Kent, Home counties and south London general weather discussion 25/02/2018 onwards

[warrenb]

Huge shower just going to my north now, should be around Swanley/Bexley area.

[username home]

5 minutes ago, madmunch said:

its suddenly kicking off in Kingston!

and now the sky is bright blue! need a good couple of hrs of this not the 10/15 mins (max) we've been having

[username home]

5 minutes ago, Mal Kapadia said:

Been snowing quite heavily in Surbiton for a while now, but only just starting to settle. Hope it continues and we get some coverage!

hey mal! funny to see you on here - matt (adam's dad!) 

 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, username home said:

and now the sky is bright blue! need a good couple of hrs of this not the 10/15 mins (max) we've been having

you havent stopped moaning in here mate

[Mal_UK]

1 minute ago, username home said:

hey mal! funny to see you on here - matt (adam's dad!) 

 

Haha small world! I'm off work today so trying to occupy my mind.

 

Booo just as it was starting to settle it's stopped!

[Nick F]

Whiteout at Heathrow as this moves through the red dot, settling everywhere.

[username home]

2 minutes ago, madmunch said:

you havent stopped moaning in here mate

big difference between moaning and stating facts. maybe i should say that it's belting down in kingston - complete white out..... polar bears spotted in the bentall centre and that eskimos are fishing through the ice on the thames? 

[Southender]

1 minute ago, Nick F said:

Whiteout at Heathrow as this moves through the red dot, settling everywhere.

Pray for Heathrow. That will be flights grounded for 5 hours then! 

[Great Plum]

^ that will be fun to land planes in!

in Reigate, we probably have around an inch now - perishing out of the sun - ok if it’s sunny!

[username home]

2 minutes ago, Mal Kapadia said:

Haha small world! I'm off work today so trying to occupy my mind.

 

Booo just as it was starting to settle it's stopped!

shhh... you'll be accused of moaning if you tell people that it's stopped! ;-)

[weathergeek]

22 minutes ago, fulham snow said:

And that's it in Epsom,total of 1cm on the grass,seen more snow in May,Beast from the east all hype

Yes unfortunately for us in Epsom it ended up being a Beast from the Northeast and made all the difference 

[SMU]

another Cm or 2 in the last hour !

[fulham snow]

Just now, weathergeek said:

Yes unfortunately for us in Epsom it ended up being a Beast from the Northeast and made all the difference 

Your right there,might be more on the Downs,but on Woodcote Estate about 1cm

[wellington boot]

27 minutes ago, fulham snow said:

And that's it in Epsom,total of 1cm on the grass,seen more snow in May,Beast from the east all hype

It's clearly far from 'all hype'. Read these pages more closely. It's met or surpassed expectations for many. Big hit I'd say.

[weathertoski]

Wow! that was one of the best "stand-alone" snow showers I have had ever seen in London. 1-2cm on cars in 20mins or less. -2c now. 

[Kent Blizzard]

4 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

another Cm or 2 in the last hour !

Sunny here in Boxley however to my North East & East I can see the clouds building and getting darker again, towards Sittingbourne/Thanet

[lawrenk]

Moderate shower just passed through.

Still over an inch covering in the shade which is good.

[paget]

Patiently waiting for the heavy london shower! ?

[warrenb]

Ice day here today. Only one way temp is going now.

[anything-but]

Went for a walk to Ranscombe Farm nature reserve (just 2 mins from my front door).

 

Doesn't look like i'll be going anywhere on my motorbike for a couple of days.

 

[craigore]

19 minutes ago, wellington boot said:

It's clearly far from 'all hype'. Read these pages more closely. It's met or surpassed expectations for many. Big hit I'd say.

Its no 82,87,91,10. Lets be honest.

To late in the season & not enough convection.

Love to be proved wrong..

[bobbydog]

26 minutes ago, wellington boot said:

It's clearly far from 'all hype'. Read these pages more closely. It's met or surpassed expectations for many. Big hit I'd say.

to be fair, while some favoured areas have had decent snowfall, region-wise, most of us have only had minimal snow. the "beast" hasn't delivered anywhere near the potential it had. however, thats no-ones fault, its just the way it is. some have mocked others because they predicted a hell of a lot more snow and it didnt happen, which is unfair because the charts were showing it. if anything, it just shows how difficult snow is to predict.

i should add- its not over yet...

Edited February 27, 2018 by bobbydog

[snowrye]

As feared,the sun has done much damage,just driven to hastings from northiam,temp on car was -1.5c all the way there and back,amazed that it's melting with temps below freezing,going to check the radar,to see if my luck is in

[ItNeverSnowsInWindsor]

10 minutes ago, anything-but said:

Went for a walk to Ranscombe Farm nature reserve (just 2 mins from my front door).

 

Doesn't look like i'll be going anywhere on my motorbike for a couple of days.

 

Look forward to calling my mum who’s in Meopham not far away ?

[ItNeverSnowsInWindsor]

6 minutes ago, bobbydog said:

to be fair, while some favoured areas have had decent snowfall, region-wise, most of us have only had minimal snow. the "beast" hasn't delivered anywhere near the potential it had. however, thats no-ones fault, its just the way it is. some have mocked others because they predicted a hell of a lot more snow and it didnt happen, which is unfair because the charts were showing it. if anything, it just shows how difficult snow is to predict.

Not ideal wind direction for some of us. Hope Thu/Fri deliver for those not had much snow yet.

Edited February 27, 2018 by prolongedSnowLover