London & South East England - In Between The Cold Spells Discussion Part 30

[Shere Khan]

3.5 with sleet in Rickmansworth NW London.

[crazy_diamond]

To mild out there, if only the lows would track more south and allow the Northerly in.

Crazy Diamond you around 24-25?? probably cant remember any decent winters apart from this year?

Lol, I wish.

I can remember the 1963 winter, hauling a sledge with my younger sister on board. There've been a couple of others since. My daughter was born in Nov 1981, I think the temperature was -17c on Canvey Island at some point over that winter. (memory is not what it was!)

But this winter has been great, but seems to be fading into a sodden murk today though!

cd

[Coast]

To mild out there, if only the lows would track more south and allow the Northerly in.

End of January freeze to come yet...... :winky:

[crazy_diamond]

End of January freeze to come yet...... :winky:

We live in hope.

(Wouldn't you just love to live in the real place Hope, the most optimistic place in England!)

cd

[Coast]

We live in hope.

Well, stranger things have happened. I'd like to think that if I goad the weather, it will be provoked into one of the coldest periods of this winter at the end of the month

[BLUNT]

Sorry Crazy Diamond, you said i had 20 yrs experience over you so i thought you were only 24-25, my appologies

[crazy_diamond]

Well, stranger things have happened. I'd like to think that if I goad the weather, it will be provoked into one of the coldest periods of this winter at the end of the month

There's plenty of time for anything to happen. I remember a year (don't know which one), but probably some 25 yrs back, we planned a trip to Longleat over the Easter Bank Holiday. Woke up to 6ins of snow. Got some strange looks on the other side of London, lol. So cold snowy weather possible for months yet. But, to make sure, you just carry on goading it!

cd

Sorry Crazy Diamond, you said i had 20 yrs experience over you so i thought you were only 24-25, my appologies

No, my reply was a bit woolly! I meant that you had a interest in the weather for almost 20 years before I did. Apologies!

cd

[crazy_diamond]

How long has the Met website been showing our area orange? Severe weather warning - rain (disappointingly).

cd

[Southender]

Unfortunately this sort of weather looks to be set in for the next 7-10 days or so. After that there are tentative signs we may get a reload of the cold. Possibly from the NE/E.

The atlantic had to make a breakthrough at some point. We just have to sit tight and ride this "average" winter spell out for a while.

There is still plenty of time for winter to return.

[Mike Storm]

very heavy rain here temp is 3.7c some sleetyness mixed in sploging on my windsceen

[Kiwi]

Torrential sleet here ...really foul weather!

If it was that bit colder I reckon I'd need a shovel to get out the front door....as it is the patio is getting a good icy wash down.

edit: Temp dropped to 2.3c here now and more wet snowflakes mixed into the sleety mess.

edit: Temp now 2.1c and I have wet snow!! ...(last flakes that I suspect I'll see for a couple of weeks)

Edited January 6, 2011 by Kiwi

[camiscool]

Temps dropping here currently 3.3c

[mesocyclone]

Huge flakes of wet snow here. Today would have been unreal for the south had we been a few deg cooler.

[Don]

Just heavy cold rain in Weybridge. Really very unpleasant!

EDIT: A few large snow flakes now in the mix!

Edited January 6, 2011 by Don

[tomavenell]

bizzare sight in hampton. looking up at the sky i can see millions of pieces of snow, but havy rain falling. doh

[MeteoF]

Def turning a bit sleety in Earls Court

[Whereisthesnow?]

Very dark in the City. I think it's just rain though. Does anyone know what the weather is in Bromley?

[yamkin]

Yamkin, have your council had anything from the met un regards to tomorrow night?

We had an email warning of a 'disruptive rush hour!'

Great Plum, Only an Advisory was sent out warning of possible heavy snow. Had to laugh at this as even I could not see this happening apart from North London upwards. I see MetO have taken off the Advisory for the SE which does not surprise me.

[spayne]

ok........sleety rain here now mixed with some large flakes of snow..!!

[camiscool]

Heavy...rain here interesting too see some reports of snow though hopefully later ???

[warrenb]

London Bridge reporting, looks definitely sleety to me here.

[Christine Alison Cahill]

2 degrees & heavy rain mixed with sleet/ very wet snow, Hoo Peninsula, Thames Estuary.

[Paul Sherman]

Yep

Defo Sleety Cold Rain in Central London atm

[john mac]

Rain starting to turn to sleet and wet snow

[camiscool]

Does anyone know any links for weather stations around the Tunbridge wells area ,thanks ?