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

[lottiekent]

Temp 2.1c and falling (was 3.3c an hour ago) and dp -1c. Wind really picked up now making it feel a lot colder!

[Suburban Streamer]

Why is the Radar showing Sleet west of London?? people are saying Snow, nothing here apart from a slushy mess from Sunday snow has melted here

Not 100% sure on this, but as far as I'm aware, the snow radar doesn't actually pick up on the precip falling, instead it uses the forecast temps / dp's etc to guess where the snow / sleet / rain line is. Maybe chiono or someone who knows better could clarify?

[Brightlight]

Looks like Brighton Buses are giving up:

http://www.theargus....ex_snow__day_5/

Ha Ha, they only last 30min max in ANY amount of snow . Hills Edited January 22, 2013 by Brightlight

[snowbob]

Isn't this all supposed to get as far as Sussex which it has

Then pivot and head west

So far it's doing what the national forecast has said

Maybe it hasn't moved further north because its not going to

I so hope bbc are wrong

[CWT2012]

Seriously no-one has asked this question so here goes

How old are you exactly ??

39

[Mike Storm]

Why do peeps keep asking is it coming my way... look at the radar its free!!!!

[Paul Sherman]

Where are you? Please could you post your location in your signature?

Haha

He is probably based in Lake Louise (Canada) and this is an area specific forecast for the Candian Rockies!

[leemondo]

really heavy now, biggest flakes i have seen since friday, wasn't expecting this, is this one of those events that just pops up out of nowhere?

[alexaris1985]

Hi guys! Good evening all! Met office hourly forecast has nothing for London area..Is that right or wrong? Or that falls within the area of uncertainty? What do u more experienced think of it?

[Paul Sherman]

39

Wow!

Sorry thought you were going to say 12 or 13 or something like that! Keep up the great forecasting, still digging ourselves out from that lot that came from Belgium on Sunday Night, bloody tonnes of the stuff just like YOU Said! Hehehe

[SHM040519]

Well radar suggesting sleet/snow imminent for me in canterbury ( my weather pro phone app which is reliable is anyway ) what other radars suggesting?

[CWT2012]

Where are you? Please could you post your location in your signature?

I am in 3 different areas so it's complicated

3 days a week Ewell, 2 days a week at Croydon and weekends at Poole

[ChartViewer]

Why do peeps keep asking is it coming my way... look at the radar its free!!!!

Ive had enough of radar ive got 4 of em open and they never end up being right ...If someone in SE London says its there thats good enough for me ill know im going to get it...simples...prefer actual reports from fellow SE'ers to phantom radar..much more reliable

Edited January 22, 2013 by ChartViewer

[manutdmatt1986]

really heavy now, biggest flakes i have seen since friday, wasn't expecting this, is this one of those events that just pops up out of nowhere?

Nope. The Met Office issued a yellow warning for parts of our region hours ago. There's a reason why it's only a yellow warning and there's a reason a lot of our region isn't even covered!

[tadpole]

Hi guys! Good evening all! Met office hourly forecast has nothing for London area..Is that right or wrong? Or that falls within the area of uncertainty? What do u more experienced think of it?

I'm in London near Crystal Palace and met office say light snow 6pm to midnight for me.

[Kentspur]

The West/ south west of London really seems to have been the region to be for snow this winter so far I suppose it evens out as many as winter its either bucks/ Herts when we get a northerly outbreak or Kent&Essex from an easterly- usually occurs more in February from memory, atleast everyone's had some. Goodluck to those in for some tonight I doubt we will get any here just south of the Thames.

[Sussex Jules]

Wow!

Sorry thought you were going to say 12 or 13 or something like that! Keep up the great forecasting, still digging ourselves out from that lot that came from Belgium on Sunday Night, bloody tonnes of the stuff just like YOU Said! Hehehe

Was that those blizzards you got Paul?!

[alexaris1985]

I'm in London near Crystal Palace and met office say light snow 6pm to midnight for me.

I was checking for the city of London as I am based at Canary Wharf and the forecast is just cloudy! Lets see if they are proved to be right..hopefully wrong!

[Tom Jarvis]

White out here at plumpton college still huge flakes!!!

How long is this to last

[EML Network]

turned back to sleet now..lool

seems that the heavier PPN is an all snow affair but as soon as the PPN weakens it turns back to sleet here, expecting to wake up to no laying snow at all if this keeps up..ohh well what a roller coaster of a few days it has been.

[Lampostwatcher]

Well the radar is showing snow over my gaff

Yet nothing falling

[Snowman31]

Well the radar is showing snow over my gaff

Yet nothing falling

same here

[Alpine glow]

39

That just made me literally laugh out loud!!

[Bluebreezer54]

I think some areas in the bullseye zone of Surrey / Berkshire / North Hampshire could get at least a foot infact

It's due to go on for about 9hrs, lots of yellow and red pulses so let's say the average is 3-4mm an hour for that time that's 27-36cm which is 12-15 inches

Now you really are in FI.....Fantasy Island !!

[Sungirl]

a few wet flakes here in bracknell

temp still 2.2c

dp -0.1