Snow Watch: London, Se England & East Anglia

[dallas]

Did someone say that low taking a more southerly track, they closing all Paris airports tonight after 1900

[Essex Chelle]

If the rain continues we will need a boat, fields and roads flooding in areas.

[willinkent]

Its now 3.2c and falling as the rain hammers down......

[Tn9]

If the rain continues we will need a boat, fields and roads flooding in areas.

Temp here is 2.6c/dp 2.0c/SLP 986mb falling

[Essex Chelle]

Can someone tell me what "much precipitation" means - just that on Basildon weather is says this plus stormy. Many thanks.

Edit that, its just changed to "precipitation very unsettled".

Edited February 9, 2009 by BasVegas

[BarnetBlizzard]

Why is my temp always the highest 3.9 here.

[Essex Chelle]

Why is my temp always the highest 3.9 here.

Its 3.9 here too.

[Tom D]

There's a hell of a lot more rain to come. It's not moving very much north now, just slowly sliding eastwards. 2.1c here and still heavy rain.

[Neilsouth]

Rain and sleet here in north kent!!!!!

[lewis028]

Why is my temp always the highest 3.9 here.

5.3c here, like a river down my road has not stopped raining since early hours of the morning

[JamesL]

I have sleet here now in Iwade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James

[Radiating Dendrite]

I have sleet here now in Iwade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

James

Cannot believe people are getting sleet!

Dare I mention the other S word occuring??

[fatyido]

EVENING ALL.

THE LAMP POST WATCHING STARTS SOON I SUPPOSE, ARE WE ALL SAD OR WOT. !

WELL, TEMP IS 3.5c STILL AND RAINING STEADILY.

HOPING TO SEE ALITTLE SNOW LATER, NOT SURE IF IM IN A GOOD POSITION OR NOT YET, HAVENT CHECKED.

[SMU]

Cannot believe people are getting sleet!

Dare I mention the other S word occuring??

How are we determining sleet???

Windscreens, or lamposts??

Awaiting the report from Charlton North Downs VVV- Snow in biggin hill??

S

[JamesL]

Temp dropped by nearly 1c in the hour. Now 3.1c

James

[Neilsouth]

How are we determining sleet???

Windscreens, or lamposts??

Awaiting the report from Charlton North Downs VVV- Snow in biggin hill??

S

Car Windscreen , you can see it splodging so to speak <_<

[JamesL]

How are we determining sleet???

Windscreens, or lamposts??

Awaiting the report from Charlton North Downs VVV- Snow in biggin hill??

S

On the windscreen; big splodges.

No flakes as yet.

james

[willinkent]

I would like to see a repeat of 1996 when i was in the isle of man and heavy rain with sodden ground turned to sleet then heavy snow in three/four hours then the snow lay and gave 8inches in the end, which was not forecast....... would be nice 3.2c and heavy sleety rain

[SuttonStorm]

<_< I always determine sleet by car windscreen and conservatory roof - SPLODGE - very descriptive!!

So, sleet here in Sutton!

SS

[SMU]

On the windscreen; big splodges.

No flakes as yet.

james

sleet in Hawkinge as well ( At elevation)

Maybe 2 things hasve worked in our favour

1)- The track of the low & PPN is further South-

2)- the secondary depression ahead the main one has served to truncate & elongate the low on its Axis Eastwards not allowing the WAA up into the system as previously expected-

Lets not get ahead of ourselves here though-

It should also mean the 0c isotherm is further souh if we are seeing sleet falling

S

Edited February 9, 2009 by Steve Murr

[maidstone weather]

Car Windscreen , you can see it splodging so to speak

Yes, journey home on the bus certainly had some flakes 'splodging' on the bus windscreen

[VillagePlank]

Raining on top of Bluebell Hill, and here, in Erith.

[JamesL]

sleet in Hawkinge as well ( At elevation)

Maybe 2 things hasve worked in our favour

1)- The track of the low & PPN is further South-

2)- the secondary depression ahead the main one has served to truncate & elongate the low on its Axis Eastwards not allowing the WAA up into the system as previously expected-

Lets not get ahead of ourselves here though-

It should also mean the 0c isotherm is further souh if we are seeing sleet falling

S

Do you think there is any CAA from the near continent Steve as most of the reports seem to be from the far SE ie Kent?

James

[Timmytour]

Why are the sleet reports coming from south of the river? Are they at the back edge of a warm sector?

[SMU]

Do you think there is any CAA from the near continent Steve as most of the reports seem to be from the far SE ie Kent?

James

I Cant see it TBH- we should really be looking at the obs & soundings to determine whats happening-

S