South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 14/11/13

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Really foggy at the moment. How I love a nice walk out on a foggy evening everything is so peaceful and quiet. Not a lot beats it.

[Me & angel fiance]

Thanks for responding so soon guys and gals, I'll add you to the list.

 

Cheers,

Tom.

add me please! I missed the start of it last year 

[john pike]

friday

 

cold north easterly flow

looks to be running with ukmo for now

 

 

ecm looking close enough for now

 

 

at 144

 

ukmo

 

ecm at 144

 

 

different at 144 due to low pressure in the atlantic

 

see what tomorrow brings now

[chrisyp]

from what I can see Tuesday night might be very icy as there are going to be clear skies across most of the country with little wind.

 

All I can think about is all the scraping!

[2810lollypop]

I'm finding it difficult to get excited about the possibility of a bit of sleet later this week especially with what's going on in other places - my thoughts are with those people who haven't got a bed to sleep in tonight !

your absolutely right ,it certainly puts things into perspective & makes you realise just how lucky we are x

[yamkin]

Hi There SE Gang, Hope all are well. Been very busy with my other blogs....

 

So far, the back-edge of the ppn on Tuesday morning around 07:00 hrs +/- will be of snow for a few hours & the back-edge of the ppn on Wednesday evening around 19:00 hrs +/- will be of snow for a few hours

 

This can all change, but looks promising at the moment.

 

Cheers, Yamkin

[john pike]

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/gefs_cartes.php?ech=192&code=16&mode=1&carte=0

 

some nice ensembles there tonight

[yamkin]

Does anyone know, is it warm in the eye of a tornado, or cold?

 

Hi JennyJane1, 

 

The air inside a tornado is cooler than its surroundings. This is not due to the wind or the fact that it comes from the sky, but from the fact that the pressure in a tornado is low. As air enters a tornado it is decompressed rapidly, and cools as a consequence. This is predicted by gas laws. In many cases the temperature inside a tornado is less than the dew point, which is why the funnel forms.

 

Regards, Yamkin

[john pike]

 

 

brrrrrrrrrrr

 

although the 18z run

 

lets see what we get tomorrow

 

goodnight all

[Biggin]

Now there's a great idea and evidence would have to be a flash photo out of the window with the regulation lamppost.

 

I have been to Whipsnade Zoo today and up there on the downs it was really misty to almost fog until mid afternoon with everything dripping wet, even the animals stayed inside .

 

Yes agree these set ups can change very quickly.

We have new LED lamp posts now not good for snow watching.... So I have installed a 400 watt floodlight

[Summer of 76]

We have new LED lamp posts now not good for snow watching.... So I have installed a 400 watt floodlight

I am a little bit worried that will melt your snowflakes

A little bit cooler her this morning at 7.9c although I expect that will be warm compared to the next few days.

Edited November 18, 2013 by chris mantle

[Charltonkerry]

Morning all, hope everybody is well, and those who it applies to are fit and ready for another weeks adventure at work. This week is a horrible one for me involving 3 visits to our Peterborough office (do you think I should let them know or let it be a nice? surprise), for an interview, and 2 totally different meetings.

Today off to Harlow to welcome our new contract manager to the company, poor sod dosen't know what will hit him, but it will all be his fault, also interviewing new accounts company, which could be interesting, but firstly got to go to doctors at 6:45 for my flu jab, I didn't even know they opened that time in the morning. Will update the weather related bit on my return with a throbbing arm, see us man we can take the pain! No I can't, had small prick (in arm, I know I read the previous innuendos and I ain't falling for that) :-), and it's now gone stiff (oh bugger fallen for it).

Weather related stuff, its dark out, slight drizzle and warm at 8c, looking at those tornados and storms in America they look like they have just missed where our friends live, think I better email them and make sure their newly repaired roof is still where it's meant to be. Going to see them out there in late June early July so hope weather will be ok, just assumed it will be hot and sticky.

Nearly time to depart for my lovely trip to Harlow, let's hope the weather gets more seasonal this week, as I want to win the cup, something that being a Charlton supporter would be a very rare achievement :-)

Edited November 18, 2013 by Charltonkerry

[Mark Neal.]

Morning All.. A mild 7.5c this morning with thick cloud. The cold air waiting to the north ready to tumble southwards tonight   Have a good one!

[Tom Quintavalle]

Morning all,

 

Thanks to all of you that pm'd me and posted asking to be entered for the competition. Any of you not entered yet, there's still time. I'll talk to Chris (Mantle) regarding what format we're going to use and the cut-off point for entering. Owing to the large number of entries I'm wondering if we should split the region in two initially, i.e north of the Thames and south of the Thames, with the members recording most snow in their respective region, meeting in a Grand Final, to decide the overall winner in the SE region. Below is the updated list, including all of you who entered via post/pm, last night/this morning and my initial post from yesterday evening.

