South West & Central Southern England Regional Discussion - 1300z 12/1/15 ------>

[Bristawl Si]

nice bar  had many a good pint in there, and still do

Yes, this month Nigel usually has a different beer each day at a cheap price. January is always half price B&B - only month we can afford to stay there.

Straight drive to Torcross from Bristol next Thursday to go to the Start Bay inn for fish and chips lunch.

Meanwhile, shower activity pepping up again in the S Irish Sea and Bristol channel - it's going to be a lively night.

[jethro]

Just had a look at the radar and I'm struggling to see where our snow is supposed to be coming from. Seems that now it's cold enough for it to settle the precipitation has dried up. Anyone have any idea where it's supposed to materialise from?  

[festivalking]

Shocking. After the early snow we have reverted to rain / sleet! Temp 1.5C dew point -1.6c 

[jessandjon]

Thunder and rain

[Thundery wintry showers]

Heavy blowing rain/sleet mix here in Exeter.

[khodds]

Just had a look at the radar and I'm struggling to see where our snow is supposed to be coming from. Seems that now it's cold enough for it to settle the precipitation has dried up. Anyone have any idea where it's supposed to materialise from?

That's exa what I've just said, but after having had another look at the radar, I'm thinking it's from the Bristol channel, not what's coming up over Devon at the mo.. We will see soon

[Beast of Plympton]

I went the opposite way to escape all that with the wife and to drink in some nice friendly pubs mind you i still work in plymouth which is a pain in the...... 

 

Fair play to you! Its a really nice area to live if you choose to live there. Dousland is very nice. The missus is a Plymouth girl so it was just to far out of the way for her!

 

Just had Thunder, Lightening and a heavy hail shower. That will do!

[Argyle1980]

Heavy hail thunder and lightningtrim.91436118-E690-4F13-8B5A-031F1E015A59.MOV

[Bristawl Si]

Heavy blowing rain/sleet mix here in Exeter.

TWS - you've moved!

[jethro]

That's exa what I've just said, but after having had another look at the radar, I'm thinking it's from the Bristol channel, not what's coming up over Devon at the mo.. We will see soon

Hope so. Just checked radar on xc weather too, has temps, dew point, wind speed etc - their forecast has just a light snow shower here about 3am, METO says heavy snow from now-ish through to morning.

 

Confused 

[Jayfromcardiff]

From what i saw on the earlier BBC forecast the showers will merge around midnight and last until 4/5am, plenty of time yet.

[khodds]

Hope so. Just checked radar on xc weather too, has temps, dew point, wind speed etc - their forecast has just a light snow shower here about 3am, METO says heavy snow from now-ish through to morning.

 

Confused 

My xcweather is the same - I believe the meto over them.

[Chris K]

Just had a look at the radar and I'm struggling to see where our snow is supposed to be coming from. Seems that now it's cold enough for it to settle the precipitation has dried up. Anyone have any idea where it's supposed to materialise from?  

 

At a guess - the showers South of Ireland, but it was always a snow showers affair rather than bands of snow - so hit and miss.

[Beast of Plympton]

Just had the most incredible hail shower here. The temperature dropped 0.7c in a few minutes and its completely white outside now!

[Argyle1980]

Oh no...is my video working on here?

[Raidan]

Was looking SW Chris but haven't seen anything since I last posted, hasn't rained or snowed either since just gone 5.30

[Chris K]

Was looking SW Chris but haven't seen anything since I last posted, hasn't rained or snowed either since just gone 5.30

 

Originally our main threat was in the early hours...so I won't know if we had any until I get up at 6 for work haha...

[Ash]

How come i got a temperature of 1 deg and dp of 0 and just rain???? Is there any hope for me this evening?

[gottolovethisweather]

Judging by the stuff coming into the SW approaches now, I'd say the next few hours from say 10pm onwards will be very fruitful for North and West facing hills down in Cornwall and Devon in particular, I would expect a very decent covering for this part of the region come morning. Bodmin Moor, Dartmoor and Exmoor seeing a few inches laying by breakfast time, pretty much as forecast. It is the overnight period when things get more interesting for the rest of us too. 

 

Glad to see a few old and not so old faces in here reporting on it all, what a community we are. 

[William Grimsley]

Heavy snow has now hit Newton Poppleford for the first time in 2015!

[gottolovethisweather]

Oh no...is my video working on here?

 

Yes worked for me and you got a thunderclap on it for sure, nice back-lighting against the local Church.

Edited January 13, 2015 by gottolovethisweather

[Bristawl Si]

Lots of activity in the S Irish sea.

As Chris said, the main bulk of showers forecast to hit the region midnight and into early hours i believe.

Oops, and as GLTW just posted.

Edited January 13, 2015 by Bristle boy

[RCT]

Very heavy sleet and strong winds!  

[khodds]

In light of tonight's excitement, we have all bypassed the fact that there is a storm brewing for tomorrow night, what can we expect here in the south west? How windy is it going to be?

[weatheruk]

really big hail and lightening shower here at the momebt and really windy. I live in Magor south wales, 1st junction on severn bridge and overlook the channel to portiahead....