South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion ~ December 1st 2012>

[Snowangel-MK]

Welcome to winter all you lovely people of the SE & EA region....

...lets hope it's a good one and we have plenty of fun

[Mark Neal.]

John- I wouldn't rule it out. It's possible as with a little tweak could give us some Snow ( says it quietly).. All to play for anyway and fun model ouput watching to come!

Happy Winter Everyone, may we all get snowfall

[Ice Day]

Prediction: Somewhere in our region will see 30cm of snow and -12c this winter. I'm absolutely convinced we're in for a good one (but then again, I am every year!)

[john pike]

18z ensembles again warmer on the 3rd and wet

cold again on the 4th

is that not normally the other way round

gotta call fi on the 6th

however if we do it this way we can look at the 7th

to see how it pans out

we may be able to look further ahead by monday

my ramp chart is

plus

happy winter

[Jason T]

Here we go,One thing for certain(Potential LOTS). Im gonna leave the messy stuff to you,JP,BEN,PS,NICK F,GTLTW, TEITS,S MURR,Mark N,ETC for this thread . I would help but im not that good... . Here's looking at you.

We need you.

[snowbob]

Happy winter everyone

Lovely halo round the moon tonight

It's a sign I'm sure of it

Bring on the Thames streamers and Chanel lows

Nice ramps jp

What ever happened to yamkin by the way ?

[Jason T]

Happy winter everyone

Lovely halo round the moon tonight

It's a sign I'm sure of it

Bring on the Thames streamers and Chanel lows

Nice ramps jp

What ever happened to yamkin by the way ?

He only comes out at Winter.........Oh Bugger.

[Bluebreezer54]

I have just put the rubbish out and seen a sight I have never before witnessed. Can anyone in the South East confirm Im not seeing things. Go outside and look at the moon.

[Jason T]

I have just put the rubbish out and seen a sight I have never before witnessed. Can anyone in the South East confirm Im not seeing things. Go outside and look at the moon.

OMG What is it.There is like a field around the moon. Never ever seen that before,This is not one of those 2012 things is it.?

[Bluebreezer54]

OMG What is it.There is like a field around the moon.

Thank goodness Im not hallucinating. The skies are mostly clear here, but there is a huge circle of darker sky around the moon. Never seen the likes of it before.

[snowbob]

That's what I said a halo round the moon

Right at the start of winter ???????

[snowray]

I have just put the rubbish out and seen a sight I have never before witnessed. Can anyone in the South East confirm Im not seeing things. Go outside and look at the moon.

Yh moon looks nice tonight...

Happy Winter everyone, lets hope it's a good one!

[john pike]

getting foggy here so cant see it

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

that lot is still going

if it holds together could hit around 6-7

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

[West Sussex Kate]

Happy winter! :-)

Happy Decenber! :-)

[Bluebreezer54]

That's what I said a halo round the moon

Right at the start of winter ???????

Its not a halo though is it ? If anything its the opposite. I think its obviously to do with atmpospheric conditions, but struck me as very unusual.

[Jason T]

Thank goodness Im not hallucinating. The skies are mostly clear here, but there is a huge circle of darker sky around the moon. Never seen the likes of it before.

No very much not Blue, Going to try and get a pic.

[Mark Neal.]

Some cloud getting in the way here. So not able to view this amazing sight for myself at moment.

[snowbob]

Its not a halo though is it ? If anything its the opposite. I think its obviously to do with atmpospheric conditions, but struck me as very unusual.

no your right more of a ring round the moon

It's mad

Nice to see

[Jason T]

JP Any ideas.?

[Jason T]

Its not a halo though is it ? If anything its the opposite. I think its obviously to do with atmpospheric conditions, but struck me as very unusual.

Even wiki don't know Blue.They have a pic but no description. http://da.wikipedia....around_moon.jpg

NASA know, Now i have seen that pic im more interested in the scenery........ http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap030421.html

[Panayiotis]

Field around the moon, or better know as a halo, is a weather phenomena that occurs when clouds or the air surrounding is crystalised (ice crystals), light from the moon bounces of the crystals and form the 'field' you see. Related closely before snowfall but every time I've seen it no snow has fallen http://home.hiwaay.n.../moon/moonring/

[Bluebreezer54]

Thanks for that link Jason. Its still out there folks.

[john pike]

Field around the moon, or better know as a halo, is a weather phenomena that occurs when clouds or the air surrounding is crystalised (ice crystals), light from the moon bounces of the crystals and form the 'field' you see. Related closely before snowfall but every time I've seen it no snow has fallen http://home.hiwaay.n.../moon/moonring/

as you say normally caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere

and light reflects off it

nice sight though

although i cannot see it

[Bluebreezer54]

Thanks for the replies and further info.

[snowray]

Even wiki don't know Blue.They have a pic but no description. http://da.wikipedia....around_moon.jpg

NASA know, Now i have seen that pic im more interested in the scenery........ http://apod.nasa.gov...d/ap030421.html

It's something to do with lots of ice crystals in the air at altitude refracting the light from the moon and creating this effect, also seen as a bad omen, rain or snow, spirits in the air, some say it represents a special spiritual night though.

Can see it very clearly here like in that pic.