London & Se Cold Spell Discussion

[staplehurst]

ah blizzards are back! oh i have missed you

[Neilsouth]

I dont get it though, surely the warnings would run along the South Coast, if you run the radar annimation it is still taining in a thin band from NE/SW, There is areas of Snow popping up about 40 miles offshore from Brighton and around the Poole area but how is this going to affect us, If anything the Streamer east of Hythe, Deal etc may intensify and affect the very far SE of Kent AGAIN! Lol Love you Kenties really!

Paul S

I drove about earlier to catch the snow and it was RAINING!! , i'm not sure how we are going to get all this snow when temps are 2C and increasing as are the dps... Temps are also going up over east anglia with 2C+ being reported. Even here on the hill i hear drip drip drip , the milder uppers have spread across quicker than even Steve M was predicting

[Jason H]

How about the old Thames Estuary. There seems to be some brighter echoes in the mouth at Southend?

Edited January 10, 2010 by Jason H

[Blackie]

I just got backed to Shoebury after driving from NW Kent, and the roads were just wet everywhere with light snow in the air...until I got within a couple of miles of home. Suddenly the snow got heavier and there was also much more laying alongside and on the road.

Then the last road I take from the Angel pub (towards Wakering, for those who know it, and a single carriageway country road for those who don't) was almost closed by snowdrifts. Some were right up to the tops of my wheels with tracks running through the drifts made by previous cars. Had to take it really slowly along the last bit, and almost hit a wall when I turned right and the wheels just carried on straight - even though I was only going 5-10mph. Gave me a real scare but rather than brake I let the car decelerate and thankfully it got traction just in time and I managed to steer it left and missed the wall. Thank god for front-wheel drive!

Everything is dripping but still lots of snow here. A good 4-5 inches I would say. And it is snowing again.

Edit: now stopped again. D'oh

[Discombobulation Man]

Flakes in the wind here. It's trying. Would if it could etc

Yep can confirm 'flecks' hitting my face in the wind. . .

But could easily be my neighbours cat taking a leak.

[jojobut]

Isn't it more to do with the dew points being below O then the temps being 1=2 degrees?

[cookie27]

flakes getting a little bit bigger here now

[flysurfer]

well im going with snowforme (jimmy) look to the south.........

[Neilsouth]

Isn't it more to do with the dew points being below O then the temps being 1=2 degrees?

Both , but still tonight with temps going up the dps will aswell... Annoying milder air

Edited January 10, 2010 by neilsouth

[nanu]

well if we can so far pull of a decent snow spell like this (which to be honest most people said could probably never happen) whats the chances this summer a supercell developing over london??

[staplehurst]

must be a thaw, yet again the stuff on the passenger side of my car is sliding off. It usually does this everyday, but gets replaced by further snow overnight. Instead, it is falling off as I speak. Grr thaws

Meanwhile snow is getting a little heavier, winds are picking up.

[cookie27]

yes JoJobut, temps can be 6oC and still snow as long as the conditions are right. I always remember when young they always said it got warmer before it snowed lol

[Jason H]

Still snowing, no thaw here yet.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Hey guys what has happened?

I just watched n24 and it says SE getting hammered and then i read this thread?

I thought the air from the continent was colder?

[ChartViewer]

flakes getting a little bit bigger here now

Nothing here yet

[jojobut]

yes JoJobut, temps can be 6oC and still snow as long as the conditions are right. I always remember when young they always said it got warmer before it snowed lol

exactly lol

Edited January 10, 2010 by jojobut

[Jason H]

Convection is definitely kicking off in the mouth of the Estuary!

[cookie27]

Then again was snowing heavy here this afternoon and yet was only showing 0.01-0.5mm on met office radar

[Paul Sherman]

Convection is definitely kicking off in the mouth of the Estuary!

Wind Still NNE @ 8mph Jason

Paul S

[jojobut]

woo hooo and it all had gone so quite

[nanu]

yep can confirm big flakes here now.. just out of curiosity, ever thought that the development is actually gonna happen across kent into london itself??, and not coming up from germany north france etc.. just a thought

[staplehurst]

pepping up in eastern Estuary?

Edit: sorry Jason, just seen your post

Edited January 10, 2010 by staplehurst

[snowbob]

Yes, there were blizzards here in the afternoon and the gritters were out in force. There is a full shift pattern in place and I will say again, Croydon Borough has received a severe weather warning from the MetO for more snow on Sunday, Monday

Yep the snow this afternoon was really heavy

[Jason H]

Wind Still NNE @ 8mph Jason

Paul S

But the showers appear to be moving East just off Southend. Confused..

[Mac_SE]

Er where exactly is the snow Mr Wilson predicted?

One minute it's forecast, the next it's gone.is the forecast really that fluid?