East Anglia & South East Cold Spell Discussion XXXIII

[Methuselah]

Here we go again...Old thread:

[we1330]

It has finally just started to snow here in St. Ives .

EDIT - Stopped again!

[honey*]

still coming down in braintree,very fine but lots of it .

please can some one explain to my in numpty talk what a thames streamer is often see this beast talked about but never 100% clear what has to happen/does happen/will happen.

[Louby]

4.5 inches fell here last night, 3 inches of that fell in the first couple of hours, still snowing now, but not heavy.

[Paul Sherman]

Snow getting heavier from the Intensyfying Precip right over Essex atm

Paul S

[coffee23]

No snow here still, have not had any for a couple of days now, however we do still have about half inch frozen to the ground.

Hope we get some more soon (seems to be to the north and south of us at the moment.

[Hammer]

Am surprised there is no orange Met O warning out for Essex.

Agreed. They have been sloppy on a few occasions, why they don't have a group of people ensuring that the warnings are up to date when an event is going on is beyond me. Employ someone from here.

[kold weather]

Hopefully that feeds westward Paul, would be nice to get more then light snow that is only helping add to the melt!

Rather annoying seeing that band being so close, just want it to get a move on and dip southwards to be honest before temps become less favourable for settling snow here.

[gremlin]

15-20cm fell here last night in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Hasn't stopped snowing and seems to be getting heavier. Whats the forecast for this region (near Watford) for the rest of today?

[lizzieloo202]

Does it look like the blizzard in MK is heading Leighton Buzzard way?

It's not snowing at all, few flurries this morning, that's all. A bit of inaccurate reporting I think

[warrenb]

Just started chucking it down with snow again in Tonbridge

[Upgrade]

It's not snowing at all, few flurries this morning, that's all. A bit of inaccurate reporting I think

few flakes falling in central london now, sky looks very grey and if we play our cards right it perhaps could set in.......

[greg104]

north hertfordshire anyone?

[TN9]

Agreed. They have been sloppy on a few occasions, why they don't have a group of people ensuring that the warnings are up to date when an event is going on is beyond me. Employ someone from here.

Whack your CV in mr hammer,snowing here again lightly

[Tom D]

15-20cm fell here last night in Bushey, Hertfordshire. Hasn't stopped snowing and seems to be getting heavier. Whats the forecast for this region (near Watford) for the rest of today?

Snow for most of the day. You've done well for 15cm, we've got about 5cm here in East Herts and this current snow is rather fine, but coming down quite fast. Wish the flakes would get a bit bigger.

[BarnetBlizzard]

Snow getting heavier here Looks like this could last quite a while with this thames streamer Must be coming up for 3 and half inches now.

[Southender]

Does look like some sort of Streamer has setup over N.Essex as the winds come from the East. This appears to be sinking south slowly, as a result i'm now getting light/moderate snow in Southend. Looks like it could stay a while looking at whats coming in off the N.Sea.

[Steve C]

Several cms of snow in Alresford, Essex - between Colchester and Clacton.

Started snowing at about 7 this morning.

I see the Met Office are off the mark with warnings in our area.

Together with missing the protracted cold spell in February 1986, when referring to the duration of this one and instead going back to 1981, they're not covering themselves in glory.

[Glideslope]

Morning folks,

Snow fall pepping up here at the moment, still some laying from last night, with slight melt, can we expect a thames streamer type event today...?

regards,

Steve ( Leigh-on-Sea )

[Snow Obsession]

I definitely don't have the predicted 30cms in High Wycombe. I just measured in the middle of the lawn and we have a respectable 15cms/6 inches.

Most of it fell between 6pm and midnight - and although everytime I looked out of the window for the rest of the night it was still snowing, it must have been very light as there was not much more accumulation.

Snowing quite heavily here again but with smallish flakes.

Edited to add that I live at the bottom of the hills in High Wycombe - they may have 30cms higher up!

[kold weather]

Unreal radar shows a ESE just in my location which is stopping the band from sinking and keeping it heading into central Essex...hmph!

Therefore the whole lot has to move before I can get anything that won't stop melting the snow, at this rate won't be much left then a slushy mess by the time the band finally comes through whenever that will be.

[saint]

Snow getting heavier here Looks like this could last quite a while with this thames streamer Must be coming up for 3 and half inches now.

Yup, similar here!

[lizzieloo202]

few flakes falling in central london now, sky looks very grey and if we play our cards right it perhaps could set in.......

He was asking about Milton Keynes

[Southender]

Morning folks,

Snow fall pepping up here at the moment, still some laying from last night, with slight melt, can we expect a thames streamer type event today...?

regards,

Steve ( Leigh-on-Sea )

High Steve. Just down the road from you in Sarfend. Snowing moderately here now. Check the radar, definitely a streamer has developed. More so up towards Chelmsford and Colchester, but I think this is starting to shift slightly South which is why we are getting snow now. If the winds stays as it is, that would be very favourable for us indeed.

[speedy1]

It's not snowing at all, few flurries this morning, that's all. A bit of inaccurate reporting I think

Awww that sucks, I was getting all excited then! Never mind at least we have a decent cover of snow here.