South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - 2nd February onwards

[essex coast matt]

21 minutes ago, lottiekent said:

Interesting! Can't believe how close we are to snow at the moment...dew point to just a bit too high.

Currently about 2c DP on my station and in that area all over the region.

 

Do we think they'll drop later? 

 

 

Dew points are down to -4 from buoys of the norfolk coast at the mo,not holding much hope here in costa del clacton but a bit inland over higher ground will get few cm overnight reckon.

[Radiating Dendrite]

Not expecting much if anything here. This has the hallmarks of a Kent event and sod all anywhere else. 

A keen NE usually fails to deliver here as the showers die off to the north of London. 

[Snoopie42]

4 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Nice too see a little light convection so far inland 

Snap, was just thinking the same thing myself.....

could these build and give somebody a surprise further South....? Very encouraging for later on though! Fingers crossed!

[Daniel*]

 

Convective snow showers I like.

[SuffolkDan]

Just had a 5 minute shower after clouds been building for last couple of hours, consisted of about half cold rain, half graupel/pellet snow stuff which melted straight away. 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

1 hour ago, Radiating Dendrite said:

Not expecting much if anything here. This has the hallmarks of a Kent event and sod all anywhere else. 

A keen NE usually fails to deliver here as the showers die off to the north of London. 

Showers further north penetrating quite far inland 

[Methuselah]

It could be an interesting lamppost-watch, tonight? It even looks as I might be wrong again; very low DPs and some descent snow showers...That said: I ain't seen nothin' yet!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Radars and lampposts at the ready lol! Cold air will be moving south now which should spark more ppn over sea.. Hope many get to at least see falling snow

[slater]

All of a sudden showers are forming quite quickly out to sea and HOPEFULLY heading right for me, let's see if it's snow or not lol

[Methuselah]

I am, as one does, keeping a constant eye on the NE skyline...As soon as I see anything, I'll report.

[alexisj9]

Ok temp here is now 5.1, a high of 5.5 earlier but the main news is DP is on it's way down, start at round 3.3, it is now 1.8. In a few hours it could be negative.

[Methuselah]

2 minutes ago, Ed Stone said:

I am, as one does, keeping a constant eye on the NE skyline...As soon as I see anything, I'll report.

And, as I speak, and seemingly out of nothing, we have a wee bit of graupel!

[alexisj9]

dp 1.5 now, down .3 in 15 mins.

[Daniel*]

Interesting for 0000 considering I have not had over 1cm in 3 years the time is nigh.

[tinybill]

looking at the radar lot more showers now over norfolk,suffolk  now

[slater]

1 minute ago, tinybill said:

looking at the radar lot more showers now over norfolk,suffolk  now

Came out of nowhere from the northeast which doesn't happen often. With the North Sea being much warmer then normal maybe they forming much quicker 

[Methuselah]

What look to be Cbs away to the NE...

[steveinsussex]

They have had some heavy snow over in Holland last night/this AM

[lottiekent]

Temp slowly falling away but the DP has dropped far quicker. Fingers crossed 

[SuffolkDan]

Another shower mostly of sleet though trying hard to be snow in the heavier pulses, not quite there yet.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Certainly a nice looking radar already and cold is only just filtering in now I think after dark we should see a rash of showers forming good luck all further East further West we gotta pray the showers get a bit of oomph and make it..

Sat looks good too

Edited February 14, 2016 by Surrey

[EWS]

I can't see that the wind will take showers very far inland at all - the MO have the current NNE direction gradually turning more NNW'erly overnight.  So maybe any showers skimming the far east of Kent at best for a while? 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

6 minutes ago, EWS said:

I can't see that the wind will take showers very far inland at all - the MO have the current NNE direction gradually turning more NNW'erly overnight.  So maybe any showers skimming the far east of Kent at best for a while? 

Can't work out shower direction one loop direct south the next pushing slightly further inland.. We shall see just need them winds to swing round ever so slightly further West and lots of people will have better odds 

Reminder, get cold on first, worry about ppn later

[steveinsussex]

The showers will be in the normal places, far east in Essex/Kent/Norfolk/suffolk etc

Edited February 14, 2016 by steveinsussex

[runboy]

Snow falling NW Norwich - nice big 50p size flakes!