South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

[stevofunnelcl]

Met Office regional forecast, currently saying cloudy on Tuesday with outbreaks of snow, with rain near the coasts

Be interesting to see, if they continue to go with that, or changes over time

[karlos1983]

 No downgrades 

[festivalking]

38 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

 No downgrades 

Would think the opposite if you look in the other thread ?

[knocker]

Partly cloudy with some cu, temp 6C but still quite breezy with the northerly wind gusting 30mph.

[Nights King]

1 hour ago, karlos1983 said:

 No downgrades 

Looks stunning for cold. Do you think any decent snow will make it to the the west country this time though... I still find it hard to believe just yet but I have 5 years of disappointment drummed in to my memory.!

[jessandjon]

My snowflake has gone :-(

[SNOW CRYSTAL]

7 hours ago, khodds said:

Meeeeeee!! Lol!

We were given a sledge a good few years back made by BMW. It's quite a monster. Never been used ??, we also have a couple of big bags of salt in the garage never been  used and also a snow shovel never been used ???

[khodds]

27 minutes ago, SNOW CRYSTAL said:

We were given a sledge a good few years back made by BMW. It's quite a monster. Never been used ??, we also have a couple of big bags of salt in the garage never been  used and also a snow shovel never been used ???

DITTO! the kids can’t reme using the sledge it was so long ago.

 

on another note, it’s actually cold already, 0.3c at the moment and icy. Let the temperature drop commence!

[knocker]

Blasted cloud drifting in off the sea low Sc and Cu. The 00 sounding was quite unstable in the lower layers The Dangler seems to be a tad further east.

Edited February 2, 2018 by knocker

[karlos1983]

Your Apps are really a waste of time imo at the moment. I will be staggered and shocked if a lot of members in this thread don’t do well out of this setup at some point in the next 7 days! If you do miss out, then you probably won’t have to travel far to get a fix!

exciting stuff, ecm is exactly what we want! Even the chance of a channel type Low! “The Holy Grail” 

bring it on!

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlos1983

[karlos1983]

I don’t understand this! Ive been asleep since 11:30pm, got up at 5:30 did exercise, it’s 8am and I’ve run out of likes quota!  I’ve not bloody used one today! 

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlos1983

[SteveB]

Things still looking good, but can't fully get excited until I see snow falling.

I wan't to build a snowman

[Dorsetbred]

50 minutes ago, khodds said:

DITTO! the kids can’t reme using the sledge it was so long ago.

 

on another note, it’s actually cold already, 0.3c at the moment and icy. Let the temperature drop commence!

I’ve still got the one my parents bought me 50years ago, just shows how often it’s been used, it’s still purfek, it’s the rider that’s worn..

Meanwhile with an overcast sky the temperature has held up, currently 3.5C, with a light breeze in from the NW.

Edited February 2, 2018 by Dorsetbred

[lettice]

Got down to 2.2c at 4am
Now 4.7c, 1012.1 hPa, NW wind has been around 5mph, but picked up last hour to 10mph.

Oooh still showing as sleet and light snow end of next week

 

[karlos1983]

4 minutes ago, Dorsetbred said:

I’ve still got the one my parents bought me 50years ago, just shows how often it’s been used, it’s still purfek, it’s the rider that’s worn..

This is my actual sledge! It needs replacing as it’s pants on soft fluffy snow 

But on ice it’s like my old Nissan Cheery Europe..... dangerous!

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlos1983

[nettie]

I got caught out last night lol. I thought I would go and see how buried the sledges were in the shed before anyone got home.

I was rumbled as I was digging around trying to free the poor things ,I heard a voice behind me say " here we go again! I'm guessing there is a wif of snow in the charts"  startled  I said no I'm trying to tidy it up in here.  Needless to say I managed to free them and put them in easy reach in case of emergencies . Here's hoping we all get lucky this time.

[warmintim]

11 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

This is my actual sledge! It needs replacing as it’s pants on soft fluffy snow 

But on ice it’s like my old Nissan Cheery Europe..... dangerous!

Looks like we've reached a pause - the cold looks nailed on, but we're still a bit far out for confidence in snowfall, small features tend to pop up at short notice and there is still uncertainty about how far east the front will reach on Tuesday, and how much precipitation it will produce. I won't be getting my sledge out just yet...

[kent]

The trouble with chasing snow and the many times the charts do not verify just adds to the disappointment.  However such as occasions like this when you can see at long last the probability of verification it still seems an eternity waiting for the holy grail and your frustration is increased to a maximum if even then its nothing like youd hoped for.

Whats wrong with me lol I must have masochistic tendencies.  Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

[karlos1983]

I’m really looking forward to the cold temperatures that we might get, so if I were to miss out then that’s not a bad second!

plus I have the advantage of deciding whether to work in Dorset or Sussex next week, so I can chase accordingly ? 

[warmintim]

32 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

I’m really looking forward to the cold temperatures that we might get, so if I were to miss out then that’s not a bad second!

plus I have the advantage of deciding whether to work in Dorset or Sussex next week, so I can chase accordingly ? 

Good point! I love a cold period (hard frosts and cold days - preferably either snowy or blue skies). It also helps kill the garden/allotment pests...

[karlos1983]

Tuesday, then Wednesday (more particularly for our region) and then Thursday night into Friday are our snow chances next week from Frontal snow, Wednesday is more Troughy coming down from the NW. 

We have our best chance for YEARS!! If your'e not sucked in now then you won't be even when the snow is falling LOL 

None of this M4 rubbish, it's not a marginal setup, repeat, not a marginal Setup. 

Thursday night into Friday is of particular interest to me if we can get it closer, because majority of the snow falls overnight, so much better for stickyness 

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlos1983

[Nights King]

31 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Tuesday, then Wednesday (more particularly for our region) and then Thursday night into Friday are our snow chances next week from Frontal snow, Wednesday is more Troughy coming down from the NW. 

We have our best chance for YEARS!! If your'e not sucked in now then you won't be even when the snow is falling LOL 

None of this M4 rubbish, it's not a marginal setup, repeat, not a marginal Setup. 

Thursday night into Friday is of particular interest to me if we can get it closer, because majority of the snow falls overnight, so much better for stickyness 

Friday I'm driving to Heathrow Airport... 

[karlos1983]

11 minutes ago, Nights King said:

Friday I'm driving to Heathrow Airport... 

Might want to plan to leave earlier lol 

[karlos1983]

Anyone else noticed how low the DP’s are today.. I’m reading 1c but it’s probably less than that as sensor is surrounded by Jasmine bush 

EDiT: must have cached on my phone from this morning, actually reading 3.c now

Edited February 2, 2018 by karlos1983

[*Stormforce~beka*]

Tum tee tee tum :-)  No precipitation teehehe. Ah just our luck! ... I still ain't buyin' it!

*Off to mad thread*