Southeast England & East Anglia - Weather Chat >> 1st Feb Onwards

[Nick L]

Time to dream. There is the tiniest bit of PPN in the estuary and this will obviously explode into a huge Thames Streamer and cover all of London and surrounds with feet of snow. Shall I continue to dream or just go to bed and forget about it? This can't be the end of any snow chances for this winter - it's only early February and we possibly have up to two weeks of dross and that leaves at least another week of of February. I can't believe many of you have thrown the towel in so early. I'm with Paul S on this - for a while.

 

Go to bed and dream about that happening!

[Southender]

Wow several inches of snow overnight from a Thames Streamer which kicked off around 3am. A winter wonderland out there.

Then I woke up.

[Captain Shortwave]

So it is dry, partly cloudy skies and no frost.

Repeat this same post each day for the next 2 weeks.......

[A Wintry Mix]

Very much a lazy wind today, that better not hang around for two weeks.

[John Snow]

Looks like a dull and boring period of weather for the forseeable future, not a lot in the way of convection, no real cold or mildness, a no mans land basically

But things can change quickly, the last cold snap started at about 4 days notice, everything crossed for a turnaround in the weather

[stainesbloke]

It's not even cold (2C) for 8am...oh well, hopefully the next few weeks will be sunny by day...

[therecoil]

A slight dusting here today but that's all

[swash]

The weather has flatlined, fetch the jumpleads

[Daniel*]

It'/s going to be quiet in here to summarise for the next 1/2 weeks. Temps between 5-6C, quite pleasant in the sunshine, heating is not going to have a rest. It will be very dry, we've not had much rainfall at all during the winter months which is worrying. I've not given up, mid feb late feb is where I see a pattern change.

Edited February 6, 2015 by Daniel*

[Biggin]

So it is dry, partly cloudy skies and no frost.

Repeat this same post each day for the next 2 weeks.......

2 weeks???? help.

[PLANET THANET]

it just shows that the weather outlook is reflected in here......no posts for  1 3/4 hrs

[alexisj9]

Windy a few bits of cloud blowing about, temp 2.3 dp -1.1 Weather station I use has had a recent gust of 53mph. I wouldn't discount it tbh.

[john mac]

Cold day here

Temp 3.3c

Dp -2c

[chionomaniac]

Managed to have a fun time snow chasing with Tamara this afternoon. We decided to get a bus from where we're staying, between Camber and Lydd,on the Kent/Sussex coastal border and headed NE for Capel-le-Ferne, high on the East Kent Downs,between Folkestone and Dover, at around 170m asl.

Just caught the bus with seconds to spare, with poor Tams lagging behind, thereby avoiding an hour long wait for the next one! As the hour and half journey got underway we began looking for signs of an increase in convective type cloud structures to our NE, we noticed a couple of showers away to our north, which were throwing down wispy shafts of a wintry mix. We went through a light graupel shower at New Romney and then a light sleety/snow shower at Hythe but at this time temperatures were still marginal.

As we approached Folkestone I commented to Tams that the NE horizon didn't appear too promising but once the bus climbed Dover Hill and entered the outskirts of Capel, the skyline changed dramatically, away to our NE. A wall of uniform grey/whiteish cloud was advancing towards Capel, with an angry wall cloud looking structure away to our north, with inky blue clouds scudding by, thundery looking in nature - no doubt the same cell that Truthspeaker reported on around 2 pm on the NE Kent coast, that gave thunder.

We just had time to buy ourselves some crisps and chocolate, from the local store, when that cell

reached Capel. A walk along the cliff top revealed a downdraft wall of snow, making its way silently out into the Channel, with another portion of that cell about to hit us directly.

Within minutes snow was falling thick and fast, with visibility greatly reduced by a swirling mass of

snowflakes, engulfing the area.

Below are some of the photos we managed to capture and to our surprise,on our return to base at sea-level, the same line of cells had left even more of a light snow-cover, than at Capel-le-Ferne, where snow had settled mainly on grass, cars and rooftops.

 

Just before the snow

 

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It arrives!

 

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Proof of whereabouts!

 

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A break in the showers - including looking down from the cliffs towards Folkestone as the sun peeps between the clouds

 

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Finally, last but not least looking out of the kitchen to the back garden back at base close to Camber Sands close to sea level

 

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Regards

 

Tom

That is true dedication to the cause Tom And Tamara - 3 hours journey time in total  -  would have been well cheesed off if the convective showers dissipated or missed you, so glad you were rewarded.

