South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 17th Januray 2013, 12z Onwards

[iowpompeylee]

Quite heavy rain/sleet now....hmmmmmm

[jtay]

Where do they get the names? speckled hen, Golden hen? What have hens got to do with cider?

Something to do with a car. Old Speckled 'un or similar. Can't remember exactly.

Dew points, sleeting, NAE, etc.

[Beast of Plympton]

That's why i was wondering about Burrator... might still be able to get to that part near Dousland. Have to play it by ear I guess.

Dousland is still 200m asl so should get a good covering there....

[rockhopper]

Just down from the hospital. I am a shortass, so maybe that explains it

Not too far away then Sledging down to Blockbuster for you tomorrow then (hopefully) lol

[AWD]

I'll be tapping you up again this year dude ha ha

18z NAE precip accumulations out - i think the south coast has more

Double digits for most by Friday evening;

[Beast of Plympton]

Should think so sheepstor is 350 m asl so you would hope they get it there. Leather Tor opposite is higher still. MInd you if its obviously white out there Plymouth will decamp to the moors so get there early!

You are very right mate!!

[Laurence Hill]

1.1c and holding steady - light snow since 5:30pm ish (since I have been home from work). Not settling though!

Cheltenham

Don't believe a word of it! Never snows in Cheltenham!

Good luck overnight Chris and Rhi!

[kevvo]

Surface wind is still southwesterly, but clouds are moving in a more south southeasterly direction.

The previously predicted scenario starting to occur & hopefully temps to drop & low dewpoints.

[dancing daisy]

Something to do with a car. Old Speckled 'un or similar. Can't remember exactly.

Dew points, sleeting, NAE, etc.

But, but, but.. what has a car got to do with cider?

I am going to shut up now, AJ & GLTW are going to give me a virtual spanking in a minute.

[Mark Parsons]

Quite heavy rain/sleet now....hmmmmmm

That's just a bit of foreplay before the main front.............

[Chief Wiggam]

Oh dear, raining hard in Ryde.......I'm not convinced

[khodds]

Double digits for most by Friday evening;

Blimey, when I first read that, I thought you were talking about the temperature! Ha ha!

Edited January 17, 2013 by khodds

[jesterc]

Temperatures holding steady at +0.9c and have had light to moderate flurries the last two hours, snow has tried lying, but has not so far come to much. Happy to sit it out, tomorrow is the man event

Thatcham, West Berkshire

[AWD]

Currently sat in Westbury on my way back from Eastleigh. Got a hour in the yard here.

Currently very light rain/sleet here. Very cold though.

[Sungirl]

But, but, but.. what has a car got to do with cider?

I am going to shut up now, AJ & GLTW are going to give me a virtual spanking in a minute.

I think a few of us are in grave danger of being in trouble for going off topic!

[windseeker]

Some School have already been closed in Basingstoke for Friday because it might Snow. Crazy, how stupid will they look if the snow does not arrive or is minimal. How would I explain that to the kids, no school due to snow, but you can't play as no snow.

[jonlu69]

Not too far away then Sledging down to Blockbuster for you tomorrow then (hopefully) lol

fingers crossed

[iowpompeylee]

We are starting to feed in the s/e winds now...

Edited January 17, 2013 by iowpompeylee

[MR EXTREMES]

old speckled hen ect ect is an ale i beilieve.

[festivalking]

I think the front is coming in from the SW a bit earlier than forecast. So my hunch is that parts of the Westcountry may miss out on the snow that is currently forecast, as the precipitation moves east before the colder air moves west.

Just lifted this from theweatheroutlook forum where current thoughts for devon and cornwall (excluding the moors) is not good

[Bristawl Si]

Double digits for most by Friday evening;

Nice bit of uptodate insight there AWD.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Bristle boy

[Bumpkin]

Completely O/T but for dancing daisy's benefit:

“I believe that ‘Old Speckled Hen’ was first brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory. Named after an old MG car which was used as the factory run around, the chaps in the factory would park the old MG Featherweight Fabric Saloon outside the paint shop where it would normally get spattered in paint and so it became known as the ‘Owld Speckl’d Un’. This became ‘Old Speckled Hen’ when the beer was unveiled. Since then the finely balanced beer with a distinctive rich, malty taste and fruity aroma has attracted many fans, and I’m certainly one of them.â€

P.s its an ale not a cider

[windseeker]

Double digits for most by Friday evening;

You almost gave me heart attack, thought you were talking about the temperatures...

[lettice]

Both my cats just walked in from the sleet, which is quite heavy now and again.

Temp dropping slightly here in Gosport, but still around 5c

[fergieweather]

^{Just went back through UKV/UK4 and MOGREPS snow accumulations for S coast. I think most of you will see snow, even if only temporarily into morning, anywhere from around circa Salcombe-Exmouth eastwards. Some significant accumulations not far inland.}