well looking at the pressure on the GFS chart viewer I'd thought a bit more around than there is. Certainly the isobars get tighter later on.

[SussexmarkyMark]

Yep the warmest part of the warm sector has arrived over you - illustrated nicely by the NMM tonight (albeit that I think it has the low tracking a little way south of where it actually is):

And there was me hoping that if we continued at the current rate we'd reach 25c by midnight. I guess I'd better put my shorts away again then

[gornaldo]

Can someone clear something up - As i'm confused....

Is there a main band to come after this, or is this it?

By the looks of the radar, it will have cleared London by 9pm....

Am I getting this wrong?

[Mondy]

System still at 978mb, winds will round to the NE'ly for the SW soon, with 55kts already reported off Cornwall.

http://meteocentre.com/analyse/map.php?dat...g=en&map=UK

[john mac]

temps 2.3c

dewpoints 1c falling

pressure 983 falling

[mettalfabrik]

some strange temperatures about along the south coast @1920Z

west to east

8c at culdrose-

3c at exeter

10c at bournemouth

5c at southampton

3c at manston

Edited February 9, 2009 by blackdown

[Snowyowl9]

Strange that there's so little wind about. Just looked on XC weather and nothing of note anywhere. At the moment it's the rain and snow that's the talking point. Maybe the quietest storm ever ????

Also it seems the prec band is pushing further north than expected and being more of snow than thought earlier.

Looks like the low is further north than expected looking at the wind arrows at the south coast and maybe further east than forecast at this time maybe I hope not.

Strongest winds look to peak between 9 and 6am so more snow to drift is what I want now which looks to be getting slightly heavier,I wouldn`t be surprised that it is drifting up the top now as it`ll be below 0c there.

[SussexmarkyMark]

I also noticed they removed the risk of snow for E counties tomorrow morning as the LP pulls away and this is definately due to the warming effects of the N sea as the upper temps are actually colder!

I'm not sure that is correct. The BBC News24 forecast said that it would turn back to rain/sleet in the South East as it cleared because the precipitation was much less intense.

[casparjack]

..spoke too soon about the lack of wind - it has just arrived and first few gusts 10mph +, hardly a storm, but headed in the right direction.

Temperature now down to 0.8c and the ppn is all snow, albeit still very wet stuff.

[SussexmarkyMark]

Can someone clear something up - As i'm confused....

Is there a main band to come after this, or is this it?

By the looks of the radar, it will have cleared London by 9pm....

Am I getting this wrong?

My understanding is that although the rain has moved up from the south so far, the wrap around effect behind the low (which is moving up the Channel) means that the rain to your North West will start moving back towards you.

[Albion Snowman]

For the first time tonight, the wind is noticeable. Its now really gusty and you can hear it blowing down the chimney! And the temp drop is staggering as its roughly dropping 0.2C every 10 mins. Moderate/heavy snow for the past 25 mins.

[snowmadchrisuk]

Snowing now in west Leicestershire .

[mettalfabrik]

Windy t,other side of the channel

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ICAO : LFRZ

Station Name : St. Nazaire/Mont

Location : 47-19N 002-10W

Elevation : 4m

Time : 9 / 20:00Z

Temperature : 11.0°C / 51.8°F

Dew Point : 9.0°C / 48.2°F

RH : 87%

Wind : SW (220 degrees) at 38 mi/h, 58 mi/h gusts

Visibility :

Pressure : 989.8 mb

Sky Condition : Scattered clouds at 2700ft, Broken clouds at 3200ft, Broken clouds at 5200ft

Weather : Light Rain, Mist

Wind Chill : N/A

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ICAO : LFRK

Station Name : Caen/Carpiquet(A

Location : 49-10N 000-27W

Elevation : 67m

Time : 9 / 20:00Z

Temperature : 12.0°C / 53.6°F

Dew Point : 8.0°C / 46.4°F

RH : 77%

Wind : SSW (210 degrees) at 31 mi/h, 52 mi/h gusts

Visibility :

Pressure : 985.1 mb

Sky Condition : Scattered clouds at 2800ft, Broken clouds at 3500ft

Weather :

Wind Chill : N/A

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ICAO : LFRD

Station Name : Dinard/Pleurtuit

Location : 48-34N 002-04W

Elevation : 59m

Time : 9 / 20:00Z

Temperature : 12.0°C / 53.6°F

Dew Point : 8.0°C / 46.4°F

RH : 77%

Wind : SSW (210 degrees) at 29 mi/h, 41 mi/h gusts

Visibility :

Pressure : 983.1 mb

Sky Condition : Few clouds at 800ft, Broken clouds at 2800ft, Broken clouds at 3400ft

Weather :

Wind Chill : N/A

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and here it comes into cornwall from the north

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ICAO : EGDR

Station Name : Culdrose (Navy)

Location : 50-04N 005-15W

Elevation : 82m

Time : 9 / 19:50Z

Temperature : 5.0°C / 41.0°F DROPPED 3cIN THE LAST HOUR

Dew Point : 4.0°C / 39.2°F

RH : 93%

Wind : N (10 degrees) at 25 mi/h, 44 mi/h gusts

Visibility : 5000m

Pressure : 978.0 mb

Sky Condition : Few clouds at 100ft, Scattered clouds at 300ft, Broken clouds at 800ft

Weather : Light Rain

Wind Chill : -0.7°C / 30.7°F

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Edited February 9, 2009 by blackdown

[stewfox]

..spoke too soon about the lack of wind - it has just arrived and first few gusts 10mph +, hardly a storm, but headed in the right direction.

Temperature now down to 0.8c and the ppn is all snow, albeit still very wet stuff.

Yes the wind is picking up and vert wet snow here ,very marginal

[noggin]

Chucking it down with snow now....NE Bristol and South Gloucs and Gloucs.

[Iceberg]

DP's in Cork at -1 as the northerly and colder air arrives post storm centre.

[West is Best]

Wet snow and sleet here now.

Staggering temperature differences along the south coast: from 10C to 2C in a dozen miles or so (see www.weatheronline.co.uk)

[snowmadchrisuk]

Is nick sussex around , he is getting even stronger winds round his area now than this morning.

[mettalfabrik]

aircraft heading for newquay diverting to plymouth due to severe winds

[frozencanals]

Hi Snowmadchrisuk

Nick shouldn't be getting too stronger winds from this, the main problems are further north, hence Paris airports closed until tomorrow. My home in the Charente 150 miles north of Nick is just on the edge of the Orange warning zone and winds are just starting to pick up. According to the French Meteo we could be in for 150 kilometer and hour gusts over night, but Nicks area should be in the clear this time.

Cheers

FC

[Mondy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7878143.stm?lss

[mettalfabrik]

numerous flood incidents in the area as per DX,s linky ,its tipping it down and has been allday, laying snow still hanging on tho

[flyer]

Met office update to snow on higher routes here in North Hampshire.

Looking at the Sat24 radar the centre of the low appears to be heading East or slightly ESE.

Rain at present with the odd ice crystal.

[Liam J]

pretty windy across the channel now in nw france sustained winds over 60mph offshore! check the link http://www.xcweather.co.uk/FR/observations

[ukmoose]

Where is that low now? It's snowing heavily here and has been for a couple of hours but it's not very windy. Light rain all day before that but the temperature dropped a couple of degrees quite quickly and the rain turned to snow.

Judging by that, I would say the low is further south than expected even as late as this afternoon?