Snow & Cold Spell General Discussion Part 5

[Nick F]

Well the occluded front has now made it's presence felt across SW England and Ireland, dew points SW of a line between Exeter and Barnstaple are one or two degrees above freezing so rain will mainly fall here, though some sleet and snow is likely over the Moors, further East and North from here dew points dropping to -5/-6C inland over England with temps below freezing generally down to -3/-4C in some inland parts already.

2000 plot:

18z UKMO fax:

Cloud and moisture from the Atlantic associated with the occlusion is likely to overide the cold dry air at the surface over England and Wales (outside the SW) later, so what ppn falls will be snow in the morning North of a line from say Brighton to Bristol. late morning slightly less cold and moister air with dps above 0C will slowly infiltrate South of the M4, so a slow thaw here, but North over Midlands/central Wales and parts of Northern England Dps staying at or below 0C all day so ppn continuing as snow until it fizzles out in the evning from the SW.

[michesnowsbest]

in the last hour these are my stats ,The wind was calm. The temperature was -3 °C (27 °F), with a dew-point at -7 °C (19 °F). The atmospheric pressure was 1001 hPa (29.56 inHg). The relative humidity was 73.8%. There were no clouds below 1500 meter (5000 feet) and no cumulonimbus clouds. The overall visibility was greater than 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

Regards

Michesnowsbest

Edited February 7, 2007 by michesnowsbest

[Somerset Squall]

Light rain here. Temp 1C

[guitarnutter]

the temp is a msiive 0.6 and it starting to rise slightly, i get the feeling this is very very very bad (in wiltshire) . is the cloud coming in now so will temps rise further???

[Nick F]

Remember to post your current observations in the current conditions and reports thread:

http://www.netweather.tv/forum/index.php?showforum=6

[Mondy]

Still the snow falls here. Watched a great clump earlier over the North Sea heading towards the Forth.

It really did live up to its expectation.

Try and a get photo or two soon, although the the flash on the digi cam appears goosed

Edited February 7, 2007 by Mondy

[James M]

Rising here now was -4.3C now to -2.9C

[wallopweather]

Are we going to need a Samaritans type thread for the fall out tomorrow morning when large parts of the UK who thought they would be digging themselves out of their homes wake to sleet and cold rain. I for one would hate to see netweather members jumping from these boards in droves just because there was no snow in their area

[Costa Del Fal]

Currently about -2c here.

[Snow Leopard]

Been snowing lightly on and off since 1830 here in Edinburgh. Those little showers in from the North Sea are dropping quite a lot around here Delays on the M90 north now due to snow. Temps were down to -2C before it started (up to 0C now) and as a result everything settled from the start. Water in my birdbath did not thaw at all today.

[HappyHatter]

i hope us folks in london get some of this but i'm starting to think we might only get rain/sleet.... if we did it wouldn't suprise me! but hey ho, thats a life

Hope the rest of you get a decent amount :)

[BFS/BHD]

Clouds rolling in here now. Current temp of +2C and dew point of -4C.

[markp1980]

Are we going to need a Samaritans type thread for the fall out tomorrow morning when large parts of the UK who thought they would be digging themselves out of their homes wake to sleet and cold rain. I for one would hate to see netweather members jumping from these boards in droves just because there was no snow in their area

Do you really think this is a likely outcome?

All still seem good to me!

[The PIT]

I wonder what the chances of freezing rain are. I think it's possible in some places.

[surfs up]

Hi Guys,

First post of the winter!

Here in hereford i currently have a temp of -1.6c with a dew point of -3.9 all risen slightly over last couple of hours! Just hoping not too much too soon!! Quick drop in pressure here down to 992.5hpa.

Is everyone else in surrounding area getting the same?

Gonna be touch and go for me tonight in west midlands! Got everything crossed here!

Good luck everyone....let the fun and games begin!!

surfs up

[chilly milly]

Temp @ 8:45pm -2.7C (falling), dew point -4.2C (rising)

Temp 1 hour ago -2.3C, dew point -4.5C

Edited February 7, 2007 by Chilly Milly

[Polar Low]

It's -4C here already.. quite shocking for 21.00 hours!

Great to see the BBC forcasts not changing for once, I expect at least 7 or 8 cm's from this, hopefully more. Regardless, if we exceed 4cm's, it will be the largest snowfall in Newark for over 4 years..

[frostynikkers]

Anyone who lives in my part of the world may find this useful

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/dtg/weather/

Temp has dropped a degree in the last half an hour here in Cambridge city.

[Mondy]

Snow show over for here. Lovely little blast for 30 mins or so. Nowt to do with the main front further south - just a little streamer coming in offshore - i fully expect all schools here to be closed tomorrow now ( )

[summer blizzard]

Assuming that i picked out the piviting point over Ireland correctly, the front should be able to reach me, and that is without any enhancement from the North Sea.

Current temperature is -1C with a dewpoint of -4C.

How low is Altnaharra expected to go, because -8C has aready been recorded????

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

Edited February 7, 2007 by summer blizzard

[Polar Low]

Snow show over for here. Lovely little blast for 30 mins or so. Nowt to do with the main front further south - just a little streamer coming in offshore - i fully expect all schools here to be closed tomorrow now ( )

Heh, lucky for your area. At Magnus (school in newark) we never close. Even when the boiler breaks, we just have to sit their in our coats. I'm sure there is a minimum temperature by law that a school should be.. and we must be breaking it at least 4 or 5 times every year.

[frozencamel]

It's -4C here already.. quite shocking for 21.00 hours!

Great to see the BBC forcasts not changing for once, I expect at least 7 or 8 cm's from this, hopefully more. Regardless, if we exceed 4cm's, it will be the largest snowfall in Newark for over 4 years..

Fingers crossed.

Its been ages since Nottingham has had any of the white stuff

[Costa Del Fal]

i bet even 10 foot of snow wouldnt stop or school closing! I had to go back on the 3rd of january!

I think if we have more than 2cm tomorrow then that will be the most we had had for at least 2 years!

Edited February 7, 2007 by Blizzards

[love-it]

Hi Guys,

First post of the winter!

Here in hereford i currently have a temp of -1.6c with a dew point of -3.9 all risen slightly over last couple of hours! Just hoping not too much too soon!! Quick drop in pressure here down to 992.5hpa.

Is everyone else in surrounding area getting the same?

Gonna be touch and go for me tonight in west midlands! Got everything crossed here!

Good luck everyone....let the fun and games begin!!

surfs up

Im in Leominster, just down the road! Cant tell you temp and dewpoints unfortunately, apart from......its bloody cold!!! I think its more likely to falll as snow rather than rain tonight!! I HOPE!!

[wallopweather]

QUOTE(wallopweather @ 7 Feb 2007, 08:45 PM)

Are we going to need a Samaritans type thread for the fall out tomorrow morning when large parts of the UK who thought they would be digging themselves out of their homes wake to sleet and cold rain. I for one would hate to see netweather members jumping from these boards in droves just because there was no snow in their area

Do you really think this is a likely outcome?

All still seem good to me!

Not all members are in the 'hit' zone, we've been border line here in Hampshire all day so I for one could easily wake up very disappointed or perhaps amazed. Historically freezing rain has been more common in my area than decent snow fall but here's hoping