South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 21/01/14

[Jan_Bromley]

Hi all,

 

After the usual grey start I have sunny skies

 

Will it snow/won't it snow? Very difficult call I think. Lots of rain beforehand though

[throwoff]

Nothing there. The models, the forecasts, the feeling in my gut(!)

 

Nothing!

 

I know we always say things change but I am about ready to call it as a snowless winter and log off till spring when we start hunting sun!

 

I just can't see the Atlantic being defeated in the next 4/5 weeks and then we will be slipping into March and the chances of snow really are gone.

[Sweetdream]

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[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Nothing there. The models, the forecasts, the feeling in my gut(!)

 

Nothing!

 

I know we always say things change but I am about ready to call it as a snowless winter and log off till spring when we start hunting sun!

 

I just can't see the Atlantic being defeated in the next 4/5 weeks and then we will be slipping into March and the chances of snow really are gone.

Same here - a bit chillier early next week, then the Polar Vortex re-energises the Jet and we're then back to massive amounts of rain through to goodness knows when.

[abruzzi spur]

Afternoon all

 

Just walked to buy Cup-A-Soup from the local Londis and it really is lovely.  So, of course, is the weather!

 

AS

[Keraunic]

Sun's trying to peep through the murk in Ippy.

It's all a bit boring really.

[Biggin]

In case anyones forgotten,what snow looks like This morning in Alberta http://www.canmorealberta.com/webcams/main-street

[Coast]

Just walked to buy Cup-A-Soup from the local Londis and it really is lovely.  

 

 

:unsure: 

[alexisj9]

Still over cast with occasional light rain here,

[Summer of 76]

In case anyones forgotten,what snow looks like This morning in Alberta http://www.canmorealberta.com/webcams/main-street

Having seen that and also the NY web cams I feel like I want to go and phone a help line 

[nanu]

I dont care about the snow, just not expecting it to be honest.. i just look at earth cams of new york/chicago etc to get my kicks!! all i want is a decent summer like last year so hoping that all this rain and that bloody jet stream will go to our favor later on.

[Coast]

Best I can offer given the current circumstances

 

 

[geri2k]

_{I work in a Junior School and we've just had 5 emails in a row in the space of an hour from company's telling us to get our supplies of Rock Salt in ASAP!!}

 

_{Do they know something we don't?}

 

_{Or are they just trying to get rid of supplies they thought they would have got rid of by now?}   

Edited January 22, 2014 by geri2k

[SteveCoops]

Halfords have reduced their snow shovels to next to nothing so they don't expect snow then.

[abruzzi spur]

_{I work in a Junior School and we've just had 5 emails in a row in the space of an hour from company's telling us to get our supplies of Rock Salt in ASAP!!}

 

_{Do they know something we don't?}

 

_{Or are they just trying to get rid of supplies they thought they would have got rid of by now?}   

This reminds me of one year arriving at our West Wales holiday destination in August and seeing a huge banner over the local Tesco declaring 'All suncare products HALF PRICE!'  Sure enough, it rained for the entire fortnight.

 

AS

[Summer of 76]

This reminds me of one year arriving at our West Wales holiday destination in August and seeing a huge banner over the local Tesco declaring 'All suncare products HALF PRICE!'  Sure enough, it rained for the entire fortnight.

 

AS

That's what I like AS, positive thinking.

 

Lets all chant, ITS GOING TO RAIN FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS

[Coast]

Lets all chant, ITS GOING TO RAIN FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS

 

That's fast becoming our National Anthem  

[abruzzi spur]

That's fast becoming our National Anthem

God save our gracious rain

Long live our noble rain

God save our rain

(dum de dum de)

Send it to pour on us

Crappy and flooring us

Long to drain over us

God save our rain

[Jimmyh]

should be stock piling wellington boots

God save our gracious rain

Long live our noble rain

God save our rain

(dum de dum de)

Send it to pour on us

Crappy and flooring us

Long to drain over us

God save our rain

Brilliant

[Summer of 76]

The alternative snow version (original copyright AS money in post vis PRS)

 

God save our gracious snow

Long live our noble snow

God save our snow

(dum de dum de)

Send it to float down on us

Polar Vortex on us

Long to drift over us

God save our SNOW

Right better get back to migrating to a new accounting system

Edited January 22, 2014 by chris mantle

[Keraunic]

Well, I've just been out and it's warm and sunny. It's more like late March than January. And the daffodils are HUGE. They'll be flowering in a minute.

If we are going to get snow, the weather will have to change very dramatically. But in this country, I guess owts possible. :O

[hernebaylooby]

Well im still holding out for the 10th- 14th feb purely as like last year will be sods law and snow on daughters party

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Ian Ferguson has just stated that the GFS model is all over the place - however, the Met Office do expect a return to full zonality late next week after a brief colder period.

[PLANET THANET]

Ian Ferguson has just stated that the GFS model is all over the place - however, the Met Office do expect a return to full zonality late next week after a brief colder period.

I agree, but did he not also say that" ukmo are sticking with the potential of a marked easterly phase being very much a possible outcome yet to be discounted, all to play for"

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Fair dos - I was unsure whether this chattier thread would really benefit from lengthy, technical quotes which, if I'm honest, I struggled to understand in all its nuances.