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

[Biggin]

whatever as I am convinced we are in a changed climate

/\ This. I am beginning to think there are certain minor climate changes occuring that we and the models are finding it difficult to compute. Along the lines of "this or that shouldnt be happening for that length of time" or "this shouldve happened next but didnt"

Enough of my ramblings, Clear and cold this morning with a frost.

Morning people

coldy woldy!

Tree and decs today!!!

Went into 99p shop in town yesterday,bought a little snowman that plugs into usb on my pc desk.

I didnt expect it to work tbh,but it does .

Flashes lots of diffrent colours in diffrent pattens.

Such a good buy.

So i have a little snow watch friend here with me now !!

Morning Floaty

[Jo S]

Morning all, A very cold and frosty day,Very still out there,Frost not as bad as Friday night,but feels much colder .Off to London today

[Floatylight]

Morning all, A very cold and frosty day,Very still out there,Frost not as bad as Friday night,but feels much colder .Off to London today

Have a great day in london,do wrap up x

[Methuselah]

Morning peeps, A light dusting here, this morning!

[Habsish]

Had notification that my OAP winter fuel payment has gone into my bank account. As it is not going to go far with this type of weather think I will buy some wool and knitting needles and make myself a nice all in one creation. Alternatively go down the pub and splash it all on a couple of beers and a packet of crisps.

H

[Great Plum]

You could knit a 'onesie' and go down the pub in it!!

[Snowangel-MK]

Morning all,

It's -3.3 °C here and a thicker frost than yesterday - I'm just going out for my early walk complete with silly hat and gloves - hot toasted crumpets to look forward to when I get back !

[Great Plum]

-1.8c this morning here...Positively balmy!

[Coast]

Morning locals!

Very thick frost here this morning and an overnight low of -1.4°C is about the same as yesterday. Loving the Winter scenes but it looks to be back to relative mild again tomorrow for a while:

I'm just going out for my early walk complete with silly hat and gloves

[JennyJane1]

Right got to get this out, first snowfall of the winter in Great Yarmouth happening now

missed it happening but still some white stuff on roof and cars.

[clark3r]

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rgem2041.gif

I have the feeling we maybe we maybe covered in snow down here early next week

[80sWeather]

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rgem2041.gif

I have the feeling we maybe we maybe covered in snow down here early next week

Christmas shopping next weekend anybody?

[Snowangel-MK]

Not quiet that silly.....anyway it would have to be in pink or purple, lime green is just yuck !!

[Floatylight]

next friday

[lottiekent]

Another frost, another sunny start - beautiful! If I can't have snow this is the best alternative. Shame we are looking at a day of mild and rain tomorrow..

[Methuselah]

Not quiet that silly.....anyway it would have to be in pink or purple, lime green is just yuck !!

I used to love lime green. In 1966!

[shotski]

OMG

[Steve C]

Morning all.

I was out with my camera way before sunrise today. As it was a gin clear sky, with a gibbous moon, I went to see what I could take. The problem being that it was -2C (showing on my car) with a slight, but cutting breeze. I didnt take gloves, as they are cumbersome, especially in the dark, so a trade off with cold hands was made.

The camera also had major operating issues, as the temperature was below its 0-40C operating range and I was out for over an hour with it in total - it became quite painfully cold to hold too.

I took a very few pictures, due to the problems I had - mostly it refusing to take pictures and won't repeat a similar trip until the Spring - once bitten and all that.

In this picture you can see Orion's belt behind the right hand boat and the Orange colour of Betelgeuse is obvious in the top right.

A bonus of being out was seeing Mercury, which sits below the very bright Venus in the morning sky, an hour / hour and a half before sunrise. I hadn't anticipated this, but have since read that viewings of Mercury won't get much better than in the early morning this week. Mercury is normally impossible to see, as it sits in such proximity to the sun in the sky.

Still lots of talk (as there has been for about 3 weeks now) about lots of snow coming. I think we'll get it too, but there'll be zero excitement from me until two or three days out (and then only if it's expected to be substantial)

Enjoy your day all. I'll enjoy mine; an afternoon down the pub beckons.

[dallas]

Intersting times ahead says Ian F

fergieweather, on 02 December 2012 - 11:36 , said:

Not UKMO view based on very latest from them: some transient low-level & (more substantive) upland (500m+) snow Thursday, but rain for the majority (certainly in South). Their MR view is actually somewhat 'milder' for the following weekend (average temps, no snow issues). More tellingly, latest 10-15d prognosis now leans towards Scandinavian block establishing with real purpose; easterly flow setting-up and attempted frontal incursions to SW. MOGREPS now in step with EC Monthly and so the cold, blocked signal remains headline to our MR forecasts.

[Neilsouth]

Yeh but they haven't exactly been accurate have they?, Re:UKMO, ecm was actually closer to the accurate

[Snowangel-MK]

next friday

A happy clappy Mrs Floaty that's what I like to see....you need to show us your new dance for next Saturday Sam

Enjoy your day all. I'll enjoy mine; an afternoon down the pub beckons.

Sounds great....have a good time Steve

My house smells lovely, a combo of turkey roasting, mulled wine, cinnamon candles and all things nice...I'm off to the garden centre this afternoon and then to the stables theatre tonight.

Hope your all having a good one too....I just love this time of year on days like this (still frosty in the shade by the bushes in my front garden)

[dallas]

Yeh but they haven't exactly been accurate have they?, Re:UKMO, ecm was actually closer to the accurate

I'm hoping all agree at T96

[Floatylight]

A happy clappy Mrs Floaty that's what I like to see....you need to show us your new dance for next Saturday Sam

Sounds great....have a good time Steve

My house smells lovely, a combo of turkey roasting, mulled wine, cinnamon candles and all things nice...I'm off to the garden centre this afternoon and then to the stables theatre tonight.

Hope your all having a good one too....I just love this time of year on days like this (still frosty in the shade by the bushes in my front garden)

Sounds festive in your house very marvellous!

Well was walking up to speak to lea and i was cold so i was banging my arms against my sides with straight arms.Lea laughed his head off and said you like you doing the penguin dance!i said i must tell mk the new dance!If its cold sat might see it......

[Nick F]

Alot of uncertainty with regards to these lows dropping SE from Greenland later this week. 06z GFS pulls out an interesting scenario on Thursday - bringing perhaps the first opportunity for many for some flakes across the SE as a deepening low scoots SE across the SW and into France, with cold air digging in on the northern flank.

However, with such model disagreement Weds onwards, wouldn't get too excited over this prospect yet.

Edited December 2, 2012 by Nick F

[abovefreezing]

Far too early for xmas decs, mulled wine et al.

TWELVE days of xmas, not 30!

'tis not (yet) the season to be jolly

Christmas creep IMHO is becoming a real problem especially in the last few years (driven mostly by commercial interests). It somehow cheapens Christmas when some people would have it start from the last Halloween parties.

Edited December 2, 2012 by abovefreezing