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

[Mark wheeler]

Very cold tonight the coldest I’ve felt it outside all winter . A nice frosty glaze on the grass . Did not see any snow myself today but my wife working in Epsom and mother in surbiton said they had a snow shower today .

[Captain Shortwave]

2 minutes ago, shotski said:

Seriously!!?? Not where I was working it wasn’t. Temperature couldn’t have got much above freezing in the shade as what little snow was on the ground stayed all day. Never 6 degrees here. 

Snow cover had a large effect on the temperatures today, some places in the region wer only 2/3C, but some areas saw temperatures reached 6/7C today. So quite a variation depending on location.

[alexisj9]

No snow cover here and we only managed3.9 was yet another chilly day. Although I don't really want tomorrow's warm up.

[Stuie]

Well then, where do we start about last nights yellow warning....

Well done to the Netweather radar, on the money, clearly showed any potential intensity getting crushed as it came over the Wash. 

I`m getting fed up with the Met warnings, like a disclaimer on any prescribed drug, cover all bases. What annoyed me the most was 2 weeks ago after the Irish named storm, the day? after the mainland suffered up to 70mph gusts and NO named storm...

Oh well mini rant over, not even going to mention Friday.

Edited February 7, 2018 by Stuie W

[Redmc13]

explains some of what's going on up there !! 4:30 onwards ...

[Severe Blizzard]

The only GOOD thing about winter 2017 / 2018 is when it is OVER. 

Truly horrid season, worse than 1972/1973, 1983/1984, 1992/1993 and 2005/2006. Another week of cold zonal dross next week, and no snow on Friday. Even Cornwall gets more snow than Guildford. 

[tight isobar]

Well in case any of you missed it...i posted this in mod-thread other day...

Here it is!!!..

And its quite a thing and still on course.

And yes in mod-thread you would have noted QTR- or quick tropespheric responce, this really is quite some dynamcial marvel. -given- it does'nt certify, we are in snowmageden situ or certain deep freeze......BUT ITS CERTAINLY VERY POSSIBLE!!!!

 

 

And for one in a long while the pieces seem favorable...and yes for our shores...

Edit -well worth pressing play!!!

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Its officialy stale data now...but very worthy..and is synopticly also very worthy of how things continue evolvement.

Edited February 7, 2018 by tight isobar

[Met4Cast]

I'm on Right Move looking to potentially move house and so far I've dismissed 3 places because they're on low ground.. I'm looking around the meopham area, anywhere quite high up really would be more ideal!

[tight isobar]

Anyway-matter 'near' term the potential remains for transitional(@least) back edge snow across our region fri/sun..

Some big gradients in upper air transitions as colder air digs into features...

Beleive it or otherwise..snow potential is climbing run 2 run..and that also has possibilities for our snow starved part...

Gfs 18z...

Edited February 7, 2018 by tight isobar

[Daniel*]

How he pronounces stratosphere^ Irritates me.  

A rare air frost expected for the city center, coldest night of the winter perhaps for some of us?

[Lampostwatcher]

hoping Sunday will be better for us for snow 

[Met4Cast]

41 minutes ago, Daniel* said:

How he pronounces stratosphere^ Irritates me.  

Hahahaha me too and he keeps saying it 

[Kent Blizzard]

Plenty of snow chances during the next week however I feel we are the wrong side of the Midlands 

[Froze were the Days]

2 hours ago, Severe Blizzard said:

The only GOOD thing about winter 2017 / 2018 is when it is OVER. 

Truly horrid season, worse than 1972/1973, 1983/1984, 1992/1993 and 2005/2006. Another week of cold zonal dross next week, and no snow on Friday. Even Cornwall gets more snow than Guildford. 

There must be far more winters you can put in there as 'horrid' particularly of recent years? 

[lottiekent]

4 minutes ago, Froze were the Days said:

There must be far more winters you can put in there as 'horrid' particularly of recent years? 

Agreed. This has been better than the last few here that’s for sure. No real “event” to speak of but several dustings, lots of frost and cold generally.

I’d love to see one snowy period but if not at least now spring is round the corner for those fed up of the darker months ?

[alexisj9]

28 minutes ago, Kent Blizzard said:

Plenty of snow chances during the next week however I feel we are the wrong side of the Midlands 

Wrong side of the M4 lol.

[snowray]

Some very low temps already according to the Met Office site, St James Park 0c. Gravesend -3c, Northolt -3c, Benson -5c, thats at 11pm, so most likely drop a fair bit more tonight.

[alexisj9]

I'm only -0.3 I expect sea modification is keeping the temp slightly raised.

[snowray]

Just watched the latest BBC forecast and he was taking about rain, sleet and snow in the SE on Friday morning.

[Tn9]

1 hour ago, snowray said:

Just watched the latest BBC forecast and he was taking about rain, sleet and snow in the SE on Friday morning.

The recent pace of [Arctic] sea ice loss has been nothing short of breathtaking, as about 80% of the volume has disappeared in a human genera­tion,” said Jennifer Francis (Rutgers University) in an overviewfor the December issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).

Francis added: “Despite intense efforts to understand Arctic–mid­latitude [linkage], the controversy surrounding its sig­nificance and even its existence rages on.”.......... You don't really need climate models to tell you that surely... Maybe to what sort of outcome but not just if there is a linkage.. Maybe they needed the grant... These are clever people it don't take much to see or know somethings going on... Of course it's gonna change things :-(... 

Courtesy of winderground 

Winters continue to be colder across the Northern Hemisphere continents than projected and the amplified western ridge and eastern trough have dominated North America winters over the past five winters. I don’t think that this is due to chance but is in part forced by Arctic change. That link goes through the stratospheric polar vortex.”

Edited February 8, 2018 by TN9

[alexisj9]

I know where the sleet will be, had that here from every northwesterly this year.

[Despicable Weather]

-5.9°C  and still dropping! 

[John Michael How]

Having been the wrong side of marginal for all the snow events through the winter. Including yesterday when the cars barely had a few soggy flakes melting quickly and the ground was wet Gravesend is now having its coldest night of the winter and there's no precip to be seen tonight ? just typical. Oh well atleast I saw some snow in Meopham and at work in Borough Green 

[lassie23]

very cold morning, shame it's going to rain later

[lottiekent]

If I’m reading this right, 0z is an upgrade for snow for us tomorrow, rain to snow event? 1pm and 7pm respectively tomorrow..

Edited February 8, 2018 by lottiekent
Added 7pm chart