South East and East Anglia weather discussion/Chat - 1st September 2016 onwards

[Blessed Weather]

10 hours ago, claret047 said:

Good Morning Everyone,

After a cloudy, rather misty start the sun has just started to break through the clouds.

Last week my wife and friends visited Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve here in central Essex. When she returned home she commented upon the very low water level. It was the lowest she had seen the Reservoir for a good number of years. Her comments got me thinking and I cannot recall a decent rainfall for many weeks. Early summer we had a number of thunderstorms, but since it has been missing most of the heavy shower activity experienced elsewhere and any fronts that have passed through have been very weak affairs with only a little rain of deizzle on them.

Unfortunately I do not have a weather station and I am just basing my comments on what I have observed. Does anyone in the area have rainfall figures for the past 3 months and how they compare with the average.

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards

Dave

Hi Dave. The Met Office rainfall anomaly charts for July, Aug and Sept 2016 confirm Essex has been drier than normal versus the long-term 1961 - 1990 average. August particularly dry with some areas seeing only 20% to 33% of usual rainfall.

July  Aug  Sept

[JennyJane1]

7 hours ago, Team Squirrel said:

Another fog warning for tonight, inc. London this time.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=se&fcTime=1477436400

Went to Norwich very early this morning, it was extremely foggy in the countryside

[alexisj9]

7 hours ago, seaside 60 said:

There was I think an article in the local Evening Echo, about the lowness of the water, it is well down.

To which an "expert" said not to worry its the rainy season and normal ;levels will resume soon.......

Well not so sure about that looks very blocked for a while.

[lassie23]

4 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

Well not so sure about that looks very blocked for a while.

BBC said no sign of atlantic storms for as far as the eye can see. The fog is moving in here now.

[claret047]

11 hours ago, Blessed Weather said:

Hi Dave. The Met Office rainfall anomaly charts for July, Aug and Sept 2016 confirm Essex has been drier than normal versus the long-term 1961 - 1990 average. August particularly dry with some areas seeing only 20% to 33% of usual rainfall.

July  Aug  Sept

Many Thanks Blessed Weather.

very interesting charts.

Kind Regards

Dave

[Emz by the Thames]

Well we certainly have fog! High Wycombe has disappeared and that can only be a good thing .I think that's the fourth fog morning here this month but this is the most dense/prolonged.

re: Rainfall, I'm sure they said on the BBC forecast parts of the south had only had 20/30% of expected rainfall this month. I bought a water butt for my allotment...but there's nothing to put in it.

Shame about Southwold being knocked about, I would have thought that part of town would have been a conservation area? Parking at the town centre hotels is tricky...that's why we stay at the Randolph (and they do smashing breakfasts!). 

 

[lawrenk]

Delighted to see the fog lingering here this morning as I'm told fog in October is a good sign of a cold Winter ahead.

Must be true surely?

[lassie23]

4 hours ago, lawrenk said:

Delighted to see the fog lingering here this morning as I'm told fog in October is a good sign of a cold Winter ahead.

Must be true surely?

I use it to see what kind of winter we can expect, old weather lore, so it must be right

 

4 hours ago, Team Squirrel said:

Well we certainly have fog! High Wycombe has disappeared and that can only be a good thing .I think that's the fourth fog morning here this month but this is the most dense/prolonged.

re: Rainfall, I'm sure they said on the BBC forecast parts of the south had only had 20/30% of expected rainfall this month. I bought a water butt for my allotment...but there's nothing to put in it.

Shame about Southwold being knocked about, I would have thought that part of town would have been a conservation area? Parking at the town centre hotels is tricky...that's why we stay at the Randolph (and they do smashing breakfasts!). 

 

That's one heavy snow fall in the bag for you this winter Good to hear that High Wycombe vanished

[Jo S]

Hi all, long time no see, im back again for the winter, waiting for all of the ups and downs, major humdinger this year i reckon 

[lassie23]

22 minutes ago, Jo S said:

Hi all, long time no see, im back again for the winter, waiting for all of the ups and downs, major humdinger this year i reckon 

Welcome back Jo If you've had any fog this month, then you will be getting snow

[Jo S]

2 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

Welcome back Jo If you've had any fog this month, then you will be getting snow

Oh poop, think i saw a bit pass by my window 

 

Edited October 27, 2016 by Jo S

[lassie23]

1 minute ago, Jo S said:

Oh poop, think i saw a bit pass by my window 

 

You might catch a snow flurry or two

[Jo S]

1 minute ago, lassie23 said:

You might catch a snow flurry or two

Im going to get hammered this year and as for snow that too 

[lassie23]

Just now, Jo S said:

Im going to get hammered this year and as for snow that too 

lol, tis the season to get hammered soon, talk of early cold in the MOD thread

[Jo S]

its starts to get exciting soon again and my major new LED security light will really help me see the snow

[lassie23]

Just now, Jo S said:

its starts to get exciting soon again and my major new LED security light will really help me see the snow

You gone all LED, does it light up the whole garden?

[Jo S]

1 hour ago, lassie23 said:

You gone all LED, does it light up the whole garden?

oh yes, a jumbo jet could land in here 

 

[lassie23]

6 minutes ago, Jo S said:

oh yes, a jumbo jet could land in here 

 

lol do you have a big enough garden for one of them

[Jo S]

i have 3 gardens lol, but no he he

[lassie23]

8 hours ago, Jo S said:

i have 3 gardens lol, but no he he

Three I have enough trouble keeping one under control.

[Ben Lewis]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this weather currently... DRY with no wind or rain and not to cold... Long may it continue!

Being able to go out for Runs/Walk dogs and participate in outdoor events in late October into November and stay dry = Perfect.

Another Dry weekend coming up - For those of us that work in the week.. This means a lot  - Making the most of every minute before the wet and mild weather arrives into November.

 

[Emz by the Thames]

Do you know what happened on this very day 28th October in Bucks  8 years ago....?

 

This!!!

[alexisj9]

9 hours ago, lassie23 said:

Three I have enough trouble keeping one under control.

I have two, front and back can't look after either myself, and neither can hubby, so we employ a gardener. 

[Jo S]

Hi, its been a very mild sunny day here, a slight breeze, and its still very mild here now, plus no heating on 

[lassie23]

14 minutes ago, Jo S said:

Hi, its been a very mild sunny day here, a slight breeze, and its still very mild here now, plus no heating on 

Hit 18.6c here today and it was sunny until 1 pm