South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 04/11/13

[Steve C]

^^^ I reckon they're steam towers. from vigorous fires in chimneys, recently lit.

Actually slightly intrigued. I'm wondering how they can be vertically developed without looking like Cu etc. ?

I can't help, as most days I've observed are either mostly clear like today or (by far the most) completely cloudy dross.

They wouldn't be some sort of wave cloud?

Edited November 10, 2013 by Steve C

[john pike]

fax update time

 

tonight

 

cold start and possibly heading towards 0 before the warmer air gets here

 

 

 

then by around am rush hour we get this

rain and some heavy

 

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tomorrow

 

a weak west-north westerly flow

 

temps

 

around 13-15 degrees

 

maybe a shade lower the further east you are

 

rainfall

 

moving through from the west and some heavy

 

should start clearing around mid afternoon

 

then light patchy showers around for most after the main band passes through

 

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tomorrow night

 

a weak north westerly flow

 

temps

 

not cold around 10-11 degrees

 

rainfall

 

patchy rain around for most of the night

 

expect fog patches to occur as well

 

later on in the night -early morning

 

more heavy rain on the way

 

so another wet rush hour

 

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tuesday

 

a weak north-north westerly flow

 

temps

 

getting up to 12-13 degrees by lunchtime

 

however dropping off quickly as we head towards evening

 

rainfall

 

shows rain around at 1pm still

 

i reckon it will clear up just before lunchtime re the fax chart

 

and then be dry for most of the day

 

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tuesday night

 

a weak west-north westerly flow

 

temps

 

 

cold

 

looks like a frost tonight

 

the very far south coastal regions just avoiding it

 

the rest maybe just below freezing to 4 degrees

 

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

looks totally dry

 

 

also fog maybe a hazard again in rural and coastal regions

 

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wednesday

 

a weak westerly flow

 

temps

 

chilly around 8-10 degrees

 

looks sunny though after the misty bits clear away

 

rainfall

 

looks dry all day

 

however looks like more rain incoming for wednesday night-thursday morning

 

regards

 

john

Edited November 10, 2013 by john pike

[Mark Neal.]

Evening all.. A chilly 0.9c under clear skies currently, no wind out there. 

[Lauren]

^^^ I reckon they're steam towers. from vigorous fires in chimneys, recently lit.

Actually slightly intrigued. I'm wondering how they can be vertically developed without looking like Cu etc. ?

I can't help, as most days I've observed are either mostly clear like today or (by far the most) completely cloudy dross.

They wouldn't be some sort of wave cloud?

 

^^^ I reckon they're steam towers. from vigorous fires in chimneys, recently lit.

Actually slightly intrigued. I'm wondering how they can be vertically developed without looking like Cu etc. ?

I can't help, as most days I've observed are either mostly clear like today or (by far the most) completely cloudy dross.

They wouldn't be some sort of wave cloud?

 

I certainly haven't seen them before. If you can imagine scud cloud, but vertical, that's what it looked like. I will get a picture next time to show you what I mean. Maybe it even was scud cloud, but in a odd shape?

[john pike]

are they Noctilucent clouds ?

 

see link below

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/9494532/Weird-Cloud-Atlas-a-collection-of-spectacular-cloud-formations.html?frame=2318017

 

pic no. 8

[Crepuscular Ray]

are they Noctilucent clouds ?

 

see link below

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/9494532/Weird-Cloud-Atlas-a-collection-of-spectacular-cloud-formations.html?frame=2318017

 

pic no. 8

Not sure that they would be at this time of year.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Frost on the grass here very very light mind cool to see though

[Jason T]

Evening everyone, Hope you enjoyed your sunny Sunday, Blooming chilly outside tonight.

 

 Clear  

2°C

Feels Like: 2° Wind Chill: 2°   Ceiling: Unl Heat Index: 2°   Visibility: 6mi Dew Point: 1°   Wind: 3mph Humidity: 93%   Direction: 270° (W) Pressure: 30.21"   Gusts: NA

[Snowangel-MK]

are they Noctilucent clouds ? see link below http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/9494532/Weird-Cloud-Atlas-a-collection-of-spectacular-cloud-formations.html?frame=2318017 pic no. 8

Could that be what I saw on Friday morning then ?...I assumed it was a vapour trail !

[Paul Ashford]

Could that be what I saw on Friday morning then ?

image.jpg

...I assumed it was a vapour trail !

Swallows?

[Barbel]

Drove from Lewes to Wadhurst just now, in places temperature was -0.5c (hollows generally). What a beautiful, crisp Autumn day.

[Reefseeker]

Fantastic. Tonight was the evening dog walk we always wait for where we set foot outside the door, breathe in the lovely crisp air, watch as we exhale 'smoke' back into the night, touch the frost on the cars and say 'Yesss, it's our first proper winter's evening'

[Crepuscular Ray]

are they Noctilucent clouds ?

 

see link below

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/picture-galleries/9494532/Weird-Cloud-Atlas-a-collection-of-spectacular-cloud-formations.html?frame=2318017

 

pic no. 8

Follow-up.

 

I really don't think they were noctilucent (night-shining) clouds, which tend to appear before/round the summer solstice an hour or so after sunset or before sunrise, and are high up in the atmosphere. They don't appear dark, at normal cloud levels during the day.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctilucent_cloud

 

An easy guess would be that that was a spreading out contrail. Whether that's the correct answer, who knows.

