South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 16/01/13 22z ----->

[gottolovethisweather]

7.7 degrees here - must be due to my proximity to the sea. Bikini is ready for tomorrow.

[jessandjon]

7.7 degrees here - must be due to my proximity to the sea. Bikini is ready for tomorrow.

Lol if its not too breezy maybe a barbie!!!

Edited January 17, 2013 by jessandjon

[westysweather]

have close friends in the devon & cornwall constabulary who have just text me to say they have set up 'gold command'

i guess they are really ramping up the concern, good for us enthusiasts however terrible for those who could do with out it!

[Mapantz]

Currently 5.3°C with a dew point of 0.8°C

Fun fact for the day seeing as it's appropriate for tomorrow .. The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Mapantz

[cerneman]

Nope, i'm now in a semi-upright position and by tomorrow i'll be raring to go. Let's have a shipment of warming fruit liquers, a man-sized box of snowmens noses and a set of highly polished rails for my sledge, let me at it!

And get snow soon card

[Ryan Macdonald]

light snow blowing about here in swindon,tempted to drive back to south wales just to be included in that red warning!

[Beast of Plympton]

Absolutely spot on. Rather as I suggested earlier Mr. Beast.

Based on my analysis of 4am update from the Met Office, I WOULD SIMPLY NOT TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO.

http://forum.netweat...20#entry2515563

The original forecast has now been updated as stated below, the time and date of issue is currently under scrutiny.

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South West England

Headline:

Windy with snow then rain spreading across the region.

This Evening and Tonight:

Persistent rain soon spreading into Cornwall this evening, this turning to snow as it continues eastwards overnight. Significant snowfall is likely in places with a risk of disruption. Cornwall and west Devon seeing rain again by dawn. Very windy. Minimum Temperature -4 °C.

Friday:

Windy with snow over many areas at first. Outbreaks of rain gradually spreading across the region through the day, although snow persisting in the north and east of the region. Maximum Temperature 6 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Further rain, sleet and snow expected, although with some drier, brighter periods, especially on Sunday. Remaining cold with ice and frost affecting many areas, and with freezing fog possible.

Issued at: 1600 on Thu 17 Jan 2013

And a wise man you are for posting such a warning!! I am excited, however also a little concerened. I am on call all day tomorrow and for the weekend. Hope i'm not busy.

One more safety message, its going to be cold, so if you have a wood burner or open fire and you are going to use it, make sure your chimney has been swept!! Im pretty sure standing 30 foot up a ladder in a blizzard will not be fun us in the brigade!!

[BristolBlizzard]

metoffice now have yellow snow warnings for some of westcountry , somerset , ect , sat and sun .

[jessandjon]

And get snow soon card

Ha!!

[Erbyskerby]

All this talk of snow - will the rain before it be heavy? Still got a niggling worry about flooding.

[PompeyFC]

Steady on. Portsmouth is an island afterall, is it not?

I seriously hope you do and I wish you well.

I'd like to say yes but part of me still says no, albeit a very small part.

snowed the other day overnight here and has been snowing today with a few flakes - heavier precip - strong winds low dew points favourable uppers and MetOffice and BBC forecasting heavy snow for portsmouth from 9am onwards. its not nailed 100% but you dont get much better than that

[Wynn D Woo]

metoffice now have yellow snow warnings for some of westcountry , somerset , ect , sat and sun .

You want to watch out for that yellow snow

[BristolBlizzard]

You want to watch out for that yellow snow

yes dont eat yellow snow lol

[cerneman]

You want to watch out for that yellow snow

Bit of a Jaundiced joke that

[cerneman]

Currently 5.3°C with a dew point of 0.8°C

Fun fact for the day seeing as it's appropriate for tomorrow .. The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.

That one flake would bring Weymouth to stand still

[Dave Kightley]

The Nae is an improvement at 18.00 With the snow line further WEST.

[Iceberg]

Ian has handly posted the meto definition of a blizzard so that we know what they are talking about when they mention it.

"Blizzard definition: doesn't just mean heavy snow. Wind must also blow around 30mph, severe drifting occurs & vis 200m"

Also from a meto press release "An amber warning is in place for other parts of Wales, western England, the Midlands and central and southern England, as well as Northern Ireland where accumulations of 10 to 15 cm are expected and 20 cm or more over the hills"

[Ali1977]

be nice to get a little dusting tonight as temp drops to freezing, precip is defo increases in coverage

[Coast]

12z GFS on the way and it wants to kick off early!!!

[kumquat]

Currently 5.3°C with a dew point of 0.8°C

Fun fact for the day seeing as it's appropriate for tomorrow .. The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.

Pic or it didn't happen!

[Ali1977]

12z gfs looks like precip is harder just off cornish coast, sign of things to come maybe

Colder uppers too, may help further sw

[Packs]

+2.7c again.

-1.6 Dew point.

Car reads 3c..

So thats two thermos that say ~3

Yes light snow in Cheltenham also, +2.5c in the car, +1.7c on my roof.

[124alex]

Temp: 4c Dewpoint -1c and the sky is full of snow waiting to happen

[Coast]

Arghhhhhh!!!! ha ha!!!!! White out!!!

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Just spotted a few flakes of snow.