 

 

"Here are the names of the members who took part in last Winters Snow Depth Cup and a few who want to be included this year. Might be better to let me know if you DONT want to take part in this Winters competition, by pm or post, hopefully most members will want to this Winter.

 

Want to know numbers first and will then decide on the format to use. It will probably be a number of "mini leagues" initially and then a knockout phase, later in the Winter.

 

Those of you in the list, could you please check that I have your details correct. Those of you who arent in the list, could you please let me know if you want to enter and I'll gladly include you.

 

Chris Mantle is kindly helping me by sorting out a spreadsheet for me, saves pen and paper, shame he doesnt know yet, only joking! Thanks again Chris! 

 

Those with asterisks against their name, could you please give me a more specific location".

 

Addington (Sur) (SNOWBOB)

Alresford (E) (STEVE C)

Ashford (K) (PAUL ASHFORD)

 

Barnet (H) (SUBURBAN STREAMER)

Basildon (E) (LEWIS028)

Beckenham (K) (JIMMYH)

Bellingham (L) (NANU)

Benfleet (E) (SNOWPRO)

Benfleet (E) (TDNTDE)

Bexleyheath (K) (SNOW RAVEN)

Brentwood (E) (SIMONHALL6)

Brighton (Sus) (WEATHIZARD)

Bromley (K) (JAN_BROMLEY)

Bromley (K) (BROMLEY PILGRIM)

Bromley (K) (VERTICAL LIMIT)

Burgess Hill (Sus) (CHIONOMANIAC)

 

Canary Wharf (L) (CHART VIEWER)

Canterbury (K) (BEN CAPEE MCINNES)

Chalk (K) (BJAYKENT)

Chislehurst (K) (KENTISH CZ)

Colchester (E) (FLOATYLIGHT)

Coney Hall (K) (BIGGIN)

Croydon (Sur) (POINTE LA RUE)

 

Dagenham (E) (GOONERGREG)

Dartford (K) (CHARLTON KERRY)

Dover (K) (ALEXISJ9)

 

East Northants (JAX)

Epping (E) (SWASH)

Ewell (Sur) (AMANZI)

 

Faversham (K) (TILLY

Firehills (Sus) (TAMARA ×ªÖ¸Ö¼×žÖ¸×¨)

Folkestone (K) (LOTTIEKENT)

Forest Hill (L) (MAC SE)

 

Gravesend (K) (ICEBOX)

Grays (E) (LEIGHD)

Great Yarmouth (N) (JENNYJANE1)

Greenhithe (K) (STEVE MURR)

 

 

Hailsham (Sus) (JULES71)

Hailsham (Sus) (LAWRENK)

Hatfield (H) (LLOYDYD)

Haywards Heath (Sus) (NIKKIB74)

Headington (Ox) (MARK NEAL)

Herne Bay (K) (BLACKPRINCE)

Herne Bay (K) (HERNEBAYLOOBY) 

 

Icklesham (Sus) (BLUEBELL)

 

Kempson (Bed) (CHRIS MANTLE)

Kent (KENT BLIZZARD) **

Leigh-on-Sea (E) (PAUL SHERMAN)

Little Wakering (E) (ESSEXGOONER)

 

 

 

Milton Keynes (Buc) (DERECHOS)

Milton Keynes (Buc) (MKSNOWANGEL)

 

Motspur Park (L) (FLUID DYNAMIC) 

 

New Haw (Sur) (JEZZER)

Northwood (L) (BLUEBREEZER54)

N.W.Kent (KENTSPUR) **

 

Ongar (E) (JO S)

 

Pollards Hills (Sus) (SHANICE)

 

Rayleigh (E) (STEVECOOPS)

Rayleigh (E) (VESUVIUS)

Rainham (K) (BIENSIE)

Reigate (Sur) (ABRUZZI SPUR)

Reigate (Sur) (GREAT PLUM)

Rochester (K) (BOAR WINKELSTORM)

Romford (E) (ROADRUNNER)

 

Saffron Walden (E) (CAPTAIN SHORTWAVE)

Shoeburyness (E) (BLACKIE)

Silver End (E) (ANITA)

Sittingbourne (K) (JRIGHT35)

Shorne (K) (SHUNTER)

Southend (E) (SHRIMPER)

South Norwood (L) (JAYCES)

South Ockenden (E) (CRAZY DIAMOND)

Staplecross (Sus) (STUN12)

Stevenage (H) (CHILLY MILLY)

Stevenage (H) (HEARTS IN HERTS)

Strood (K) (HARDCJ)

Strood (K) (LAUREN)