[abruzzi spur]

Very chilly here in Reigate, currently 1.1c with a dew point of 0.5c

A beautiful Autumn walk mid morning, just me and the hound this time, got to a high-ish point that allowed a sweeping view across lower land and then up higher to the top of the North Downs. Leaf colours were subtly aligned with altitude, the higher trees more brown and fewer leaves on show, lower down still hanging on to green, gold and abundance. Amongst all the rain, wind and wildness of recent weeks this was a day to take stock, breath out, open eyes, feel the chilled wind as it pushed gently, and allow the sun's still-insistent warmth to touch faces.

Watched Gravity in 3D on a massive Imax screen this afternoon, with the 3 children. As a consequence I am now utterly drained!

AS

[lottiekent]

Very chilly here in Reigate, currently 1.1c with a dew point of 0.5cA beautiful Autumn walk mid morning, just me and the hound this time, got to a high-ish point that allowed a sweeping view across lower land and then up higher to the top of the North Downs. Leaf colours were subtly aligned with altitude, the higher trees more brown and fewer leaves on show, lower down still hanging on to green, gold and abundance. Amongst all the rain, wind and wildness of recent weeks this was a day to take stock, breath out, open eyes, feel the chilled wind as it pushed gently, and allow the sun's still-insistent warmth to touch faces.Watched Gravity in 3D on a massive Imax screen this afternoon, with the 3 children. As a consequence I am now utterly drained!AS

Was it worth going to the cinema for?

[abruzzi spur]

Was it worth going to the cinema for?

Hi Lottie, I'd say it would only work on a big screen and in 3D, which I'm not normally a fan of. I spent the first 10 minutes feeling the effects of vertigo and the next 80 minutes in a state of high anxiety. Which I suppose counts for a good day out! As cinematic experiences go it's up with the best, script a bit limited, but it doesn't really matter - extraordinary!Let me know what you think if you see itAS

[Jax]

Frost on the grass here very very light mind cool to see though

 

 

Very chilly here in Reigate, currently 1.1c with a dew point of 0.5c

Watched Gravity in 3D on a massive Imax screen this afternoon, with the 3 children. As a consequence I am now utterly drained!

AS

Frost here too, and that was seven'ish ( ran out *ok walked* and put the frost thingy on the car).

 

Gravity looks awesome (now I sound like an 80's teenager) but I so want to go and see it.

[Mesoscale]

Evening all took a nice drive down to Southampton and back today to see a few people, temperature on the way back was 3c, now im at a reading of 0.3c frost has already started to form!Quick question can the dew point temperature go above the actual temperature or is the dew point limited by the actual temperature? as the dew point is currently sitting at 0.3c with a dew point of 0c.

[john pike]

hi cr

 

re the clouds

 

i have no clue either but nothing would surprise me at present

 

 

fax charts are as follow

 

thursday

 

a cold and strong north west wind

 

looks dry and would be sunny a slim chance of the odd shower being driven down by the strong wind

 

temps

 

 

around 7-9 degrees

 

expect some cold night temps on thursday evening

 

 

ground frost and fog possible

 

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friday

 

a weaker west to north west flow

 

temps

 

 

temps slightly warmer again around 10-12 degrees

 

looks dry

 

 

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ukmo at 144

 

 

west to north west flow

 

looks dry and a tad warmer around 14 degrees

 

Edited November 10, 2013 by john pike

[Captain Shortwave]

Evening, late CFS lookup for Christmas due to meteociel being a pain

 

 

 

White Christmas??? 

 

 

Precipitation - (0) - Wet start and then drying up

Temperature - (-1) - Cold start and then turning milder towards new year.

[Jax]

"It's looking a lot like Christmas"

[Sprites]

Evening all took a nice drive down to Southampton and back today to see a few people, temperature on the way back was 3c, now im at a reading of 0.3c frost has already started to form!Quick question can the dew point temperature go above the actual temperature or is the dew point limited by the actual temperature? as the dew point is currently sitting at 0.3c with a dew point of 0c.

i dont think dew point temperature can be higher than air temps , as this would make so much moisture akin to being underwater.

[john pike]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dew_point

[Snowangel-MK]

Swallows?

Wasn't birds of any kind - defiantly cloud/vapour of some sort and no chimneys nearby either - I've noticed it a couple of times recently always early in the morning! Edited November 10, 2013 by MKsnowangel

[Snowangel-MK]

Hi Lottie, I'd say it would only work on a big screen and in 3D, which I'm not normally a fan of. I spent the first 10 minutes feeling the effects of vertigo and the next 80 minutes in a state of high anxiety. Which I suppose counts for a good day out! As cinematic experiences go it's up with the best, script a bit limited, but it doesn't really matter - extraordinary!Let me know what you think if you see itAS

Yes I have to agree if it hadn't been for the experience of watching it in 3D sitting in D-box seats I wouldn't have bothered but they made it feel like you were up there in space and surprisingly I didn't feel nauseous - if you want a better film for D box seats go see RUSH you really feel like your in the F1 car or for some really good acting I'd recommend Captain Phillips (Tom Hanks at his best) And just to keep 'on topic' it's cold here tonight :-) Edited November 10, 2013 by MKsnowangel