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

[TheGate]

-0.6c here and just driven through some very dense patches of fog. Something falling, a very fine freezing drizzle. No flakes, but need to have the windscreen wipers on. As others have said, if it gets much colder, then we could see a lot of ice later tonight.

[steveinsussex]

surely things are about to get rather icy

 

Its already below freezing here and drizzling

[Mark wheeler]

Can confirm fine light drizzle ,icy sleet

edit definite snow flurries 

Edited January 25, 2017 by Mark wheeler

[snowray]

should get more wintry later on, euro4 sticking to its guns re flurries. 

[Mark wheeler]

it wasn't snow a while ago but 100% is now 

[Hanny]

Just dropped my son down in Chichester, fog patches along the way, roads were damp but noted that the gritters had been out and also when we got back to Crawley we came across more council gritting trucks so looks like some are expecting ice tonight.

Temps (according to car temp display) showing +1.5deg, which was the average all the way down and back......

Edited January 25, 2017 by Hanny

[Hanny]

From the Met Office:

Regional forecast for London & South East England

Cold and cloudy overnight. Remaining very cold Thursday.

This Evening and Tonight:

Cold and cloudy at first, with a widespread frost. Mostly dry. although the odd spot of drizzle, or perhaps some very slight snow is possible, bringing a risk of localised icy patches. Turning breezy, with some clearer spells by dawn. Minimum Temperature -3 °C.

Thursday:

Early cloud should break through the morning with spells of sunshine developing. Despite the sunshine, it will feel bitterly cold in a brisk wind, and a widespread sharp frost overnight. Maximum Temperature 3 °C.

Edited January 25, 2017 by Hanny

[Mark wheeler]

Gritters out in force here . For a possible fondant icing coating 

[Delka]

people reporting falling snow but nothing at all on radar?

[Mark wheeler]

1 minute ago, Delka said:

people reporting falling snow but nothing at all on radar?

Proper lamppost checking stuff if you were walking down the street you wouldn't notice it so the radar is probably no picking it up . Plus I think the cloud base is very low which may also be a factor .

[Captain Shortwave]

Well I woke up to fog but with clear skies overhead, unfortunately the fog simply lifted in thick low cloud with some occasional drizzle which has continued into the evening.

The Metoffice is forecasting an ice day for here tomorrow with temperatures not getting above freezing, saying that we need to fall below freezing first of all.

Edited January 25, 2017 by Captain Shortwave

[SMU]

Temp dropping here all the while - the last hour its gone from 0.8 to 0.3

still light drizzle - expecting snow grains & ice soon !

[steveinsussex]

Just below freezing here

[TheGate]

-0.9c here. Still a fine drizzle here, no sign of white on the ground, but it looks slick.

[chrisbell-nottheweatherman]

Nearest weather station on Weather Underground shows 1.1C with a dewpoint of 0.6C.

[Snipper]

Although watching snow flakes flutter down by the light of a lamp post is the ideal to use a laser is a good way to gauge what is coming down and its intensity at night . Damn all here at the moment  

Just make sure you don't shoot down any planes. 

[Daniel*]

Yesterday was cold with the maxima 3C with a stern icy wind. Even colder today with maximum values between 1-2C coldest days in years. Currently hovering around 0C - the sky has that orangey hue I associate with snow. How blizzare seeing cold air coming in from a southerly flow off France not often you see that. Such a shame we see a return to less cold conditions, this spell of 'wintry' weather have been great.  

[NO LONGER POSTING]

No frost and no fog lol! Just damp 

[Captain Shortwave]

Cold and dry here, the temperature is at 0C, but with the cloud lifting somewhat it has tended to suck out all the moisture as well. So probably a grey and cold stratus-fest with no precipitation.

[crazysnowcatz4]

-1.4 at the moment , no where near as cold as first part of week but first frost for a couple of days , even so still ice and snowmen sticking around from last week

[huntso]

Cold, cloudy and temp -0.6c at 06.30

[Gowon]

0c again this morning but no frost.

Both HIRLAM and Arpege showing a chance of wintery ppn in the SE Friday morning.

 

[vindows]

Light snow shower whilst driving through Wanstead - East London

[Gowon]

The air is freeeezing!! It feels colder than earlier.

The dampness on surfaces have now shrunk and turned to ice and there are small icicles on window ledges.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Absoultey freezing out there now, temp has got lower during this morning! 

Can't work out long in it as your face starts burning... 

Brrrrrr