London & South East Regional Discussion - January 16th 2013>

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I had a dream before Christmas... That it was very snowy around a Friday at work... How odd is that ? 0.0

[A Wintry Mix]

Off topic but that helicopter crash in vauxhall looks nasty,

temp -1.0

[WillinGlossop]

Light sugar coating here and just very light flurry atm...... Temp -0.5c......

[Great Plum]

Met office app states temps for Reigate of 1, 1 , 0, 0, 2

Light snow Friday and Saturday and more snow Sunday night with a top temp of -1!

All subject to change but will please us snow maniacs!

[Coast]

All subject to change but will please us snow maniacs!

[snowblues]

People worrying about temp fri/sat to much.They will be fine.Just the way the front comes in and the speed.

[dallas]

v.v. light snow in Greenhithe drizzle strength

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might make a hash tag on twitter........................ #buried

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you can see how s*** the BBC weather is... They say -1 min to 1 on the main box you click.. yet you click it and it says -2 and +3

Sort it out..

[Downpour]

Exactly my point

I would much prefer the cold to stay than have a snow to rain weekend

But as Steve said its looking good at the moment from this mornings runs

So not as worried now

12 z gonna be exciting

Certainly the BBC has upgraded this morning to an all snow event, sweet spot nationally appears to be north midlands. But an all snow event for our region (it appeared). Carol Kirkwood: "we are pretty sure that this will happen just uncertain about timings". Hopefully it won't arrive until after dusk here in the SE corner.

[therecoil]

If the snow does make it to us in east Sussex on Friday / Saturday , will it be too mild by Sunday to make snowballs ? or would the Atlantic leave us alone ?

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With that low coming... It looks like an attack from the east too??

Greenland spawning laws out like there is now tomorrow on the models

I have always asked my self... Why do we rely on computers to forecast our weather? You wanted want one driving you about.. LOL

Edited January 16, 2013 by Surrey

[Guest bjaykent]

With that low coming... It looks like an attack from the east too??

Greenland spawning laws out like there is now tomorrow on the models

I have always asked my self... Why do we rely on computers to forecast our weather? You wanted want one driving you about.. LOL

The legal system in Greenland is definitely off topic!

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The legal system in Greenland is definitely off topic!

Lettuce... I meant lows lol!

^

LOL!!

OH good old lettuce

Edited January 16, 2013 by Surrey

[Crystal Memories]

We have had a good covering in Deal, at least a few inches

[Tilly]

Here is our Snowflake effort this morning. They were really v.tiny so hard to get a pic. I'd love to see some really funky shaped ones!!

[WillinGlossop]

I remember your photo from last year too of those lovely individual flakes..... So nice to see when the air is so cold....

[Great Plum]

Certainly the BBC has upgraded this morning to an all snow event, sweet spot nationally appears to be north midlands. But an all snow event for our region (it appeared). Carol Kirkwood: "we are pretty sure that this will happen just uncertain about timings". Hopefully it won't arrive until after dusk here in the SE corner.

Are you referring to Sunday because at the moment, it is due to fall overnight...

I think anything that falls in this region* will be snow on Friday and Saturday.

* Please note that this may not be applicable to the following areas:

Essex, London, Surrey, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, other areas in the south east! :-p

[snowbob]

Excellent photos Tilly

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This was written in 2010 I think.. But damn.. He was close 0.0

January 2013 -some suggested weather scenarios for the UK……On June 11th 2008 I made a very specific prediction, an extract from this prediction - (19) There will be steady (at first) rise in Global weather phenomena such as heat- waves, hurricanes, gales, storms, heavy-snow fall (especially around 2013) – various copies of my June 11^th 2008 predictions were handed out to various local people at the time and were read and then signed by the same people; it was the winters of 2012 /2013 and 2013 / 2014 that I was referring to at the time in 2008, (more on the winter of 2013/ 2014 later)…………………Generally, January 2013 & January 2014 both have the potential for becoming the coldest and snowiest Januarys in living memory, and very likely for several hundred years at least…although I expect January 2013 to be exceptionally cold throughout, the very coldest period will probably start around the 10^th then continue through to the 31^st…the heaviest snow-fall should be expected as from the 5^th to around the 15^th…the windiest period will probably start around the 10^thand continue through to months end, with the strongest winds more likely near the 10^th & the 18^th…the north-easterly to southerly latitudes of the UK will probably see the heaviest snow-fall from the 5^th to the 15^thwith the westerly to northerly areas of the UK probably seeing the worst snow conditions from around the 15^th to the 23^rd, then the north-westerly to north-easterly areas from around the 23^rd through to months end…dryer and cold conditions are more likely to occur from the 1^st to around the 5^th….blizzard conditions are more likely from around the 10^th to around the 21^st, with the mid to southerly areas of the UK more likely to see the worst blizzard conditions in this time frame.

Edited January 16, 2013 by Surrey

[SMU]

The ECM Mean charts are possible the best set since the internet interms of sustaining cold out to day ( with the exception of dec 2010 )

remember bitter cold to 48 anyway- then

SNOW

SNOW

SNOW ( slightly milder to the SW of region)

SLEET & SNOW

SLEET TURNING BACK TO SNOW

BITTER WITH SNOW FLURRIES

FROZEN RIVERS

FROZEN LAKES

ok so it wont be that bad- but the MEAN is furtehr SW than the OP- so if we stay in the continental air & get some slack flows-

just like norfolk last night we will get some VERY low temps-

of course it could go jordans bresticus & the fronts push through to the channel- that would be a shame...

Debilt 15 day- a drop down from yesterday

http://www.knmi.nl/exp/pluim/vijftiendaagse/index.html

S

[Gowon]

Slightly foggy here and car thermometer says it's -2c...

[Coast]

Here is our Snowflake effort this morning. They were really v.tiny so hard to get a pic. I'd love to see some really funky shaped ones!!

Great photo Tilly, send it into BBC South East Today!

[Downpour]

Are you referring to Sunday because at the moment, it is due to fall overnight...

I think anything that falls in this region* will be snow on Friday and Saturday.

* Please note that this may not be applicable to the following areas:

Essex, London, Surrey, West Sussex, Hampshire, Kent, other areas in the south east! :-p

Hi GP - no she was talking about Friday --- she wasn't sure when it would arrive, but seemed pretty confident it *would* arrive.

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Dew points:

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well...

Edited January 16, 2013 by Surrey