Three Counties & East Anglia Regional Discussion - January 18th 2013>

[Snowy Easterlies]

Pepped up a bit here neat Luton airport! The front seems very slow moving and is getting sheared on its edge. Think it will fizzle out in the end. Any ideas how long it will last??

supposed to last for about another 12 hours i think but i doubt it will, just a dusting here so far

[trisnow]

anyone know of a free forecast radar for the next three hours or so? looks like the band is stalling and not going to make it fully quite this far east as cambridge. is the band expected to pivot and what is showing for london expected to push slightly north east? scuse no caps, on wii u tablet. thanks

[Snowangel-MK]

so what radar does everyone use here

Netweather of course..there is the free one which is very good or for the extra a one month subscription is just £3.49

https://www.netweath...session_timeout

[Roo]

Probably nearer to 10cm here; so I doubt that the front will make much difference. Have you started teaching Nellie all about New Zealand's ubiquitous Celtic settlements, yet??

Of course! She will be kept indoors and indoctrinated this very afternoon...not!

[WheresTheSnow]

Probably about 2- 3cm here, not heavy snow but moderate. Are we not expecting for the heavy precip to reach us then? Sunday looks interesting by the way!

[Country Boy]

Agh!! Stop will it or won't it...I posted earlier that with a south east wind it will slow the front up...It will get here and when in does it will stick around and stall. We have just had a few flakes in the wind.local radio saying really heavy between 6 and 9 tonight, which make my forecast about right...

[snowking]

Virtually stopped here now, not yet a measurable covering

Next couple of hours is crucial, the front has now reached the North Sea, and we need to see some energy fed back into the system from here

SK

[MarcB]

The whole system appears to be very slowly pivoting, is this due to happen?

If it carries on then the heavier stuff that is to our south may be ours for later, rather than the stuff that is to our south west and seems to be hitting the M1/A1 brick wall.

[Hammer]

Pepped up a bit here neat Luton airport! The front seems very slow moving and is getting sheared on its edge. Think it will fizzle out in the end. Any ideas how long it will last??

I think that shearing is literally happening above my location. Started about 10am, but if anything lighter/very light now/stopped.

[80sWeather]

Perfect day, Friday, snowing and settling easily.

What a way to finish work for the week.

[Paul33]

Still nothing here in Peterborough... the leading edge keeps dissipating.

From what I can see on NW radar, we need as much snow as possible to kick out into the line of Rochester - Chelmsford - Cambridge because that track runs through Peterborough.

Still looks fairly positive for us later as that really heavy stuff around and south of London is surely going to drift far enough east to head on the right track NW to us (he said optimistically !).

[matty8]

Still nothing here, looking bleak for the Csmbridge area

[Paul33]

anyone know of a free forecast radar for the next three hours or so? looks like the band is stalling and not going to make it fully quite this far east as cambridge. is the band expected to pivot and what is showing for london expected to push slightly north east? scuse no caps, on wii u tablet. thanks

Yes - I believe so - watch out for London and S. Essex snow as that could/should pivot up your/my way !

[starstream]

Virtually stopped here now, not yet a measurable covering

Next couple of hours is crucial, the front has now reached the North Sea, and we need to see some energy fed back into the system from here

SK

nothing here either,although absolutely bitter winds.

[saint]

Roads looking a bit dodgy in places here, constant snow since 9:30ish... Looks to me many more hours to come?

[Hughsey]

Snow getting heavier but tiny flakes, will go and see if its settling at all in a bit.

[daza07]

Snow getting heavier but tiny flakes, will go and see if its settling at all in a bit.

Where abouts are you ?

[Vince Coombes]

Snow in aylesbury now heavier than its been since it started at 08.20 my accurate measurement is 3.7 cm

[Hughsey]

It is settling!!! Not quite a covering yet though.

Where abouts are you ?

i am in Sawtry.

[PurpleButterfly]

will this be the heaviest its going to get here in luton or will it turn heavier or fizzle out?

been snowing from light to moderate since 9am and have a nice white blanket outside.

just got a call to collect the little ones from school!

[saint]

Anyone else noticed a layer of ice under the snow? Must've been from where it froze on contact.

[Jonathan Leaper]

the front is over me, nothing when can we expect to see some glorius white stuff

[Eskimo]

An absolute non event here so far.

[MKMartin]

will this be the heaviest its going to get here in luton or will it turn heavier or fizzle out?

been snowing from light to moderate since 9am and have a nice white blanket outside.

just got a call to collect the little ones from school!

We seem to be about an hour ahead of you in weather terms here in MK. It is still snowing fairly heavily but small flakes and quite 'wet' snow. We have about 3-4 cm currently.

[JMTD]

No real changes here yet, still really light stuff but at least layered the pavements and roads. It tried to pick up a bit earlier but didn't really last.