South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 22/02/2018 Onwards

[Dormouse]

Forgot to say Just back online after 5 and a half hour power cut.

[offerman]

17 minutes ago, fromey said:

Freezing drizzle now. Temp -1.5c dew -3c

i would like to thank everyone for your amazing contributions over the past few days, what away to see out winter 2018

beast from the east we thank you and hope to see you again, hopefully next winter

Thank you SSW for sending us beast from east. 

Im

so grateful for this snowfest it’s been amazinh

 my most favourite out of all of it is seeing my son’s face and enjoyment and constant pelting me with snowballs but him and other children being old enough to remeber his special event . We just don’t know how many years we will have to wait for snow again on this level .

could be next year 3-4-5 or more years such is uk weather.

but now he can recollect reminisce with me when we look back on it and photos footage sledging and everything. Up early to take him again too before it’s too wet snow on ground. It started losing its power nature in places today due to the ice rain .

so maybe tomorrow last day of powder sledging . 

[snowdog]

31 minutes ago, Steve Caiels said:

Thanks everyone for a great forum and especially to the regulars for putting up with us lurkers.

I missed the worst (best!) of the blizzard here in Wembury, SW Devon, but I had a great first course of powder snow on Wednesday and a little dessert course of freezing rain last night.  Nothing to cause a problem, but enough to say I’ve seen freezing rain!

Here are a few pictures to give a view of the condition across our region.

Wembury, 85m ASL and 1 mile inland.

3 day and 7 day air temp profile.

Powder snow on Wednesday.

Driving winds and fine snow on Thursday

A little freezing rain overnight into Friday, followed by a gentle thaw.

Redwings and Mistle Thrush visiting the garden on Friday

That last bird is probably not a thrush but a Fieldfare. We have had a few in our garden the last couple of days

 

[Mark Neal.]

Snowing again here! Lightly 

[SilverWolf]

Echoing the thoughts of others, it’s been great on here the last few days. We’re all a bit mad really, but the tech we have now allows an easy understanding ‘community’ to find (personally I don’t do Facebook etc, but not knocking those who do). 

Still snowing here, prob 7-8 inches, hate the thaw but can’t complain really! I need to go to work asap too, landscape gardener! But if weather stops me working might as well be worth it... 

Cheers all. 

[Leon1]

this has been worth the

5 Years

1 Months

12 Days

19 Hours

58 Minutes

16 Seconds

 wait  

[Bristawl Si]

There is some precip coming across channel from Brest peninsula. Meteoradar forecast shows it coming ashore Dorset/SE Devon and to track through Devon, Dorset out across Bristol channel/Atlantic. 

[jethro]

46 minutes ago, mrsmall said:

Did a snow angel myself 

 

Brilliant! Well done to you, bravo

[karlos1983]

This is just the taster for next winter folks, solar minimum ☀️ ? 

 

[Leon1]

Just now, karlos1983 said:

This is just the taster for next winter folks, solar minimum ☀️ ? 

 

wait is that this winter or next winter (18-19)

[matt111]

Just now, karlos1983 said:

This is just the taster for next winter folks, solar minimum ☀️ ? 

 

Can't wait. 

[offerman]

1 minute ago, Bristle boy said:

There is some precip coming across channel from Brest peninsula. Meteoradar forecast shows it coming ashore Dorset/SE Devon and to track through Devon, Dorset out across Bristol channel/Atlantic. 

I was watching that too, rain snow ice rain sleet? 

[Joe Levy]

Just now, Bristle boy said:

There is some precip coming across channel from Brest peninsula. Meteoradar forecast shows it coming ashore Dorset/SE Devon and to track through Devon, Dorset out across Bristol channel/Atlantic. 

This is forecast to be rain, however a friend at the Met Office has told me that it is uncertain as to how quickly the risk of snow reduces between tonight and tomorrow. The wind is still ENE meaning that its track is over land for much of the SW. Plus, we have a very cold, stable boundary layer and lying snow. This will mean the mild air will have a fight on its hands over the next 12 hours or so. It will win, but how quickly is what we're interested in! I suspect rain is more likely for many of us, but everyone should keep an eye on the lamp posts as precipitation passes over on the radar, just in case!

[Man With Beard]

Up to minus 0.1C about to go positive for the first time in a very long time!!

A slight melt but most snow still intact.

[jethro]

5 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

This is just the taster for next winter folks, solar minimum ☀️ ? 

 

Any chance of delaying that for a year? I've got a house to build this year, the plan is then to sell asap and move up onto the Mendip Plateau, another 80-90 meters higher than here will make for humdinger winters. I promise, anyone who makes it up in a snowstorm will be welcome to stay.

[Somerset Squall]

The shower moving over me now is definitely snow, so if that big clump over the channel makes it here I am hopeful of maybe one last dumping before we are done?

[Jason74]

It's been a rollercoaster these past couple of weeks or so. One eye on the spring now. 

[nick sussex]

At this point I’d say no to the blob! 

Thats associated with some less cold air and more likely that would raise dew points ahead of it for the south coast.

These are already creeping up, so best outcome if I was on the south coast and had snow in my back garden , say no to the blob!

[matt111]

0.1°C now, the first time it's been above freezing for nearly 3 days. 

[karlos1983]

Uh oh temps on the rise? 3hr 45min to stop a 0.5c rise in temps..... I don’t fancy my chances.

[matt111]

1 minute ago, karlos1983 said:

Uh oh temps on the rise? 3hr 45min to stop a 0.5c rise in temps..... I don’t fancy my chances.

Already bust here. 

Have to make do with my 2 ice days. 

Edited March 2, 2018 by matt111

[noggin]

I am stranded 20 miles from home, in Somerset, as my one of my daughters gave birth to a beautiful baby boy at 2am this morning. WiFi is dodgy to say the least. Car surrounded by 2ft drifts and road impassable. What a time he chose to be born..........we shall be dining out on this for years!!

 

[MrNooo]

-2C here and snowing nicely, some decent flakes for a change!!

[jy]

Nick Sussex,popular veteran of Snow Watch and our model discussion thread,lovely to see you on here,what a nice surprise lol

[festivalking]

Just shows for our region the only way to get snow all round is a set up from the east and seemingly the best route is via a SSW. Think next year I'll be focusing on the strat!