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

[Froze were the Days]

9 minutes ago, winterfreak said:

Depressing to have known all that moisture just sat out in the channel refusing to budge. Still, could be worse, Rod Stewart could be singing on the radio….

He has been today on R2...he's got a new single out 'Almost like being in Love' - he's decided to go back to the 50's big band sound.

You really can't win - sorry! 

[Eagle Eye]

Good evening everyone.

[alexisj9]

23 minutes ago, winterfreak said:

Depressing to have known all that moisture just sat out in the channel refusing to budge. Still, could be worse, Rod Stewart could be singing on the radio….

What's wrong with rod Stewart?

[winterfreak]

Just now, alexisj9 said:

What's wrong with rod Stewart?

Awful. In my opinion of course 

[alexisj9]

I am sailing I am sailing, across the channel , far away, I am sailing, rainy waters, to find snow, across the sea.

[weirpig]

Windstorm now showing on gfs and icon 18 z. Close to 80 mph for us in the south east.  Could change obviously. But Monday morning could be a nasty commute 

[ChillyJuju]

Feel for the peeps thinking snow may appear, especially those on the South Coast Radar has been interesting to watch but the channel strikes again, normally thunderstorms that do that.

See the pics appearing in this thread from the lucky few who are now getting quick snow showers

Temperature

-3.1°C

Humidity
88%

Dewpoint
-4.8°C

Wind Chill
-3.1°C

Wind
NNE

Barometer
995.8 hPa & Rising Rapidly

[Kentspur]

5 hours ago, Tom Quintavalle said:

Absolutely agree with the above NewEra21, from 7 hours ago.

Below, are the 500hPa and 850hPa archive charts for 18z on 1st February 2009, as the most productive Thames Snow Streamer event that I've ever witnessed was about to begin.

 /

I had moved to Lee with my future Wife, a few Years earlier.

Back where I used to Live with my Children in Anerley, London SE20, this was the scene the following Morning. 

My Daughter's car was covered with a good few inches, and this was the scene from the road bridge over Anerley Station, looking N.

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It was a very unusual Thames Snow Streamer event, in regard to the distribution of Snowfall.

For once the depth of Snow was more notable in some areas, such as Guildford, rather than locations further East and closer to the Thames Estuary/Southern North Sea.

I was working in Croydon [Surrey] at the time. Monday 2nd February was my Day off, and I couldn't believe the amount of Snow that was lying on the ground in Central Croydon,, on Tuesday 3rd February.

Below, is a Youtube clip of the scene in Central Croydon on Monday 2nd February, 2009:

Just found this Thread below, which I started way back in November 2014: 

UK "Snow Streamer" events. | Winter Weather Discussion (netweather.tv)

Regards,

Tom Q. 

I was working in Grove Park that day and there was even more snow there than in Dartford I agree south London Surrey did the best but I was happy with our 6.5-7inches back home none the less the most I'd seen since 1991 when I opened the back door and snow came up to my neck as a 4year old lol. 2010 we had double 2009s amount though it fell over 2.5days

Edited January 17 by Kentspur

[alexisj9]

1 hour ago, Kentspur said:

I was working in Grove Park that day and there was even more snow there than in Dartford I agree south London Surrey did the best but I was happy with our 6.5-7inches back home none the less the most I'd seen since 1991 when I opened the back door and snow came up to my neck as a 4year old lol. 2010 we had double 2009s amount though it fell over 2.5days

For me in Croydon 2009 was the best since I've been an adult, came up to my knees.

[ChillyJuju]

Ooh how low will it go? Wasn't expecting that

Temperature
-6.6°C

Humidity
89%

Dewpoint
-8.1°C

Wind Chill
-6.6°C

Wind
ESE

 

[ChillyJuju]

Temperature
-7.4°C

Humidity
91%

Dewpoint
-8.6°C

Wind Chill
-7.4°C

Wind
ESE

[Sparky68]

-6° when I got in the car this morning , coldest I can remember for quite sometime.

[Tom Montalbano]

5 hours ago, alexisj9 said:

For me in Croydon 2009 was the best since I've been an adult, came up to my knees.

Hi Alexis.

I thought you might comment on the amount of Snow, that fell in Croydon.

As I stated Yesterday, Monday 2nd February was my Day off from my work in Laud Street.

When I got to work the following Day, I couldn't believe how much Snow there was in Croydon Town Centre.

There was  4 to 6 inches of Snow on the Tram Line, near Church Street.

I never thought I would see more Snow in Croydon than in Bromley, further East and therefore closer to a source of moisture, that being the Thames Estuary. But that was the case with this unusual Thames Snow Streamer.

Below, are a few more Youtube clips of the Snowfall in Croydon, from that event: 

Mind you, the Borough of Bromley's Snow "Capital" [Biggin Hill}, proves how much Snowfall can be achieved when you have some elevation.

Below, Biggin Hill in the deep Snows of December 2010:

Regards,

Tom Q. 

 

[MAF]

Definitely the coldest morning yet... -4 here 

[Bazza118]

-7c here again this morning

 

[lottiekent]

Not as cold here as it was Tuesday morning (-5.6c) as it’s currently down to -2.4c.

Scanning round some of the weather stations in Scotland, I’ve seen lots below -10c and a few to -15c. Lowest one is -16c that I could find.

Edited January 18 by lottiekent

[EastCoastSnowBoy]

Had a nice little dusting here on the east coast.

Looks like some showers may be coing down the coast this morning.

 

[lassie23]

10 hours ago, Jason T said:

Bit of a Forest Gump saga..life is like a box of chocolates

I always know what I'm going to get when I buy boxes of chocolates, it tells you what you are getting in the box, no wonder Forrest Gump was confused lol

I hope none of you  SE posters are snowed in following yesterday's 'event'

[moogyboobles]

 

1 hour ago, MAF said:

Definitely the coldest morning yet... -4 here 

-6 here, this doesn't happen often round here. 

[fine wine]

Insanely cold here in North Essex this morning.  -10c on the drive and -11c on the way to Sible Hedingham 

[DJ Fart]

14 minutes ago, fine wine said:

Insanely cold here in North Essex this morning.  -10c on the drive and -11c on the way to Sible Hedingham 

Ha ha!  I wouldn't read too much into car temperature readings.  It is very cold but I'm not sure it's reached -11 up the road in Sible.

[JennyJane1]

54 minutes ago, EastCoastSnowBoy said:

Had a nice little dusting here on the east coast.

Looks like some showers may be coing down the coast this morning.

 

Ours looks like that as well, but the snow on the road has melted now, grass is still white.Would be nice to have a top-up later.Very nice to wake up to that, I didn't see it falling.

[Challock Weather]

Only made it to minus 5 this morning so not as cold as earlier in the week here at least 

[Methuselah]

Not so much as a snow grain up here!

[Freeze]

-4.7c here this morning, but where is the frost? Can't see much.