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

[Biensie]

Heavy cold rain!?! Lovely Monday morning.

 

[Great Plum]

3 minutes ago, Justin Miller said:

We are forecast heavy snow for all of southeast, just wait trust me it will come, similar to yesterday, read it’s due to the warm sea temperatures at this early stage of winter 

We got about 30 mins of snow yesterday otherwise it was all rain - here’s hoping for more!

[pureasthedriven]

4 minutes ago, Great Plum said:

Interesting from the met office app for Reigate...

 

I’ve got intermittent sleet in the barren flatlands of Horley GP, which usually bodes well for Reigate! 

[Great Plum]

It’s too dark out there at the mo for me to tell but it sounds like rain ok our conservatory roof!

[bluearmy]

4 minutes ago, Justin Miller said:

We are forecast heavy snow for all of southeast, just wait trust me it will come, similar to yesterday, read it’s due to the warm sea temperatures at this early stage of winter 

Hi Justin - that's only the case if the air high up is very cold. This morning it isn't. In fact it wasn't yesterday either! 

[Justin Miller]

Just now, bluearmy said:

Hi Justin - that's only the case if the air high up is very cold. This morning it isn't. In fact it wasn't yesterday either! 

Hence the marginality, but as the low sinks away cold air is dragged in, I have a good feeling!!

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Yep snow here now, north Surrey, interesting but not expecting any settling snow 

[Man With Beard]

Heavy sleet is the best way to describe this one.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Well let's be honest here - too much wet on the ground for anything to settle. Hopefully my drive to crowthorne won't be too bad.

[Rob Deacon]

2.7c with cold rain, but then I didn't expect anything different as that's all I saw yesterday here in West Sussex.

[Justin Miller]

Correct me if I’m wrong but this low has tracker much further into the country than models hence the rain/snow all day 

[danm]

Rain/sleet here in Chingford. Very slushy out there now. 

[Uxbridge90]

Can't really tell, must've been rain at some point but now seems sleety. Assume it will be like this all day?

[paget]

Morning all ?

Raining here in Farnham, Surrey 

temp 1.2 

dp 0.6 

both appear to be rising, forecast is for snow, we had none yesterday so I'm praying it turns around!!! 

[Dorset_mist]

Snowing in SW Surrey, I’m told snow falling in Poole, Dorset too

[Dami]

7 hours ago, mike Meehan said:

As you say, many are driven to school and part of today's problem is that it is so easy to send a round robin E-Mail, or telephone to say school is cancelled.

I wonder whether the cancellation is ever due to the reluctance of the staff to make their way in, if that is the case, aren't they setting a bad example?

I have had a couple of days off for snow in my time ( both heating issues) and once during the great 80's storm due to the gym roof being blown off. 

You have hit the nail on the head though.

The Head made the call due to her staff saying they felt it too dangerous to get in, stating a good fair few live out of the Bedford area, no mention of the childrens safety.  We live not five minutes away and I had already had bub's snow boots to hand so we could walk into school as we wouldn't have an excuse - In fact we were looking forward to the walk ( but it must of rained in the night or something, we have lost a lot of cover) 

I am one of the fortunate ones that it doesn't worry me either way, bubs can go in what snows that left and have a bit more fun. 

Although I dare say that when I worked in shefford, we had heavy snow one winter and I had to travel down roads i didn't know seeing cars in ditches . These were nasty windy country roads, and although i got to work it wasn't fun.

Please stop pointing the finger, in the world that schools sees pupils as figures and stats let them be children for once and enjoy the rare snow.

Edited December 11, 2017 by Dami

[snowray]

Rain here. Why is everything so marginal these days.

[SLEETY]

Oh no it’s raining again 

Lovely rain.

im dreaming of a white Christmas

Edited December 11, 2017 by SLEETY

[coram]

3 minutes ago, paget said:

Morning all ?

Raining here in Farnham, Surrey 

temp 1.2 

dp 0.6 

both appear to be rising, forecast is for snow, we had none yesterday so I'm praying it turns around!!! 

Light snow in Odiham with a wet dusting on the ground.

[Snow Slave]

no snow here just lots of driving rain and extremely strong winds! 

Have not felt wind this strong for a long time. 

[Dami]

btw it's raining here.

[snowbob]

Sod all this northerly marginal will it won’t it snow crap

il just wait till we get an easterly that will sort it

[SLEETY]

A north Easterly is perfect for all of us down from ,a Scandinavian High North Easterly I mean.Maybe we will get lucky this winter

[West is Best]

Good morning all. Two unrelated thoughts. No, three (Spanish Inquisition moment) unrelated thoughts:

1. The south-east isn't per se any more marginal than anywhere else. We fell the wrong side of the snow because yesterday's low tracked along the M4. Had it been along the English Channel we'd have had bucket loads of snow. It has nothing else to do with intrinsic lack of snow capability. Promise you

2. It's okay to say schools shouldn't shut, but suppose a school bus did skid on ice / snow and killed a child. Could you live with that? I couldn't.

3. It's snowing in Woking, although not settling.

[stewfox]

Slight melt taking place still cloudy no rain or snow.  Heading 40 miles south would be interesting to see the contrast