Now That We Are Officialy In Autumn......

[Nick L]

That's pretty low for August! All the cloud cover here recently has insured it has remained in double figures. Most night's have been 11.5-12c. 14.5c here currently so maybe a bit cooler tonight.

We got down to 6c last week! Think it is the coldest August low I have ever recorded.

[Lettucing Gutted]

First Ground Frost - 24.9.2009

First Snow Fall - 26.2.2010

First Air Frost - 5.11.2009

[I remember Atlantic 252]

for here first frost 6th november

first sub zero night 12th november

snowfall? whats that lol in stafford

first snowfall 100m or less 15th november N england/scotland

[Geordiesnow]

1.The first ground frost - 30th September

2.The first Snowfall 13th November

3.The first sub-zero night? 3rd November

[Northernlights]

1. First ground frost 24th September

2. First snowfall 29th October

3. First subzero night 30th October

If this seems as early as last year one of the reasons I expect a repeat is that almost all the swallows have left again as last year. In the 15 years prior to 2006 we had got used to large numbers remaining till early October when Autumns remained mild and we now have a hedgehog stuffing himelf every night from the cat bowls every evening at the front door, nature is forecasting cool weather soon??? although she sometimes gets it wrong as well. Picture is from the 28th October 2008

[Polar Gael]

1st ground frost: 30th September

1st snowfall: 30th November (and then three months of snow please!!!)

1st sub-zero night: 5th November

The Grand Match http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Match : 21st January (my birthday!). I wish...

[damianslaw]

For Windermere -

First ground frost - 30 September

First snowfall - 11th November (we may get a bit of sleety wet stuff in late October under any arctic northerly)

First Air Frost - 22nd October

[Derp Patrol]

First Ground Frost: 2nd November

First snowfall: it probably won't snow at all..

First sub zero night: 10th December

Knowing down here it will probably stay pretty mild..

Edited September 1, 2009 by robthefool

[NorthNorfolkWeather]

Where i live if you know Cardiff at all there is a hilly area in the North border of the county where land rises to 1007ft,

Hi Wales 120398,

I originally come from Merthyr, one of my enduring memories of the winter is seing the snow line on the mountain on the other side of the valley, always thought it amazing that it seemed to cut off at that line.

Having done predictions for all of UK, my Predictions for where I live (North Norfolk) are

First Ground Frost October 18th

First Snowfall January 08th (we are rubbish at snow, too close to the North Sea, a good Easterly Gale helps, as in Jan 1987, when we had drifts of 4-5 feet and I ploughed into one in my car)

First night below 0C December 17th

[noggin]

Just to add I wonder when the first single figures night will arrive? None yet here anyway according to my weather station. Anyone recorded signle figures overnight recently?

I saw a 7 on the BBC television forecast for NE Scotland last night. I actually got quite excited!

[Methuselah]

May as well have a guess:

1.The first ground frost? 4th October

2.The first Snowfall? 6th November

3.The first sub-zero night? 17th November

[Stargazer]

For my location in central Reading:

First ground frost: 17 October 2009

First snowfall: 8 January 2010

First sub-zero night: 22 November 2009.

[londonsnow]

i wonder whether we can beat the october 29 first snowfall of the season event of last year in london? thought not

[Optimus Prime]

First frost 8th November

First snowfall 30th December

First sub-zero night 10th November

[Thundery wintry showers]

For Norwich (where I will be for a large majority of the time):

First ground frost 22nd October

First snowfall 3rd February

First sub-zero night 6th December

[Rollo]

For my location-1 mile NW of newcastle airport.

First ground frost--October 15th.

First snowfall--November 21st.

first sub-zero night-- November 22nd.

[WhiteXmas]

I saw a 7 on the BBC television forecast for NE Scotland last night. I actually got quite excited!

Ooh that's looking better!

It was only a minimum of 12.1c here last night pretty disappointing but there is definetly a coolness in the air now, which is very well timed considering yesterday was the first day of autumn. Strangely enough it's not been too bad a day here. It had reached about 18c and been intermittently sunny as well into the bargain!

Can't wait for the first single figures night!

[Snowyowl9]

Autumn again now september is just going something similar to last year currently WET,but it`s not going to be anything like as wet to last early sept till the 10th, it was the wettest start on record here with 78mm and the river severn overflowed for the first time ever in september.

But overall this month can still bring summer weather,the charts are showing this so a last resort thundery spell could still happen even here.

As for first frosts etc I`ll show last years.

September 27th:1st ground frost in deep hollow.

October 4th First widespread ground frost.

October 3rd First sleet shower record earliest I`ve recorded.

October 27th 1st falling snow.

October 28th 1st lying snow.

October 29th 1st air frost.

October 30th First drifting snow smash record.

Edited September 2, 2009 by Snowyowl9

[WhiteXmas]

Autumn again now september is just going something similar to last year currently WET,but it`s not going to be anything like as wet to last early sept till the 10th, it was the wettest start on record here with 78mm and the river severn overflowed for the first time ever in september.

But overall this month can still bring summer weather,the charts are showing this so a last resort thundery spell could still happen even here.

As for first frosts etc I`ll show last years.

September 27th:1st ground frost in deep hollow.

October 4th First widespread ground frost.

October 3rd First sleet shower record earliest I`ve recorded.

October 27th 1st falling snow.

October 28th 1st lying snow.

October 29th 1st air frost.

October 30th First drifting snow smash record.

Will be interesting to see if any of those can be beaten this year or how much of a difference there will be between them.

[JRMcLeod]

Hi Mullender. No I mean the first night with the mercury dropping below 0C

Just to add I wonder when the first single figures night will arrive? None yet here anyway according to my weather station. Anyone recorded signle figures overnight recently?

Have already had a single figures night, quite a few to be honest.

1. 18th Sept

2. 3rd Oct

3. 4th Oct

[Nights King]

Have already had a single figures night, quite a few to be honest.

1. 18th Sept

2. 3rd Oct

3. 4th Oct

I had another single figure last night. 9.6c

I think it will easily be one tonight with current temperature only 13.6c now

[Snowyowl9]

Will be interesting to see if any of those can be beaten this year or how much of a difference there will be between them.

Very few if any of those will get beaten,besides maybe for a ground or air frost.

October 1992 which was the coldest gave the first sleet shower on the 15th but no snow that month.

October 16th first air frost.

First falling snow november 14th

[MP-R]

I will guess for my location south of Bristol:

First ground frost: 15th October

First air frost: 29th October

First sleet: 31st October

First falling snow: 25th November

First lying snow: 10th January

First ice day: 5th December

[Nights King]

I will guess for my location south of Bristol:

First ground frost: 15th October

First air frost: 29th October

First sleet: 31st October

First falling snow: 25th November

First lying snow: 10th January

First ice day: 5th December

I think you will get an earlier ground frost than that in bristol area but we shall see.

In to singles again now at 9.8c and falling although alot of cloud cover at the moment with all these heavy showers.

[James M]

For this location I'd guess at:

First Ground Frost: 27th September

First Air Frost: 13th October

First Snow: 20th November

First Lying Snow: 23rd November