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

[Daniel*]

Heavy snow  

[Alpine glow]

Hi all.

Hope y'all having fun in the snow!!  

I have a question.  I am quite confused about events for our region Thurs/Fri/Sat.  I live in Brighton but I have my Grandmas funeral to go to in Tunbridge Wells on Friday morning so will be driving from Brighton to T/Wells.

I can't make head nor tail of what's going on!  Whats the current status for Thurs/Fri especially for our region, does anybody know?  I'm wondering if it will be best to head there Thurs or Fri and whether I will be able to get back or not Friday night.

Is it still all up in the air?!

Thanks

[danm]

Snow in Chingford:

 

[Alpine glow]

Just now, chionomaniac said:

Hello hello. Are we seeing some home grown convection in Sussex producing showers. LOoks like it. Bonus

Oh really!  Couldn't see anything on the radar.  I thought Brighton is probably ruled out for snow today - could I be wrong?!

[Froze were the Days]

Strange...last day of meteorological  winter and it looks like the coldest one not just this winter but probably since Dec 2010 in many areas...good old Sudden Stratospheric Warming, be very surprised if we see another for next winter.

[Mac_SE]

2 minutes ago, paget said:

I realise I shouldn't take much notice if the forecast but my little snow flakes seem to be lessening for thurs and Friday! 

As I've had no snow yet this week it would be nice to have hope! 

Bright sunshine, blue skies (Farnham,Surrey)

temp -1.9

Dp -8.7 

Feeling a bit sad ? 

 

Every chance for your area tomorrow and Friday as Storm Emma pushes up north and east from the south-west. Still unsure how far north and how far east it gets though. Fingers crossed.

[pureasthedriven]

Heavy snow shower London Bridge.

[snowbob]

Poor old Surrey 

yesterday when it was to northerly we needed more easterly 

today we need more northerly 

hoping for something maybe this afternoon 

good luck to north london

Edited February 28, 2018 by snowbob

[Methuselah]

A good six-inches for me; first-time in ages! As they say, all good things come to those who wait?

[CK1981]

Everything seems to be passing to the north of here, with the dusting from last night melting rapidly.

For my neck of the woods, with the prospects of it turning milder over the weekend, this cold spell gets a mediocre 4/10 and that’s only because of last night’s unusual cold and dusting!

Edited February 28, 2018 by CK1981

[Hodgheg]

2 minutes ago, snowbob said:

Poor old Surrey 

yesterday when it was to northerly we needed more easterly 

today we need more northerly 

hoping for something maybe this afternoon 

good luck to north london

Frustrating isn’t it!

[Snowball85]

18 minutes ago, Mac_SE said:

Expected to be mostly to the north and south-east of us today, although there is mention of something this afternoon.

This gives a good indication to see what's coming. Just make sure you have Animation set to On.

https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

Thanks mac ?

[canarywharf123456]

Heavy snow in CanaryWharf! Streaming is setting up! whiteout!

[Daniel*]

Thick snow again wow this is turning into quite something.. winter wonderland not been like this for years!

[snowking]

Very heavy snow in Victoria - vauxhall tower has disappeared from view

[tomp456]

5 minutes ago, Alpine glow said:

Hi all.

Hope y'all having fun in the snow!!  

I have a question.  I am quite confused about events for our region Thurs/Fri/Sat.  I live in Brighton but I have my Grandmas funeral to go to in Tunbridge Wells on Friday morning so will be driving from Brighton to T/Wells.

I can't make head nor tail of what's going on!  Whats the current status for Thurs/Fri especially for our region, does anybody know?  I'm wondering if it will be best to head there Thurs or Fri and whether I will be able to get back or not Friday night.

Is it still all up in the air?!

Thanks

Seems to me that tomorrow all the good stuff will be west of us, maybe up to the IOW and westwards from there. But we are in the yellow warning, and me personally am just outside the amber by a few miles. 

We both might get lucky tomorrow and Friday. Models have got all scenarios covered, miss the snow,hit us both being just on the edge, we get a good sprinkle, it turns to rain on the coast, and back to snow inland.....have any other possible outcomes been missed? 

Such fine margins I'm afraid!! 

 

[SMU]

Just driven along the A2 to Eltham

literally as you come past falconwood & up to well hall - Right is heavy snow up towards shooters hill 

left to the high street its sunny

PPN main heading due west ATM

S

[Coopsy]

1 minute ago, canarywharf123456 said:

Heavy snow in CanaryWharf! Streaming is setting up! whiteout!

two from my team of 16 made it in to canary wharf. Bet they wish they hadn't bothered. I did tell them they could work from home

[weathertoski]

Is it just wishful thinking for us west/south-west Londoners or is this stream making some progress south-west - even if it's building rather than actually moving that way. A few flakes here but nothing more yet. Right on edge (in more ways than one!). 

[warrenb]

Seems like the good old E-W Thames streamer is up and running.

Lovely sunny day down here with temp of -2.2c and DP of -8c

[Southender]

East/Central London must be getting slammed now?!

Edited February 28, 2018 by Southender

[londonblizzard]

1 minute ago, Southender said:

East/Central London must be getting slammed now?!

It is! 

[londonblizzard]

Surely met o need to update warnings for london

[pureasthedriven]

2 minutes ago, pureasthedriven said:

Heavy snow shower London Bridge.

Absolutely hammering it down in London Bridge. Almost blizzard like. Very rare to see falling snow settling on main London roads with constant traffic. 

[Coopsy]

This is why I love living in the SE in these types of set ups. Although it can be the most frustrating thing if you don't get hit by snow and everyone else does. Generally if its cold enough for long enough and the winds change like they do, anyone is in with a chance of heavy snow without much warning.