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jtay

Posted
  • Location: Downton, Wiltshire
  • Location: Downton, Wiltshire
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Just rain here. Even last night @9ish when the radar was suggesting snow and I was stood in the garden like a pillock, it was just rain.

I'm going to put some piccalilli on my sandwich now to cheer myself up.

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festivalking Experienced

festivalking

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  • Location: Dousland, South Dartmoor 205 m/asl
  • Weather Preferences: The fabled channel low
  • Location: Dousland, South Dartmoor 205 m/asl
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Yep looks like unless you are on the toppermost of the moors for the next couple of hours its rain and the feeling of envy towards them folks up north!

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Nights King Accomplished

Nights King

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  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snow and summer heatwaves.
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
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Ok, Now i`m bemused!!!

 

Warnings out all over the place on several days on M.O

 

 

BUT BBC Alex Deakin, showing temps of 7 most of the time for us?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/31041542

 

How come with a Northerly wind can we get temps of 7c?

 I`m trending more M.O than BBC forecast, i know bbc get the info from M.O but why the vast difference?

 

These are maximums for towns and city's and coastal areas. so for all other areas shave a degree or two off then 1c per 100 meters etc

 

Also the national tends to have west country temperature set in coastal areas like Plymouth and so on so take them with a pinch of salt.

 

No idea what is falling on mendip as i'm in Bristol until 5pm. Temperatures up there are around 2c on wonderground

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Mapantz Maestro

Mapantz

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  • Location: Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: warehamwx.co.uk
  • Location: Dorset
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Ok, Now i`m bemused!!!

Warnings out all over the place on several days on M.O

BUT BBC Alex Deakin, showing temps of 7 most of the time for us?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/31041542

How come with a Northerly wind can we get temps of 7c?

I`m trending more M.O than BBC forecast, i know bbc get the info from M.O but why the vast difference?

I'm quite surprised as well! I know our region (particularly my area) isn't the best for cold weather from modified polar air. But, the charts still projected it to be very nippy. Today, the hi-res models have backed away, even windchills are a good 6°C higher than what they were forecasted to be.

It was beautifully calm this morning, I was expecting it to be windy.

Luckily, I'm a fan of rain. :)

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Andy Bown Accomplished

Andy Bown

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  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
  • Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
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Is there anything more frustrating than sleet? It may as well just rain lol !

 

Frequent sleet and some hail showers in the last few hours, I got lucky working outside in Westbury this morning as there only caught the edge of showers throughout the morning.

 

Temp has fallen to 3.4c from an earlier max of 5.6c .

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The Enforcer

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  • Location: Abingdon - 55m ASL - Capital of The Central Southern England Corridor of Winter Convectionlessness
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Snow>Freezing Fog; Summer: Sun>Daytime Storms
  • Location: Abingdon - 55m ASL - Capital of The Central Southern England Corridor of Winter Convectionlessness
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7.4*C and nowhere near the coast - what a joke.

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kent Experienced

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  • Location: Poole Dorset
  • Location: Poole Dorset
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I'm quite surprised as well! I know our regionm (particularly my area) isn't the best for cold weather from modified polar air. But, the charts still projected it to be very nippy. Today, the hi-res models have backed away, even windchills are a good 6°C higher than what they were forecasted to be.

It was beautifully calm this morning, I was expecting it to be windy.

Luckily, I'm a fan of rain. :)

Same here current temp.7.0 It was colder last week before the predictions of a northerly blast lol. Light rain at present and certainly not expecting anything else from this northerly especially down here. Edit now moderate rain.

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offerman

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  • Location: Frome 330ft ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Most(see in interests section.)
  • Location: Frome 330ft ASL
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Thanks N.K and others for posts.

 

Apparently colleague was not at Colford but Cranmore in mendips, he said bucket down with snow about an inch last night on the ground!

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Mapantz Maestro

Mapantz

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  • Location: Dorset
  • Weather Preferences: warehamwx.co.uk
  • Location: Dorset
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The transition to something more wintry is becoming more apparent. I just had a moderate rain shower here, it brought the temp down anyway. :)

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Good to see our thread buzzing at least?!

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katemart Enthusiast

katemart

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  • Location: Southampton, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Hot, hot, hot! Or cold, cold, cold!
  • Location: Southampton, UK
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Temp has fallen 2.5C in the past hour here in Soton! Currently 3.0C, with a dp of 0.9C. . Recent heavy rain.

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AWD

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  • Location: Longwell Green, near Bristol
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, Gales, frost, fog & snow
  • Location: Longwell Green, near Bristol
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Wintry rain here in Bristol as expected really. I doubt my location will see any snow fall for the next 48hrs at least.

Hopefully early next week can deliver me the goods.

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katemart

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  • Location: Southampton, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Hot, hot, hot! Or cold, cold, cold!
  • Location: Southampton, UK
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It is very unlikely that the event near Rutland is connected to the Winchester one. The aftershocks mentioned in the paper would be very localised, generally smaller than the main quake and mostly undetectable to us.

 

 

Thank you, bellanite, that's interesting. We are lucky to have such knowledgable folk on this forum! :hi:

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katemart

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  • Location: Southampton, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Hot, hot, hot! Or cold, cold, cold!
  • Location: Southampton, UK
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Weather warnings issued but I will wait and see, Euro4 has snow over Bristol 6pm this Evening15012918_2906.gif

 

BANK!!!!

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The Enforcer Rising Star

The Enforcer

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  • Location: Abingdon - 55m ASL - Capital of The Central Southern England Corridor of Winter Convectionlessness
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Snow>Freezing Fog; Summer: Sun>Daytime Storms
  • Location: Abingdon - 55m ASL - Capital of The Central Southern England Corridor of Winter Convectionlessness
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Rain, but has dropped temperature down to 5*C. It's never going to fall another 4-5*C that quickly though.

 

EDIT: Burst of hail reduced temperature to 4.8*C.

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kent Experienced

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  • Location: Poole Dorset
  • Location: Poole Dorset
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Woke up this morning in more hope than anticipation to see something on the ground but all i discovered was a badger had dug up a portion of my lawn.Not best pleased.Certainly need something now to fill in the potholes.

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Nights King Accomplished

Nights King

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  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snow and summer heatwaves.
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
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Sleet with occasional flake in whitchurch,Bristol 100m

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andy_leics22

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  • Location: Ratby, Leicester.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, storms
  • Location: Ratby, Leicester.
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Model thread going on about a possible polar low forming NW of Scotland . Looks like one on this website http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Some people are saying it can't be a PL because the 850's aren't cold enough. Whatever it is, it's a beast!

Rain/sleet turned to snow now here in Didcot. Not settling though.

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kumquat Seasoned

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  • Location: Winterbourne, South Glos
  • Location: Winterbourne, South Glos
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Model thread going on about a possible polar low forming NW of Scotland . Looks like one on this website http://www.sat24.com/?culture=en

Wow - yes - looks like a classic!

 

Actually - or is it just a secondary low which has developed from the "shortwave" shown at around the same position on the GFS 6Z

 

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Woollymummy Aficionado

Woollymummy

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  • Location: Boar's Hill, Oxon
  • Weather Preferences: Interesting weather
  • Location: Boar's Hill, Oxon
Posted (edited)

Sleety hail (Boar's Hill), because I left two loads of washing out on purpose, he he!

Off to a late meeting at work now, I want to see white bits in the garden when I get back tonight :-)

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