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

[Froze were the Days]

hhhhmmmm....got down to -1c minima this morning and I live in Burnham a few miles north of Southend, very much doubt Southend is colder than a rural town like Burnham (though we are both on the coast).

[Kent Blizzard]

3 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:

hhhhmmmm....got down to -1c minima this morning and I live in Burnham a few miles north of Southend, very much doubt Southend is colder than a rural town like Burnham (though we are both on the coast).

-2.5*c was registered at Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness

 

[TheMoonman]

Interestingly, my Met Office app has a yellow warning for snow, just creeping into the north west corner of Essex, tomorrow and Thursday

[NO LONGER POSTING]

2 minutes ago, TheMoonman said:

Interestingly, my Met Office app has a yellow warning for snow, just creeping into the north west corner of Essex, tomorrow and Thursday

I me too, a sniff away from that Warning, it is a provisional warning so expect it to be updated during tomorrow as detail comes out.. 

 

Could we actually be a breath away from seeing some "decent" snow at least falling from the sky.. Settling is another story

[Froze were the Days]

13 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

-2.5*c was registered at Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness

 

I've got 2 British Standard Max and Min temperature bulbs housed in a stevenson screen so would be surprised if they're inaccurate - maybe it's the good ol' micro climate of Burnham striking again!

[Kent Blizzard]

4 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:

I've got 2 British Standard Max and Min temperature bulbs housed in a stevenson screen so would be surprised if they're inaccurate - maybe it's the good ol' micro climate of Burnham striking again!

Who knows, Southend Airport registered -3 between 6/7am Southend Airport

Burnham -2? Burnham

Edited February 16, 2016 by Kent Blizzard

[Daniel*]

3 hours ago, Kent Blizzard said:

I see JH mentioning the potential for the SE Weds/Thurs.

You couldn't make it up lol

Well I predict the whole region will see some transient snow meanwhile I see endless cold rain.

A frosty start to the day here v sunny I have noticed there's some warmth from the sun, an air frost not quite sure how cold it got but the ground is quite saturated round here at least the frost stiffened it up.  

At least the models are not looking so bad, a late burner indeed..

[alexisj9]

Today';s high so far 6.4, nice and sunny with some fair weather cumulus floating about.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Tomorrow all I am going to do is use the radar and local obvs and reports in the West and work out what will happen next. People saying the models have a grip are talking trash, yes they had a general idea on the situation and have done well in the run up to the event but now we are down to the finer detail and stuff that a computer can't predict.

[Rob Deacon]

I think all our area will see cold rain like last weekend, certainly no settled snow you can play in and enjoy.

I would love more than anyone to be wrong, but if I was putting money on it I know where my bet would be going. 

[Methuselah]

I agree: rain & sleet all the way. Now - if only I can be as catastrophically wrong as I was last weekend - it really could be game-on!

Edited February 16, 2016 by Ed Stone

[TheMoonman]

I think it'll be more annoying, we'll get wet snow that is completely useless

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3 minutes ago, TheMoonman said:

I think it'll be more annoying, we'll get wet snow that is completely useless

I think too this will be the case, and it really will top the cake with icing in regards to the poor winter we have had to endure 

[Kent Blizzard]

I can see a really good positive about our views this afternoon in this thread and that's that nobody is getting carried away and we have plenty time & room to be surprised....history would tell us this view of things is usually the most rewarding. 

 

 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

16 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

I can see a really good positive about our views this afternoon in this thread and that's that nobody is getting carried away and we have plenty time & room to be surprised....history would tell us this view of things is usually the most rewarding. 

 

 

• Watch out.. We are missing a few members 

[snowray]

Ohhh dear, kiss of death, todays Daily Express on page 11 reads  "Snow to sweep south in frozen Britain", a half page article with a picture of a snowy landscape with horses.

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2016 by snowray

[Snoopie42]

16 minutes ago, Surrey said:

• Watch out.. We are missing a few members 

That's it, you've Jinxed it....you wait until this evening! LOL

[Captain Shortwave]

A hard frost to start with sunny skies prevailing. A decent winters day.

The temperature got down to -4C last night which would make it the coldest night of the winter.

Edited February 16, 2016 by Captain Shortwave

[Jimmyh]

I am here and will be watching closely lol

[Laurence Hill]

They say manufacturing has gone downhill in Britain, but you've got to admit the Snow Shields here in the South East are of very high quality.

[snowray]

3 minutes ago, Sharpedge said:

They say manufacturing has gone downhill in Britain, but you've got to admit the Snow Shields here in the South East are of very high quality.

Is there much demand for exporting some of our Snow Shields I wonder to places that don't want snow, our balance of payments could do with a little help right now.

Then when they are all gone we can get blizzards all Winter next year.

[Flash Elvis]

56 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

I can see a really good positive about our views this afternoon in this thread and that's that nobody is getting carried away and we have plenty time & room to be surprised....history would tell us this view of things is usually the most rewarding. 

 

 

We are all here but some of us are on warnings or bans etc........ I shall watch the lamp post again me thinks

[alexisj9]

I won't bother watching my lampost as marginal means I'm to close to the sea for snow, plus it's not working anyway. Fingers crossed for some proper snowy cold at some point.

[lassie23]

I'm owed three feet of snow and counting, a bit of watery sleet will not pay back the debt.

[alexisj9]

Temp now 5, dp quite low at 1.1 and hasn't been above 2 all day.