SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 01/01/2018 onwards

[jimben]

An almost apologetic snowflake has just fallen in Moulton, Northants

[Sno' problem]

5 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

Guys the trajectory of the blob means that unless it does a major swerve or falls to pieces on the western edge then more places will see snow tonight-

1.2c here already

Look North on the radar if anyone is concerned... Building nicely, moving South, so hopefully, as Steve said, it doesn't decay.

Looking good so far in my opinion. Keep an eye on the radar folks!

[Daniel*]

9 minutes ago, lewis028 said:

The lamp post outside my house conveniently decided to pack up the weekend, but after an email to the council concerning ‘safety’ oppose to saying I need it to work to see snow falling tonight, has just been fixed ? 

Buggered now. 

[alexisj9]

7 minutes ago, snowbob said:

What do you make of this pepping up forecast with thunder and lightning steve

cheers

Is that still in the forecast?

[Methuselah]

6 minutes ago, Alpine glow said:

The trajectory of the blob haha

i do love weather geek talk ?

ps - even Brighton?! I see you are seeing some of the white stuff, loving the fact we are in with at least some action again 

 

[Kent Blizzard]

We could do with a snow map bring drawn up for the thread 

[Laurence Hill]

1 minute ago, Kent Blizzard said:

We could do with a snow map bring drawn up for the thread 

Absolute agreement with that, would be great

[James Oliver]

3 minutes ago, alexisj9 said:

Is that still in the forecast?

The stuff coming down the East Anglian coast looks good for us in an hour or so

[bluebell]

2 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

We could do with a snow map bring drawn up for the thread 

I agree but only if my location is in the snow risk zone! ??

[Lampostwatcher]

so its look northeast atm for that moderate ppn to slowly sink southwards and maybe pepping up as it does this evening and overnight giving maybe 1cm widely over the warning zone to 1-4cm possible

[frozencanals]

a few flakes falling in Southend, sadly still able to count each one....

FC

 

Edited February 6, 2018 by frozencanals
update

[Flaked Queen]

Lamppost watching it is then 

[Sno' problem]

Hopefully, the "blob" of ppn will keep building from the warmth of the N Sea and then get a hint of the NNE'ly wind over the SE to push further inland and so affect those of us further West in the region.

(EDIT: That blob is still building nicely, looking good for those in the East especially.)

Edited February 6, 2018 by Sno' problem

[frozencanals]

Just lost count, the snow flakes are coming down a bit faster

FC

Edited February 6, 2018 by frozencanals

[Daniel*]

Spectacular that regardless of it being later in the winter. That would deliver for us!

[JennyJane1]

just looked out, car roof has a dusting but nothing settled on ground

[Southender]

Are we looking North or West or both?!

[Kent Blizzard]

Remember all that for those on mobiles and tablets they might not get to see your location like they would on laptop and iPads.

Makes it easier to type locations when giving observations.

For many it will be the early hours though 

[jright35]

The unexpected usually produces!

[LightningLover]

currently getting very light flurries in the wind.

[alexisj9]

1 minute ago, Southender said:

Are we looking North or West or both?!

Just north I think, west is moving south. Not much movement towards the east at all. Certainly different to most models

 Forecast, don't know about the 12z mind, it must have the signal to what has happened.

[alexisj9]

Got a nice flury going on now, much better than the one or two flakes floating past if you stare for long enough. However not heavy enough to land just yet.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

I see what is happening now and why the models are showing a pep up in the ppn around the wash, it's all to do with that blob running down the east coast its drifting very slightly south west the western extent is what is actually being shown the stuff in the south at the moment I wouldn't worry about that, you want to see that blob intensity go up and drift south over us.. 

[Southender]

Anyone else use the Dark Sky app...love it.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2018 by Southender

[NO LONGER POSTING]

To add current radar loop over the last 20 mins suggests that the ppn is growing ever so slowly now overland long night radar watching and I'm expecting some to get a few cms while others miss out