 

I don't suspect Paul will advise storm chasing in the USA by bus....

[lawrenk]

Managed to have a fun time snow chasing with Tamara this afternoon. We decided to get a bus from where we're staying, between Camber and Lydd,on the Kent/Sussex coastal border and headed NE for Capel-le-Ferne, high on the East Kent Downs,between Folkestone and Dover, at around 170m asl.

Just caught the bus with seconds to spare, with poor Tams lagging behind, thereby avoiding an hour long wait for the next one! As the hour and half journey got underway we began looking for signs of an increase in convective type cloud structures to our NE, we noticed a couple of showers away to our north, which were throwing down wispy shafts of a wintry mix. We went through a light graupel shower at New Romney and then a light sleety/snow shower at Hythe but at this time temperatures were still marginal.

As we approached Folkestone I commented to Tams that the NE horizon didn't appear too promising but once the bus climbed Dover Hill and entered the outskirts of Capel, the skyline changed dramatically, away to our NE. A wall of uniform grey/whiteish cloud was advancing towards Capel, with an angry wall cloud looking structure away to our north, with inky blue clouds scudding by, thundery looking in nature - no doubt the same cell that Truthspeaker reported on around 2 pm on the NE Kent coast, that gave thunder.

We just had time to buy ourselves some crisps and chocolate, from the local store, when that cell

reached Capel. A walk along the cliff top revealed a downdraft wall of snow, making its way silently out into the Channel, with another portion of that cell about to hit us directly.

Within minutes snow was falling thick and fast, with visibility greatly reduced by a swirling mass of

snowflakes, engulfing the area.

Below are some of the photos we managed to capture and to our surprise,on our return to base at sea-level, the same line of cells had left even more of a light snow-cover, than at Capel-le-Ferne, where snow had settled mainly on grass, cars and rooftops.

 

Just before the snow

 

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It arrives!

 

013.JPG       014.JPG       016.JPG

 

Proof of whereabouts!

 

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A break in the showers - including looking down from the cliffs towards Folkestone as the sun peeps between the clouds

 

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Finally, last but not least looking out of the kitchen to the back garden back at base close to Camber Sands close to sea level

 

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Regards

 

Tom

Thanks for that guys. Really appreciate the effort, especially on a day like today when there literally seems nothing of interest going on in respect of the models.

Edited February 6, 2015 by lawrenk

[Captain Shortwave]

2 weeks???? help.

Possibly longer perhaps.

Going longer term the JMA/CFS and ECM 32 dayer all want to break the pattern down from the 20th onwards (possibly colder again), but that is a long way off. There is of course the chance of something occurring in the shorter term.

The usual issue here is that a robust UK high are not that common, but when they do appear, they can persist for weeks. 

 

On another note, there was a dusting of snow down in Billericay this morning, to think how close I was to seeing some decent snowfall last night.

Edited February 6, 2015 by Captain shortwave

[cobbett]

Next couple of weeks then...

 

[warrenb]

Temp got up to 4.5C but now dropping slightly.

[Sussex Jules]

Well personally I'd settle for a two week dry spell, my back garden is a pure mud bath at the moment with the amount of rain we have had

[warrenb]

Still not mild out. 4.1C here at the moment and the wind is blowing quite strongly

[Captain Shortwave]

Good sunny spells now. 4C with a stiff easterly wind.

Enjoy the dry continental air today because we will lose that tonight and replace it with milder and cloudier air, albeit the temperatures at the surface will not rise too much.

[snowsummer]

Afternoon everyone! If anyone's interested I have a rather unorthodox, totally unscientific way of predicting a very cold spell. Ive just arranged my moving house date and as im doing all the donkey work myself I reckon its odds on to be a freezing blizzard type weekend with a foot of snow on....7th march!!!

[Essex winter]

Winter is over!!!:-D.I welcome u to brentwood snowsummer.

[mickeyb44]

Oh dear, woops:

 

Save it for next winter then

Edited February 6, 2015 by mickeyb44

[Essex winter]

All joking aside tho, we still have the opportunity for another cold spell as our winters seem to arrive more through the arrival of spring nowadays.needs to get its act together tho as the sun will carry more stength as time ticks by.