Three Counties & East Anglia Regional Discussion - January 19th 2013>

[Long haul to mild]

i cant see anything.??

what the best radar as nw one seems to be acting up?cheers

I like http://www.meteoradar.co.uk

[Methuselah]

i cant see anything.??

what the best radar as nw one seems to be acting up?cheers

Just a figment of my own wishful-thinking, I guess!

[Floatylight]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/59561_10152448654395022_1299574772_n.jpg

[atrow]

so whats peoples thoughts on tommorow. will it be too far east for me. upgrade/downgrade. shift east or west?? what ya thinking

[cooling climate]

Fully agree. I have done well from this cold spell so far but give me a convective E/NE,ly with uppers of -15C anytime.

As for the rest of the week the snow risk will lessen from midweek and a slow thaw will occur but again the rate of thawing will be greater further E. Again though this is subject to change because I am yet to be convinced of the model output.

Yes a true continental Arctic blast, a week of strong to gale force at times east/northeasterly winds with daytime temps

around - 3c to -5c and heavy prolonged snow showers merging into longer periods of snow with severe drifting and

bitter windchill.

This is what I am still hoping for before the effects of the strat warming are done and dusted. The downwelling strat

profiles were looking very positive for this sort of set up with a strong blocking high becoming established between

the GIN area although now I am not so sure. CH, and GP have alluded to this as well whether they still think it is a

possibility I do not know.

[Snowman.]

Yes a true continental Arctic blast, a week of strong to gale force at times east/northeasterly winds with daytime temps

around - 3c to -5c and heavy prolonged snow showers merging into longer periods of snow with severe drifting and

bitter windchill.

This is what I am still hoping for before the effects of the strat warming are done and dusted. The downwelling strat

profiles were looking very positive for this sort of set up with a strong blocking high becoming established between

the GIN area although now I am not so sure. CH, and GP have alluded to this as well whether they still think it is a

possibility I do not know.

Well chino said that even after the Effects of the SSW the PV will reform in the wrong place over allowing heights to build NW that around the start of February.

[BurwellWeatherWatch]

hi - just wondered if anyone had any good sledge-worthy snow/hills in the Cambs/West Suffolk area to recommend this morning? For the kids.. honest

[huntso]

Wandlebury might be ok

[Bolton67]

06z NMM is better for those who missed out on yesterday's heavy snow. Norfolk looking to be the sweet spot.

[Gary_R_Walker]

Could that lump just off the Norfolk/Suffolk coast be a blob-in-the-making?

What are those thick lumpy bits situated over the east coast on the Satellite?

[cooling climate]

Well chino said that even after the Effects of the SSW the PV will reform in the wrong place over allowing heights to build NW that around the start of February.

I think you may have mis quoted him there. The PV is on the move from the Canadian side to Scandinavia side.

It was looking as though this would happen with a the PV disrupting a lot of its energy to the south/southeast of

the UK with a more southerly tracking jet but this morning all three main models are sugesting a more northerly

route hence the milder outlook. This is by no way set in stone yet and even then the ECM is showing a fast track

back to cold at the day 10 -12 range.

[80sWeather]

What the lights out or the £200 bottles of wine!

Here in Chelmsord the weather remains cold and cloudy with light snow falling. We are visiting our youngest son tomorrow who lives near Godmanchester to his boy's second birthday party. Hoping that we will be able to get back home in the evening.

Regards Dave

Only about 2 inches here in Godmanchester at the moment, but subject to change tomorrow

[Eskimo]

06z NMM is better for those who missed out on yesterday's heavy snow. Norfolk looking to be the sweet spot.

Where can I view the NMM?

[Bolton67]

Where can I view the NMM?

you have to subscribe via Netweather.

16:00 hours tomorrow

http://nwstatic.co.u...1172be11fc352c;

[Snowman.]

Only about 2 inches here in Godmanchester at the moment, but subject to change tomorrow

I have a centimetre!

Be grateful that you got something that you can make a snowball from!

[Iceni]

While we are on the subject of Lamb cooking, the only bit I'm absolutely certain about is you have to drag the little screaming lamb away from its mother while it's still juicy and tender and then kill it. After that I'm not 100% sure.

Ever seen the size of a lamb carcass at an old fashioned butcher's shop? Plenty of people around here get a few lambs each spring (old enough to leave their mothers) and they're kept grazing for anything between 9—18 months before slaughter.

People do get funny ideas.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Iceni

[Bolton67]

last one.

18:00 hours

http://nwstatic.co.u...1172be11fc352c;

[Wivenswold]

How do you make your lamb, it sounds good.

I use this recipe.

http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipes/chefs/hugh-fearnley-whittingstall/slow-roast-shoulder-of-lamb-with-merguez-spices-recipe

7 hours at 110oC should do it.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Wivenswold

[Gary_R_Walker]

Ever seen the size of a lamb carcass at an old fashioned butcher's shop? Plenty of people around here get a few lambs each spring (old enough to leave their mothers) and they're kept grazing for anything between 9—18 months before slaughter.

People do get funny ideas.

Actually the most prized lamb should be slaughtered between 5 and 6 months of age. On a weather note we have that constant fine sleety ice stuff falling here.

[80sWeather]

I have a centimetre!

Be grateful that you got something that you can make a snowball from!

I think you will do ok tomorrow though, by the way did you live in Southend during the January 1987 cold outbreak? Epic snow nearly half a metre I think.

[80sWeather]

I use this recipe.

http://www.channel4....z-spices-recipe

7 hours at 110oC should do it.

God now I'm starving after reading that!

[Snowangel-MK]

How do you make your lamb, it sounds good.

Always defrost thoroughly before cooking.......

[Bolton67]

I think you will do ok tomorrow though, by the way did you live in Southend during the January 1987 cold outbreak? Epic snow nearly half a metre I think.

I think us in the far west might miss the heaviest falls (northants) the rest of you look good. call it getting even still, been out in the back garden this morning, 20cm of level snow (still had about 5cm from monday snow. so i'm not complaining

[bluearmy]

meto continue to see tomorrow as a more east of our region event. 2 to 5cms in the west and in excess of 8 cms possible in coastal counties.

[JennyJane1]

I use this recipe.

http://www.channel4....z-spices-recipe

7 hours at 110oC should do it.

thank you, that does look good, i have bookmarked it for the next time i get some lamb