SE and East Anglia generalweather discussion 08/11/2017 onwards

[Norfolk Sheep]

About an hr's worth of snow here, nothing settled. So not proper snow. Bring back January 1987 is what I say...

[Flaked Queen]

still snowing heavy here 

[Ben Blizzard]

According to BBC Weather the rest of today's  precip. should be snow. Nothing happening as yet. Okay so, whenever you're ready sky... 

[Windblade]

1 minute ago, Nick L said:

The actual radar part is accurate. So the intensity of the precip is. But it's the precip type part that isn't. The precip type tool simply matches up the radar (accurate) with the model data (not always accurate, and it's not so straightforward or foolproof to work out whether it's rain/sleet/snow).

Ah ok, I see! So the precip is actually in real time, but the type of precip is more of a guesstimate. Thanks for clearing things up, most appreciated! 

[saint]

Snow plough's out and about here trying to clear the roads. 

[alexisj9]

Didn't expect the low to be moving se, thought it was supposed to move north east through the country. Don't know where I got that idea from. 

[Hodgheg]

Smaller flakes and turned quite heavy here now. Hoping i can squeeze a few more hours out of this to get some settling. 

[Windblade]

1 minute ago, John Hodgson said:

Smaller flakes and turned quite heavy here now. Hoping i can squeeze a few more hours out of this to get some settling. 

Hope so John. Fingers crossed. 

[username home]

blizzard in richmond

[Laurence Hill]

Lovely snow and temp now dropped to 0.6, although I think Mulzy's is more accurate than mine

[weathertoski]

serious snow now in Twickenham

[stainesbloke]

Very heavy snow for 40 minutes now in Englefield Green. Crazy!

[SHM040519]

What sort of time will DPs lower in Kent? In sittingbourne temp was 2 but 4 in canterbury...

[tight isobar]

Heaviest falls yet...

 

[danm]

37 minutes ago, mobad said:

What part of Chingford? We are near the dogs stadium and it has just started to snow again but prior to the snow it was raining for a good 30mins!

Up in north Chingford 

[trickybirdy]

20p flakes in Upper Belvedere! Loving being indoors baking and watching the weather outside! :-)

 

[Essex Chelle]

Canvey island live right by the sea wall - snow falling again nice big flakes settling again. Started about 10 mins ago. 

[Paul]

7 minutes ago, Windblade said:

Ah ok, I see! So the precip is actually in real time, but the type of precip is more of a guesstimate. Thanks for clearing things up, most appreciated! 

What's really interesting today is that the model data has done a great job for 99% of the time in terms of prec type, with the prec in the SE, it has it turning inrceasingly wintry from 1400, so the radar will start to change more at that point. One thing we've looked at, and may start doing for the radar is running the modelling for the prectype in 15 minute increments rather than hourly, then changes will come through earlier in situations such as this.   

[Coopsy]

Just now, Paul said:

What's really interesting today is that the model data has done a great job for 99% of the time in terms of prec type, with the prec in the SE, it has it turning inrceasingly wintry from 1400, so the radar will start to change more at that point. One thing we've looked at, and may start doing for the radar is running the modelling for the prectype in 15 minute increments rather than hourly, then changes will come through earlier in situations such as this.   

Great idea ?

[Nick L]

1 minute ago, Paul said:

What's really interesting today is that the model data has done a great job for 99% of the time in terms of prec type, with the prec in the SE, it has it turning inrceasingly wintry from 1400, so the radar will start to change more at that point. One thing we've looked at, and may start doing for the radar is running the modelling for the prectype in 15 minute increments rather than hourly, then changes will come through earlier in situations such as this.   

Not wanting to diss the precip type at all by the way, was just explaining how it may not always be spot on

[Paul]

Just now, Nick L said:

Not wanting to diss the precip type at all by the way, was just explaining how it may not always be spot on

Lol, no worries, didn't think you were!

[Uxbridge90]

Going strong in Uxbridge still! Couple more hours and I can see work being called off tomorrow!

[Ben Blizzard]

YES! Finally started snowing!!  Very big flakes too

[Cheese Rice]

No lying snow in central unfortunately maybe that will change

Edited December 10, 2017 by Cheese Rice

[tight isobar]

1 minute ago, Uxbridge90 said:

Going strong in Uxbridge still! Couple more hours and I can see work being called off tomorrow!

Yep..another 2cm last 40 mins...