Surbiton (Sur) (REEFSEEKER)

Surrey (LONDON SNOW) **

Sydenham (L) (TADPOLE)

 

Thorpe (Sur) (SURREY)

Tonbridge (K) (TONBRIDGEMOLE)

Tonbridge (K) (WARRENB)

Twickenham (BUZZIT) 

 

Uckfield (Sus) (TOM JARVIS)

Uxbridge (L) (TIGHT ISOBAR)

 

Wallington (Sur) (CROYDONJAZZ)

Waltham Abbey (E) (JOHN MAC)

Walthamstow (L) (EXODUS)

Wandsworth (L) (BLIZZARD BELLE) 

Watford (H) (MESOSCALE)

West/Central London (SNO'PROBLEM) 

West Ipswich (Suf) (CHRIS101)

Wickford (E) (DANUK) 

 

 

No Location ? (CRAIG23) **

No Location ? (SVALIJI) **

 

Regards,

Tom.

 

 

Edited November 18, 2013 by Kentish CZ

[Mark Neal.]

 

 

brrrrrrrrrrr

 

although the 18z run

 

lets see what we get tomorrow

 

goodnight all

Someone started using the crayons at the end there, clearly FI crayon fun!

[blackprince]

 

Here are the names of the members who took part in last Winters Snow Depth Cup and a few who want to be included this year. Might be better to let me know if you DONT want to take part in this Winters competition, by pm or post, hopefully most members will want to this Winter.

 

Want to know numbers first and will then decide on the format to use. It will probably be a number of "mini leagues" initially and then a knockout phase, later in the Winter.

 

Those of you in the list, could you please check that I have your details correct. Those of you who arent in the list, could you please let me know if you want to enter and I'll gladly include you.

 

Chris Mantle is kindly helping me by sorting out a spreadsheet for me, saves pen and paper, shame he doesnt know yet, only joking! Thanks again Chris! 

 

Those with asterisks against their name, could you please give me a more specific location.

 

Addington (Sur) (SNOWBOB)

Alresford (E) (STEVE C)

Ashford (K) (PAUL ASHFORD)

 

Barnet (H) (SUBURBAN STREAMER)

Basildon (E) (LEWIS028)

Beckenham (K) (JIMMYH)

Bellingham (L) (NANU)

Benfleet (E) (SNOWPRO)

Benfleet (E) (TDNTDE)

Bexleyheath (K) (SNOW RAVEN)

Brentwood (E) (SIMONHALL6)

Brighton (Sus) (WEATHIZARD)

Bromley (K) (JAN_BROMLEY)

Bromley (K) (BROMLEY PILGRIM)

Bromley (K) (VERTICAL LIMIT)

Burgess Hill (Sus) (CHIONOMANIAC

 

Canary Wharf (L) (CHART VIEWER)

Canterbury (K) (BEN CAPEE MCINNES)

Chalk (K) (BJAYKENT)

Chislehurst (K) (KENTISH CZ)

Colchester (E) (FLOATYLIGHT)

Coney Hall (K) (BIGGIN).

Croydon (Sur) (POINTE LA RUE)

 

Dagenham (E) (GOONERGREG)

Dartford (K) (CHARLTON KERRY)

Dover (K) (ALEXISJ9)

 

East Northants (JAX)

Epping (E) (SWASH)

Ewell (Sur) (AMANZI)

 

Faversham (K) (TILLY

Firehills (Sus) (TAMARA ×ªÖ¸Ö¼×žÖ¸×¨)

Folkestone (K) (LOTTIEKENT)

Forest Hill (L) (MAC SE)

 

Gravesend (K) (ICEBOX)

Grays (E) (LEIGHD)

Great Yarmouth (N) (JENNYJANE1)

Greenhithe (K) (STEVE MURR)

 

Icklesham (Sus) (BLUEBELL)

 

Hailsham (Sus) (JULES71)

Hailsham (Sus) (LAWRENK)

Haywards Heath (Sus) (NIKKIB74)

Headington (Ox) (MARK NEAL)

Herne Bay (K) (HERNEBAYLOOBY) 

 

Kempson (Bed) (CHRIS MANTLE)

Kent (KENT BLIZZARD) **

Leigh-on-Sea (E) (PAUL SHERMAN)

Little Wakering (E) (ESSEXGOONER)

 

Medway (K) (SNOWMONKEY) **

Milton Keynes (Buc) (DERECHOS)

Milton Keynes (Buc) (MKSNOWANGEL)

 

Motspur Park (L) (FLUID DYNAMIC) 

 

New Haw (Sur) (JEZZER)

Northwood (L) (BLUEBREEZER54)

N.W.Kent (KENTSPUR) **

 

Ongar (E) (JO S)

