South West/Central Southern England Regional Discussion 22/01/13 00z------------->

[Blizzardof82]

Still falling here and has been for 2 hours now.

I saw John Kay is in your neck of the woods for BBC News, must be a sweet spot if they are there

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

Still falling here and has been for 2 hours now.

How much have you got now? Only heavy rain/sleet here in Yelverton.

[Beast of Plympton]

I saw John Kay is in your neck of the woods for BBC News, must be a sweet spot if they are there

Yeah, if devon gets it we are normally in the picture!!

[legritter]

ITS ALL LOOKING GOOD ,i think there will be v lucky posters later ,usual locations could do well .my temp as gone down over last hour .i lost about 5 cms of snow cover over night ,my dear moth inlaw 15 miles further east and 150 ft higher had a slight cover over night . i do like the slowness of this system but radar watching is the key lets hope we get a good wrap round and a slow down ,HERES hoping ,EDIT smoke from yonder chimneys now moving more west , sun which was visible just ,now gone ,pressure just falling ,temp still dropping ,melt off roof slowed . bath ready going for a soak ,will check radar first .

[Beast of Plympton]

How much have you got now? Only heavy rain/sleet here in Yelverton.

it took a while to settle but around 3 cms so far I would say on top of what was there.

[microclimate]

Currently 4c here with heavy rain.

[Frank Trough]

where are all the central southerners?! i'm working in Farnborough at present, have a meeting in winchester this afternoon until 5pm, then have to get home to bournemouth afterwards.

Am i going to make it?!

Surely what is falling now across the New Forest/Bournemouth/Southampton area is rain is it not?

*edit* - the missus says it is raining heavily in bournemouth.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Pharaoh Clutchstraw

[slinkychris]

Currently 3.7 here but it has dropped 1 degree in the last 30 mins

[katemart]

Think the eastern edge of this lump is only going to clip me here on the eastern side of the Itchen. No ppn falling here yet, and if it does it will fall as rain.

1.5C (feels like -2), DP -0.8 and rising. Wet bulb 0.6C. Wind NE 2Bft.

Enjoyed reading about the excitement of last night but signing off now to do some work. I will only be back today if it snows. If you see me here tell me to get out!

[Nights King]

Temperatures are rising but we have a few hours yet before this system reches us lets just hope it cools of after mid day. 1.6c

[exeuser]

I just hope we get some decent T storms in the summer months to make up for this lack of white fluffy stuff.........given up all hope now but its still been an exciting week or so speculating and seeing what everyone else got.

[Uncle Gargy]

East wind started up and is now quite breezy and cold out there (feeling) but the temp has shot up to 1.5c. Will have to keep an eye on it to see if it dips this pm. Partner works south of Bristol, took a flask, some mars bars and a sleeping bag, just in case the M5 grinds to a halt going north tonight.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Uncle Gargy

[Bumpkin]

where are all the central southerners?! i'm working in Farnborough at present, have a meeting in winchester this afternoon until 5pm, then have to get home to bournemouth afterwards.

Am i going to make it?!

Surely what is falling now across the New Forest/Bournemouth/Southampton area is rain is it not?

*edit* - the missus says it is raining heavily in bournemouth.

radar shows rain

[Bumpkin]

East wind started up and is now quite breezy and cold out there (feeling) but the temp has shot up to 1.5c. Will have to keep an eye on it to see if it dips this pm. Partner works south of Bristol, took a flask, some mars bars and a sleeping bag, just in case the M5 grinds to a halt going north tonight.

Probably wise of him with so much uncertainty in the forecast, travelling any distance its always best to be prepared.

[lynnsim]

where are all the central southerners?! i'm working in Farnborough at present, have a meeting in winchester this afternoon until 5pm, then have to get home to bournemouth afterwards.

Am i going to make it?!

Surely what is falling now across the New Forest/Bournemouth/Southampton area is rain is it not?

*edit* - the missus says it is raining heavily in bournemouth.

Some of us are here! I am keeping an eye on the radar. The met office has the heavy snow arriving here around 6pm, but the band of precipitation seems to be heading NW. So I'm not highly confident of a lot of snow here. Still, these things can change at the last minute so I know I will be checking that radar every half an hour or so!!

Edited January 22, 2013 by lynnsim

[Barometer Obama]

where are all the central southerners?! i'm working in Farnborough at present, have a meeting in winchester this afternoon until 5pm, then have to get home to bournemouth afterwards.

Am i going to make it?!

Surely what is falling now across the New Forest/Bournemouth/Southampton area is rain is it not?

*edit* - the missus says it is raining heavily in bournemouth.

Hi mate, I'm on a late. It is not raining in Locks Heath yet. DP -2, air temp 1, wind straight out of the north

[Blizzardof82]

Temperature has risen here now 2.5c with dew point of 0.1c humidity 84% wind light ENE.

[Wilxy]

Temperature has risen here now 2.5c with dew point of 0.1c humidity 84% wind light ENE.

1.7°C 85% humidity and dew point -0.4°C

Still seems to be local varations, intresting tho.

[SilverWolf]

If you back track through the radar the system as a whole is moving pretty much north I think. The rotation seems to give it a NW movement each frame. Might be wishful thinking though....

Edited January 22, 2013 by SilverWolf

[Dorset Weather]

Sleet starting to fall from the precip coming off the channel, rain on the Dorset coast but a sleety mix 10miles inland where the temp is currently 2.5c and falling.

[thunderhead 2005]

it is pivoting as it moves north, but if you look to the east of the rain band it extends towards brighton.

[Nights King]

Ian just tweeted that meto warning about to be updated....

BBC Weatherâ€@bbcweather

Rain and sleet turning to snow in parts of SW England this afternoon and evening. Warnings are being upgraded. Details to follow #snow NM

Edited January 22, 2013 by mullender83

[Frosty_wsm]

That ppn is certainly heavier than what we saw on Friday, if that intensity holds as it moves into the west country and if it falls as snow then it could beat Friday's event, if it settles that is.

Edited January 22, 2013 by Smartie

[Andy Bown]

Elevation will be all important through the lunchtime/afternoon period if you want snow then I think the snow level will start

dropping towards evening.

Also important will be how heavy the precipitation is, as evaporative cooling should come into play and raise snow chances,

and it looks pretty heavy on the radar!

[Wilxy]

Good luck somerset you look to be in the firing line today

Warnings updated in Weston Super Mare could do well today could be a prime spot along with mendips.