South East & East Anglia Regional Discussion 23rd March 2013

[Crepuscular Ray]

It's been a mixture of graupel, wet snow and fine snow since before 6; barely any has settled, though.

[Rupert Blair]

It's changed really quickly here. After about 2 hours of sleet it changed to heavy snow. Settling on everything. Quite a surprise.

[Coast]

Hmmmm Cb's out in The Channel, MCS off Cornwall and three fronts due to sweep through today:

If I don't get snow, can I have a thunderstorm later please?

Storm Forecast

Valid: Sat 23 Mar 2013 06:00 to Sun 24 Mar 2013 06:00 UTC

Issued: Sat 23 Mar 2013 00:05

Forecaster: PISTOTNIK

No threat levels were issued.

SYNOPSIS

Behind a deepening trough over Eastern Europe, again very cold and dry air pushes South and West over large parts of Europe. Finally the resistance of a decaying Atlantic low results in a "delta" pattern with a sharp and stationary frontal boundary from the British Isles via Eastern France and the Alpine region to the Balkans. On the other side, the continental cold air gets attacked but not seriously endangered by the warm air advection shield of a powerful cyclogenesis near the tip of the Eastern European trough, which is coating the Eastern Ukraine and adjacent Russia.

While snow and freezing rain pose a hazard outside of the ESTOFEX forecasting scheme for these mentioned regions along the fringes of the enormous cold air body, the chances for thunderstorms are pushed back to Southwestern Europe, the last bastion of a seasonably mild air mass beneath rather low 500 hPa geopotential heights.

I think it might just be hail at best

But what about tomorrow?

GFS still says yes

[Snowman.]

I'm am in such a bad place actually making it a non-event.

To my surprise people south are reporting lying snow and I'm just getting my table covered.

[Richard Waugh]

Got about a cm in north Norfolk hoping mores heading our way need some of that welsh snow...

[Heretic]

And to think, this time last year, we were basking in almost summer-like temperatures... What a difference a year makes!

[BLUNT]

Slushy mess of ice which is melting with a bit of icing sugar on it, could do with some heavier stuff before it all melts and nothing will settle on it. mind you 5 miles to our East radar is showing sleet so it is still marginal

[Jimmyh]

Impressed here coming down hard since 7 and sees no sign of stopping

[Snowman.]

Temperature 0.8°C

Dewpoint -0.4°C

Need the temp to drop into minus then its game on!

[steveinsussex]

I was wrong, snowing here and a couple of cm settled

Real wet snow though

[bobbydog]

temps and dewpoints dropping steadily, rain turned to sleet now, will it be enough though?.........

[Hughsey]

Snow has stopped here. With a light dusting and falling temperatures, I really hope it starts up again soon as would be nice to get 5cm or so.

[john mac]

Almost snizzle now, nothing noteworthy from this

[Country Boy]

Oh.....it's really coming down now....after a few hours of swizzle its now really heavy, could a secondary low form i wonder ??

Blowing in the wind really bad now,

[Floatylight]

If the temp dropped it prob settle on path.I don't expect it to though.usually goes up during the day?

[Snowman.]

Would like some pellets to get the basic covering going.

No, that's to much to ask for.

[sarah7meme]

Hello !!!!

Woke up, dusting ground and snow falling (fine) , I'm surprised as thought I was under warm front ???

Any info people ?

[Marie]

Heavy rain here

[Jan_Bromley]

Temp 0c

DP -1

[Snowman.]

Temperature 0.8°C

Dewpoint -0.4°C

Need the temp to drop into minus then its game on!

Dewpoint -0.2°C

DP rising which isn't good.

[matty1000kk]

As clactongaz said heavy snow now. Trying to settle on paths and roads. Currently 0.5c here at the moment.

[Planet Stow]

Snow in north east london for a couple of hrs now. Settled on only cars, grass and roofs though.

[Snowangel-MK]

Morning all,

Well it was snowing when I went to bed but not settling on the wet surfaces, sometime between me going to sleep and waking up again (I'm guessing about 3am) it started to stick....all surfaces are covered now and it's coming down thick and fast (teeny tiny flakes but zillions of them)

Temperature 0.3 °C

Dew Point -0.4 °C

[Tom Jarvis]

I was wrong, snowing here and a couple of cm settled

Real wet snow though

in east grinstead?? Only got sleet here !!

[chilly milly]

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me etc. Still no snow and no rain has fallen in Lowestoft. I am the forecast champion.

Happy Birthday Mr W. Hope your day is filled with all you wish for.