London & South East Regional Discussion - January 19th 2013>

[Ice Day]

Or another nail biting marginal tears moment for some

Keep the faith HW, what's the worst that can happen; you get rain.........................(run's off to find crash helmet)

[winterfreak]

When you've experienced January 1987 and February 1991 on top of the North Downs yesterdays 'event' was truly minuscule in comparison!! Dire really

[Southender]

Slight shift east of the ppn for tomorrow. Better news for coasties. As it keeps the milder sector a touch further away.

GFS going for 5-10cm across the board.

Then again the 6z run has a habit of pushing things east. All change for the 12's I suspect!

As Halling said though. It will be gut wrenching for us coasties.

Edited January 19, 2013 by Shrimper

[snowbob]

Well it looks like rain here but actually they're are just really small ice pellets so that might be what some people are seeing

after going outside can confirm that they are ice pellets yes bb

Not rain phew ! Lol

[abovefreezing]

When you've experienced January 1987 and February 1991 on top of the North Downs yesterdays 'event' was truly minuscule in comparison!! Dire really

Totally pathetic, yes. dont forget 79/81

[2810lollypop]

Lol yep that was funny,i think i need to have a good spot like that

so so funny made me cry with laughter

[therecoil]

I Don't understand? I've still got 3 inches still here, what I meant was that the guy from Hastings should be okay to see snow tomorrow.

oh sorry mate I misread , some great skiing to be had on the downs at the moment , heres hoping for more tomorrow !!!

[Lampostwatcher]

Thomas smowmakerski

Ramping up the snow for tomorrow " 10cm likely east of London and 2-5cm to the west

[crazy_diamond]

It is very dark here, ominous even! Something flying around in the breeze, but I gotta say, it looks very much like sleet! No no no no no!

How's things at your end of the river, Shrimper?

CD

[Lt. Dan]

I can't believe you peeps that missed out are ramping the same old tired predictions and models that have now been consistently wrong for over a week!

The maligned bbc 5 day forecast online has proven to be the most reliable during our time 'in the fridge' (note fridge, not freezer!)

They weren't exactly wrong yesterday? I'm pretty sure quite a few are seeing snow on the ground?! Yea it was hit and miss the further east it went but that was kind of expected. We were just hoping something could push a bit further east.

Edited January 19, 2013 by danuk

[Jo S]

still snowing very lightly here,

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Thames is deffo firing some PPN... Snowing here few bigger flakes mixed in...

[abovefreezing]

They weren't exactly wrong yesterday? I'm pretty sure quite a few are seeing snow on the ground?! Yea it was hit and miss the further east it went but that was kind of expected. We were just hoping something could push a bit further east.

I beg to differ, couldn't have been 'wronger'.

Suppose it depends on your definition of 'heavy', 'widespread' and 'disruptive'.

[Tamara]

and

Looks like all snow to me

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Anyone looking at the radar?

[Southender]

It is very dark here, ominous even! Something flying around in the breeze, but I gotta say, it looks very much like sleet! No no no no no!

How's things at your end of the river, Shrimper?

CD

Managed about a cm overnight.

A few light showers all morning, not doing much!

Temp 1.2c which is worrying.

[Lt. Dan]

I beg to differ, couldn't have been 'wronger'.

Suppose it depends on your definition of 'heavy', 'widespread' and 'disruptive'.

Well it doesn't take much to become disruptive for the uk :-)

Edited January 19, 2013 by danuk

[2810lollypop]

not much snow here ,got to hand it to the kids thou ,they played out on sledges for hours in 0.5 cms at best lol . had enough now of radar watching & willing it to happen im off to book my cuba holiday

[stodge]

Morning all

Indeed, a gentle thaw overnight and current temperature +0.9c indicative of that. I was out just before the snow started and it was incredibly cold - I recorded -1.9c and an E'ly wind of 15 mph which provides a pretty significant windchill.

Since then, the temperature has risen slowly as it often does with snow and we moved back above freezing in the early hours. I don't know if this is the urban "heat island" effect or whether we have imported some warmer air via mixing.

It does look as though we will get a second shot of cold and snow tomorrow and Monday before the gentle thaw resumes on Tuesday.

[Tom Montalbano]

Posting up the Snow Depth challenge draw again, so those of you entered + Pauls sweepstake entries can keep tabs on how you and opponents are doing, share the info with each other, its a nice warm and friendly place in here!

Half/time in the match-ups is 18.00hrs today and if you can post your depth at that time, it would give me great pleasure, I'm easy to please. So I want to see this thread empty at precisely 6.00 pm, as you should all have your 6"rulers in hand (steady!), you may have more of course, and plunge them into your own personal snow heaven (Ok I'm turning into the Nigella Lawson of Net Weather now) and post your total please. I will promise to put on my best BBC accent and give the you Half/Time scores, as in.

Fife... 4...Forfar...5.

The draw then,

Leigh-on-Sea (E) (PAUL SHERMAN) v. Wickford (E) (DANUK) - Low scoring home side could need the aid

of a streamer!

