South East England & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 13/03/14

[Snowangel-MK]

Afternoon all,

 

The fog cleared quite quickly here as I hoped it would - morning coffee turned in to a leisurely stroll and lunch outside - all rather lovely 

 

What we had here in MK is Radiation fog which happens when the cooling of land overnight by thermal radiation cools the air close to the surface, this reduces the ability of the air to hold moisture allowing condensation and fog to occur.

 

The official Met Office definition of fog is a visibility of less than 1,000 m. This limit is appropriate for aviation purposes, but for the general public and motorists an upper limit of 200 m is more realistic. Severe disruption to transport occurs when the visibility falls below 50 m. Useful labels for these three categories are aviation fog, thick fog and dense fog – you can read more about fog at http://bit.ly/1fz6sHn

 

It might not be ‘Pea Soup’ or even green but a warning for Yellow fog is in place for tomorrow for the following areas:

 

 

Yellow warning of FOG – London & South East:

 

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, West Sussex, Portsmouth, Southampton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, Surrey, West Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Reading, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Slough, Greater London, Milton Keynes, Kent, Medway

 

Yellow warning of FOG – East Anglia:

 

Hertfordshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Peterborough, Thurrock, Norfolk, Suffolk, Southend-on-Sea

 

 

Fog is expected to become widespread and locally dense again through Thursday night and Friday morning. Visibility is likely to fall below 100 metres at times, locally less than 50 metres.

 

The public should be aware of the likelihood of difficult driving conditions and some travel disruption.

 

Issued at:

1041 on Thu 13 Mar 2014

 

Valid from:

0100 on Fri 14 Mar 2014

 

Valid to:

1100 on Fri 14 Mar 2014

 

Thursday morning's fog, having cleared inland, will have persisted through much of the day in some coastal locations and may begin to spread inland again quite early on Thursday evening. However, across most inland areas fog patches will form more widely overnight into Friday morning. As was the case on Thursday, not everywhere in the yellow area will see fog, but where it does form it is likely to be dense. Fog will then slowly clear through the mid morning period.

 

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1394755200&regionName=uk

 

[Alixzandra]

Afternoon all 

 

Had to make a trip along Brighton Seafront at around 12.15 to drop off a funding bid.  From a lovely temp of around 16 c in my garden, it got noticeably cooler as I neared the palace Pier, around 12 c (so my car says), both the lovely Victorian ladies were completely shrouded in cold dense fog and the sea was not visible.  Bid dropped off and back along the busy seafront, the fog was starting to slowly move inland.  On a split shift, so off into the garden for a couple of hours before 'nose back to the grind-stone' time.  Enjoy your respective afternoon's everyone.

 

EDIT: AS - that's exactly as it is today, hanging heavily over the sea and encompassing it all, but visibly drawing inland in waves almost!

Edited March 13, 2014 by Alixzandra

[Daniel*]

Good Afternoon All

There was some very dense fog in the morning, and there was a chill in the air.

Now blue skies - glorious sunshine with the temp registering at 14.5C!

Edit: 10th post I need a lie down.

Edited March 13, 2014 by Daniel*

[Jax]

Afternoon all

 

Warm and sunny here again after a frosty foggy start, nice to remain calm and dry for more than a day or two as well, starting to really like this spell of weather (just would like to skip the frost and foggy starts though).

 

Have a light evening planned (as in not much planned), may look to spend an hour or two in front of the easel (unless I can find anything of interest on the telly).

 

Hope your all had/having a grand day too

[lassie23]

Good Afternoon All

There was some very dense fog in the morning, and there was a chill in the air.

Now blue skies - glorious sunshine with the temp registering at 14.5C!

Hey Daniel,  avoided the fog today, temp 16.7c. Is the fog going to return tonight? Must have been patchy over London. A bit late, but welcome to the thread.

[Daniel*]

Hey Daniel,  avoided the fog today, temp 16.7c. Is the fog going to return tonight? Must have been patchy over London. A bit late, but welcome to the thread.

Afraid so all our region is covered in a yellow warning for Fog. Friday:Fairly widespread, locally dense fog to start the day. The fog will gradually clear through the morning to leave another fine and dry afternoon with good spells of warm sunshine. Maximum Temperature 16 °C.Cheers lassie

[JK1]

very foggy here, is it normal for fog to make temperatures lower?

[Jax]

very foggy here, is it normal for fog to make temperatures lower?

Yes, it is low cloud and blocks the sunlight/warmth, also as it is still air no warm air is moving in.

