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

[tight isobar]

2 minutes ago, stewfox said:

 Heavy snow here but only light covering . A set up where a few hundred feet higher would see decent accumulations 

Yes deffo...

Elevation will be paramount for notable!!

Although some lower levels look good for a covering. Through next few hours.

Edited December 27, 2017 by tight isobar

[Man With Beard]

2 minutes ago, Badgers01 said:

The local variation is amazing still raining here in Cobham but temp is down to 2.1c 

I'm 0.7c now - the southern section of this front must be much colder than the northern section. 

[Dami]

Woke up at 6am to see it was snowing, by 7 ish it's heavy and very windy. Got some of it settling on the bin lid.

Oh my stars, more snow.

[tight isobar]

To ease some frustrations..this is now an evolving transfer..

And the snow band is both widening-and pepping as it makes inroads into the region....!!!!

[Ben Lewis]

It’s trying really hard to settle but I think it’s just to warm. 

The pppn rate isn’t helping either. Switching between heavy to light snow is not helping matters. 

Dusting on cars here in Bedfordshire but nothing like 20 miles up the road and I don’t expect anything like the pictures from the West Midlands to replicate across our patch. 

Falling snow for the 2nd time in December- at least it’s snow. 

[Amanzi]

Light covering on the cars now?. Very windy too

[paget]

Still snowing here in Farnham 

about 2cm so far, very breezy & although it's snowing I can hear dripping! 

Fingers crossed it keeps up! 

 

 

 

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Calling bust on this one, the band is really steaming through now and while it is snowing nicely, the conditions just don't favor us 

[mulzy]

Rain here in RP.

2.5C

[tight isobar]

Complex!!!

Some rad-data has everything rapidly as back edge-back to rain...

Fickle as ####...

[James1979]

Wasn’t expecting snow to actually happen here but it is and hammering down! More snow in the last few weeks than in the previous 5 years, cracking stuff... shame I have to go to work now. 

[Bazza118]

Sleety rain just arrived in Crawley 

[Ben Lewis]

Snow falling well outside but to warm/wet for accumulations. 

Reports on other threads of settled snow melting and Philip Avery on BBC breakfast just now “ground quite warm, any settled snow melting quickly after sunrise” 

[lassie23]

drizzly drivel dross here

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Never mind, there is always next winter with the way things are going 

[icy toes]

 Very heavy snow here in West Cambs. It’s settled on paths, grass and roads are awful.

[snowfish1]

17 minutes ago, Ben Lewis said:

It’s trying really hard to settle but I think it’s just to warm. 

The pppn rate isn’t helping either. Switching between heavy to light snow is not helping matters. 

Dusting on cars here in Bedfordshire but nothing like 20 miles up the road and I don’t expect anything like the pictures from the West Midlands to replicate across our patch. 

Falling snow for the 2nd time in December- at least it’s snow. 

Yes it's time to get realistic about our expectations for sure 

[Badgers01]

The complete absence of street lamps in Cobham not helping snow verification but it is 1.6c outside so reckon it’s sleeting at least !!??

[OfficialKevWX]

Snowing in West Drayton 

[slb97]

Still snowing here with gusty winds ❄️

[NO LONGER POSTING]

still proper snow but not sticking elevation deffo key as pointed out last night 

[James1979]

Settling here and already 1.5cm at only 17m asl, however it’s probably the ‘wettest’ snow I think I’ve seen, can’t see it hanging around very long. 

[paget]

Quick question for a beginner, when elevation is talked about what is the norm? Low, high?  I realise the mountains etc are high but for us normal people! I've never looked, and assumed we are low as we are in a valley, ours says 375ft?

Still snowing here, but small flurries not the big flakes you really want! 

Thanks 

[DDDM]

Light snow now in Horley near Gatwick - not settling

[Snoopie42]

4 minutes ago, paget said:

Quick question for a beginner, when elevation is talked about what is the norm? Low, high?  I realise the mountains etc are high but for us normal people! I've never looked, and assumed we are low as we are in a valley, ours says 375ft?

Still snowing here, but small flurries not the big flakes you really want! 

Thanks 

Hi @paget Im at 80 metres above sea level (its currently snowing but not sticking to anything). I would say if you are above 150 metres that would always be of help in these marginal situations, however, some of the more experienced members maybe able to provide a more scientific answer ☺. Whats more notable here is the wind, really howling! Have a nice day.