South East & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 31/12/13

[Captain Shortwave]

third day on the bounce of rubbish weather. Probably followed by the 3rd clear night on the bounce. Standard  

[abruzzi spur]

Heavy rain in Reigate, has been for a few hours, everything is utterly saturated and mud is coating everything.  Out walking the dog with my daughter I was commenting to her that where we were walking was where we would normally be sledging if the snow came, but there wasn't much sign of that for now.  At that exact moment my feet went from under me and I slid several feet down the hill.  I take this to be an omen and that snow cannot now be far away.  Remember, you heard it here first.

 

AS

[Summer of 76]

AS, I certainly hope you are correct in that something colder is on the way as reading the model thread it's very difficult to understand what is going on.

 

You have had a busy day today, up at three in the morning for a couple of rounds and now falling down a hill, suppose you must have had  an ASBO placed on you and hence falling down the hill was being bound over to keep the peace.

 

 

I must start writing cracker jokes and the rain keeps coming down the wind is blowing at 7.7c

[Jax]

Morning again! No fuzzy head here which surprises me especially as I was woken at half three by people in the road outside shouting "come on then" and "no, just leave it" Got up to look as there were also many colourful words being shouted to see my car being used as the leaning post for a guy being held back from lumping someone else. The held back one decided he'd had enough and started to walk away and the other one came for him from behind to knock him to the ground and start kicking him :-( Picked up phone to call the police and a van of them arrived before I could type the first 9! They promptly rounded everyone up and dispersed and arrested accordingly so I could go back to sleep. I just wonder if these people wake up and regret their actions today or they look back and think it was a good night out?Anyway, onto more weathery and therefore interesting things...Another damp and windy day on the cards, it's been gusting to gale force since I woke up and seems it's about to start raining properly looking at the radar! Currently 9c.

Have new young male neighbours and they were still going at 2am, I had walked 3 miles and was home by then, did not see any real trouble on the way home (then again it is a short trip from a village to a small rural town), thankfully living in a modern build house with double glazing kept all the noise out.

 

And onto the weather, it is still raining and quite blowy with it, looks like an indoors day here.

[Keraunic]

Afternoon each and.......HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my lovely, fellow weather fans. Hope there is not too much 'Plink, plink, fizz' and nursing of sore heads going on. And if there is....hope you soon feel much better.

Well, it's been a year of some delights ( February in Stony Stratford with the lovely MK and Steve, and Manchester in July for the GLBTQ writers meet spring to mind. ) some sadness, a break up of a marriage which brought much unhappiness to my neice, and in the summer, some thunder storms to cheer us up. But I think 2014 will be a good un (think positive, K...think positive) and hopefully, I will be moving to Ippy and life will be a tad easier.

I hope some of us get to meet up very soon so we can gab til our hearts content about Atlantic Lows, Convection, Lifted Index etc. That will certainly be something to look forward too.

Now...it's peeing down and very dark in Ippy with a gust or two of wind. No change there, then.

So....on that note, I'm off to get on and I'd just like to say.....

For those of you who don't.....I'll supply the ear plugs.

Edited January 1, 2014 by Keraunophile

[Tamara]

Happy New Year to all regionnaires both sides of the great river that flows between us  

 

 

 

2013 was a mixed year with huge frustrations in trying to start a new business but then there were lots of little and not so little positives as well including snow tupperware novelties, a Belgian holiday with my German friends, and my first net weather meet-up with anyone on this forum. Tomasino and I met at the Firehills last summer and put the world to rights with stories of snow streamer chasing and funny anecdotes from the net weather world  (We didn't talk behind anyones back, honestly )

 

In turn this led to the Ian Currie meeting before Christmas and hopefully a meet-up for one of his talks as we get further into the first few months of this New Year. Also hopefully maybe some kind of 'other' type of occasion  as well for those of us in the Kent, Sussex and sarf London areas who maybe have been unable to get to the meet-ups in the North of the region previously. Obviously that doesn't preclude a northern invasion either of course 

 

Anyway that is probably more than enough to think about in the first hours of 2014 after last nights celebrations. At least for some - I spent the evening at home with a takeaway and a couple of bottles of Prosecco. But then at 92 (April Fool that I am) that is plenty enough excitement for me and very pleasant too

 

Tams x

 

PS There is still no word from Jan B I have a pm message sent to her asking about her welfare back in November which still she is yet to open and read. Into a New Year, I am sure many of us will be hoping to hear some word from her - its quite a worry when her health and welfare has been such a concern. Love and best wishes to her x

[Ruthie]

Happy new year brilliant weatner folks!! Rough day. Still in bed, party ended at 430am, twenty bottles of cava champers and wine drunk!! And seemed a great idea to have candles and wine boxes in the garden last night.... Now blown away!

Have a very god day, and look forward to meeting you in 2014.