[Kent Snow]

Think fog at work at Manston until 1500 today. Real pea souper. Wind has recent dropped out and humidity of 82% meaning visibility is now 6km.

[Harps]

Fog cleared in Essex around 9am or so and we've had unbroken sunshine ever since, hazy throughout but a great day again with some real warmth in the sun. Now for the long commute back to west London, hopefully a nice sunset to keep me company

Edited March 13, 2014 by Harps

[stun12]

Managed to get out and mow the front moss and the rear mud, so they're ready for the next onslaught of whatever. Fog hung around until lunchtime here, so we got to a pleasant 14.5c which felt warm as the breeze has stopped altogether. Hmm, hence the fog I guess. 

 

Jupiter had his op and came home quite lively, but has fallen asleep on a sofa now. No walkies for a week, so he's going to be royally miffed. Got a few days' wait until we discover the results from the removed tumour - we know it's cancerous, but they look to see if the margins of the cancer cells are 'dirty', expanding microscopically away from the main growth. and also check his lymph glands for signs of metastasis.

[Bluebreezer54]

What a glorious afternoon it has been in these parts. The nearby Met Office weather station observations are reporting overcast conditions since 1pm but that must be extremely localised because it has been clear blue skies all the way since around 10am where I am, just 5 miles from the Met Office site at Raf Northolt.

 

In fact it was so nice out I gave myself and my car a Spring Sunshine treat. I went out for a short local drive, thats the 3rd time in a week now, life in the fast lane eh ? First stop was the local hand car wash. When I was working I took the car there once a week, however today was it's first visit since May last year so you can imagine how grimy it looked after almost 10 months of just being parked up and doing nothing.

 

Well I sat in the sunshine for 15 minutes soaking up the rays while I watched 3 Eastern European chaps going to work on my pride and joy. At the end I was handed back Vinnie the Volvo in pristine condition for the princely sum of £5. Credit where credit is due, these boys work hard, do a first rate job and as a result have a queue of customers. Fair play to them.

 

In my gleaming car the world was now my lobster, so I proudly set off to spend a pleasant hour at Ruislip Lido. A haven of peace on the periphary of north west London, I can thoroughly recommend it. It's a former reservoir, surrounded by ancient woodland, with a waterside pub and restaruant, a man made beach and a miniature railway. The local council have invested a lot of money upgrading it much to their credit.

 

So in summary, I have had a good day.

[Bluebreezer54]

It still looks incredibly foggy down in Bognor Regis.

 

My most memorable experience of sea fog/fret/haar was back in that record breaking summer of 2003. I was house sitting for my cousin and his family in Hailsham at the time whilst they took their first foreign holiday in 15 years, over in Portugal.

 

It was the very week when the temperatures broke the 100f barrier for the first time ever in the UK. I was mightily relieved to be staying so close to the coast, and spent every day down on the beach at Eastbourne. I distinctly remember the fog/fret/haar rolling in off the English Channel in the afternoon that week, pegging temperatures back considerably, though still pleasantly warm. It was more of a mist than a fog, but noticeable all the same.

 

That was also the last time I ever swam in the sea in the UK, and it was at Normans Bay, East Sussex. I can't abide cold water, but that summer the shallow waters in that area were almost akin to a lukewarm bath. Happy memories.

[HammerJack]

Evening all.

Well after a gloomy start the sun soon kicked into gear, and what a great day it was. I spent my lunch break sitting at the docks eating my sandwich, really wishing I could take the afternoon off. Unfortunately I had to go back, and spent the rest of the afternoon looking at spreadsheets and designing some new macros (yeah great fun :-))

Anyway run finished, and the mist is forming quite readily now. Feels mild though.

Laters peeps

[john pike]

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewint/article/20140313/NEWS02/140313007/Vermont-snowfall-photos-Instagram

 

[Coopsy]

Afraid so all our region is covered in a yellow warning for Fog.

Friday:

Fairly widespread, locally dense fog to start the day. The fog will gradually clear through the morning to leave another fine and dry afternoon with good spells of warm sunshine. Maximum Temperature 16 °C.

Cheers lassie

Hi Daniel, welcome to the thread. I used to live in Kent (still come back regularly) and have been a member here on netweather for 10 years. Nice to see new faces.

 

What part of London you from. I can see London from the QE2 bridge whenever I cross it, love the sight of canary wharf, especially as the sun sets.

 

I miss fog, never have it here.

