London & South East Regional Discussion - January 14th 2013>

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Looks like the band is starting to really intensify as it moves south..This could be because of the cold and warm air mixing things up?

[Paul Ashford]

ITV News Meridian â€@itvnewsmeridian

Weather flash - More snow due in Kent towards PM rush hour. More likely to fall as rain elsewhere @simonparkinitv

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ITV News Meridian â€@itvnewsmeridian

Weather flash - More snow due in Kent towards PM rush hour. More likely to fall as rain elsewhere @simonparkinitv

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[southbank]

Looking at the midlands lot- lots of dynamic evaporational cooling happening & thats great news-

starts as sleet or snow- gets heavy- to heavy snow...

depends how long you can hang on to it- but im now more interested today....

S

THink this goes to the wire SM , although currently the weatherpro app on radar forecast has the band turing to sleet just before it hits London , typical ,

[hernebaylooby]

well the sun has gone, things did look like they would start to drip drip but now the sky is grey

[Coast]

Britain wakes up to snow with more to come

Fears of overnight travel disruption prove unfounded but heavier snow expected in central and eastern England

Heavier snow is expected during the day on Monday in central and eastern England after an initial fall overnight proved less disruptive than expected. Some high-level roads were closed in Scotland and the Pennines but there has been little disruption to transport so far, other than airport warnings for travellers to allow extra time for their journeys.

Leeds Bradford airport, whose exposed site at Yeadon is one of the highest points locally, posted a notice of possible disruption in the early hours but removed the warning from its website at 7am, when commuter flights left as normal. Manchester airport advised travellers to make regular checks online. The Meteorological Office has raised its cold weather action status to grade three, one below a national emergency, to alert care and health agencies and neighbours to the likelihood of elderly and vulnerable people needing help. Forecasts suggest the long-delayed winter weather is setting in for several weeks after the wet but mild conditions since mid-December.

Chris Wellings, the head of UK policy at Save the Children, said: "The poorest families will struggle to cope with this cold snap. Parents on low incomes are already having difficulty affording even basic essentials such as warm winter clothing and a hot meal every day for their children as living costs continue to rise. "As temperatures plummet many simply don't have the money to heat their homes. The government must ensure that the poorest families can afford to keep warm."

Snowfalls could reach 10cm (4ins) in parts of Lincolnshire and the north-east of England, and the Met Office said: "This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services." The forecast suggests further but more modest snowfalls during the rest of the week, which will also see prolonged cold but sunny spells.

The pattern of conflicting cold and milder Atlantic fronts is complicated and the Met Office said: "There remains some uncertainty in the details throughout this period. However, on the whole it should remain on the cold and settled side across many parts of the United Kingdom, with a good deal of dry and frosty weather, especially for central and eastern areas. "There will also be some sleet and snow on occasions, with central and eastern areas most likely to be at risk. Also there will be an ongoing risk of icy stretches overnight, and freezing fog may also be an issue during the cold and clearer nights, which may be slow to clear by day. Some milder conditions and more persistent rain and hill snow may spread into western areas on occasions from next weekend onwards."

Nick Prebble, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said snow was unlikely to exceed 5cms (2ins) in most of England, with temperatures reaching 8C (46F) in the west of England and Wales. Scotland is expected to get a "light dusting" on top of lying snow that fell over the weekend. Overnight temperatures are likely to fall to -8C (17.6F) degrees by Wednesday night. Snow is expected to turn into rainfall in western and southern areas and eight flood warnings are in place, six in the south-west, and 53 flood alerts, 28 in the south-east and 19 in the south-west. The AA has organised extra patrols to deal with an estimated 56,000 breakdowns, based on a survey that suggests three-quarters of drivers have been lulled into a false sense of security by the long mild spell.

The Highways Agency has declared an amber, or second level, alert but is more bullish than for years about snow and ice preparations, with 500 "state-of-the-art winter vehicles" ready to go into action. A spokesman said: "We have reviewed salt stock levels and taken action where needed to enhance our resilience and we have again established a reserve salt stock to help ensure that there is enough salt to deal with severe winter. "Our roads will be treated whenever there is a risk of ice or snow. However, even when roads have been treated, drivers should still take care, especially on stretches where the local road layout or landscape means there could be a greater risk of ice forming. Road users across England are also advised to check the latest weather forecast and road conditions before they travel."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/14/snow-uk-weather

[95 Degrees]

Melted now, but satisfied for now.

[WillinGlossop]

METAR: EGKK 140950Z 18005KT 9999 FEW009 BKN016 M00/M02 Q1014

long-TAF: EGKK 140458Z 1406/1512 20004KT 9999 SCT030 TEMPO 1406/1410 3000 -SN BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 1406/1410 BKN004 BECMG 1410/1413 6000 -RA BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 1410/1417 3000 RASN BKN004 BECMG 1417/1420 30012KT 9999 NSW SCT020 PROB30 TEMPO 1423/1507 4000 SHRASN BKN009 BECMG 1502/1505 01012KT

http://en.allmetsat....d.php?icao=EGKK

and for those that like it simple:

http://booty.org.uk/booty.weather/metinfo/codes/METAR_decode.htm

Cheers thanks for that......

Lookslike a rainy/sleety drive.....

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Here comes the snow @ rg12 how long will it last though/ :/

[Orpingtoniceagedec10]

Its gone really dark in Orpington , wind has got up and i'm waiting for the flakes to start falling !

[Lampostwatcher]

Temp 0.1 c

Dew p -1

Band approaching

[Tamara]

A light dusting this morning which is still there and is as much as could have been expected in this situation . However probably not long before temperatures rise. Best hope for something later tonight as it gets colder again, otherwise its a wait till late in the week to see what happens then as the snow shower possibilities for the middle of the week look less promising than they did.

[Dean E]

Still have our dusting here on the South Coast! But in the last half hour the temperature has risen by nearly 1c!

Temp: 1.4c

Dew point: -2.3c

SM

[Col Berkshire]

I think my postcode at work would be the very very west part of the region to get snow from this band...

RG12 1WA

First few flakes falling here...

Same work postcode as me Surrey :-)

[manutdmatt1986]

BBC South East put the snow line just a few miles north of me. It's going to be a close one!

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You dont work in Regus buildings do you?

[Orpingtoniceagedec10]

BBC South East put the snow line just a few miles north of me. It's going to be a close one!

Where did they put the line ?

[Yellow Army]

Temp 0.1 c

Dew p -1

Band approaching

Back down to 0.0c now and Dew -1.1.

Hopefully the band doesn't raise the temp's too much.

[Col Berkshire]

You dont work in Regus buildings do you?

No, 1 Arlington Square, next door to the Regus building.

[Wilks]

second band just reached me near Reading and it's all snow.

[nanu]

Ok??? looks like its turning out to be a non-event country wide as to whats happening with this system.. reports on midlands thread of wet snow falling!! and by what the rain today radar is showing its starts of as snow then turns all sleety from here right upto leeds etc.. looks like the met/models could have this completly wrong uk wide.. so far!!

[PLANET THANET]

hi everybody

woke up to a big surprise here in thanet this morning, the snowdome failed overnight and we have approx 3cm of snow.

[hernebaylooby]

noo we have our first drips

[HammerJack]

What time is the band due to hit London?

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No, 1 Arlington Square, next door to the Regus building.

I work in 2 Arlington Square LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are across the road from me! Look out the window! It's snowing!