East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion

[Southernman]

Clear skies over Lowestoft.

[rmc1987]

Had a few flakes nothing drastic but we are in red according to met office.

[Wayneywoo]

I've said to my kids they will see falling snow before they go to bed...

[TEITS]

Ok here is my map for tonight. The red indicates where 30cm is possible. Around 10-20 in the white.

Strongly disagree with the BBC teletext forecast on pg 401. Too far W IMO and I even feel I overdid the W extent on my map.

If it goes wrong please don't moan at me. Just trying to do my best for you all.

[danm]

Guys, Ian Fergusson posted this about 20mins ago in the SW thread. An updated NAE projection it seems.

http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/59853-south-west-england-cold-spell-discussion/page__view__findpost__p__1705188

Ill repost this in case people missed it.

[tomavenell]

been steadily snowing here for an hour or so, abour 2-3 cm at the mo, everything white but main road is clear. Is this the main band or is that to follow?

[kold weather]

Looking much better for us eh Kold!

Still looks a little marginal to me though for us locally, the onshore flow is going to be more of an issue the further east you are as the distance between land increases at the mouth of the Thames.

However the strength of the front really is in our favour and so is the timing to some degree as well.

Dew points rising as well now as we advect in a slight onshore flow...

Edited January 5, 2010 by kold weather

[gornaldo]

That front is heading right for Central London... Why oh why have the UKMO not put us on red alert?

[Neilsouth]

This band looks like a thin layer so it will only affect be for a short while.?

Thin layer??

http://www.meteogroup.co.uk/uk/home/weather/radar/united_kingdom.html

[mesocyclone]

Flakes are small but lots of em, laying on the pavements etc. Looks really heavy down south now.

And i was listening to village plank telling everyone its going to be a dry week! lol.

[snowwonder]

Looks like the snow is heading north but in Luton are we too far north? Just popped out to get some money and panic buying is in full swing huge queues for petrol and no bread, milk etc left in both large supermarkets near me!! :ph34r:

[whitedan2001]

Ok here is my map for tonight. The red indicates where 30cm is possible. Around 10-20 in the white.

Strongly disagree with the BBC teletext forecast on pg 401. Too far W IMO and I even feel I overdid the W extent on my map.

If it goes wrong please don't moan at me. Just trying to do my best for you all.

looks like london is gonna get nailed!

[Stu_London]

Moderate snow in Rickmansworth - already a covering.

Do not expect this to stop for several hours as we are now on the conveyer from the south coast

[Matt12]

Still looks a little marginal to me though for us locally, the onshore flow is going to be more of an issue the further east you are as the distance between land increases at the mouth of the Thames.

However the strength of the front really is in our favour and so is the timing to some degree as well.

Kold weather, what do you think the chances are for, say, East Herts over the next few days?:ph34r:

[Tom D]

Looks like the snow is heading north but in Luton are we too far north? Just popped out to get some money and panic buying is in full swing huge queues for petrol and no bread, milk etc left in both large supermarkets near me!! :ph34r:

I would say you're right in the firing line.

[maidstone weather]

oh I would love it if the system made an unexpected turn eastwards into Kent, Essex and Sussex. Mind you, I have to go to work tomorrow!

[Neilsouth]

Look at all the showers in the channel now being funneled northwards :ph34r:

[Southender]

Still looks a little marginal to me though for us locally, the onshore flow is going to be more of an issue the further east you are as the distance between land increases at the mouth of the Thames.

However the strength of the front really is in our favour and so is the timing to some degree as well.

Dew points rising as well now as we advect in a slight onshore flow...

More marginal for me than you though!

Still I think we will have a small covering by rush hour tomorrow. Which is more than I though this morning!

[Norfolk_N_chance]

we have 2-3cm of fresh snow here in stanhoe, north norfolk. hoping to get a little more (very likely at some point this week)

We have a shallow duck pond in the village and the ducks normally keep a small area clear of ice by swimming in circles all day/night (not a joke LOL), its so cold that it has completely frozen over and the ducks are without water. Looks like i will have to go with the spade to clear some ice tommorow for them.

the phenomenal thing is the temps we are getting, met/bbc progged -2c for my area at 18z today, current temp is -6.2c! (2 metres above ground)

cant imagine what the minimums could get to over the weekend/next week, if the north easterly verifies then we will get some severe cold in the region. I have family in southern norway and they are even moaning about the cold this year, and that same air will be flooding toward us.

just a random question, does anybody know whether we have additives in diesel fuel to stop it from freezing/going sludgy like they do on the continent?? could become a problem with the continuing cold spell if we dont!

michael

[slater]

Norwich as always missing out again..damm it means work tomorrow..happy snow watching southerners

[Derp Patrol]

Ill repost this in case people missed it.

Thanks! looks like in areas near London it won't stop snowing untill tomorrow afternoon!

[Southender]

oh I would love it if the system made an unexpected turn eastwards into Kent, Essex and Sussex. Mind you, I have to go to work tomorrow!

Indeed.

Starting to head north though. Looks like just clipping NW london.

[Downpour]

Ok here is my map for tonight. The red indicates where 30cm is possible. Around 10-20 in the white.

Strongly disagree with the BBC teletext forecast on pg 401. Too far W IMO and I even feel I overdid the W extent on my map.

If it goes wrong please don't moan at me. Just trying to do my best for you all.

Is that your sim card on there teits? Anyway like the look of your forecast!

[Upgrade]

indeed it does look like a fair bit of this is heading for central london . i expect the warning to be upgraded soon.

as for village plank ..... boring dry weather indeed!

[BarnetBlizzard]

to me it looks like the snow is starting to piviot back north.