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

[nicol@]

Nothing fell from the sky in MK today, nice clouds for the later half of the afternoon though.

I Envy those with the snow treat this morning.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Most unexpected for some to have had snow earlier.  Chilly but dry and bright here today.

[damianslaw]

Always say the best snowfalls are the surprise ones....

 

Yes caught forecasters out, I guess it was down to evaporative cooling, the showers were very heavy and came just at the right time with temps and dewpoints on the right side of marginal.

 

Pleased for those who hadn't managed a cover this winter up to today.. I bet many were thinking no chance occurring. It is a reminder it is still winter and under the right conditions snow can suddenly appear out of nowhere.

[Daniel*]

I saw the threat from 11pm yesterday! but to be truthful it seemed a little marginal, but as damianslaw suggests evaporative cooling tipped the balance temperatures took a tumble and the snow line dropped. Some lucky places got a few inches which thawed rather quickly, this was not forecasted and the parameters were not screaming. Winter tends to rebel it will not slip away without a fight.

[damianslaw]

More importantly what this morning snowy surprise should teach many in the SE at least , you don't screaming northerlies, northeasterlies or easterlies, a channel low set up, a stalling front crashing into cold air, a Thames streamer to deliver snowfall to the SE. This event came from a westerly! under not particularly cold uppers, on paper a synoptic far from conducive to snowfall, and also should dispel the myth that some seem to believe that past mid feb chance of snow crashes.. how wrong..

[Don]

Well, I didn't see any snow this morning but it looks like some may have done rather better than they did during that cold spell exactly 10 years ago with those awesome synoptics?!

[Captain Shortwave]

A mostly fine rest of the day here.

Now filled with curry and real ale. So the weather is pretty much irrelevant at this point

Edited February 21, 2015 by Captain shortwave

[Don]

A mostly fine rest of the day here.

Now filled with curry and real ale. So the weather is pretty much irrelevant at this point

 

Sounds pretty good!

[alexisj9]

Cold night frost/ice where surfaces were wet. Temp 1.2 DP -0.3. Very little wind about.

[Captain Shortwave]

Clear and frosty start here, sunny spells outside at the moment.

No hangover which is a good thing

[m1chaels]

Shame today's rain is arriving late afternoon rather than 5am...

[alexisj9]

Nice sunny start today, temp 5.2 still not much wind about. Sky looking slightly milky now.

[Daniel*]

Interesting those which are reporting snow to low levels in the North West.

[Lauren]

I must say I am really disappointed with the tiny amount of snow this year, I really was hoping for more. I just hope this isn't going to be a continuing trend.

[shotski]

I must say I am really disappointed with the tiny amount of snow this year, I really was hoping for more. I just hope this isn't going to be a continuing trend.

The night is still young , as they say.

[Daniel*]

Miserable cold rain, I've had a few smatterings of snow. Been a while since we've had any proper thick snow.

[HammerJack]

Grey wet and raw here...

[Daniel*]

Heavy rain is bouncing down with gales, folks are soaked to the skin.

[alexisj9]

Rain hasn't got here yet, getting windy though, and I'm sure it's not far away. Temp 5.4, thought it would be warmer for some reason. DP 2.4

[Will Padz]

An hour of heavy snow up here, then dry for an hour and a half, now sleety rain 2c raw.... Snow on the hills very wet and slushy... Melting....

[alexisj9]

First drops of rain falling now.

[Daniel*]

Exceptionally heavy rain about 30m ago purples shown on the radar. High res NMM is captivating for tomorrow evening for the SE, parameters are supportive for snowfall as illustrated below.

[alexisj9]

Exceptionally heavy rain about 30m ago purples shown on the radar. High res NMM is captivating for tomorrow evening for the SE, parameters are supportive for snowfall as illustrated below.

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Typical, let's hope the shower line makes it just that little bit more SE, it misses my corner lol.

[Daniel*]

Typical, let's hope the shower line makes it just that little bit more SE, it misses my corner lol.

+29 wintry precipitation eventually does, what can go wrong?

[alexisj9]

+29 wintry precipitation eventually does, what can go wrong?

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Will it has quite a good chance of thunder too, not that it's always accurate. Here's hoping.