South West/Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 27/2/14 18z----->

[offerman]

Hi Andy,

 

Wonder if we will get snow here tonight as we often seem to get lucky when localised wintriness is in the forecast.

[Andy Bown]

Hi Andy,

 

Wonder if we will get snow here tonight as we often seem to get lucky when localised wintriness is in the forecast.

Well surprisingly there's been some wet snow and graupel in the heaviest bursts of this first shower so who knows what may happen overnight! And that was with the temperature still at 7.6c when it started although it's now dropped quickly to 5.7c!

 

I can't help but think what this exact set up would have delivered even 4 weeks ago, let alone had it occurred when we were under the Atlantic onslaught!

[dec10snow]

I see the express are back at it....

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/467048/Long-range-UK-weather-forecast-predicts-hot-sunshine-will-last-FOUR-months

[festivalking]

Snowing up on the north moor at the moment.

[Dorsetbred]

And, another frosty start, currently 0.4°C

[Jet Streak]

Snow up on dartmoor looking at the webcam.

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

Have seen some cars coming off the moor with a sprinkling of snow on them

[Jet Streak]

I'm from Poole, staying in Tedburn St Mary, hoping to go up and have a look today, quite a few showers spreading in from channel at the mo hope the upper air holds, although it looks like becoming marginal during the day.

[knocker]

Pretty grotty morning with moderate rain for a couple of hours.

 

Not that warm for down here with temp of 3,6C and a light easterly. The rain has now ceased.

[Dorsetbred]

Warm sunshine the order of the day down here on the coast, having missed all the passing showers.8.4°C

[Andy Bown]

I have just enjoyed watching a soft hail shower move over with some large polystyrene ball style 'stones' falling and breaking up on impact. It's come from the edge of a developing shower and given the radar across the area I would love to be under the intense cells to see what is possible. A lovely clean convective sky with CBs everywhere and large blue sky breaks in between.

[Costa Del Fal]

Random solitary lightning bolt struck here in Penryn about an hour ago. Seemed to strike the university campus. Instantaneous thunder and I think it struck only about 20-50m away from me! Never been that close before! and not sure I want to get any closer!!!

[Polar Bear]

ooh flash of lightning and a rumble of thunder just now over Reading,......

[ARTDEMOLE]

Scattered cloud. Some sunshine. 7.0c.

[Nights King]

Another chance of some wet snow over the hills tonight maybe?

[BARRY]

We got thunder and lightning here at the moment

[Frosty1]

Very loud rumble of thunder here in Arborfield. Didn't see any lightning but raining quite heavily now.

[Mapantz]

It seems everybody has had a rumble or two today, i've missed everything.

Would you Adam & eve it?! Large hail shower, then it turned to set snow. I'm only 10m above sea level too.

Edited March 27, 2014 by Mapantz

[Darren S]

Very loud rumble of thunder here in Arborfield. Didn't see any lightning but raining quite heavily now.

 

We had that one here as well, funnily enough! Second storm of the day as well, after three rumbles of thunder and some heavy hail mid-afternoon.

Edited March 27, 2014 by Darren S

[festivalking]

Massive snow here. Right on the edge of marginal. Huge wet flakes. Not laying but not seen it this heavy in years. Princetown must be getting buried

 

Out of interest temps got down to 1.8c with a dew point of -1.5C  when the wet snow was at its height. Can still happen at the back end of March then!

Edited March 27, 2014 by festivalking

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

Very heavy sleet with snow mixed in. Yes festivalking Princetown must be the place to be this evening. Where's the beast when you need him?

[Dean E]

Hearing distant Thunder believe it or not, seems to be from a cell thats appeared to the SE of the IOW

 

SM

[Mapantz]

There's deep, low, bass thunder here, moving up from the south coast.

Steady rain and 4.4℃

[Dorsetbred]

Decent thundery activity in the early hours this morning.

The ground has now turned white as a heavy hail shower comes through the area.

Edited March 28, 2014 by Dorsetbred

[knocker]

Quite pleasant but chilly for the Riviera.

 

5/8 Ci

 

Temp 2,2C

 

Wind light SW

 

Pressure 1011 falling.