SE & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 12/1/2017 11z ---->

[MONKEYJAM]

28 minutes ago, CK1981 said:

So, Farnborough and Benson both recorded -8 last night. Will it go lower tonight? Would be nice for somewhere to sneak a -10 in before milder conditions return next weekend.

I live about 4 miles from farnborough and it always seems to be 1.5c colder there ?? 

[CK1981]

10 minutes ago, MONKEYJAM said:

I live about 4 miles from farnborough and it always seems to be 1.5c colder there ?? 

 

10 minutes ago, MONKEYJAM said:

I live about 4 miles from farnborough and it always seems to be 1.5c colder there ?? 

I think it's all to do with the soil. I believe areas with sandy soil always record lower temperatures. Farnborough and Benson always seem to be the cold spots in our area.

[Jimmyh]

Wow the cold is so understated. If anyone knows it Danson lake is frozen solid.... 

[Shere Khan]

10 minutes ago, Jimmyh said:

Wow the cold is so understated. If anyone knows it Danson lake is frozen solid.... 

Shhhh your not meant to mention these facts in these days of global warming!!

[Optimus Prime]

Well I was visiting Syngenta at Jealott's Hill in Bracknell (the nice part of Bracknell) on Friday evening. One of the Chemical Research Biologist's runs his own weather station up there and has had it going since 2009 (perfect timing for the period of cooler winters) and logged a low of -15c in December 2010. Will be interesting to see what's been recorded this weekend when I go back up there Monday. Being in the Berkshire/Hampshire/London area has been a boon this week for great winter cold.

[seaside 60]

Well the fog been hanging \around down at East Beach.all day.

Just inland from here bright sunshine.

Here at SHoebury its getting mistier and mistier.

According to the local reading its not got much above 1c all day.

[MONKEYJAM]

5 minutes ago, seaside 60 said:

Well the fog been hanging \around down at East Beach.all day.

Just inland from here bright sunshine.

Here at SHoebury its getting mistier and mistier.

According to the local reading its not got much above 1c all day.

Here comes the fog or as the Irish say fag

[Mark wheeler]

This the scene outside my house right now .. Wimbledon common ponds where completely frozen over and was great to see dogs running across etc  . I left my phone at home by accident which was a annoying otherwise I would have uploaded some pics . The ice in the shade has not thawed one bit.

[Captain Shortwave]

Sunny all day here, though I can tell that we have lost the dry continental feed as it has become murkier through the afternoon so fog looks to be a likely tonight. Tomorrow could be very cold given many places will see fog for most of the day with clear skies overhead.

[mickeyb44]

Fog warnings out, yellow warnings for tonight and morning.

I hope its not as bad the fog I drove through in Ongar on 30th December, seriously dense fog on the roads that deserved an amber warning upgrade....maybe

Temp maxed at 5.7 c today now down to 2.6 c

Edited January 22, 2017 by mickeyb44

[SMU]

2 hours ago, Jimmyh said:

Wow the cold is so understated. If anyone knows it Danson lake is frozen solid.... 

Danson will be frozen 100%

 

infact its been so cold as you come off at bluewater - the quarry thats on the right which is a good 2/3 times bigger than danson is solid as well !

1.9 here & dropping fast, expecting sub zero by 530 !!

[CK1981]

6 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

Danson will be frozen 100%

 

infact its been so cold as you come off at bluewater - the quarry thats on the right which is a good 2/3 times bigger than danson is solid as well !

1.9 here & dropping fast, expecting sub zero by 530 !!

Dropping fast here too under clear skies. Quick question though. Will the formation of fog inhibit temperature drop?

[SMU]

It does usually impede it yes as it acts as a blanket !

[Southender]

Just dipped below freezing already here in Southend. -0.3c @ 16:30

Good amount of fog. Visibility down to <100m

Hoar frost or rime perhaps? Freezing fog for sure.

Edited January 22, 2017 by Southender

[TROY]

We have done well too have such a long dry High pressure set up, we seem to be having sun from dawn to dusk. Shame its not June. Jolly chilly again here in Seaford but very calm. When will the Atlantic storms come back? Good Health to you all.

[CK1981]

14 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

It does usually impede it yes as it acts as a blanket !

 

14 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

It does usually impede it yes as it acts as a blanket !

I thought as much. I guess temperatures can be lower with freezing fog as the droplets are super cooled 

[craigore]

Went subzero here at 4.15 and has already dropped to   -1  c  ..Very misty as well..

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

1 hour ago, Mark wheeler said:

This the scene outside my house right now .. Wimbledon common ponds where completely frozen over and was great to see dogs running across etc  . I left my phone at home by accident which was a annoying otherwise I would have uploaded some pics . The ice in the shade has not thawed one bit.

 

Much the same here in the shade.

[SMU]

Sub freezing at 5pm

hoping for -6 if we miss the fog

[stainesbloke]

Another lovely cold sunny day, pub lunch and a walk around a completely frozen Virginia Water lake in Windsor Great Park. Ice 3 inches thick! Brrrrrr

[ptow]

Same here in Tilehurst, everything frozen over for days. Looks like its been snowing in the shade with frost that has persisted for days on end. Yet, watching bbc weather this morning with predictions of 6/7 degrees as per the last 3/4 days suggests something different.

Slighlty confused as over the last week google has reported current temps of 6/7 in Reading but yet my weather station has been saying 1-3 maxes, inluding today which maxed at 2.4c. Yet, radio said it was 6c.

Anyone else getting this anomaly?

 

[MP-R]

Have just had a lovely sunny day in London, actually felt very pleasant this afternoon and had to ditch the coat for a while as was getting too hot.

There was a noticeable haze in the sky today though, and not just because of London's awful air quality!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

9 minutes ago, stainesbloke said:

Another lovely cold sunny day, pub lunch and a walk around a completely frozen Virginia Water lake in Windsor Great Park. Ice 3 inches thick! Brrrrrr

Was going to go up there today! 

Ended up taking the 10 minute walk over to Longside lake and couldn't belive it was about 2-3" thick loads of stuff been thrown to try and break it with little success 

[CK1981]

There must be a cold pool to the east of our region. Here in east Berkshire temperatures appear to be falling slower than in Kent.

[mickeyb44]

Nice pictures of ice lakes !

Temp here is now -1.0 c, not expecting to beat this mornings -7.1c air temp at 1.5 mtrs though

Gfs now toying with the idea of quite a wind storm or 2 near the end of its run, ive definitely got my eye on that.