South West England Cold Spell Discussion

[David-kig]

Where will the showers be coming from?

bristol channel mate

[Nights King]

LOL!! Yeah, you wish!!! But there's some further showers on similar trajectory so some more likely..... deep breaths!

I have around an inch of snow so far but to be fair half of that was last nights snow.

I have a feeling that when these showers clear around midnight the temperature will plumet with snowcover to around at least -5c maybe even -6c but depends how clear it stays. night before last without snow cover i recorded -6.9c

I didn't realise your computers could take a towns heat island effect into acount.

[Mild Weather]

No snow here just outside bath

[BristolBlizzard]

This shower has been pepping up every 5 mins and is heading for my area. (yes desperate times) but even a 10-15 decent shower would be nice

[❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️]

Will any showers make it to north wilts tonight?

[Ian Fergusson]

Nice rash of showers feeding in now (as promised!)

This shower has been pepping up every 5 mins and is heading for my area. (yes desperate times) but even a 10-15 decent shower would be nice

Bear in mind it's recently over 10C of sea surface temperature and will lose some potency as it comes ashore - assuming it retains identity at that point. These showers won't enhance on landfall; they'll lose forcing albeit still giving some fun and games (as already noted by others here in Somerset). Also, don't take the radar PPN rates too literally...... all sorts of artefacts can skew these from the ground truth reality (e.g., brightband).

Edited December 20, 2009 by Ian Fergusson

[David-kig]

ian whats going to happen after 9pm more showers?

[jethro]

Awww....! You might want to consider renting a SCUBA set locally, as similar respiratory problems are likely as you perhaps hyperventilate looking towards Christmas Eve and doubtless at other times over the next 2 weeks, given any other snow threat locally!

If there's even a slight whiff of snow on Christmas Eve I'll be twitchier than a twitchy thing on twitchy pills - is it acceptable to stand every 5 mins or so during midnight mass to peek out the window? I suppose I could contain myself to just the hymns - note to self - get a window seat.

[Mild Weather]

Correction its now snowing just outside bath between Midsommer Norton & Radstock

[REXUS]

Awww....! You might want to consider renting a SCUBA set locally, as similar respiratory problems are likely as you perhaps hyperventilate looking towards Christmas Eve and doubtless at other times over the next 2 weeks, given any other snow threat locally!

Are you hinting at snow possibilities for xmas eve <_<

[WESTERN SNOWS]

Are you hinting at snow possibilities for xmas eve

just seen the country file forecast and there still not sure whats gonna happen theres a low moving close to us xmas eve and that could well bring somthing on xmas day but it really depends on the track of this but worth keeping an eye on it

[warren]

Is that shower heading towards weston super mare really going to give us snow? If not a drive up to mendips might be in order.

[BristolBlizzard]

This shower has been pepping up every 5 mins and is heading for my area. (yes desperate times) but even a 10-15 decent shower would be nice

showers above bristol and below bristol we got get one soon

[Ian Fergusson]

ian whats going to happen after 9pm more showers?

See attached hi-res suggestion from UKMO modelling by 23Z; showers, as expected manifest themselves steadily more northwards between now and then (notice 1km forecast wind vectors have shifted by then) and see how the snow signal inland remains. So that's the essential theme. NOT to be taken literally in a geographic sense!! Hope this helps - off to bed now; 0300 alarm awaits! Cheers.

Edited December 20, 2009 by Ian Fergusson

[Nights King]

Nice pulse of showers coming in to somerset soon! looks quite beefy.

Few flakes in air at moment but nothing much since last shower. I think the showers are going to fade around midnight going by graphics Ian has shown us earlier on.

thanks again Ian.

Edited December 20, 2009 by mullender83

[kumquat]

Yes Bristol Blizzard - That one has got our name written on it.

[BristolBlizzard]

See attached hi-res suggestion from UKMO modelling by 23Z; showers, as expected manifest themselves steadily more northwards between now and then (notice 1km forecast wind vectors have shifted by then) and see how the snow signal inland remains. So that's the essential theme. NOT to be taken literally in a geographic sense!! Hope this helps - off to bed now; 0300 alarm awaits! Cheers.

thanks ian

[isickle]

Heavy shower of snow pellets here at Brent Knoll, Somerset has left a good covering. The radar suggests more to come.

Ian

[dancing daisy]

I like Ian

Shame I won't get any snow here in tropical old Bridgwater as temps appear to be rising not falling.

[Cleeve Hill]

If any of you know Cleeve Hill (on the road to Winchcomb from Cheltenham) there was 2 -

3 Cm up there during the day, enough for the sledges to come out. It always catch the best

snow and often hangs around as it is North West facing. If only we had regular snow it

would be perfect for a little business venture !

[dancing daisy]

I like Ian

Shame I won't get any snow here in tropical old Bridgwater as temps appear to be rising not falling.

It has just started snowing here as well! I m giving up weather forecasting, I am obviously rubbish at it.

[Somerset Squall]

Can see some large pink clouds, but once again, they are to my north

It has just started snowing here as well! I m giving up weather forecasting, I am obviously rubbish at it.

You're not far away from me, send some about 15 miles south! Please

[noggin]

Damn it really is snowing everywhere but here. :lol:

Absolutely nowt here, either. Where are you?

I tell you, other people say they don't get any snow, but there seems to be quite a bit around at the moment.

Not here, though......

[dancing daisy]

Can see some large pink clouds, but once again, they are to my north

You're not far away from me, send some about 15 miles south! Please

You don't want the anti climax of it all, trust me! 1 minute of heavy flakes. Wooo hooo

[Bristawl Si]

The North Bristol snow shield is in operation tonite. Any showers heading our way?