Southeast England and East Anglia - Weather Chat

[shotski]

It's hitting scotland mostly at the min, if it develops, seems a lot of uncertainty yet again.

 

This is the latest on it. https://forum.netweather.tv/topic/82129-new-years-day-possible-storm/page-3#entry3103126

 

ECM says no, the rest have it north of scotland, the Euro 4 has it slightly further south but still around scotland.

Oh dear !!! Thanks for the update. If it's not cold I don't even bother to look for it on the models lol.

[Captain Shortwave]

Tonight

Clear, frosty for all with some freezing fog patches. Widely down to -1/2 but perhaps down to -5C in places

 

Tomorrow

South westerly wind, strengthening later

Looks dry and fine with sunny spells, though cloud will thicken later.

Temperatures

Back to average really 5-8C

 

New Years day

Strong south westerly winds

A dull and cloudy day, rain at times, especially later

Temperatures

Likely around 9-11C, so much milder.

 

2nd January

Moderate to fresh west/north west winds

Early rain will clear by dawn to leave a mostly fine and sunny day

Temperatures - 8-11C, but will fall through the day, it will be quite chilly in the wind.

 

That's all for now.

[Jax]

Thanks Matt

 

Like the cold weather but would welcome not de-icing the car at six in the morning next week.

[Flaked Queen]

Ty all that explained

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/frost/types-of-frost

 

As GP says, very pretty!

Ty both and wow never seen that before looks so lovely !

[Captain Shortwave]

Saturday 3rd

Gentle westerly flow

Looks fine and sunny for most of the day. Fronts approaching late in the day

Temperatures - a chilly 5-7C

 

Sunday 4th

Moderate north westerly winds

Looks like another decent day with sunny spells.

Temperatures look near normal - 6-8C

A lot of uncertainty regarding fast moving shallow lows running along the jetstream which could affect the day to day conditions so expect changes but both days this coming weekend look decent with rain overnight.

Beyond this, nothing to suggest cold weather yet, but rainfall amounts don't look like being too high (near normal or just below) as the Azores high maintains a moderate influence on our part of the UK.

Edited December 30, 2014 by Captain shortwave

[95 Degrees]

Nice frost building with temperature at -1.5C.

[Mark Neal.]

Thanks for the fax chart updates Captain Shortwave. Icicle balloon meet this weekend down in hungerford, hoping for a calm slot for flying! http://icicle.org.uk

Edited December 30, 2014 by Mark N

[stun12]

What on earth is a hoar frost ?!?

 

It's the look I get from the missus after I come in late from the pub 

 

A mild 1.1c; overcastish.

[Great Plum]

Charlwood currently -4.7c (brrrr!)

[Great Plum]

Following on from my previous post, Charlwood recorded -6c at 7am - almost certainly the lowest temperature of 2014 around here!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/observation/gcpffxw47

[Captain Shortwave]

Another clear start to the day with a sharp frost. Beautiful to look at.

[shotski]

Morning all, another heavy frost hear with temperatures down to -4.1 brrrrr. Think I might dust the old footy boots off today if the sun stays out.

[Mesoscale]

Again we got to -4 last night, not sure if this is hoar frost or just normal frost? I have never taken the time to actually look at frost as it happens in the morning when I am usually in bed or im at work before its light.

[shotski]

Again we got to -4 last night, not sure if this is hoar frost or just normal frost? I have never taken the time to actually look at frost as it happens in the morning when I am usually in bed or im at work before its light.

Yep that looks like a hoar frost to me, or at least an air frost.

[Jax]

Not been out yet but another frosty night here, shed sensor thingy only took the temp reading down to 0.3oC when I got up earlier, but looks impressive as the last few days worth have not fully cleared.

[Daniel*]

Low of -2.3C at the moment 2.3C all the frost has melted away, it is quite damp out there.

[Jax]

Just been to the shop to get a lotto ticket and it is still very frosty here.

[shotski]

Oh dear, the model thread is full of doom and gloom this morning. I do think people put to much emphasis on a SSW and what's going on in the Stratosphere, I'm sure there are other drivers that can and will affect our weather in the troposphere. Everyone looks at the strat thread and because there is no SSW assume no cold can be possible ( not true ) look at north west America at the moment, cold weather forecast to very low latitudes and this without any SSW.

[Jax]

Many of us stay away from the MAD thread for good reason.

 

Outbreak of winter sunshine here.

[Meggy]

Hi everyone! Happy New Year to you all. I've just spent a few days in beautiful snowy Swadlincote in South Derbyshire, crunching around in crisp white fields. I hope it won't be the only time I see snow this winter, but it was a reminder of what we have been missing down here. Anyway, now back to reality, although the frost was beautiful this morning.  

[Timmytour]

Beautiful frost this morning....wish I'd taken photos!

Some encouraging news from Chris Fawkes this morning regarding an SSW.....could lead to the change in model outlook we all yearn for!  At thre moment, there's less optimism about what the models are showing now than there was at this time last year.......and we know how last year turned out!!!!

Edited December 31, 2014 by Timmytour

[alexisj9]

temp 6 here this afternoon, had a low of 2.4 over night, so getting slightly warmer here. A bit breezy from the west.

[legrandefromage]

drove to Norwich and back in lovely winter sunshine. 

[lassie23]

Was -3.0c here at dawn! :smiliz19: iapennell's winter forecast is going okay! He was one of the few to predict last winter's horror show! Unfortunately he is forecasting another snowless January and February for the SE.   From now until the end of February it's gales and more gales! We will escape with the driest conditions, whilst most of the destruction and flooding will be saved for the north and west! I don't know how he does it, but he is more accurate than the so called 'experts'. I'm off to buy a rubber dinghy, hope everyone enjoyed the five minute snow falls they had!

[Daniel*]

Mild air is encroaching eastwards tonight figures typically ranging from 3-8C also cloudy not ideal for those fireworks visibility not great, maybe some localised air frosts but nothing major. Friday is looking tropical with cloud cover the worst type of drab, a far cry from the final last few days of December - next week may be chilly at times mixed with milder SW'lies & cooler or even 'colder' westerly flows. Returning the risk of widespread frosts, and more seasonal sort of winter fare. Further on much uncertainty, subtle hints of a 'change'.

Edited December 31, 2014 by Daniel*