South West & Central Southern England Regional Discussion 11/1/2017 ---->

[Frosty_wsm]

Just now, numbnutts(uk) said:

if not tomorrow friday will do sure we will see something.its more favorable temp wise on fri

Plenty of snow showers were packing in on the forecast map so who knows, might have to go off chasing these showers  if they're not hitting this area 

[Frosty_wsm]

Enjoyed that points West forecast

[AWD]

Nice to see Ian mentioning some snow showers falling on behind the rain/wintry mess tomorrow night too.

[numbnutts(uk)]

3 minutes ago, Smartie said:

Enjoyed that points West forecast

lol still scratching my head though positive thinking needed case of nowcasting. enjoy all whatever happens

 

Edited January 11, 2017 by numbnutts(uk)

[MidnightSnow]

2 hours ago, AWD said:

However, on Friday the 12z Hirlam shows PPN over the West Country and with conditions a lot less marginal on Friday, this would be snow for the majority (most likely in the form of flurries);

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Hands up who is doing an all-nighter tomorrow night??  Lol.

I said yesterday:

"I have a gut feeling there will be some pleasant surprises for some on Friday.. even if it's just a dusting. What usually happens is the main event is a let down and then there's some unexpected shower activity the day after when it's colder."

Still time for changes but it always seems to happen like this.

[Frosty_wsm]

Wouldn't be surprised if we had some sleet here before that front pulls away going by the forecast and east of the m5 sounds good, I'm only about a thousand yards west from junction 21 lol 

[numbnutts(uk)]

1 minute ago, Smartie said:

Wouldn't be surprised if we had some sleet here before that front pulls away going by the forecast and east of the m5 sounds good, I'm only about a thousand yards west from junction 21 lol 

lucky you lol

 

[Frosty_wsm]

Just now, numbnutts(uk) said:

lucky you lol

 

you live in the wrong part of Weston mate 

[MidnightSnow]

Well whatever happens.. it's nice to be able to radar watch tomorrow  

Think it's been about 2 or 3 years 

[numbnutts(uk)]

4 minutes ago, Smartie said:

you live in the wrong part of Weston mate 

lol will let you know when it hits me first .lol

 

[jethro]

East of the M5 is hugely better than the usual north of the M4. I know the graphics can't be taken literally but on the Points West forecast just now it showed the precipitation whipping through pretty quickly, seemed to be only a couple of hours where there's potential for it to be cold enough for snow whilst there's still something falling from the sky.

[Frosty_wsm]

Why can't the ECM 240h chart every verify, that would be a classic blizzard into the south west! 

[MidnightSnow]

Oxford area looks to be in the sweet spot. In the firing line for Thursday and Friday.

No doubt it will change again though 

[SnowChance24]

Been lurking and watching for a couple of years now and get frustrated around this time every year at both the weather and the carry on over in the MAD thread some days.

I'm about 250 yards west of the M5 so lamppost watching it is! Unless it shifts west a touch and stalls.....

[MidnightSnow]

5 minutes ago, Smartie said:

Why can't the ECM 240h chart every verify, that would be a classic blizzard into the south west! 

The ECM 240h has been trolling us since November.

One day.. 

[John88B]

Being in North Yate, I'm East of the M5 and North of the dreaded M4. What could possibly go wrong!

Fingers crossed for all hoping for snow.

Edited January 11, 2017 by John88B

[Mark Neal.]

Ian Fergusson forecast here- http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416951

Your welcome

[Dorsetbred]

5 minutes ago, Mark N said:

Ian Fergusson forecast here- http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416951

Your welcome

Right, thanks, so moving on..

Rain already showing in the western approaches.

Edited January 11, 2017 by Dorsetbred

[MidnightSnow]

8 minutes ago, Mark N said:

Ian Fergusson forecast here- http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast-video/21416951

Your welcome

According to those graphics we only get about a 1-2 hour window of snow.

[AWD]

1 minute ago, MidnightSnow said:

According to those graphics we only get about a 1-2 hour window of snow.

That's 1 - 2 hrs more than I was expecting to be honest.

Will still watch the radar/window lick with interest tomorrow but it is the potential for any shower activity to enter our area tomorrow night that interests me more now.

[festivalking]

Spotlight weather showing back edge snow at best with snow showers for the moors into Friday. 

[Frosty hollows]

31 minutes ago, MidnightSnow said:

Oxford area looks to be in the sweet spot. In the firing line for Thursday and Friday.

No doubt it will change again though 

Looking forward to seeing a few inches

[MidnightSnow]

1 minute ago, Frosty hollows said:

Looking forward to seeing a few inches

[khodds]

Quiet in here at the moment... is everyone sleeping so they can stay awake tomorrow night?! 

[Mapantz]

Could be a lot of rain here, going by the graphics on the points west forecast. A bit of interest for someone who doesn't mind heavy rain and strong winds! It'll be a busy affair tomorrow, that's for sure- and travelling will be rather horrid for anyone caught up in it.