London & South East Regional Discussion 21st January 2013, 12z onwards

[Downpour]

Surely, not if you've got a BR postcode. Anyway is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour. Sorry showing my age there!

Cheers,

Tom

If you live in Bromley borough you are in London and have been since the 1960s regardless of what the Post Office say! Anyway, back to this mega looking system!!!

[therecoil]

Wow real stuff now , massive flakes coming down really heavy at Telscombe Village and not at all wet , really didn't expect that !!!!!

[manutdmatt1986]

Will take you up on that

Jokes on you, I'm poor Oh wait....

[Downpour]

Yep same for my location, Ilford. Postcode is IG1 but it's in the London borough of Redbridge and within Greater London, yet many people still think it's in Essex.

It's the same for places like Bromley and Bexleyheath. They're in Greater London but still have the old Kent postcode.

Bang right!

[DAVID SNOW]

Air temp dropped to under 2c and DP Now at a nice minus 2

[NYCSnow]

Well I was not expecting this. An hour ago it was mostly rain and since then it's gone from the odd flake of wet snow to sleet and now it's snowing. Big flakes at times too!

[High Altitude]

I posted in the model thread yesterday about little differences early on in the model runs having huge implications to the rest of the run and this proves the point. This snowfall is 50-100 miles further east than expected. Now for example if you had the same model but one run starting with the front over Dorset and one with the front over London the outcome (although may start off similar) would be totally different.

[West Sussex Kate]

i just had about 10 mins of wet snow but it seems to have stopped now! grrr

im in Billingshurst, its snowing now!

[therecoil]

Could this produce a covering tonight , or is the ground to wet now.?

[lottiekent]

Thank you

Hi Lottie,

Just for you.

Draw for the 2nd round of the London And S.E Snow Depth Cup:

Leigh-on-Sea (E) (PAUL SHERMAN) v. Reigate (Sur) (GREAT PLUM)

South Ockenden (E) (CRAZY DIAMOND) v. Little Wakering (E) (ESSEXGOONER)

Ashford (K) (PAUL ASHFORD) v. Ewell (Sur) (AMANZI)

Gravesend (K) (ICEBOX) v. Romford (E) (ROADRUNNER)

Rayleigh (E) (VESUVIUS) v. Dartford (K) (CHARLTON KERRY)

Surrey? (SNOWBOB) v. Thorpe (Sur) (SURREY)

Kent ? (KENT BLIZZARD) v. Shoeburyness (E) (BLACKIE)

Beckenham (K) (JIMMYH) v. Barnet (H) (SUBURBAN STREAMER)

Benfleet (E) (SNOWPRO) v. Surrey ? (LONDON SNOW)

Faversham (K) (TILLY) v. Bromley (K) (LUPIEJAN)

Uckfield (Sus) (TOM JARVIS) v. Kent ? (THROWOFF)

Waltham Abbey (E) (JOHN MAC) v. Ongar (E) (JO S)

Bushey (H)(SVALIJI) v. Forest Hill (L) (MACC SE)

Haywards Heath (Sus) (NIKKIB74) v. Wandsworth (L) (BLIZZARD BELLE)

N.W.Kent ? (KENTSPUR) v. Bromley (K) (VERTICAL LIMIT)

Bromley (K) (BROMLEY PILGRIM) v. Hailsham (Sus) (JULES71)

West/Central London (SNO'PROBLEM) v. Coney Hall (K) (BIGGIN)

Crowborough (Sus) (JAMES HARRIS) v. East Sheen (L) (DICKIE 1965)

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

S.W.London (FLUID DYNAMIC) v. Rochester (K) (BARMY BINT)

Fairlight (Sus) (BLUEBREEZER54) v. Swanley (K) (SNOWBLUES)

East Farleigh (K) (SNIFFER MARK) v. Crayford (K) (MIKE STORM)

Halling (K) (HALLING WEATHER) v. N.W.Kent (LAUREN)

That completes the draw for the 2nd round. Dates TBC, probably have to be further into but you never know!

1st round results can be found on Posts 322 & 325 (around 9.30 a.m).

Regards,

Tom.

[Coast]

Could this produce a covering tonight , or is the ground to wet now.?

Needs to be a lot less sloppy than this lot is now:

[totalhysteria]

And first signs of sticking - this will catch the gritters out who have been exceptional so far.

Sticking here nicely (but I am a bit higher up by Hollingbury Golf Course, (Brighton))

Edited January 22, 2013 by totalhysteria

[CWT2012]

Prediction - Kent / Essex 1-2"

West Sussex - 4"

Surrey - 8"

Central London - 4"

NW/N London - 5"

Berkshire - 7"

[bobbydog]

im in Billingshurst, its snowing now!

send it up here!

[Heretic]

Prediction - Kent / Essex 1-2"

West Sussex - 4"

Surrey - 8"

Central London - 4"

NW/N London - 5"

Berkshire - 7"

HAR HAR HAR.

[chionomaniac]

Btw sticking in Brighton now. Snowfall rate is high enough to accumulate far quicker than Sun. I'll have some of your billions Manumatt.

[Tom Montalbano]

Yep same for my location, Ilford. Postcode is IG1 but it's in the London borough of Redbridge and within Greater London, yet many people still think it's in Essex.

It's the same for places like Bromley and Bexleyheath. They're in Greater London but still have the old Kent postcode.

Ye gads!

All those years I'd thought I was a Kentish Man, I'm a blinkin Sarrf East Londoner. Oh the shame!

.

Anyway back to the snow,

Tom.

[stainesbloke]

Bang right!

Who really cares??

[therecoil]

Needs to be a lot less sloppy than this lot is now: the snow is coming down dry and heavy up here on the downs now , it is really driving hard , such a shame the ground is to wet now

[snowbob]

Prediction - Kent / Essex 1-2"

West Sussex - 4"

Surrey - 8"

Central London - 4"

NW/N London - 5"

Berkshire - 7"

love the sound of that

But can't see it mate lol

Would love to be proved wrong though

[liltbrockie]

Prediction - Kent / Essex 1-2"

West Sussex - 4"

Surrey - 8"

Central London - 4"

NW/N London - 5"

Berkshire - 7"

Oh do be quiet... people might actually believe you...

[london-snow]

I'm away from pc atm anyone know the eta for sw london areas could be a tricky rush hour in store.

[Nick F]

The radar returns to the south of London look more intense right now than they ever did on Friday and Sunday, might see some big 50p flakes, given the marginality, rather than the powdery dandruff over the last snow events.

[Marie]

Laying on cars grass walls etc ,this is great

[Tom Montalbano]

Who really cares??

Quite right, bleedin 'ell guv, give it a rest!