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

[throwoff]

I feel confident enough to call it.

Winter 24/25 RIP. We hardly knew ya.

Not the worst winter in recent years, we saw falling flakes a few times, but the worst in terms of the chase. We never even got promised something special in FI.

 

[lassie23]

 throwoff can't it end late for once

[Sparky68]

Most interesting weather this week strange old clouds around MK

[Kent Blizzard]

Looking like a dull and damp few days ahead! Touch Breezy on Friday.

We were potentially looking at a cold snap from this coming weekend  

[snowblind]

A foggy 1.5 degrees this morning.

[Kent Blizzard]

I can't believe NYE was 3 weeks ago, feels like 3 months not weeks!

I'll probably let this weekend get out the way and then turn my attention to getting the garden sorted for Spring, that'll certainly bring us snow in March!!!

Oh and BTW, anyone that needs a sleet fix, the BBC weather app shows sleet tomorrow morning  

Edited January 21 by Kent Blizzard

[Wivenswold]

I'm getting very tired of this cold, grey weather. Looking forward to milder conditions from the end of the week.

I've been in an increasingly sluggish, fed-up mood the longer this has gone on. Much to my frustration the only person I know with a holiday home in the tropics is an absolute to**er and I have no desire to ask him for a favour because his ego is big enough as it is.

[snowrye]

You know the weather gods are laughing at us, when the deep south of america is in the grips of a blizzard. Closer to home, Friday looking very lively indeed. Hopefully it moves away, but as mentioned above, this constant dull grey is depressing. I'm longing for a glimpse of the sun. 

[Vortex3929]

Looks foggy out there this evening.  And a windy end to the week.  Netwx 7 day forecast looks to keep the rain away Friday thankfully. Cycling in rain sucks. At least with wind I'll get places quickly with less effort

[Kent Blizzard]

 Vortex3929 Yep was foggy on my drive home and hour ago across your area, some pockets quite dense. Feeling quite chilly also.

[Hotspur62]

It really has been a chilly last 5 days here with max temps of 5,2,3,5 and 4 today here so well below average and cloudy every day with no sun.Just looking at the snow they are getting in Louisiana and South Georgia upto 6/7 inches of snow which will make it their biggest snowfall for decades in places! Crazy and very envious

[Snowangel-North]

Oh jeeze - really looking forward to moving house on Monday but not the weather to have all one’s chattels loaded & unloaded onto the removal vans ! 

[weirpig]

Midnight and the sky is red in london pic doesn't do it justice  but looks wonderful

[Floatylight]

 Snowangel-North oh no,well we probably jinxed it the other day talking about that...

[Sparky68]

Fair to say thats about as grim a day as you could wish for

[Kent Blizzard]

Looks like some up North will get a taste of what we experienced in 87....thankfully that was during the night though.

 

[Polaris]

Might get a wheelie bin lid flip Friday.
 

Experienced much worse in the 80s and 90s when it were just a windy day walking home from school. Pre yellow and orange warnings. 

 

 

 Kent Blizzard

Wont come near to ‘87

West coast of Republic of Ireland at the very nearest 

Edited January 22 by Polaris

[JennyJane1]

Does anyone know if we are expecting the storm in the triangle, I looked at various charts but i cant work it out.

[LightningLover]

Just went to the end of the UKV 15z and had a mini heart attack...

[Jason T]

Lol Gritters are out. St Albans and M1 Luton 

[Vortex3929]

This comes from the storm Eowyn thread...

Valid: Thu 23 Jan 2025 06:00 to Fri 24 Jan 2025 06:00 UTC

Issued: Wed 22 Jan 2025 21:10

Forecaster: TUSCHY

 

A level 2 was issued for S UK mainly for severe wind gusts with a few tornado events possible. A strong event cannot be ruled out.

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Given rapid translation of thunderstorms, any tornado could be long-tracked and even a strong event cannot be ruled out. The main tornado risk seems to evolve along and S of a Bristol-London line, where the highest BL moisture resides in a low LCL environment

https://www.estofex.org/cgi-bin/polygon/showforecast.cgi?text=yes&fcstfile=2025012406_202501222110_2_stormforecast.xml

Edited January 22 by Vortex3929

[Tn9]

Seems like shift work  one week on four weeks  off , cor it's been gloomy here we have a week of  something none the least ,  can't moan 

Edited January 22 by Tn9

[IanT]

 Vortex3929 Thanks for this. I don’t think that I have ever seen this level of warning for potential tornadoes in South/South-east UK. It looks like the risk is associated with the cold front modelled to reach Surrey early on Thursday afternoon. The warning says “The main tornado risk seems to evolve along and S of a Bristol-London line…”

Might we see a MetO warning/advisory for this? 

As a fan of “interesting” weather, I will be watching windows/models/radar tomorrow afternoon like a hawk..!

 

[alexisj9]

 IanT I'll be hopi g it's past by the time I leave work 4:15, don't fancy being out in t storms especially ones with a level 2 tornado risk.

Edited January 23 by alexisj9

[Tn9]

 Vortex3929 other than tornado risk and storm e , sunday night monday morning  looks wild for us down ere