 

Pollards Hills (Sus) (SHANICE)

 

Rayleigh (E) (STEVECOOPS)

Rayleigh (E) (VESUVIUS)

Rainham (K) (BIENSIE)

Reigate (Sur) (ABRUZZI SPUR)

Reigate (Sur) (GREAT PLUM)

Rochester (K) (BOAR WINKELSTORM)

Romford (E) (ROADRUNNER)

 

Saffron Walden (E) (CAPTAIN SHORTWAVE)

Shoeburyness (E) (BLACKIE)

Silver End (E) (ANITA)

Sittingbourne (K) (JRIGHT35)

Shorne (K) (SHUNTER)

Southend (E) (SHRIMPER)

South Norwood (L) (JAYCES)

South Ockenden (E) (CRAZY DIAMOND)

Staplecross (Sus) (STUN12)

Stevenage (H) (CHILLY MILLY)

Stevenage (H) (HEARTS IN HERTS)

Strood (K) (HARDCJ)

Surbiton (Sur) (REEFSEEKER)

Surrey (LONDON SNOW) **

Sydenham (L) (TADPOLE)

 

Thorpe (Sur) (SURREY)

Tonbridge (K) (TONBRIDGEMOLE)

Tonbridge (K) (WARRENB)

Twickenham (BUZZIT) 

 

Uckfield (Sus) (TOM JARVIS)

Uxbridge (L) (TIGHT ISOBAR)

 

Wallington (Sur) (CROYDONJAZZ)

Waltham Abbey (E) (JOHN MAC)

Walthamstow (L) (EXODUS)

Wandsworth (L) (BLIZZARD BELLE) 

Watford (H) (MESOSCALE)

West/Central London (SNO'PROBLEM) 

West Ipswich (Suf) (CHRIS101)

Wickford (E) (DANUK) 

 

 

No Location ? (CRAIG23) **

No Location ? (SVALIJI) **

 

Regards,

Tom.

 

 

 

Hi Tom

You did a good job last year and I hope you will have lot's of " info " this winter, I did not sign up last year but watched from a distance with interest.This year I think will be special so I will jump aboard,my location is Herne Bay and I am about 20 foot ASL .

Cheers

 

Chris

[Coast]

Morning regionaires! 

 

Grey, grim and grotty out there today, much like yesterday but still - ever onwards!

 

Tomorrows potential short snow event still very much on the cards for some in our patch according to Carol

Kirkwood on the BBC this morning, but GFS has wiped it from it's memory on the overnight run, in fact it has a clear and sunny day...

 

 

So who knows what is coming then? Well again GFS now has some chances for a few on Thursday:

 

 

 

Met O really showing nothing this week in the way of white stuff:

 

 

 

NMM only have a brief window and very confined area over Portsmouth on Thursday, so a 'no show' from them:

 

 

Doesn't look great for those looking for snow, but it looks like it will get colder from later this afternoon, so wrap up warm!

 

 

Edited November 18, 2013 by Coast

[Tom Quintavalle]

Hi Blackprince,

 

You're in the updated list, thanks. Thats 93 members now, I'm going to split the list into members north of the Thames, south of the Thames, should make it a little easier to keep tabs on. Just waiting to hear from Chris (Mantle), he's kindly putting a spreadsheet together for me, on where we go from here.

 

Tom.

[Heisenberg]

Hi Tom.....Can I also get in the club please :-)

 

Morning all.....Horrid damp morning....Im quite looking forward to the colder crisp weather coming down the line....Snow? Maybe? but as ever, its a fun ride.

[Coast]

Snow? Maybe? but as ever, its a fun ride.

 

I noticed the huge display of snow shovels and salt-free de-icing compound was still full at the local branch of a large national supermarket chain at the weekend. I don't think the general public are convinced just yet.

[Captain Shortwave]

Morning

It's cloudy.... again 

[Lauren]

Hi Tom, I have been missed off the list from last year. I am in NW kent or more specifically Strood.

[Jo S]

Im on the list, all on my lonesome again lol, Yep a drizzly damp morning here ,of course I would love some snow, but im not holding my breath, I don't think we will get anything where I am, but fingers crossed, as always.Tesco had snow shovels and big bags of salt ,last wk.I would be ok with a severe frost at the moment.

[Tom Quintavalle]

Hi Tom, I have been missed off the list from last year. I am in NW kent or more specifically Strood.

 

Hi Lauren,

 

Sorry, I had a nightmare tracking all those posts back on the archived Regional threads but I'll put you in and update the list, thanks.

 

Tom.

[nanu]

Well.. all weather reports are going for snow on hills and a lot of wet n windy stuff for wednesday.. as for that model thread forum.. should be banned for over hypers!!