East Anglia & Three Counties Regional Discussion

[Me & angel fiance]

reading through the Midlands thread there is not all doom and gloom.. Some places they have a covering of snow so not all evaporating.

Ahh sorry Saint I didn't notice you beat me to it lol

Edited January 13, 2013 by Hearts in Herts

[Lammie]

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

Ditto, in fact something even more bizarre has just happened the Lampost outside my window has just bloody turned off! I've have to venture outside to walk the dog in a bit so will report back my findings ( may give the lampost as swift kick to see if I can inspire any signs of life )

[Pompski!]

question ,i have a new weather station,how accurate is tendancy,as mine says snow?

Sounds like you got one for Xmas too! Still getting used to mine but I assume the tendancy is gathered from the temp, RH and DP so all it means is conditions are good for snow at this point. Doesn't mean it's going to snow (unfortunately)

[Heisenberg]

looks like its gonna be a while until it hits our area then.....

[Snowman.]

Entering Essex at I speak Might look outside in about half an hour?

[Grinzzz]

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.

If you turn the "weather type" off on the radar you can see theres a thicker band of precip just over there now.

[Snowman.]

Kent also looking decent

[matty1000kk]

My girlfriend just called. Light snow in Frinton-on-Sea.

[Sweetdream]

Well don't know but my hubby works for H A and has been told he has to be in from 0000/ 0700. This covers Bedford sandy Cambridge Huntingdon Stevenage Milton Keynes. This happens when they are on winter maintenance 2 ( ie snow desk ) I will say be cautious at this stage as this has happened before and been downgraded.

[Me & angel fiance]

reading through the Midlands thread there is not all doom and gloom.. Some places they have a covering of snow so not all evaporating.

Ahh sorry Saint I didn't notice you beat me to it lol

It seems that the reports seem to be mainly north from Birmingham still. So we could be in for a longer wait than originally thought

[MarcB]

Just started here, very light but something at least.

Will keep you updated re intensity (if any)

[Snowangel-MK]

This is known as anaprop.

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

It would seem so......

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 precipitation!

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/247/

Edited January 13, 2013 by MKsnowangel

[janetmh71]

Just started here, very light but something at least.

Will keep you updated re intensity (if any)

Slowly getting closer then . . will just be on time for me driving to work by the looks of it

[Dan the Man]

Just watching "The Day After Tomorrow" on E4 - hopefully this isn't an omen after seeing THAT run earlier today.

[Snowman.]

Front starting too die Hopefully it can get something off the Northern Blob!

[WheresTheSnow]

When is the second band of precip due? Hope that is more intense than predicted !

[Snowman.]

When is the second band of precip due? Hope that is more intense than predicted !

Hope that the warm sector p*** off waited too long for this week end.

[Hughsey]

Just started here, very light but something at least.

Will keep you updated re intensity (if any)

interesting, will have to go and look out of the window in a minute then , should reach here soon. Edited January 13, 2013 by Hughsey

[Snowangel-MK]

Ditto, in fact something even more bizarre has just happened the Lampost outside my window has just bloody turned off! I've have to venture outside to walk the dog in a bit so will report back my findings ( may give the lampost as swift kick to see if I can inspire any signs of life )

Have you paid your council tax Lammie ?

[Summer of 76]

Latest from the Beds Borough Council

Dry and cold, with sunny spells Sunday afternoon. Clear skies late-afternoon into the evening and overnight period, will allow road surface temperatures to fall quite sharply to below freezing, leading to frost and ice forming. However, a band of sleet and snow will be moving in from the north west during the early hours of Monday morning. The sleet and snow turning more patchy as the morning progresses, before a secondary feature moves in from the west by midday, which will bring a mixture of rain, sleet and wet snow. Evening update - No significant change to forecast - but reduced snow amounts (0-1cm) and extended timing by an hour (from 0300 to 0400).

Therefore not expecting too much in the morning.

[Iceni]

That little pink blob between me and Cambridge can't make up its mind. You can just hear it saying eeny meeny miney mo…

[shotski]

When is the second band of precip due? Hope that is more intense than predicted !

This is the second one ......... did you miss the first one

[Snowangel-MK]

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

Or we could learn about weather forecasting with Mr Blobby....

[john pike]

http://xcweather.co.uk/

[Stuie]

Ipswich and Colchester should be experiencing a flake? Or is it the buzz word of the moment "anaprop" ;-)