East Anglia & Three Counties Regional Discussion

[Dan the Man]

Just seen the latest Countryfile forecast - still very sceptical anything will fall as rain around here.

[Heisenberg]

why does the radar show precip but nothing happens? I know this can happen but what is the radar picking up?

[tinybill]

Nothing in Ippy yet. I'll yell out if I see ANYTHING at all.

like wise radar saying there should be me phone saying there should be still lamppost looking!!!

[Tim Bland]

Lots of reports in midlands thread that the stuff that is now currently currently over MK and Northampton isn't reaching the surface

[Long haul to mild]

Judging by the lack of any snow reports and bearing in mind Snowking's comments, I think it's pretty clear that the blob showing up on the radar and sliding down the Suffolk / Essex coast is not producing anything at ground level. This is known as anaprop.

Therefore anyone south of here who was looking forward to some exciting lamppost watching should lower their expectations!

[Floatylight]

de blob heading for Essex is looking (according to raIn today premium) to go from 0.3 mm to 1 to 3 mm worth of precipitation,...we can only hope it colours us white

mr blob,(n) mrs blob( e) or the blob family to the west lol

[shotski]

according to the radar should be light snow in MK, can't see anything though

Just been in the Midlands thread and its been snowing for two and a half hours

Unfortunately at a rate of 1 flake every 30 seconds

[Balls Of Snow]

hey guys do you think high wycombe stands a chance

It's just reaching you on the radar, so with a bit of luck!

[Methuselah]

Just as we were all hoping for some 'evaporative cooling', the sodding stuff is evaporating completely away!

[Eskimo]

Judging by the lack of any snow reports and bearing in mind Snowking's comments, I think it's pretty clear that the blob showing up on the radar and sliding down the Suffolk / Essex coast is not producing anything at ground level. This is known as anaprop.

Therefore anyone south of here who was looking forward to some exciting lamppost watching should lower their expectations!

It may not be anaprop but there could be a very dry layer in the atmosphere stopping any precips hitting the floor

[Stuie]

ANAPROP - ANomAlous PROPagation - when radar microwaves are refraction by things like inversions down to the ground, and are then reflected back to the dish - as far as the radar is concerned, something is there, and so it displays it as a return, but it is not precip.

That Murr bloke, like him or loath him, He knows his stuff. (I like him as he is a coldy)

Shirley the radar is seeing more than a couple of Ford Fiestas in a Tescos car park and not giving false positives.

[Snowangel-MK]

Hmmmm think you should MK. Radar showing some for your area.

*stops play back to go and check*

Temperature 0.1 °C

Dew Point -1.6 °C

Radar shows pink ‘blob’ overhead

But nothing falling from the sky….. so where is it then ?

[Snowman.]

Just realised the blob too the north could this help the front reach us?

[dec10snow]

why does the radar show precip but nothing happens? I know this can happen but what is the radar picking up?

I just came for a peek in here guys, to see how your getting on! Would just like to say, apparently; the radar is picking up the precip, but it's evaporating before it gets to ground! Same is happening over here!

*stops play back to go and check*

Temperature 0.1 °C

Dew Point -1.6 °C

Radar shows pink ‘blob’ overhead

But nothing falling from the sky….. so where is it then ?

Read my post above!

Edited January 13, 2013 by dec10snow

[Jason T]

*stops play back to go and check*

Temperature 0.1 °C

Dew Point -1.6 °C

Radar shows pink ‘blob’ overhead

But nothing falling from the sky….. so where is it then ?

I think gravity has reversed MK.

[Grinzzz]

Just been in the Midlands thread and its been snowing for two and a half hours

Unfortunately at a rate of 1 flake every 30 seconds

Family in the mids just said it started about 40 mins ago, lightish but settling.

[Snowangel-MK]

according to the radar should be light snow in MK, can't see anything though

nothing here, I've even put the security lighting on to double check !

[Dan the Man]

Well according to the latest radar, the precip is around Bletchey. Just checked out the BBC weather website; it says we're not expecting light snow until 5am.

Can't see this front dying out at all either.

[Habsish]

This is known as anaprop.

Oh that clears something up as I thought it was a medical complaint.

[Long haul to mild]

It may not be anaprop but there could be a very dry layer in the atmosphere stopping any precips hitting the floor

Yes indeed, good point, in this kind of low temperature set up that is very possible.

[snowking]

Aye, that I did, SK...Nothing since, I might add...

Snowking, we've had precip over our heads for about 45 mins now in Northampton, apart from an odd flurry, nothing to report.

Thanks for the reports!

So it is a case seemingly of the precip is there above your heads, its just struggling to make it to the surface.

My rain alarm has just gone off....should I be watching the radar and my lampost instead of dancing on ice then, I wasn't expecting anything yet

I would advise watching the lamp-post instead even if nothing were falling.....

But in all seriousness its worth keeping an eye out, looks as though its taking a while for the precip to be intense enough to make it all the way to the ground, which is making the radars a little useless today, worth keeping an eye on!

SK

[saint]

Parts of the West midlands are reporting snow, so it's clear where the heavier PPN is in the band, and therefore, where it is actually falling.

[Long haul to mild]

Oh that clears something up as I thought it was a medical complaint.

sounds like it, doesn't it? Reckon you can get some ointment for that

[shotski]

I think gravity has reversed MK.

I think that's happened to me Jason.

I use to have hair that grew up from my head, now it grows down and comes out my nose and ears

[Snowman.]

Blob to the west is on the Met Radar

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

Looking heavy too!