South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 03/01/14

[Eskimo]

This zone here is always awful for heavy rain/storms. Every time something comes from the West, it breaks up in that zone while the North and South has a field day. WHY?!

 

[JK1]

Next lot in the Channel storming towards us..

it'll probably fizzle out

[exodus]

You can expand that zone to include Braintree. They always pass to the south of Braintree!!!

[saint]

This zone here is always awful for heavy rain/storms. Every time something comes from the West, it breaks up in that zone while the North and South has a field day. WHY?!

 

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I wouldn't quite say it's that bad here tbh... But it could be an effect of the Chilterns? 

[Eskimo]

You can expand that zone to include Braintree. They always pass to the south of Braintree!!!

It's very strange, even with normal bands of rain, they seem to fragment and split when they hit North Hertfordshire. 

[Guest]

Well that lightning and thunder amidst the heavy rain came as a surprise; will keep an eye and ear out for more as the evening progresses, preferably not during dog walk time. On the subject of which, so sorry for your loss Shotski, you have lost a member of your family.

 

Kingston riverside today was almost overflowing at the banks in places, so could do without any more rain now. 

 

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wow Reef I have never seen the river that high before!

[Jax]

Looks like this current band of heavy rain should stop here by 21:00 (ish) judging by the speed and direcion on the radar.

[JennyJane1]

Seems calm here, but Southern man just called from Reedham and it is blowing a gale out there, i could hear it down the line, he says they are going to raise the flood defence as the river is very high.

Edited January 5, 2014 by JennyJane1

[SteveCoops]

Just started raining here as I put the bins out

[Jax]

I wouldn't quite say it's that bad here tbh... But it could be an effect of the Chilterns? 

I remember during the Olympics last year was in LColney, sitting in the garden in brilliant warm sunshine while just down the road the marathon was in pouring rain.

[Jax]

Just stepped into the kitchen and looked out the window and can just see the moon now, bit fuzzy behind the fast moving clouds mind.

[snow raven]

Just rain so far here, but I am that desperate to hear thunder I am sitting in the bedroom with our windows wide open willing a bit of T & L!

Beats watching Family Fortunes...!

[Mesoscale]

This zone here is always awful for heavy rain/storms. Every time something comes from the West, it breaks up in that zone while the North and South has a field day. WHY?!

 

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Isnt that where the radar is located?

[Jax]

Just started raining here as I put the bins out

I decided not to put mine out till the morning as most of the ones out here have taken off down the road.

 

Just rain so far here, but I am that desperate to hear thunder I am sitting in the bedroom with our windows wide open willing a bit of T & L!Beats watching Family Fortunes...!

Being thrown naked into an area of brambles and nettles beats FF.

Edited January 5, 2014 by Jax

[john pike]

lets see what the fax charts show

 

tonight

 

wet wild and warmish

 

tonights jet

 

 

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tomorrow

 

 

a strong south west wind

 

rain

 

after the final trough passes us just before rush hour

 

it will be mainly dry with a chance of the odd shower driven in by the wind

 

temps

 

10-12 degrees

 

but wont feel it

 

jet

 

 

should not cause too much issue re wind

 

maybe gusting higher on the south coasts for a while

 

late afternoon

 

rain

 

 

 

after late afternoon more rain enroute but effecting areas more south rather than the north

 

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tomorrow night

 

winds still strong south westerly

 

at present it looks mainly dry barring the far south again who could see more showers rattle through

 

temps

 

 

starts warmer where rain is

 

expect it to cool down quick overnight especially where the sky clears

 

no frost though due to strong wind

 

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tuesday

 

still a gusty south west wind but not as strong as monday

 

rainfall

 

 

looks like the south and south east will see more heavy and slow moving rain

 

the further north you are the dryer you are likely to see it

 

temps

 

 

8-10 degrees where the rain is

 

6-8 the far north and north east of the region where the dryer conditions are

 

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tuesday night

 

a much weaker but cooler westerly flow

 

rainfall

 

still likely to see rain over the far south but gradually dieing out overnight

 

temps

 

expect a frost to the north of london

 

will cool down quick overnight when the rain from the south clears

 

poss ice if rain clears early enough

 

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wednesday

 

 

a weak west to south westerly flow

 

rainfall

 

 

barring the odd shower to the far south

 

low risk

 

it looks dry and sunny

 

temps

 

anywhere between 6-10 degrees

 

the colder the further north you are

 

 

back later with the rest

 

 

off for now  got to dry up

[SteveCoops]

Isnt that where the radar is located?

Where are all the radars located in the UK?

[Jax]

 

off for now  got to dry up

Blimey, not even done the washing up yet, was too busy on here, watching countryfile and ironing (may save it for tomorrow night as I am stopping in and away from the pub for a while), and it is only me so not like it is a lot to do.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Where are all the radars located in the UK?

 

The pub 

[Jax]

Where are all the radars located in the UK?

try here for some info

 

http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dataent_nimrod

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Every time the 5 minute radar updates.. the rain grows... LOL

[Mesoscale]

Where are all the radars located in the UK?

http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/data/nimrod/factsheet15.pdfAll the NIMROD radar sites as of 2007.Not sure if all radars in the UK are from the NIMROD system though.

[Steve C]

Raining heavily here now. Quelle surprise!

[Keraunic]

BLIMUS!!!!! It's raining...................:O

[PiggiePalace]

 

EA have just rung to say expect very heavy rain between 4am and 9am which could cause problems for smaller "flash" watercourses like mine. 

 

 

xxx

Just been out to warn all the neighbours - it's extremely wet out there!

 

xxx

[Summer of 76]

http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/data/nimrod/factsheet15.pdfAll the NIMROD radar sites as of 2007.Not sure if all radars in the UK are from the NIMROD system though.

This maybe from the same source, however gives a little info.

 

http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/badc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__dataent_nimrod