London and South East Regional Discussion - 20th January 2013 - 06z onwards

[VillagePlank]

Model guidance suggest this will keep on going - perhaps not at the same intensity - until between 18z and 00z. BBC graphics, just, now, for last area to lose the snow is NW Kent at 18z.

Edited January 20, 2013 by Boar Wrinklestorm

[Lisa9982]

Has picked up in the last 10 mins in Benfleet - 6/7 now

[Marie]

I am wondering if I can drive from Patcham area to Wilsons avenue! My car is at the bottom of a massive hill (Braybon Ave) where I had to ditch it Friday. But I need to get my Son as his dad refuses to leave the house!

i can ask a friend who lives in Wilson ave what the road is like? I'm in Mile oak and the roads are bad here x

[Froze were the Days]

The radar images just looks like one mass of cloud, you can't tell if there is any more intensive stuff in there.

[Great Plum]

Light snow still falling here... C. 3cm of new snow! Looking good in Reigate!

[Lampostwatcher]

10.3cm total

[BlizzardBelle]

Gathering pace now, slightly larger flakes and more of them in Wandsworth

[Ice Day]

Has picked up in the last 10 mins in Benfleet - 6/7 now

Same here, probably the heaviest so far today (still small flakes though)

[Downpour]

10.3cm total

Just heading to Horsenden Hill - will try to take a measurement on the top!

[Alpine glow]

i can ask a friend who lives in Wilson ave what the road is like? I'm in Mile oak and the roads are bad here x

I'm going to set off now. See how close I get! Will let you know in most probably a few hours!!

[Jo S]

Well that didnt work lol, couldn't hold camera and take pic at the same time,nor with the ruler,thats some multi tasking effort there well thats what my level snow is at ,at the mo https://fbcdn-sphoto...257414805_n.jpg just got a bloody cold finger

Edited January 20, 2013 by Jo S

[Heretic]

Much heavier here now in the last 5 minutes.

[Southender]

Any reports from Ockendon way?

Want to know how my snow cup match up with Crazy Diamond is going!..

[john pike]

Snow getting thicker.

Now 7p flakes

Ha ha

[dubmuffin]

We have proper snow here now, even though the flakes are still quite small, they are of the accumulating variety.

[msx999]

a little bit heavier - latest raintoday update shows a clear amplification of ppn over the channel - good times... any word on school closures tomorrow?

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Green echos to the east Of london Still waiting to go sleding lol!

[kold weather]

Fairly steady snowfall now in Guildford, nothing intense but slowly building up the snow from Friday.

[SlimJ]

Just got back from a snowy walk around Manston, just got out and the showers really intensified!

Still coming down nice and heavily now. Here's some pics...

[Marie]

I'm going to set off now. See how close I get! Will let you know in most probably a few hours!!

wilsons ave is ok but stick to main roads x

[pages]

and will gather further strength over the channel..?

Yes as the low moves north the precipitation will gradually have a increased sea track so will pick up more moisture, eventually around early evening the low will move to far north and cut of our feed of snow.

I see intensity increasing for next 3 hours then maybe the reverse possibly for another 3 hours then just odd showers into early hours before the sky clears and very very cold night

Serious trouble tomorrow rush hour any roads that are fine now will freeze over with minus 8 widely tonight and the same for the trains.

[dubmuffin]

The thing I like best about the snow is watching it falling. Once it stops I worry that I won't get any more, a bit like the falls of the last few years, so this snow on snow event is rather exciting

Edited January 20, 2013 by dubmuffin

[SlimJ]

And a couple of panoramic shots...

All taken with a crappy iPhone 5... shoulda taken the DSLR but it was more effort!

[Tom Montalbano]

Just a quickie from work, snowing about as heavy as its been all morning now, in Croydon.

Re. the Snow Depth Challenge Cup, if its ok with moderators,Paul,etc, would it be ok to create a separate thread?

Fair point from Thinon.

As the threads are moving so fast, its cluttering up the thread each time I post draw and any posting of depths is getting lost in the white noise of this thread. Would make my job easier too, collating all your totals!

Please let me know.

Regards,

Tom.

[Kent Snow]

Just got back from a snowy walk around Manston, just got out and the showers really intensified!

Still coming down nice and heavily now. Here's some pics...

Nice photos! Could be a fun drive to work at Manston tomorrow!