Edited March 13, 2014 by canadiancoops

[Daniel*]

Hi Daniel, welcome to the thread. I used to live in Kent (still come back regularly) and have been a member here on netweather for 10 years. Nice to see new faces.What part of London you from. I can see London from the QE2 bridge whenever I cross it, love the sight of canary wharf, especially as the sun sets.I miss fog, never have it here.

Hey there I'm from the docklands! which is in SE London. Very near to Canary Wharf about 2m by train, I know it well I have a view of it, courtesy of my bedroom window - I'm sure it has snowed up there many times, and all we've got is splashes of icy rain :pIt sure looks majestic when the sun shimmers on the glass,and when the fog encases around it. Really beautiful sight Edited March 13, 2014 by Daniel*

[MP-R]

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewint/article/20140313/NEWS02/140313007/Vermont-snowfall-photos-Instagram

 

 

Lucky sods!

[john pike]

hi all

 

tonight

 

chilly with the odd frost patch

 

fog is the issue as already said

 

however the wind should pick up around 7am on so the fog may be clear by rush hour tomorrow

 

however work as if it will be a problem just incase the breeze picks up later

 

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tomorrow

 

a breezy north west flow

 

rain

 

none

temps

 

around 16 degrees

 

and should be sunny

 

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tomorrow night

 

a slightly more noticeable north west wind

 

looks dry but cloudy

 

temps not cold

 

around 6- 8 degrees

 

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saturday

 

 

still a breezy north west flow

 

weaker than last night though

 

rain

 

 

none but a very very slim chance the far north east of our region might get a light shower

 

temps

 

 

cooler today

 

12-14 degrees

 

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saturday night

 

 

a gusty north west wind

 

rainfall

 

none

temps

 

not cold around 8 degrees but chilly in the wind

 

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sunday

 

still a north west flow but weaker than last night

 

rain

 

none

 

temps

 

16-18 degrees

 

maybe a 20 to the far west of our region

 

 

so overall pretty good

 

downside

 

will be warm but the north west wind will have a chill to it

 

 

make the most of it

 

next week is starting to look a lot cooler

 

ukmo show this

 

monday

 

still warm enough

 

tuesday

 

still warm enough around 14 degrees

 

then wednesday

 

that would be a shock to the system

 

anyway long way off and subject to change

 

 

either way if you can, enjoy the weather why it lasts

 

best regards

 

john

[Captain Shortwave]

Evening all.

Another lovely pleasant day today after the fog cleared. One more day tomorrow by the looks of it before the cloud rolls in from the west.

On another note today, things are changing where I work.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/13/galapagos-charles-river-lb-idUSL6N0MA0OY20140313

 

A big multinational has taken over where I work which at the moment we are not too sure what the future will be, but given the size of the company who bought us and the fact that we offer a different service to them,it is most likely that the outlooks will be a positive one for us. Only time will tell.

[john pike]

 

still dry to the 19th

 

then still these are well spread after

 

certainly cooler than of late

 

but how cool????

 

need more runs

 

 

ecm shows this at 192

 

216

 

 

then at 244

 

 

right or wrong ecm is a cold run

 

time will tell with the above though

 

lets see where the op sits with the london ensembles later

[snowrye]

bloody weather,its played havoc with my local footy teams fixtures this season,and thanks to the thick fog another postponement this evening,still at least the day was beautiful

[Steve C]

I see a few people have died in a helicopter crash on the Norfolk / Suffolk border tonight. Fog related?

[Snowangel-MK]

I see a few people have died in a helicopter crash on the Norfolk / Suffolk border tonight. Fog related?

 

Emergency services were called at 19:45 tonight to reports of a helicopter crash near Beccles

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) was called at 19:45 tonight (March 13) to reports of a helicopter crash in Norfolk.

A EEAST spokesperson said: “Sadly, it is believed that four people in the helicopter are believed to have died in the crash. Ambulance resources have now been stood down from the scene. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who have lost their lives tonight.â€

EEAST sent a number of resources to the incident including two ambulance officers, three ambulances, two doctors and one rapid response car.

 

Statement: http://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/incidents/Helicopter-crash-in-Norfolk.htm … #norfolk #gillingham

10:07 PM - 13 Mar 2014

 

The helicopter came down in thick fog (although there is nothing official to say that was the cause of the crash)

 

 

This picture from the scene shows just how difficult the conditions on the Norfolk/Suffolk border were tonight.

 

 

 

Thoughts are with the family and friends of those who have lost their lives tonight 

 

Edited March 14, 2014 by MKsnowangel

[chubbyfan]

the fog was v much hanging around on the coast..