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1 minute ago, Justin123 said:

Love this rare timenin British weather where we can be guessing where and when places will get snow, not if and what? ?

Yep, in all honesty I've been looking at the high RES models all day and couldn't tell you where will see a dusting or more substantial snow in the morning, some show right up the Thames into Berkshire, some show nothing, some show just east counties. 

That's why I love this kind of setup! Nobody has a scooby

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  • Location: Southend-On-Sea, South East Essex.
  • Location: Southend-On-Sea, South East Essex.
1 minute ago, Justin123 said:

I work for Ringway Jacobs / Essex county council, double grit runs tonight, and all out all week, 8 runs a day, even the rusty old ploughs were tested on Friday, anyway 20grams of salt each run, 60g of salt on the roads by tommorow morning, out at 2am for my go at gritting will be getting my map reader to update me on the radars, they love me at work, always tell them what the weathers doing, I told them about this spell before the bosses were stressing out Friday when they requested more info from Met office! Salt been brought in at a steady rate!

Forgive my ignorance mate, but 20g of salt? I have more than that on my chips?! What am I missing? ?

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  • Location: Rochester,Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Hot Summers & Thunderstorms Cold Winters & Snow
  • Location: Rochester,Kent

That latest METO forecast is much better than the Metogroup BBC, one - a decent mention for snow showers and 'accumulating snow' tonight & then another good mention for us & our amber warning on Tuesday and a 'longer spell of snow' good stuff. As others have said barely a mention on the BBC forecast for us; all of the focus was on other eastern areas and Scotland etc all the time. 

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  • Location: Rye East Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: snow (but who doesnt like that)
  • Location: Rye East Sussex
Just now, Snowflake Queen said:

Where do I go ? Im Lost :sorry:

Stay here

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  • Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex. 44m asl
  • Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex. 44m asl
14 minutes ago, Lazarus42 said:

One of the main reasons I cancelled my TV licence.

Love the storm glass pics! Have been looking for a good one. Can anyone name the one shown? Such a cool piece of forecasting history...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pawaca-Storm-Glass-Predictor-Barometer/dp/B075MDMH3G/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1519590992&sr=8-16&keywords=pawaca+storm+glass

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  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Severe thunderstorms
  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
1 minute ago, DonnaThw said:

Thanks for looking after us and working at night in this cold weather

No problem buddy, have to keep the country going, what people don’t understand is that you have to start driving in the snow for the salt to begin the melt! Should be broadcast, no one really knows that!

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  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and storms
  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.

I have added county tags to the thread to help guide people

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  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Severe thunderstorms
  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
1 minute ago, Southender said:

Forgive my ignorance mate, but 20g of salt? I have more than that on my chips?! What am I missing? ?

Well the gritters are loaded with 5 tonne of salt, and the spinners on the back dispense 20g ever 1.5 seconds! Lol sorry should have explained further !

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  • Location: Icklesham, near Rye East Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Love hot sunshine and cold snowy weather
  • Location: Icklesham, near Rye East Sussex
2 minutes ago, Snowflake Queen said:

Where do I go ? Im Lost :sorry:

This statement is the Story of my life! ?ps I think you’re in with me in the Sussex gang..!

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  • Location: Dover Kent 10m asl/ Leeds W Yorks 120m asl
  • Location: Dover Kent 10m asl/ Leeds W Yorks 120m asl
Just now, Justin123 said:

Well the gritters are loaded with 5 tonne of salt, and the spinners on the back dispense 20g ever 1.5 seconds! Lol sorry should have explained further !

I've always wondered how the spinner works. Say you stop at a red light does it automatically stop spinning?

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  • Location: Mill Corner East Sussex, 55m asl
  • Weather Preferences: snow,thunder,tornados
  • Location: Mill Corner East Sussex, 55m asl

Contemplating an all night radar watch session

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  • Location: Redbourn,Herts AL3. 122M ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, Storms and epic cold snowy winters
  • Location: Redbourn,Herts AL3. 122M ASL

Cloud is now here..Stars have virtually gone, "My" what an interesting week this will be...Long time waiting.

500 pages in this thread by Wednesday......:rofl: 

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  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft
  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft

Shame we got split up.  everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves  

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  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
  • Weather Preferences: Severe thunderstorms
  • Location: Basildon, Essex, UK
3 minutes ago, Surrey said:

Yep, in all honesty I've been looking at the high RES models all day and couldn't tell you where will see a dusting or more substantial snow in the morning, some show right up the Thames into Berkshire, some show nothing, some show just east counties. 

That's why I love this kind of setup! Nobody has a scooby

Exactly, my thoughts entirely! Arome different to Arpege, Arpege different to Harmonie, Harmonie different to Hirlam, it’s a guessing game, now cast tonight !

 

Just now, James Oliver said:

I've always wondered how the spinner works. Say you stop at a red light does it automatically stop spinning?

No. This is why sometimes you see nice lump of salt at junction, the computer next to me is a button, push to spread and vice versa, all I can control from the cab is the rate of salt dispensed, where on the road, and how fast, we have to stop the spinner manually when stationary, believe me we hate it, but Essex council won’t give funding for more up to date technology. 

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  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and storms
  • Location: Hayward’s Heath - home, Brighton/East Grinstead - work.
2 minutes ago, Snowflake Queen said:

I see and ty but can’t see west London ? 

Is the Thames to your North or South? I suspect North so the more northern thread but you are welcome to post in here too!

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  • Location: Rochester,Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Hot Summers & Thunderstorms Cold Winters & Snow
  • Location: Rochester,Kent
3 minutes ago, snowrye said:

Contemplating an all night radar watch session

Your eyes'll be like pee holes in the snow by morning (see what I did there :rofl:)

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  • Location: Linslade, Beds
  • Weather Preferences: Deep cold
  • Location: Linslade, Beds
3 minutes ago, bluearmy said:

Before I depart for the much more snowless Herts thread, has anyone posted the convergence streamer troughs on the latest faxes? 

This is the Herts thread ??

isn't it ?

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