SE & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/2017 onwards

[Sardonixs]

Frustrating weekend comming up weather wise of the region. With the low to the east of us just close enough to feed showers into out area.  I'm up London all weekend for Open House, looks like will need an umbrella whilst queuing!

[Stroudley]

4 hours ago, Blessed Weather said:

Lovely sunny start after a chilly night with the temp IMBY getting down to 5.5C and I see the Met Office station at Wattisham Airbase a few miles up the road got down to 4.7C. Matt on the Beeb has just said there could well be a touch of grass frost for rural parts tonight.

Lots of showers yesterday afternoon and some wonderful skies at sunset as the showers melted away (unfortunately I didn't get a chance to photograph).

Today it looks like 'south is best' for our Region as an area of more organised showery rain heads down the North Sea to (particularly) affect Norfolk this afternoon.

Yes, down to 5 degrees C  on the South Coast last night, and a very red, autumn/winter sunrise this morning!

[Blessed Weather]

Some lively showers now developing and it's looking particularly wet in Norfolk! The BBC/Met Office forecast continues to suggest the possibility of a rumble or two this pm, although no sign of electrical activity yet:

Radar 14.25  Met Office for 16.00

[lassie23]

wonder when we will get our first snow fall, my guess is december 3rd

[Blazerblue]

4 hours of proper heavy rain now clearing away southwards.

[stainesbloke]

Camping this weekend in a forest in Wellington Country Park, south of Reading. Lovely site, bit noisy though. Has rained 3 times since arrival late yesterday afternoon. 

[Delka]

19 hours ago, lassie23 said:

wonder when we will get our first snow fall, my guess is december 3rd

that's a very early date!

[LetItSnow!]

20 hours ago, lassie23 said:

wonder when we will get our first snow fall, my guess is december 3rd

I reckon October 2nd. 

[Blazerblue]

Quick hail shower mixed in with the rain now coming along. Really quite chilly here this morning 

[Methuselah]

Nothing like yesterday afternoon's mini-monsoon, though?

[lassie23]

1 hour ago, LetItSnow! said:

I reckon October 2nd. 

not long to wait

[alexisj9]

4 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

not long to wait

I think the last quarter of november for first snowfall in the se this winter. The mountins in scotland and cumbia have already started.

[Blazerblue]

1 hour ago, Ed Stone said:

Nothing like yesterday afternoon's mini-monsoon, though?

 Not yet, couple of heavy showers, with sunshine in between.

[tomp456]

Pic taken a couple of hours ago, looking north over the South Downs 

[Methuselah]

8 minutes ago, Blazerblue said:

 Not yet, couple of heavy showers, with sunshine in between.

You spoke too soon; all yesterday's flash-flooding has now been replenished!

[Blazerblue]

Umm nope, not rained here since I posted, drying up quickly now, weird as radar showing rain but definitely 'tis not 

[Daniel*]

3 hours ago, Blazerblue said:

Quick hail shower mixed in with the rain now coming along. Really quite chilly here this morning 

Is it April?  

Plenty of showers visible over East Anglia tracking S/SSE it looks. Currently in a dry gap I suspect it will not last for long a very showery, rather poor September uncanny really.

[Methuselah]

29 minutes ago, Daniel* said:

Is it April?  

Plenty of showers visible over East Anglia tracking S/SSE it looks. Currently in a dry gap I suspect it will not last for long a very showery, rather poor September uncanny really.

Unfortunately, it's not January either!

[tomp456]

Thunder!

[SenlacJack]

The Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival becomes yet another victim in a list of recent events locally which have been spoiled by bad weather.

A shame because today got off to such a good start with blue skies all morning. :-(.

[Ben Lewis]

So I've been in the process of moving home these past couple of weeks. Watching weather charts has been the last thing on my mind as you can imagine. 

Wet & cool sums up the past few days. Yet again it's pi**ing down and feels cold today. 

We have now 6 months of this to look forward to... oh the joy. Folks already dreaming of the first snows, here's mine: 

January 13th 2018 = wet snow that lasts 10 minutes. 

 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

A very wet eveing to come for a few of us and wet for most this evening until the showers die out. Quite some potent ones and longer spells of heavy rain where the showers have merged. Rinse and repeat tomorrow!

[Daniel*]

1 hour ago, Ed Stone said:

Unfortunately, it's not January either!

Well polar airstreams in recent years have been distinctly disappointing with near average temperatures - Arctic too warm? I think it’s currently near average so perhaps a better prelude for this winter. The first time I’ve noticed a chill this ‘season’ there is a windchill 14C the high today probably not far from single digits if you factor in the windchill..  

[Blazerblue]

Evening stroll with the dogs, just got as far from home as we were going when the heavens opened! Roads and paths running with water now. 

[stainesbloke]

Dodged the rain most of the day here but as we sat down half an hour ago to what we hoped would be a nice campfire, the stupid rain started and it's going for it now. What a hellhole the UK is sometimes.