SE & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 12/1/2017 11z ---->

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Down to - 5 this morning! Would be the 4th time this week I got a video of us skimming stones across the frozen lake at work it's so cool on my Facebook don't know how to share.. 

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Farnborough down to - 8 at 6am Sheeeeeeeeez that's cold 

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

I hear cars trying to pick up traction outside and failing lol, off for a nosey

 

[huntso]

-1.0C here at 06.30, just looked at 7.10 and it's at 0C, nice sunrise over the lakes at the rear of my house.

Beautiful out yesterday, calm and relatively warm in the sun, much nicer than the usual drab January's we often get

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So the met office went for min of - 3 last night, i just recored - 6 here which is proper cold for these parts. 

-8 looks like the coldest recorded temperature in the region this morning, I think the ice on the lake at the back of my house is over an inch thick now threw a brick on it and it did nothing lol

 

[crazysnowcatz4]

Another night in the ice box that is Canterbury, -7.3 at the moment

 

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Temps will really struggle today so if we keep the cloud at bay tonight will be proper proper cold along with sunday night before things get interesting with foggy conditions early next week, last time we had freezing fog here a few weeks back, all the un treated surfaces round here went like ice rinks

[lassie23]

Make the most of the harsh frosts, because the Atlantic is ready and waiting next week, looks like the rest of January and early Feb will be wet, mild and windy.

[Mark wheeler]

Another lovely Crisp frosty morning. The met office was forecasting a minimum temperature of -3 in the region last night and we saw a -7 now that is some difference . It seems to me they are really struggling with this cold spell .

[Southender]

Bottomed out at -4.8c a little while ago here. This has to be the longest run of sub zero nights for a long time in these parts. Impressive. Not so good for the boys football match tomorrow though.

[MONKEYJAM]

Wow -6.8c this morning !! Was not expecting that

[seaside 60]

I dont believe we will be wet and windy and mild. It may be milder but reading into MO forecast I dont think there will be much rain, unless we get the hanging front scenario. 

Also the MO did not forecast very well this weeks weather,  it has remained frosty every night and sunny every day bar one since last weekend.

Longest period of day to day frosts since 2013 spring, so all in all a pretty dam good spell of cold weather. 
I just wished we had more of them, its normally so frustrating looking across into Europe and seeing blue skies when we have to put up with dank dull mild.

 

[Captain Shortwave]

Well after a clear and frosty night the cloud is back here, this will stick for the north of the region until the winds back more southerly and hence push this back north again.

As some have mentioned, tomorrow looks to start on a very cold note

-4C to -6C widely so a -10C could be possible. Sharp frosts forecast well into next week as well.

[Blessed Weather]

Not quite so cold here with a min of -3.9C. I suspect the minimum was pegged back by the thin cloud cover that moved into East Anglia overnight (but now breaking up here).

Cloud cover 08.30

But as per the Captain's post above, Arpege shows the cloud expected to move north during the day, clearing the Region by this evening and then skies remaining clear all night. So another hard frost on the way. Charts for 09.00 this morning, 17.00 this pm, mid-night and 06.00 Sunday:

[SMU]

Beat the magical -5c here today

could we top -6 here tonight in tropical Greenhithe !!

[slater]

1 hour ago, seaside 60 said:

I dont believe we will be wet and windy and mild. It may be milder but reading into MO forecast I dont think there will be much rain, unless we get the hanging front scenario. 

Also the MO did not forecast very well this weeks weather,  it has remained frosty every night and sunny every day bar one since last weekend.

Longest period of day to day frosts since 2013 spring, so all in all a pretty dam good spell of cold weather. 
I just wished we had more of them, its normally so frustrating looking across into Europe and seeing blue skies when we have to put up with dank dull mild.

 

My friend lives in Budapest he has seen little if no rain sinc mid November, nights temps have been below freezing ever since becoming very severe as 2017 has gone alone, however not seen hardly a flake of ❄️. But have had lovey very cold days!

[slater]

Current temp here in mid Norfolk +3 cloud cover spoiling the day today. I see some last week have had some mega frosts. Lowest I recorded was -3.4c which was Wednesday night. Nothing really cold. This must be due to the North Sea being still too warm? 

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If we got down to - 10 that's December 2010 temperature and is remarkable for the south east of England. 

It goes to show perfectly what a winters high is. 

Stunning out there 

[Methuselah]

What an 'orrible day! Cloudy, dampish, 5C, and a nagging 7 mph easterly wind...

[Dami]

Cloud breaking here and sunny. Looks spring like now and not  autumn like, like this morning morning. Doesn't feel very spring like. 

My twitter feed has been showing storms of the thundery sort in the U.S as well as snow in places. Makes me excited for my couple of storms i'd get hopefully this summer.

Kinda fed up chasing snow that doesn't want to happen.

Roll on April. 

Edited January 21, 2017 by Dami

[lassie23]

4.8c colder than the over hyped recent cold spell.

[MONKEYJAM]

3,4c here ! Coldest day of the week

[Daniel*]

This 'hithe' is a lot more tropical than Greenhithe especially at the night which escapes UHI minimum -2C here another good frost for this part of London, the number of air (frosts) must be running way above the average, cold still currently 3C with bright winter sunshine. I imagine if snow was on the ground -10C would have been achievable in many places across our region, we need a proper snow event or two no marginality and then I'd be overall very happy with winter 16/17 - will be interesting to see the knock on effects of the stratospheric warming or potential SSW it does look quite meaty, backloaded winter the irony.  

[Methuselah]

Yayy! The sun has finally come out. 5C.

[mickeyb44]

Temps at 8.00 am here were:

Roof -3.5c

Screen -4.6c

Grass -5.1c    grass stayed below freezing last 24 hours, maybe some permafrost in soil too.

Most of our region has been very lucky with this cold spell, at least we have had some seasonal wintry weather.