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

[seaside 60]

Only problem with Freezing fog is all side roads and pavements are like skating rings.
Did not even to the car and fell over and I knew it was icy, saw at least 6 other people fall over in a short time.

[alexisj9]

Fog already almost gone here, nice frost everywhere. 

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7 minutes ago, seaside 60 said:

Only problem with Freezing fog is all side roads and pavements are like skating rings.
Did not even to the car and fell over and I knew it was icy, saw at least 6 other people fall over in a short time.

Yep, said it last night well well icy 

[lassie23]

What temps were we getting in the SE during December 2010?

[MAF]

15 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

What temps were we getting in the SE during December 2010?

this might help. bit weighty though.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2010/december

Edited January 23, 2017 by MAF
wrong URL

[mickeyb44]

I recorded -12.0c during 2009 / 2010

Temp here at 2.30 am today was -4.7c with -4.0 c on the grass, which is weird because I thought grass temp would always be a bit lower.

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

 

[alexisj9]

Scratch my last comment another bank of fog has come over since, looks like it will be one of those on off days for fog.

[alexisj9]

51 minutes ago, Turnedoutniceagain said:

Hopefully the 'stormier start to Feb' hinted at by the GFS will come off. My local reservoir is nearer to mid-summer water levels than Winter. We need the Winter rains to keep us going for the Summer.

Never seen the river dour so low, it looks like a wide stream rather than a river.

[Methuselah]

There's neither fog nor frost up here, this morning, just a layer of Ac. It's as boring as fook!

[ptow]

Well with temperatures around freezing and cloud cover 6 days of frost starts to melt in central Reading.

Shame if it where sunny with the same temp it would not melt in the shade but with the clouds it does. 

Anyone know why?

[alexisj9]

Fog has more or less cleared again now, wonder if it comes back again before night fall.

[Great Plum]

Still only 0.8c in Reigate at 12.30!

[TSNWK]

1 hour ago, ptow said:

Well with temperatures around freezing and cloud cover 6 days of frost starts to melt in central Reading.

Shame if it where sunny with the same temp it would not melt in the shade but with the clouds it does. 

Anyone know why?

Hello. It will be your dew point I suspect. The cloud is a indicator of additional moisture in the air and if your dew point goes above zero then the frost will disappear.

Edited January 23, 2017 by TSNWK

[stainesbloke]

Very cold here at just 1C but with the cloud all the frost has melted away, no sun today by the looks of it.

[Neilsouth]

Are we due the same tonight - Frost/Fog?

[Mapantz]

1 hour ago, ptow said:

Well with temperatures around freezing and cloud cover 6 days of frost starts to melt in central Reading.

Shame if it where sunny with the same temp it would not melt in the shade but with the clouds it does. 

Anyone know why?

It's because the surface temperature is warmer than the ambient air temperature.
My air temperature is currently 0.4°C. However, the grass temperature is nearly 9°C 

[Methuselah]

Clouds have all moved out into the North Sea...Sunny and 5C.

[ptow]

14 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

It's because the surface temperature is warmer than the ambient air temperature.
My air temperature is currently 0.4°C. However, the grass temperature is nearly 9°C 

Thanks. Why is the grass temperature so high 

[Mapantz]

1 minute ago, ptow said:

Thanks. Why is the grass temperature so high 

Probably due to heat beneath the surface trying to radiate out.

[Daniel*]

A very wintry looking morning splendid winter weather a fair bit unusual round these parts being fairly close proximity to central London where air frosts are a challenge. Sure been a cold very frosty period most frosts on the trot since January/March 2013 surely? 

Edited January 23, 2017 by Daniel*

[Atmogenic]

Just had a nice foggy walk in the fields and decided to take my phone with me to see if I could get any good pictures

Edited January 23, 2017 by Atmogenic

[MAF]

the sun has broken through here in St James and the fog is now a slight mist. possibly wont dissapate fully and could come back tonight.

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Although the frost had gone ground still well soild, gonna be another cold one tonight!!! Sun out here well going in and out of the cloud 

[Ben Lewis]

Bit of frost, bit of ice, bit of fog. Temps averaging around -4c by night and +3c by day over the past week. 

Nice to walk the dogs on frozen ground and not battle through s**t loads of mud and water. 

Flying to Montreal tomorrow for 16 days, time to experience some proper cold.

Canada gone through a warm up past week, so I'll be landing in fairly mild weather tomorrow morning (Canada version) highs of -1c, however this week looking pretty snowy. Next week business as usual = -14c by day and -20c by night! 

Cant wait! 

Edited January 23, 2017 by Ben Lewis