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

[Jax]

Afternoon all

 

Well that was a damp and cool morning start earlier, seems a bit brighter now, drier too, and has a milder feel (or it is just me getting warm having had to dash home and change and straight back out and into town, had 20 minutes to get to three places before they shut at 16:00),  got my days mixed up and did not realise I had been paid

 

whilst in town  I bumped into a couple of people that I have not seen or heard from in years, just like buses.

 

Of course the other problem with being payed means I have to go and settle up this months bills then...

[m1chaels]

Any thoughts for Thursday yet.....

[lassie23]

Id still watch it mate as there are things you should probably see and hear in this episode (especially at the end).

 

Still cold and dark....cant wait to go home and chill.....

You and  Reefseeker have convinced me to still watch it, thanks guys!  Just hope the entire series ends in a  satisfactory way, unlike the Sopranos  Weatherwise, the rain has cleared and it is now dry, but only 9c.    We are suppose to be hitting 20c in the first week of April, before things take a wintry turn.

[Daniel*]

Afternoon

I must say today felt very cold - due to the windchill. It may have registered 10c but felt close to freezing. Been a cloud fest sort of day a thick layer of grey murky cloud, it was wet old morning, not that heavy, but noticeable. There is potential tommorow for some dare I say it snow - this will mostly be reserved for the highest hills - chilterns may get something. The sun is trying to make an appearance - temp 7.6c chilly, have a nice evening

[john pike]

http://www.meteociel.fr/cartes_obs/gens_display.php?x=320&y=148&run=12&runpara=0&col=1&type=1&ext=1

 

heres the pressure ensembles from gfs

 

take your pick from the 31st onwards

 

be back later with the updates

[Bluebreezer54]

Good evening  folks, I hope everyone is as well as can be expected.

 

On that note I'm sure I am not alone in wishing all the best to two of our much respected posters, and hoping they return to the fold soon. Tamara and Tom, we look forward to seeing you back when you feel up to it.

 

Well it was a pretty dismal day here today, a bit gloomy but nothing too excessive. I am missing the sunshine and warmth of recent weeks though.

 

Slightly, but not too much off topic I hope, I thought I would post this link to a blog I regularly follow :

 

http://diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk/

 

His first hand knowledge of London and the surrounding counties is outstanding. I have posted the link now because in his blogs of March 16th & 17th he concentrates on CharltonKerry's home patch of Dartford and I thought CK might be interested in reading them. To keep it on topic in one of those blogs DG visits the Met Office weather station at Gravesend, renowned for quite often reporting the highest temperatures in the UK, especially in the summer.

 

All the best. BB54.

[Captain Shortwave]

Evening, the flip side of the weather coin to bluebreezer, the weather was rather nice today, especially during the afternoon with some sunny spells. A chilly wind mind you. Could be some beefy showers over the next couple of days which could contain some decent thunder and hail. The chill should ease over the weekend and could possibly become warm again next week. Unless the GEM is right and we head into the freezer. 

[john pike]

ecm at 144

 

ukmo at 144

 

gfs at 144

 

all 3 disagree

 

theres your fi

[john pike]

tonight

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

should stay dry

 

temps

 

cloudcover will likely restrict frost to most areas

 

the further west you are may give you a localised frost

 

winds light from the east

 

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tomorrow

 

a breezy north east flow

 

rainfall

 

showers being driven in from the north sea

 

more likely mid-day on

 

some may be heavy and thundery with hail

 

also some places may miss these altogether and stay dry if not cloudy

 

temps

 

 

 

cold around 6-8 degrees

 

expect temps to drop very quick in any showers

 

late pm some showers may have some wintry bits

 

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tomorrow night

 

a variable but mainly easterly flow

 

rain

 

more heavy showers

 

now we may see something wintry as we go through the night

 

temps

 

around 2-3 degrees and will drop further in any heavier bursts

 

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thursday

 

a cold and breezy easterly flow

 

rainfall

 

starts dry

 

but drizzly murky stuff moving in for the afternoon

 

there will be some sun but not much

 

temps

 

expect temps to struggle today

 

around 6-7 degrees

 

east coastal and north east coastal will feel bitter in the wind

 

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thursday night

 

an east-south east breezy flow

 

rainfall

 

showers around and some heavy

 

not as cold tonight

 

but some of the showers may be thundery again

 

hail is possible as well

 

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friday

 

a breezy east-south east flow

 

so will feel cold in the wind

 

rainfall

 

again we have some heavy thundry showers around

 

although we will see some sunny periods and the far south may miss them totally

 

temps

 

around 8-9 degrees

 

still watch that windchill it will be noticeable

 

 

thats it for now

 

back later with the rest

 

hi tom

Edited March 25, 2014 by john pike

[Charltonkerry]

Thanks blue blazer for that link, found it most interesting, pleased he made reference to the unusual burial practice, shame he didn't mention the poem where dirty Dartford gets its nickname from. Certainly got the description of the residence of swanscombe correct. Nice to know that the record breaking weather station is actually in Dartford and not Gravesend.

Dartford and surrounding area where a great industrial town, even now I can remember the furnaces colouring the sky with an artificial red tint, one of them glows meant that my father was coming home for tea. Refrigeration was one one the main employees, along with medicine, paper making, cement and vickers who made ammunition at the bottom of my garden. Could go on for ages about the history and engineering, but I must not.

Can't tell you what weather was like today as been stuck inside drawing, had a great old time, and the brain cells where really tested today.

