South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - A new year

[Rain123]

Thats better - bigger flakes now.

[clark3r]

No snow here, we just had rain! The long wait continues for me

[sunnijim]

The first covering in the SE London suburbs since Febuary 2013. A couple of centimetres and enough for the dog to chase my snowballs in the park earlier!

[dubmuffin]

OK, who go the most snow within a half hour drive from Purley? 

 

[Hammer]

About 2 cm here. 

 

[Paul Ashford]

So when are we expecting the next event?

 

[Coopsy]

And to rub it in my mum sent me a pic from glasgow...exact words 'bet you didnt get what we got ha ha'. I used to like her lol

 

[lawrenk]

22 minutes ago, West Sussex Kate said:

A little snow here in north sussex, anyone on the coast, worthing / brighton got any snow?

Hi Kate.

A cm or 2 here (10 miles inland). Not sure about Eastbourne.

[therecoil]

had about just over an inch in Ditchling Village and still snowing moderately with heavy interludes, made 2 snowmen with the kids and a bit of sledging , mission accomplished  

[stainesbloke]

Snow very slowly melting away here. Flippin' cold! Hurry Spring, lol

[Doogle]

1 hour ago, bluebell said:

 'Hand held snowman sits apon garden table'. Yes this piece is being preserved for an entry to this years Turner prize! 

Lol here's my entry on a fence post

[laurenx]

when do you think my next chances of snow are!?  

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Glad many got snow  I myself did to! But make the most of it looks as though some warmer air mixes in with the band pushing in now and rains all over over region... Typical 

[paget]

I lied this morning! I said I had nothing, I have just been outside and I actually had this!! 

Its melting very fast now 

1.6 +. Dp 0.9 

[stodge]

Morning all

The snow drought since March 2013 in lowland East London has ended - a transient dusting at best but it counts.

Not sure this was a forecasting triumph - much of what I was hearing last week was all about the weekend being fine, dry and very cold. 

[snowfish1]

2 hours ago, laurenx said:

Nothing at all here. Very sad  

You have my sympathies 

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My 1cm or so is melting at a rate of knots  paches now 

[snowfish1]

1 hour ago, PLANET THANET said:

snow shield held firm in thanet

You sound surprised 

[dubmuffin]

Feeling a bit deflated now. Two weeks build up for 2 cm of wet snow that melts instantly underfoot. Even the MOD thread isn't offering much hope. Here's to February

[PLANET THANET]

1 minute ago, snowfish1 said:

You sound surprised 

not really, but I thought we may have had a dusting, anyway onwards and upwards as they say and watch out for something more favourable for us in kent.

[Captain Shortwave]

Nothing more annoying than sitting under cloudy skies with endless blue skies literally just a few miles east of here stretching to the coast and beyond.

Well done to all those who saw snow last night, at least for many this cold(ish) spell hasn't been too bad. The next few days look dry unless that front tomorrow manages to limp into the west of the region and there might be a few coast showers as cold air tries to push back in from the north east briefly.

 

Edited January 17, 2016 by Captain Shortwave

[snowfish1]

1 hour ago, RJM said:

Absolutely right! (Please note those in East Kent posting what an abysmal part of the world etc etc) when we get conditions like matt points out then Essex / East Kent often sweetspot. This set up, I say again, wasnt for us. Brilliant pics btw those with snow! 

Thank you for your post you have reminded me that it is north easterlies or the much fabled easterly that delivers for us in the south east so thank you 

[Ben Lewis]

27 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Glad many got snow  I myself did to! But make the most of it looks as though some warmer air mixes in with the band pushing in now and rains all over over region... Typical 

BBC weather & MET have me as dry for the next 4 days. 

That rain band out west isn't forecast to go east of Reading. 

No sign of a melt here yet! Everywhere still covered 

 

[<<Ryan>>]

Woke up to about a centimetre, melting quickly now - Still nice to see though!

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1 minute ago, Ben Lewis said:

BBC weather & MET have me as dry for the next 4 days. 

That rain band out west isn't forecast to go east of Reading. 

No sign of a melt here yet! Everywhere still covered 

 

Knaphill where my girlfriend lives got over an inch!!