London And The South East Regional Discussion Thread - II

[Jayces]

I don't know what to believe, we have the amatuer experts on the forums predicting potential of masses of snow for the SE between now and Sunday yet the the professional experts at the Meto are having none of it!

I guess we will know who was right soon enough and I think the marganality is the issue as if it was guaranteed the Meto would have put warnings up by now, they certainly did last year 2-3 days in advance.

I just can't help feeling that mother nature is going to suprise everyone here and we will have to wait just a little longer for anything truly wintery

[wintrywend]

Good Morning all, the blob I have been watching for the last two hours just fizzled out!

Its back again how strange

Edited January 31, 2012 by wintrywend

[kate1]

It is 'snowing' very, very lightly here in Tunbridge Wells - tbh would not dignify it with the name 'snow'... It is barely visible against the background of the grey murk. The MetO and Netweather are forecasting snow for me this afternoon, but if it is more of the same I will contain my excitement. Am seriously considering moving to Bulgaria...

[tadpole]

I see there is still stuff like this about from last nights run:

I realise I am the eternal optimist, but I just can't understand the negativity when all I see is a week full of possibilities - perhaps I'm naive? :huh:

I mean, which snow lover wouldn't take this next Monday morning?

This snow lover wouldn't like it.

I'm driving from Crystal Place to Gatwick airport at 3am Tuesday and getting on a plane to a very hot sunny country so if any major snow could hold off till say 9.30am I'd be very happy. Sitting for hours at an airport because of snow is not part of the holiday experience!

[Tilly]

Its still trying to snow here in Faversham, albeit a bit of a poor effort. The sky looks very snowy though...come on snow!!!!

[Marie]

It is snowing here very light but its still snow lol

[abruzzi spur]

Nowt here in Croydon, cold and frosty though

No snow has settled becuase Yamkin sent the gritters out last night! If he hadn't then I dread to think.....

Another rollercoaster day lies ahead - looking forward to it (sort of)

AS

[willinkent]

Been this light flakes/snow grains since i was up just before 5am.... just about making an impact on shed roof.... not much tho.... does look like a snowy sky tho.....wish it would darn it....

[Paul Sherman]

Happy New Year to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!! first post of 2012 - My OH working in Rayleigh, its snowing there and is settling on car roofs!!

Wow that is Localised.

Am about 4 miles East of Rayleigh and it is boring old rain and cold rain at that.

Temp 2.7c

Dp 1.8c

Way way too warm - Where are these frigid conditions, I would have expected us to be cold enough by now ?

[lewis028]

Very light snow(grain) now falling in purfleet

[Neilsouth]

Check this out

A similar example here to the one above,although using northern hemisphere charts from 6 days

ago.

Todays 12z ECM chart is used for verification purposes.

Todays actual chart> GFS 6 days ago>

ECM 6 days ago> GEM 6 days ago>

UKMO 6 days ago>

Seems that the gfs did best on this occasion,as the other 3 models all underestimated

the strength of the blocking high,especially up near Svallbard,although it does have that

random shortwave just west of the UK!

The UKMO is by far the worst performer in this case as it just wanted to smash the block in half.

Can see why they got the snow covering wrong then sigh, reports of a 1-2cm of snow on the north downs

[wintrywend]

Sleety mix here come on snow!

[Jimmyh]

very confusing here in sutton cold cloudy and a little bit misty confused where is the snow.....

[Coast]

It is snowing here very light but its still snow lol

Ahhh!! still not quite snow here, so no celebrations from me just yet for the first of Winter 2011/12. But I have a feeling it's not far away!

[snowbob]

If it was a mild day and we had this sort of cloud over us it would drizzle/rain all day

But it's not it's lovely and cold and nothing

Where's the snowî„…î„…

[wintrywend]

Sleety Mix here! come on snow

[Jo S]

Ive got granuals here,better than rain yay,might turn to snow,you never know?

[Coast]

It is snowing here very light but its still snow lol

Well as you got out of your dare by a technicality, I think I might have to get a fisherman to take you out to this lot!!!!

[Lauren]

More dandruff snow this morning.

On the drive in they said the MetO was now forecasting 100% chance of severe cold weather and snow by the end of the week.

[GoonerGregg77]

What's falling now is what you'd call a Blizzard to a Ant! lol

Blob incoming.

[Jo S]

Having trouble with my radar,one min theres a band of rain snow comming next its gone?

[Marie]

Ahhh!! still not quite snow here, so no celebrations from me just yet for the first of Winter 2011/12. But I have a feeling it's not far away!

To be honest im not overly excited but at least i can say i have seen a flake this year lol

[Tom Montalbano]

Cloud should break in a few hours time as this satellite animation shows, with a clearance coming from the east.

http://wolken.buienradar.nl/nl

I think we'll have to wait until tomorrow pm, when some colder upper air appears on our doorstep with a strengthening ENE wind. Not expecting too much at the moment, as the models seemed to have backed off a bit from the really cold uppers shown yesterday, that we would probably need to counteract pressure of 1035+ mbs. Might have to wait until the weekend, when we might have a decent snow event, that hopefully stays as snow.

Regards,

Tom

Edited January 31, 2012 by TomSE20

[Kent Snow]

Light snow grains falling here in Canterbury. Almost blink and you'll miss it. Still, at least it feels like winter!

[Marie]

Well as you got out of your dare by a technicality, I think I might have to get a fisherman to take you out to this lot!!!!

I get sea sick