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

[scud]

My wife just called me and said it's starting to snow in Addlestone/Chertsey in Surrey

[mulzy]

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

How long is this to last

Is it lying or melting on impact?

[Sno' problem]

The latest radar shows the band still moving NW from the Channel, with the pivot of the low roughly over the Weymouth area right now.

Looks like most areas will see some ppn from this, temps still marginal for some of us, but looks like the forecasters are still underplaying the possibility of disruptive snow in our region, especially the further West you go.

(EDIT: Would be handy if I posted the latest image eh? )

Edited January 22, 2013 by Sno' problem

[Paul Sherman]

Was that those blizzards you got Paul?!

Yh sneaked up on us all cagey it was, one minute it was hot and sunny and then bam Snow Tornado, Blizzards, Golfball Sized Hail, sand storms, plagues of locusts.

Oh wait thats CWT2012's forecast for March I am looking at

[markdeacon]

It's 1.9c in Brighton where I am now and turning into rain.

1.0c in Haywards Heath - http://markdeacon.dyndns.org

Do you think its going to hang about or just pass through?

[Alpine glow]

I'm

Not even sure if its sleeting. Could even be rain

[Tom Jarvis]

It is laying.

Anyone near uckfield???

Can you tell me if it is snowing??

Spoke to someone at my house and they said there was no snow at all

Edited January 22, 2013 by Tom Jarvis

[Coast]

Chiono, if you are still here:

@TravelNewsSouth A273 very difficult off the A23 up to Burgess Hill, would advise avoiding it.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10170698.Sussex_snow__day_5/

[EML Network]

I am going to kick my local weather station up the bum, it's been displaying as heavy rain for the past 2 hours...when it was clearly wet snow / proper snow ....and now it's turned back to sleet / rain ...the weather station tells me it's snowing....arrrghhhh !!

[WhiteFox]

OK, drizzle/snow mix here in Reading now. Nothing heavy yet. I guess that's a good sign as when the heavier stuff arrives it'll hopefully be snow. Seems to be arriving at the right time as well. Glad I'm at home, but will take a drive later!

[Sussex Jules]

Yh sneaked up on us all cagey it was, one minute it was hot and sunny and then bam Snow Tornado, Blizzards, Golfball Sized Hail, sand storms, plagues of locusts.

Oh wait thats CWT2012's forecast for March I am looking at

You should see April's!!!!!!

[Lampostwatcher]

Right whole of harrow borough covered in ppn

Yet nish

[Heretic]

Seems to have slowed down...taking an awfully long time to hit London now.

[Marie]

I am going to kick my local weather station up the bum, it's been displaying as heavy rain for the past 2 hours...when it was clearly wet snow / proper snow ....and now it's turned back to sleet / rain ...the weather station tells me it's snowing....arrrghhhh !!

i have just been outside and it's def snow lol my black dog is now white

[Coast]

Shoreham Airport:

http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/webcam

[therecoil]

Is it most likely to all end up as rain in the end tonight ?

[manutdmatt1986]

Right whole of harrow borough covered in ppn

Yet nish

Oh yeah, I was near Harrow earlier at a meeting so the snow may well avoid the area just in case I'm still there. Expect Rochester to get buried if the weather doesn't think I'm back yet.

[pages]

This is looking very good for the region. Look at the radar then compare with the gfs high res pressure charts between t3 and t6

The low is further north east than modelled. You can see this for yourself by looking at the precipitation over Torquay, if the low was as modelled the precipitation should be travelling wSw but it is heading ssw.

I think even the Southend members may be pleasantly surprised.

[polarlow2]

Seems to have slowed down...taking an awfully long time to hit London now.

Yeah I'm not sure London will get anything from this; maybe southern and south-western suburbs, but would imagine anywhere north of the Thames may get a few flakes at most.

[Lampostwatcher]

Think I saw a flake

[Alpine glow]

The weather in Brighton will not make up its mind. Now it's lots of teeny snow but in the last five mins it's also been sleet and sleet/rain

Edited January 22, 2013 by Coast

[95 Degrees]

Temperature stuck at 1.1C, dusting of snow from 1 hour ago still there, hopefully it doesn't warm up again.

[Paul Sherman]

This is looking very good for the region. Look at the radar then compare with the gfs high res pressure charts between t3 and t6

The low is further north east than modelled. You can see this for yourself by looking at the precipitation over Torquay, if the low was as modelled the precipitation should be travelling wSw but it is heading ssw.

I think even the Southend members may be pleasantly surprised.

I would not bet on it tbh, hoping it swerves away as this will almost certainly turn to Rain here with a South East fetch and very marginal temps/dews.

Further West towards you and London could be a different story though!

[snowrye]

Got Bertie bassat weather,allsorts,one minute rain,then sleet,then the wind blows and its snow,big flakes as well,are we due a dumping.been at work

[Great Plum]

Light snow in Reigate now...