GoonerGregg

Far, far to marginal for SE I'm sad to say. You'll find any hopes of snow will diminish come tomorrow afternoon in forecasts. We may see Sleet, and the odd Heavy burst of wet snow. Our best hope is for Tuesday night, as by day, any snow will turn back to rain, as temps are likely to rise to the dizzy heights of 5c to 6c degrees. Best forgetting this cool spell, it's been hugely downgraded from it's original potential from last week, despite it snowing it most parts, only resulted in dustings really, and rapid melt.

My gosh! There has been so much chopping and changing, agreement in models, to no agreement, this, that, the other! It's dizzy stuff! Met Office are seeing a trend to a SE-E flow in the coming weeks, until that gets updated, then I will be monitoring that. I do believe seeing as the models are throwing our hopes, and emotions every which way, I personally think things will swing towards a SE flow, thus bringing another cold spell of sorts, and a snow threat will again come above us very soon after this latest predicted brief milder spell during the early part of next week.

I am among the many that are very confused as to how this forecasted snow is a complete 'Non event'. It seems the weather has gone a little ' T**s UP!' Wales and the SW are getting snow as predicted this would happen later today. Francis Wilson said this would happen, but he also mentioned yesterday that the snow that Wales and the SW have now would fall yesterday evening, and this morning in to the afternoon before moving west. Well most of us can easily see, that it's diminished, and somehow, bizarely, our precipitaiton has vanished, and we are experiencing a slow thaw. Temps are slightly up, and there is no 'Cut through you' NE biting wind! Very misleading and confusing. Powdery snow was due to blow around in the wind, moderate/light, dull leaden skies etc, etc, but as I look out of my window, well it's dry, snow melting, no precipitation for the last 8 hours here in West Essex! But of a joke really for snow and cold enthusiasts. I cannot see how powdery snow will fall today, unless in any precipitation the temps fall sharply. Me thinks maybe later today in to this evening will bring what has been forecast for us today. Kent, the far SE are getting what has been forecast, but as it's already been debated, the SE is bigger than Kent, and there is a lot of disappointment in here today. Wierd feeling we've missed something here, the BBC & Sky News have us all dumbfounded at the minute. This has happend before, and I think some warmer air in and around us has caused some places to receive sleet and in some places drizzly rain! My prediction is, for showers to continue to plague the coasts of EA and the SE, before some more general rain, sleet and snow crosses the region later on today, as by looking at the European radar, activity is brewing, although saying that, as it marches across Belgium, Holland, it seems to be becoming more and more patchy and isolated. A bit of a headache situation for weather forecasting. Met Office have now backtracked on any in force warnings for the SE, except Kent and Sussex for today. I guess it's a NOWCAST situation we find ourselves in to rely on. Things can change quickly, so it's edge of your seat times if you want snow, get the cigars out if you want a thaw and less snow at the moment.

Once the wind which incidently is quite stubborn in the fact it's got a more NNE direction to it (The main reason why Kent is getting bucket loads), becomes a more EASTERLY, slight NE as predicted, then London will get this good stuff (Powdery Snow) blowing in. I think tonight/overnight, into tomorrow morning, there after a brief lull during the early afternoon, then in to Monday, through to Weds, it will be excellent for some half decent snowfall. I predict we will see some surprises during next week, before maybe less cold weather may bring a very slow thaw, then a reload is possible, with an even colder blast from the east. Very exciting times ahead for cold enthusiasts, but at the same time, there are people that are genuinely suffering from this cold spell, and it's causing hardship, and potential life threatning circumstances to the obvious vulnerable. What ever your view, how good, bad this spell as been for you, this cold spell will go down in history, and remember it's only early January, I think there will a lot more to come, though not necessarily for the SE as such.

I hope a slight detection of negativity isn't creeping in for Londoners. The forecast is superb for snow to become widespread across the region, and Monday looks good as well. Of course there is some favourable rural areas that will over shadow any of our snowfall, but for all of tonight beyond 9pm, it's looking overcast with snow, heavy at times.

Can I all Kent members pretend it's sleet and rain, this is painful! lol Paitence is......well, it's wearing thin already!

The Snow bands will eventually cover the whole London region, more so this evening. Can be quite confusing as winds will become stronger NE'ly, but the precipitation is pushing in, in a NW'ly direction as we speak, hence why the BBC & The Met Office go with Kent and Sussex bearing the brunt of the heavier showers that will merge to longer and frequent spells of snow for some time before it moves away west tomorrow afternoon leaving light to moderate showers in it's wake. Overall I feel 2-10cm for London, further south and east will no doubt receive 10-20cm, perhaps more judging by the amounts there already getting. Enjoy it! It's coming.

No Snow show is over, it's Snowing in Dagenham East. Nice one! My withdrawals are calmed.

It's been the Dagenham 'No Snow Show' for the 2nd day, showers in off the sea are fizzling out as they attempt to be blown across!

Would I be way off the mark in thinking that this country's government are so stupid, that they never invisaged anything like this in terms of cold weather occuring what with these money grabbing scientists banging on about 'Global Warming' wanting to be funded for there research, and in that, they (The Gov) are clouded in there judgement budget wise for dealing with countrywide disturbance/emergencies etc? I think they must be wondering what all the Global Warming fuss is all about, this is sure enough evidance to prove otherwise!

Of course, totally agree.

Light Snow in Dagenham East, snow blowing from the west in the wind.

Some people will wonder where the forecast snow for Sunday will generate from? The Low out in Europe just north of Germany is predicted to show signs of developing widely, and this is expected to effect us widely.

Light snow in Dagenham East. Should become a moderate shower soon I'd suspect from the radar. Unexpected this morning, seeing as the forecast last night was for the showers to come in, in the evening!

About an inch fell for a few hours last night, heavy snow for that period. Eversince the early hours, light snow has steadily fallen, and continuing now.