South East and East Anglia Regional Discussion 13th March 2013

[Gary_R_Walker]

SNOW! And more snow to come. Lowestoft was a little late arriving at the party, but we're here now.

[SLEETY]

After a brief lull turning colder again and more snow looks likely again.Thats my view of the overnight runs.

[Coast]

Morning chilly peeps!

A dusting overnight in Eastbourne on top of some frost on the car made for a funny 5 minutes trying to clear the screen. A beautiful day now with glorious sunshine lighting up the drifting snow on the way into work. Seems like Benny Hill caught lots of snow as it's still piled up alongside places like Folders Lane - glad I didn't take that route home the other night.

[Stevieray1]

Morning all,

Most of the snow has melted now. It looks so lovely when it falls and covers everything but so messy when it melts and leaves patches here and there. Still got quite a bit in the back garden but not sure it will still be there when I get home from work

Looking forward to possibly another snow roller coaster next week but if its not to be, let's hope the rain doesn't last too long!

Happy Wednesday everyone

[Snowangel-MK]

Morning all,

Beautiful start to the day here....clear blue sky and sunshine

[Coast]

Maybe a slight risk of convective weather today, I've put some info in the new thread here:

[yamkin]

GFS 0z 18h has light snow written all over it

Will the next GFS model run show the same snowy theme...............YES

[Tom Montalbano]

Morning all,

A few wintry/snow showers about for some today,perhaps. ECM looking cold again, after that low to our NW drops down and transfers to our south (hopefully). Prospects of some white stuff about, if those synoptics come to fruition.

Have a great day everyone.

Regards,

Tom.

Edited March 13, 2013 by TomSE20

[Coast]

Loosk like the areas at risk (low risk that is) of convective weather are where any snow showers might kick off later:

Maybe a rumble or two of thunder in those showers?????

[Country Boy]

liked the words from john hammond on the bbc weather...he said he has just looled at next week charts and are not good.......bring in on and be done with

[stainesbloke]

Lovely sunny morning here, already 2C. The best thing is that awful wind has calmed down Off to the allotment I go.

[Captain Shortwave]

Light dusting of snow here. Not very much but hey ho.

ECM at mid-range this morning is very interesting

[Kent Snow]

A bright start to the day with scattered cumulus. Wind a north-westerly. 1C.

[Guest bjaykent]

Battle between Winter and Spring evident in the models again this morning, looking cold next week, the same battle taking place in my garden today. Very icy this morning after some rain showers here last night.

Edited March 13, 2013 by bjaykent

[HammerJack]

Morning all. Glorious sunny start to the day here.

[username home]

just scanning through threads new and old and looks like we could get 12/18 inches next week - right?

[classylady]

Morning all......had a slight dusting overnight......but has since melted............blue skies and sunny start but now clouded over.....heard those dreaded words on the forecast this morning "wintry mix".........Still, hoping for something white later.....................

[Keraunic]

Mornin each. Lovely sunny start here in Ippy. Sky is blue with light cloud and the snow has all but gone. It's 2c at the moment but apparently feels like -4....but it doesn't really feel that cold.

Have a good day everyone.

[Keraunic]

just scanning through threads new and old and looks like we could get 12/18 inches next week - right?

Noooooooooo!!! :o We don't want 12/18 inches. Go away snow. Your day is done.

[Coast]

just scanning through threads new and old and looks like we could get 12/18 inches next week - right?

I'd say most unlikely

Edit - in this region

Edited March 13, 2013 by Coast

[Eskimo]

just scanning through threads new and old and looks like we could get 12/18 inches next week - right?

If that happened I would eat my hat. Actually I would eat more, I would eat the entire clothing I'm wearing right now which is jeans, boxers, t-shirt, a coat, socks and my pair of shoes.

[Guest bjaykent]

Some nice charts appearing for next week for cold lovers amongst us.

Ecm 144 chart with nice easterly setting in with cold uppers flooding in again (-8 by 168)

UKMO 144 looking simlar to ecm 144 Very Cold!

GFS have a more complicated low pressure set up further North at present, restricting the coldest uppers to Scotland, would be cold and probably wet with these charts for the south east.

Looking at the moment like a wet weekend for all but not warm and a return to cold next week. GFS6z rolling out now, interesting to see if it moves the low further south for start of next week..

Edited March 13, 2013 by bjaykent

[abruzzi spur]

Some nice charts appearing for next week for cold lovers amonst us.

Ecm 144 chart with nice easterly setting in with cold uppers flooding in again (-8 by 168)

UKMO 144 looking simlar to ecm 144 Very Cold!

GFS have the low pressure further North at present, restricting the coldest uppers to Scotland, would be cold and probably wet with these charts for the south east.

Looking at the moment like a wet weekend for all but not warm and a return to cold next week. GFS6z rolling out now, interesting to see if it moves the low further south for start of next week..

Morning Bjay

I am particulalry interested in this as am off to a conference near St Andrews Weds - Fri next week and looking at those charts I am wondering if there will be an impact on my flights and transfers in Scotland! Maybe I should pack my ice axe (though outrageously I probably won't be allowed to take it as hand baggage these days due to over zealous airport security personnel unreasonably viewing it as potentially dangerous. Jobsworths!)

AS

[username home]

I'd say most unlikely

4/6 then?

[Coast]

4/6 then?

It's no use trying to predict snow depths at this point, let's get to the point where we see something that is actually indicating a good possibility of any snow before we get carried away trying to forecast how much we might see.