Southwest & Central Southern England Regional Discussion 12th January 2013>

[Mark Neal.]

Just been listening on the radio to the football, apparently it is snowing at the Madjeski Stadium in Reading? Anyone from Newbury/Reading area reporting snow?? Yes GTLTW, interesting local Brize & Benson has dropped off in the last hour, but we are dropping here now, its 3.7c. Easterly wind now, expecting further decreases during the evening...

[Wilxy]

But the 850 Temps are lower? confused.

[noggin]

Dry. Very cold. Very windy. Very boring........

I need snow.

I might have to resort to putting TDAT on the dvd player!

[dec10snow]

Latest NAE sees another downgrade with snowline a bit further east.

Or maybe it won't be interesting to see the NAE!

[Wilxy]

Or maybe it won't be interesting to see the NAE!

But the uppers are lower further west which suggests lower milder blip not really sure il leave the experts will be intresting to see the updated fax later.

[gottolovethisweather]

. GTLTW looking southish out of the window seems to be a lot darker than anywhere else. Wonder of this has some hail in it. ...?

Not sure it will even get to us, I looks as though its drifting off NNW. Nevertheless, good to see the slow progress of the undercutting air taking place and the fact that the Surface feature is not diving south for a while yet, further aiding people's chances.

Edited January 12, 2013 by gottolovethisweather

[Mark Neal.]

The sky has that orange snow look to it further west, but perhaps i'm dreaming...

[gottolovethisweather]

Just been listening on the radio to the football, apparently it is snowing at the Madjeski Stadium in Reading? Anyone from Newbury/Reading area reporting snow?? Yes GTLTW, interesting local Brize & Benson has dropped off in the last hour, but we are dropping here now, its 3.7c. Easterly wind now, expecting further decreases during the evening...

Sleety flakes earlier in Newbury confirmed by myself and PB so I can claim a snow day at least.

[Snow shut work]

NAE at +36 ie tomorrow teatime looks great for most west country folk but not for torbay southwestwards.

[divadee]

Just started throwing it down here again. Definitely turned colder as well.

[AWD]

Latest NAE sees another downgrade with snowline a bit further east.

If your looking at the snow charts, then yes, a snow - rain event for us all.

However, digging deeper, the 850hpa temps and thickness' have upgraded a bit, and nudged west. I can only assume the WBFL isn't playing ball, or one other ingredient. Perhaps an improvement on the modified NAE later?

This might not be helping;

Edited January 12, 2013 by AWD

[Wilxy]

If your looking at the snow charts, then yes, a snow - rain event for us all.

However, digging deeper, the 850hpa temps and thickness' have upgraded a bit, and nudged west. I can only assume the WBFL isn't playing ball, or one other ingredient. Perhaps an improvement on the modified NAE later?

I did point out the 850's but seems odd why it shows rain, hope that can upgrade on next run.

[Mark Parsons]

We have had quite a few torrential downpours this afternoon mixed with hail,they are just like summer storms where you drive from dry conditions straight in to a wall of water,incredible. Have had just short of an inch of rain today and everywhere is starting to flood, snow my I have a problem!!!

[Bumpkin]

4.4c, very dark and absolutely chucking it down. Our personal moat is back around the house and the cattle grid has disappeared under water again.

[Nights King]

It is Snowing

Edited January 12, 2013 by mullender83

[Mark Parsons]

We have had quite a few torrential downpours this afternoon mixed with hail,they are just like summer storms where you drive from dry conditions straight in to a wall of water,incredible. Have had just short of an inch of rain today and everywhere is starting to flood, snow my I have a problem!!!

I did'nt write that last bit blinking auto edit!!!!

[microclimate]

Looks like flooding is more of an issue around here, A35 is bad around the Kingston Maurward to Monkeys Jump roundabouts. I guess Winterbourne Abbas and Martinstown are going to vulnerable to flooding again.

[fromey]

snowing??

[Mark Parsons]

Does that mean you're cellebrating Mullender? Snow by any chance?

[Wilxy]

snowing??

Mullender lives on the mendips so yes i expect it certainly is weve got sleet here.

[Dean E]

4c here at the moment, dropping around 0.7c and hour at the moment. Dew point on the way down at 0.9c currently. Wind NNE at around 22mph and a wind chill now below freezing at -1.4c.

We've had 32mm of rain so far. It did turn a little sleety in the heavier bursts and can also report hail at around 3pm.

SM

[Mark Parsons]

Hail again!

[Nights King]

snowing??

Yes it was drizzle one min then I looked out of the window and its snowing but very light and intermitent. Could do with that bright echo on radar to move north and west a little.

[fromey]

Mullender lives on the mendips so yes i expect it certainly is weve got sleet here.

i live in frome but at work in bath, a few bits of sleet here at the moment

[jessandjon]

8c according to mums car

Torpoint cornwall