[Early run up to Winter 2021/2022 discussion]

4 minutes ago, KTtom said:

It has been reported in the press, having said that so was the snow which was forecast by the end of the month!

The worst thing about a 'very, very mild winter' is that its likely to be very, very wet! 

I guess it also depends on which newspapers lol. 

[Early run up to Winter 2021/2022 discussion]

On 16/10/2021 at 14:49, Frostbite1980 said:

Strange i work for local authority in emergency planning and we have a meeting on Wednesday next week regarding what they expect the winter to be like so will wait to hear it for myself

Just reporting what I read in the news. 

[Early run up to Winter 2021/2022 discussion]

42 minutes ago, Don said:

Is this a wind up? 

Read newspapers. 

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According to a private Met Office briefing given to the Government (subsequently shared with energy bosses), we are on track for a very, very mild winter.  

[How cold was it in 1963?]

10 hours ago, A Face like Thunder said:

J H Brazell, London Weather (to 1964), all temperatures degrees F.

Month   Mean   Diff from average Mean max Diff     Mean min  Diff   Highest max  Lowest max Highest min  Lowest min 

Jan 63     29.7            -9.8                      33.1       -10.6       26.4         -8.9          41.9              27.0               36.7                 14.5

Feb 63    32.5            -7.4                      36.1        -8.5        28.9         -6.2          45.3              28.4               34.9                 20.5

Mar 63   44.3            +0.5                     49.8        -0.3         38.7       +1.2           57.0             40.8               46.2                 27.1

Hope this makes sense. Lowest max / min temperatures were on 24th / 25th Jan. Highest max temperature was on 14th March. Brazell quotes a few more dates but not a daily tally. A cold, cold winter which I well remember! 

 

Thank you very much.

[How cold was it in 1963?]

Hello,

Does anyone have a list of daily temperatures in London for January, February  and March1963?

I'm interested in seeing how cold it got but its really difficult to find this information. Closest I could find is the average temperature for the whole country.

 

[Early run up to Winter 2021/2022 discussion]

10 minutes ago, Don said:

Yes and yes!  A kick in the teeth for those hoping for a front loaded winter!

True but having just checked now, this same forecast looked worse (?) in 2010 so there is hope haha.  

[Early run up to Winter 2021/2022 discussion]

48 minutes ago, knocker said:

Looking good

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/seasonal-to-decadal/gpc-outlooks/ens-mean

Does that show a mild weather? Does orange and red show higher temperature above the mean? 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Hey its snowing again. It's so cold every flake is settling. This is a nice surprise.

Why is there a 7 degree temp difference for tonight between the bbc and the metoffice?

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Wow, where did this snow come from???

Amazing. Hammering it down and everything is completely covered again. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

12 minutes ago, paget said:

Anyone else looking out the window hopefully about 500 times a day!?? 
 

im getting a neck ache!!!

I have snow blindness from looking at the lamp post too many times lol

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

14 minutes ago, pureasthedriven said:

Hammering?! I can cope with snow reports across the region when it’s Essex or Suffolk but not when it’s one mile away!

Hahaha. I knew I should have bought that sledge on Saturday lol. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Hammering it down in Crawley

I think tomorow will be a surprise to many. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

Coming down really thick and heavily now. What a great spell this has been. 2 days of bitterly cold temperatures with continuous snow. Everything has been covered in snow for two days now and looks so picturesque. 

[South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards]

This is turning out to be a great spell for Crawley. Wasn't expecting this. It has really cheered me up.  It has been snowing, albeit very slowly, for the most part of 36 hours. Everything is covered very well including side roads. Nothing seems to have melted as it is bloody freezing. 

On top of this I see there is news of a potential streamer tonight!!

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

1 minute ago, Stu_London said:

some light echoes have fire up near Edenbridge - that's close to you - so might be quicker than I thought for your location

Great stuff. My eyes hurt from looking at the lamp post haha

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Just now, Stu_London said:

possible - not for a little while and it is losing a bit of intensity but does seem to be moving more west than before

Thank you,  sounds promising. 

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

1 minute ago, danm said:

Quite a difference from earlier:

That second picture is really useful thanks mate. I like the middle arrow heading straight for Crawley

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1 minute ago, Stu_London said:

Think i might be in the game here - North downs snow blocker has been breached!!

You're not too far from me I think. I'm in Crawley. Do you think it will reach Crawley? 

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

3 minutes ago, Met4Cast said:

Rough guide to tonight/tomorrows streamer.

Winds become more favourable midnight-1am.

Very helpful,  thank you very much. 

If it shifts westward only by a few miles, I'm good haha

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

I hear there is talk of a streamer? Any likely to form? 

Bit of a lull in the snow here in Crawley for the last hour. 

BBC going for continuous snow from now till tomorrow afternoon whilst met office saying there will be nothing.

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

Everything is covered white now!

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

2 minutes ago, RJM said:

At home Chartham 8.5cm (there's a stupid 1/2 cm before the measurement line start!) 3.4 inches

That's fantastic. And you still have another 36 hours of heavy snow to come (according to bbc)

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

How are people doing around the Canterbury neck of the woods? Have you got much accumulations? I think Canterbury was set to be the hardest hit?

[South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards]

This is great- we (Crawley) have had continuous snow since 9am this morning. It has been settling on things.  The car says the temp is 1 degree Celsius. I think if the temperature falls maybe a degree more then it could settle more significantly. 

BBC have been perfectly spot on with their forecast and now going for snow till midday tomorrow!!!

Met office widely wrong to the extent they said it was raining whilst we had snow LOL. Unfortunately this is expected from the Met office now (certainly in my case).