[Tom Montalbano]

They are fine - I've had contact with both of them today, I'm sure they will be posting again soon but each of them have got various other things going on in their lives, but they both appreciate the concern and folk asking about them :-)

 

 

Thanks Ali,

 

Indeed thanks to all that have asked about our welfare, as Ali states, both myself and Lady T   are fine, we have had lots of things to deal with, outside of NW, which have taken up our time. No doubt Miss Bronte will be sharpening her quill for another 23,000 word essay, in the not too distant future. If the truth be known, I'm too ashamed to show my face after the Snow Cup debacle but I'm pleased to announce that I'm in fact leading on countback of falling blossom petals, huge drifts all over the place here in Chislehurst! Sods law now we'll get a foot of snow at Easter! 

 

Anyway, hope everyones fit and well.  

 

Regards,

Tom.

[Tom Montalbano]

Hi JP,

 

I've been hiding away in Croydon, as you know, easy to get lost there! 

 

Tom.

[john pike]

hi tom

 

glad to hear from you

 

im still working on my roof

 

spying on you really though

 

talk soon mate

 

dont worry about the snow cup

 

im sure next year we will make up for it

 

regards

 

john

[Summer of 76]

JP,

 

I need to ask a question, many years ago I visited a finance company (for work) called Lombard Tricity Finance and I am sure it was in London.  Having noticed you location signature could it have been in your neck of the woods?

 

5.6c here and dark

 

PS I have increased the width of the columns for next years snow cup

Edited March 25, 2014 by chris mantle

[Bluebreezer54]

Thanks blue blazer for that link, found it most interesting,

 

Blue BLAZER ?? Oi behave CK,  glad you liked the link though. Good to see Tom posting again as well.

[john pike]

JP,

 

I need to ask a question, many years ago I visited a finance company (for work) called Lombard Tricity Finance and I am sure it was in London.  Having noticed you location signature could it have been in your neck of the woods?

 

5.6c here and dark

 

PS I have increased the width of the columns for next years snow cup

 

hi chris

 

may be the one

 

the roundabout was called lombard roundabout after the finance company

 

so its very possible

 

Edited March 25, 2014 by john pike

[Charltonkerry]

Sorry BB didn't check the spell checker had corrected what I had rite, :-)

Edited March 25, 2014 by Charltonkerry

[Bluebreezer54]

Sorry BB didn't check the spell checker had corrected what I had rite, :-)

I was joshing....no offence taken !

Edited March 25, 2014 by Bluebreezer54

[Charltonkerry]

Oh what a lovely night, enjoyed the football results :-))))))))))))

Forgot its dry outside, but think I might be wet inside shortly.

Edited March 25, 2014 by Charltonkerry

[Jax]

Evening all

 

semi quiet evening here (well was until I stuck on Gravity and the 5.1 surround system :lol: ), apart from the short trip into town it has been a home spent evening, managed a very long hot shower unlike the short sharp cold ones the weather was throwing at me this morning.

[Jax]

Party in here it seems :lol:

 

just been out to the bin and feeling rather nippy out there now, expect a chance of a frost here by dawn.

[john pike]

fax update

 

saturday

 

a breezy but warmer south east flow

 

looks like early showers but clearing early

 

temps

 

around 14-15 degrees

 

the east and far south east coastal regions may take a while though to lose the cloudcover

 

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sunday

 

a weaker but more southerly and warmer flow

 

need to watch them weather fronts crossing the south west

 

but at present that looks dry

 

temps

 

around 14-15 degrees

 

fog issue early in the south but should clear early morning

 

should see more sun for most areas

 

so at present the weekend looks pretty good for now

[abruzzi spur]

 

 

Glad to see Tom posting and to hear Tamara is OK, haven't seen much from Abruzzi Spur of late either, hope everything is well with you AS.

 

Haven't posted today as the weather has been pretty nondescript.

 

Have a nice evening

Thanks BJK, stupidly busy with work (maybe busily stupid is a better description)

 

Looking forward to being out west again in North Pembrokeshire in a couple of weeks time and to properly getting back posting here again so I can bore you all with overblown descriptions of rain, wind, fog, rain (plus wind and rain - did I mention those?) and, just occasionally, the goose bump inducing warmth and life enhancing touch on the skin of an early spring sun. 

 

Welcome back to those that have been away for a while and are posting again and to those that I hope are about to do so - you have been missed.

 

AS

[Jax]

fax update

 

saturday

 

a breezy but warmer south east flow

 

looks like early showers but clearing early

 

temps

 

around 14-15 degrees

 

the east and far south east coastal regions may take a while though to lose the cloudcover

 

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sunday

 

a weaker but more southerly and warmer flow

 

need to watch them weather fronts crossing the south west

 

but at present that looks dry

 

temps

 

around 14-15 degrees

 

fog issue early in the south but should clear early morning

 

should see more sun for most areas

 

so at present the weekend looks pretty good for now

I am working half of it but I will take them weekend forecasts

Thanks BJK, stupidly busy with work (maybe busily stupid is a better description)

 

Looking forward to being out west again in North Pembrokeshire in a couple of weeks time and to properly getting back posting here again so I can bore you all with overblown descriptions of rain, wind, fog, rain (plus wind and rain - did I mention those?) and, just occasionally, the goose bump inducing warmth and life enhancing touch on the skin of an early spring sun. 

 

Welcome back to those that have been away for a while and are posting again and to those that I hope are about to do so - you have been missed.

 

AS

Glad to see you are well AS

[Daniel*]

Terrible result, im not a happy man tonight - League 1 is inevitable bottom of the table, disgraceful! We play some good football, however its all about capitalizing on your chances, unfortuantely we're no good at that.

Onto the weather its dry & cold 3.3c and I think there is a strong possibilty for wet snow in the SE/EA an increased risk for those further north and away from the coast, especially those with slight elevation tomorrow night is all out or nothing, let's see how this plays out will watch in interest, goodnight safe dreams