London & South East Regional Discussion 18th January 2013, 12z onwards

[Guest bjaykent]

As you can see even the dog is not impressed with Gravesend snowfall total (don't think it measurable!)

[london-snow]

Right latest measurement a tad over 11cms so far and still coming hard

[loopydreamer]

Looking at the radar and whats to come I am actually happy with my sprinkle at the moment a sit only just reach me http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

yep. It's on it's way

[jayney69]

STOPPED!!! Was that it?????

[Flaked Queen]

It's like living in a snow globe here hope u all get snow soon

[lewis clark]

You still not got anything? Light dusting over everything here

nothing in rochford

[kold weather]

Have to agree with what Darren said in the last thread, this has only got a few more hours to roll imho, before the band weakens away.

Well done to all that have/got snow and I really question that NAE Prediction of snowfall lasting into tonight and tomorrow.

You can already see this process starting, though there is still a few decent bursts going up/gone up recently (one currently over the Irish Sea, the one over SW London/Surrey is now weakening.)

[NO LONGER POSTING]

I think it's fair to say..Surrey got it worst..

[DanN]

Gone mental in Wickford, you boys in Southend coping ok?

[Tamara]

A few flakes in the air as another light flurry begins, but so far barely a dusting. The snow area seems to keep breaking up and fizzling out as it approaches. I think I will be glad if just a couple of cms comes out of this. The updated BBC forecast from about an hour ago suggested some more persistent snow getting across eastwards by dusk to give a few hours snowfall before stopping completely this evening.

[Essex Chelle]

Nope

Hmmm it's bloody moving slow eh!!

[Hammer]

Guess it's just not to be for this part of the SE this time round. Trying to console myself that we did well last February. Not really working though.

Rayleigh looks well placed for Sunday though

[jamesbhx]

6cm at Shoreham Airport so far although you would think its 60 based on some of the driving standards Ive witnessed on the road this morning.

[Sara]

Aaaah well, the front is decaying fairly rapidly now. Has pretty much cleared the south east coast. Was not quite as much as i was hoping for, ut i think it decayed a lot quicker than i hoped. There were some false echoes that popped up for a while which do make it look like it has intensified, but they have gone now. Still some more snow to come for those further North and East. Looks like that may be it for down this way for now. Next lot due? Sunday by the looks of things. Lets hope this is not too marginal, especially for me near the coast. :/

Jason

That doesn't sound great for us in Bexhill I was hoping to be dump on :-)

[Kawaii]

Shame the band is weakening. Let's hope Sunday is better for those who didn't get much snow today.

[kold weather]

What is interesting as well is to see what current temps are doing, widely around -2/3C at the moment, pretty uncommon to get temps going down under frontal snow, normally it'll hold steady.

Ah the joys of dragging in a SE airmass!

[Mike Storm]

As you can see even the dog is not impressed with Gravesend snowfall total (don't think it measurable!)

Not much better here....

[Lampostwatcher]

Here we go again

25 p flakes blowing around

[Great Plum]

Reigate Castle grounds just now...

Measured depth of 8cm...

Snow not quite as heavy as earlier...

[Tilly]

went to sleep and woke up to.......

nothing LOL yawn....

[atrow]

I now I'm in herts st.albans but I'm so close to London I go between here and home counties and EA. when people say the front will pivot is that good for me .don't really understand.thanks :-)

[NO LONGER POSTING]

holly molly! White out South east if that lot comes our way...

[Southender]

Unless this front is due to just sit over the SE all night, I can't see where the afternoon/eve/overnight snow is coming from?

In fact here in SE Essex I cant see where the snow is coming from at all.

I will give it another hour or 2 then I will be considering throwing the towel in as well, like a lot of other SE Essex/E Kent people.

[Flash Elvis]

Yep....

Its been snowing in Basildump...nothing heavy but a slight sprinkling that has settled

[BLUNT]

Hoping Sunday will be better now, worried about the pool of warm air moving up with the low, should be better than this hopefully, getting a dusting now 20p snow coming down now