SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 on

[Harry's House]

Prominent 22 degree halo, but also faintly visible a 46 degree one.

[Kent Blizzard]

Some interesting weather coming up, we will certainly learn a thing or two from it.

Dry but cold will do me just fine, working outside what's seemed like endless days of rain has been a right struggle, looking forward to this afternoon (not).

I'm pretty sure we will have some snow opportunities but it's not worth getting stressed over, especially after every run. I sometimes wish we didn't have access to so much information (data), as a kid I was excited to see a snow symbol on tv weather maps...that was the chase 

[MAF]

I think you have hit the nail on the head there, too much information can be both detrimental and obscuring in a wa3y 'you can't see the wood for the trees'

[MAF]

Cloud thickening here in London and rain started... looking like a damp evening ahead  

[Summer tyre]

2 hours ago, MAF said:

I think you have hit the nail on the head there, too much information can be both detrimental and obscuring in a wa3y 'you can't see the wood for the trees'

That's the point of the expert. They know what is wood and what is trees. MattH did an excellent post earlier today (which probably got buried in the avalanche of posts on the winter thread) and I have to be honest, what he called obvious and classic were, from a perspective of little knowledge not either of those. Of note, he wasn't surprised how December turned out and thinks January will turn cold - as the graphs clearly (!) show that. They may, but it's his deep understanding of the topic that allows him to say that. I'm considered an expert in my own field, but coming away from what you know well to see how brilliantly others handle data in their field is humbling and a good reminder of our own limitations.

 

[warrenb]

First mention of wintry showers on Meto Text forecast for SE on Monday

[Stroudley]

In the meantime we have had heavy and continuous rain since lunchtime. 14.6mm so far and counting...

[Shunter]

Some Sleet now showing up over higher parts of southern England 

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[Freeze]

1 hour ago, Stroudley said:

In the meantime we have had heavy and continuous rain since lunchtime. 14.6mm so far and counting...

It certainly has been a very dark and wet day today!

[Bogman]

Someone ordered rain?

[Blessed Weather]

Not what we want. More unwelcome rain moving slowly north and likely to give at least an inch (25mm) for many.

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[snowblind]

MAD thread in full ramp mode. Difficult not to get caught up in the excitement. The most spectacular charts are still 9 or 10 days away so plenty of things can go wrong before then.

All that seems certain is it will be pretty chilly early next week maybe frosty depending on cloud amounts. After that wouldn't like to say.

[Lauren]

Absolutely relentless rain all evening. Lots of flooding.

[tempestwatch]

8 hours ago, Kent Blizzard said:

Some interesting weather coming up, we will certainly learn a thing or two from it.

Dry but cold will do me just fine, working outside what's seemed like endless days of rain has been a right struggle, looking forward to this afternoon (not).

I'm pretty sure we will have some snow opportunities but it's not worth getting stressed over, especially after every run. I sometimes wish we didn't have access to so much information (data), as a kid I was excited to see a snow symbol on tv weather maps...that was the chase 

Being from the north east, i used to look through the evening gazette newspaper just to see if the weather forecast paragraph showed the outlook had 'Colder' written. There  can be too much information now on which you can fall off from.  I will be looking out of my window each morning and seeing if it may snow. If not, dry and cold will do me just fine. In 2010 I was ins Scotland and I had to did my car out of a snow drift over 4m deep in -8, believe me, its no fun 

[Robert1981]

the heavy rain as arrived here at norwich been heavy for probaly an hour now lots of flooding on the river wensum.

[Methuselah]

5 minutes ago, Robert1981 said:

the heavy rain as arrived here at norwich been heavy for probaly an hour now lots of flooding on the river Wensum.

Aye, it's been the same here! 

[3cats]

What a horrible afternoon and evening, rain since mid afternoon and dark in the house before 3:30. Even the new kitten gave up looking out the window at the rain drops as there was too many. 

[MAF]

and still raining here in SE18, roads are flooded but idiots still think they can drive as if its bright, sunny, dry and there are no hazards to consider.  Grrr. 

[Sparky68]

Same here MAF, river was already bursting its banks last week. PITA living at such low elevation surrounded by rivers.

[Jimmyh]

I just dipped my toe into the mental place. 29 pages in 12 hours that's some impressive ramping..... 

[snowrye]

2 minutes ago, Jimmyh said:

I just dipped my toe into the mental place. 29 pages in 12 hours that's some impressive ramping..... 

I'm just about to delve into the mad thread myself, wish me luck 

[ChillyJuju]

Just now, snowrye said:

I'm just about to delve into the mad thread myself, wish me luck 

Going to find something interesting to do instead

Good luck

[snowrye]

2 minutes ago, ChillyJuju said:

Going to find something interesting to do instead

Good luck

I've come out, there's a low exiting Greenland that threatens to scupper the narnia outlook. If this cold spell goes belly up, that place will be full of disappointment and gloom. 

Edited January 4 by snowrye

[ChillyJuju]

15 minutes ago, snowrye said:

I've come out, there's a low exiting Greenland that threatens to scupper the narnia outlook. If this cold spell goes belly up, that place will be full of disappointment and gloom. 

Oh dear, doesn't sound too good lol

A low making its way down is bound to skirt past the UK in some fashion or other. Think we are likely to wave bye-bye to anything other than chilly couple of days ... 

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Thanks for update.

[lassie23]

4 hours ago, snowblind said:

MAD thread in full ramp mode. Difficult not to get caught up in the excitement. The most spectacular charts are still 9 or 10 days away so plenty of things can go wrong before then.

All that seems certain is it will be pretty chilly early next week maybe frosty depending on cloud amounts. After that wouldn't like to say.

Will the easterly be gone by tomorrow morning

Is it too early to wish everyone a happy easter

Edited January 4 by lassie23