No location? (CWT2012) v. Reigate (Sur) (GREAT PLUM)

Southend (E) (SHRIMPER) v. South Ockenden (E) (CRAZY DIAMOND)

Epping (E) (SWASH) v. Little Wakering (E) (ESSEXGOONER)

Ashford (K) (PAUL ASHFORD) v. Bellingham (L) (NANU)

Ewell (Sur) (AMANZI) v.Hailsham (Sus) (LAWRENK)

Gravesend (K) (ICEBOX) v. Shorne (K) (SHUNTER) - Local N.Kent derby, too close to call!

Bexleyheath (K) (SNOW RAVEN) v. Romford (E) (ROADRUNNER)

Sittingbourne (K) (JRIGHT35) v.Rayleigh (E) (VESUVIUS)

Dartford (K) (CHARLTON KERRY) v.Pollards Hills (Sus) (SHANICE)

No Location ? (CRAIG23) v. Surrey? (SNOWBOB)

Thorpe (Sur) (SURREY) v. Uxbridge (L) (TIGHT ISOBAR)

Tonbridge (K) (TONBRIDGEMOLE) v. Kent ? (KENT BLIZZARD)

Silver End (E) (ANITA) v. Shoeburyness (E) (BLACKIE)

Twickenham (BUZZIT) v. Beckenham (K) (JIMMYH)

Grays (E) (LEIGHD) v. Barnet (H) (SUBURBAN STREAMER)

Strood (K) (HARDCJ) v.Benfleet (E) (SNOWPRO)

New Haw (Sur) (JEZZER) v. Surrey ? (LONDON SNOW)

Basildon (E) (LEWIS028) v. Faversham (K) (TILLY) - Tilly, will your "STAR" player, Stellar Dendrite, be your wild card!

Bromley (K) (LUPIEJAN) v. Rochester (K) (BOAR WINKELSTORM) - Sorry Boar, got to cheer my home town of Bromley on!

Dagenham (E) (GOONERGREG) v. Uckfield (Sus) (TOM JARVIS)

Burgess Hill (Sus) (CHIONOMANIAC) v. Kent ? (THROWOFF) - Stratospherically warmed under soil heating means game is on!

Croydon (Sur) (POINTE LA RUE) v. Waltham Abbey (E) (JOHN MAC)

No Location ? (SVALIJI) v. Herne Bay (K) (HERNEBAYLOOBY) - Some of us can spell 'Looby!

Forest Hill (L) (MACC SE) v. Medway Towns (K) (SNOWMONKEY)

Haywards Heath (Sus) (NIKKIB74) v. Wandsworth (L) (BLIZZARD BELLE) - One of the most attractive ties of the round!

Brighton (Sus) (WEATHIZARD) v. N.W.Kent ? (KENTSPUR)

Bromley (K) (VERTICAL LIMIT) v. Headington (Ox) (MARK NEAL) - Tough draw VL, might have to concede early depth there!

S.E.Coast? (TAMARA ROAD) v. Bromley (K) (BROMLEY PILGRIM)

South Norwood (L) (JAYCES) v. Greenhithe (K) (STEVE MURR) - Stevie, only 1mtr ASL but every chance against a Londoner.

Hailsham (Sus) (JULES71) v.Tonbridge (K) (WARRENB)).

West/Central London (SNO'PROBLEM) v. Anerley (L) (TOMSE20).

Canary Wharf (L) (CHART VIEWER) v. Coney Hall (K) (BIGGIN).

Crowborough (Sus) (JAMES HARRIS) v. Surrey ? (RADIATING DENDRITE)

East Sheen (L) (DICKIE SW14) v. Camberley (Sur) (MESOCYCLONE)

Folkestone (K) (LOTTIEKENT) v.Sutton (Sur) (SOUTHBANK)

S.W.London (FLUID DYNAMIC) v. Sawbridgeworth (H) (HAMMER)

Lee (L) (FROZENCANALS) v. Rochester (K) (BARMY BINT)

Fairlight (Sus) (BLUEBREEZER) v. Littlehampton (Sus) (MJKING)

Greenwich (K) (COOKIE 27) v. Swanley (K) (SNOW BLUE)

East Farleigh (K) (SNIFFER MARK) v. Rochester (K) (DANIEL SMITH)

Orpington (K) (ORPINGTONICEAGE10) v. Bromley Common (K) (KEKE)

Btw, quite a fight back by the Essex/Kent brigade yesterday, can some of you near the Thames Estuary squeeze a further cm out today. Will tomorrows snow deliver the goods for the easterners again or will it turn "marginal" and finally is Steve Murr in Belmarsh as the Drug Squad catch him with 3 inches of powder outside a pub on the top of Box Hill, all we be revealed later!

Regards,

Tom.

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Looking at the latest up to date NAE.. People in Kent don't need to worry... I think 5-10CM widely right up to the Surrey/Berkshire border.. 2-5CM west of that

I pray and hope you guys that don't have much get some... Still coming down here... I would welcome you to mine..But the roads around here are naff

[BlizzardBelle]

Raining in wandsworth

[Craig Smith]

Personally for me they got the forecast spot on, said we would get between 5-10cm and we have about 7 here!

[anything-but]

Anyone looking at the radar?

Looking out the window actually!

[bobbydog]

Anyone looking at the radar?

i shouldn't think so mate, can't imagine there'd be much interest..........