Ruthie,,, please don't shout!!

[Neilsouth]

With all this rain and wind we've had and downd tree's/flooding, I'd happy take a good week of high pressure. This has been so misrable with or without snow I'd be happy!

[john pike]

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

 

hi all

 

hope everyone had a good evening

 

the weather aint changed

 

look south west for incoming

 

there are some very heavy downpours there

 

lets hope ecm hasnt put out one of its stray runs this morning

 

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/ecmwf.php?ech=72&mode=1&map=0&type=0&archive=0

 

be back later with the 12z runs and the fax update for which i am watching friday and saturday

[JennyJane1]

 At that exact moment my feet went from under me and I slid several feet down the hill.  I take this to be an omen and that snow cannot now be far away.  Remember, you heard it here first.

 

I don't like to hear that although it seems you are ok and laughing about it, doing that can give you a nasty shock as well.

 

I did that on a hill in Brighton many years ago, it was a bit icy and I fell and slid some way down, I did hurt my ankle very badly it was swollen and bruised and I had it bandaged for a while, but I remember the moment of falling and the shock of it.

 

Here the wind is gusting quite strongly now, the temerature has decreased as it is quite chilly now, I heard thunder a little while ago and the rain is lashing around.Not a very nice day at all, Southernman saiid he was thinking of his colleagues who were working today and is quite glad it is not him out there in that.

[Jax]

weather is cack!

 

 

just saying...

[JennyJane1]

 

PS There is still no word from Jan B I have a pm message sent to her asking about her welfare back in November which still she is yet to open and read. Into a New Year, I am sure many of us will be hoping to hear some word from her - its quite a worry when her health and welfare has been such a concern. Love and best wishes to her x

I send her best wishes and it would be good to hear from her.

[Tom Quintavalle]

Happy new year brilliant weatner folks!! Rough day. Still in bed, party ended at 430am, twenty bottles of cava champers and wine drunk!! And seemed a great idea to have candles and wine boxes in the garden last night.... Now blown away!Have a very god day, and look forward to meeting you in 2014.Ruthie,,, please don't shout!!

RUTHIE...,.,..BLWYDDYN NEWYDD DDA! Ssh sorry,I'll have to remember that next time I'm playing Scrabble!Joking aside, agree with Tams, it's very worrying re Jan B, have tried to contact her a few times now and still no response. Let's hope she's ok.Tom Edited January 1, 2014 by Kentish CZ

[yamkin]

Wind gusts will peak between 55 - 70 mph in the SE from 15:00 - 18:00 hrs

More exposed areas e.g coastal areas will be prone to the higher gusts

[Tamara]

I send her best wishes and it would be good to hear from her.

Yes, that would be most welcome indeed for sure

[Neilsouth]

Just had a huge gust which has blown a shed over..

 

 

THIS WEATHER SUCKS!

[Keraunic]

Is Jan B Jan_Bromley? I've looked her up and she was last active on Nov' 5th so I guess that must be her. I do hope she's ok. Maybe her PC or Internet connection is broken and she probably cannot get it fixed yet for some reason. Hope that's all it is.

[JennyJane1]

Just had a huge gust which has blown a shed over..

 

 

THIS WEATHER SUCKS!

Yikes! It is getting stronger all the time here although I cannot hear the rain anymore.I guess we are in for another blustery night here and fingers crossed there is not too much damage, those trees and other structures which were weakened by the last winds can't remaining standing much longer and the rain makes it worse.

[john pike]

http://xcweather.co.uk/

[JennyJane1]

http://xcweather.co.uk/

ok, if i read it right, that shows it will be worse here towards early evening, than it is now.but even now these gusts are quite strong and sustained, they are making that howling noise.And then again on Friday it looks like quite strong winds for this area.

[hernebaylooby]

Happy new year everyone! ! Im still in bed well I got up to munch my way through the cupboards then gave up and returned to the duvet! Hopw every one has a happy healthy 2014!

[john pike]

hi jennyjane

 

that sounds about right

 

i will update the fax charts later

 

the wind looks strong but the bigger issue looks like the rain again

 

although friday could see higher gusts

 

be back later

 

john

[JennyJane1]

hi jennyjane

 

that sounds about right

 

i will update the fax charts later

 

the wind looks strong but the bigger issue looks like the rain again

 

although friday could see higher gusts

 

be back later

 

john

ok John, thanks for the work you do in informing us I know it must take some time to do.

[lottiekent]

Looking at all this rain lashing down yet again I just can't help thinking about what a snowfest this would have been if the wind was from the opposite direction and it was all snow instead!

On another note, I hope that Jan B is ok.

Edited January 1, 2014 by lottiekent

[tinybill]

me and  the good  lady,<her indoors>  tried  to go for  a  walk along  felixstowe  front  had  to retreat back  to the  car to wild