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  • Location: Nr Chelmsford, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Hurricanes, Thunderstorms and blizzards please!
  • Location: Nr Chelmsford, Essex

Just posted this on the other thread, Hirlam at 11.00am in the morning.

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  • Location: Brighton
  • Weather Preferences: Snow Storm That Lasts 3 Days
  • Location: Brighton

nothing falling from sky in Brighton :( I am checking this radar, do you guys think it is good one?

https://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/radar2.php?region=uk&mode=1

 

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  • Location: Home: Chingford, London (NE). Work: London (C)
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: cold and snowy. Summer: hot and sunny
  • Location: Home: Chingford, London (NE). Work: London (C)

Just shows how in convective snowy spells how the forecasts mean little in the short term - we’re currently under persistent snowfall, alternating between light to heavy, and have been for several hours. Streamer is set up. There was more snow today across more northern parts of the region than the previous 2 days combined - even though all the forecasts said that the showers would dry up in the SE today. 

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  • Location: Windsor
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and cold
  • Location: Windsor
16 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

HIRLAM did the best in the slider pre xmas-

18z GFS follows a bit more East & also working towards the ECM !

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Hopefully we’ll see the amber warning area extended eastwards ?

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  • Location: Near Hull
  • Weather Preferences: Severe storms and heavy snow
  • Location: Near Hull
2 minutes ago, Ice Day said:

Just posted this on the other thread, Hirlam at 11.00am in the morning.

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Ooooooh dear. That's the time my train is due to leave for yorkshire. Im not gonna get there am I? haha

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  • Location: Mid Sussex
  • Location: Mid Sussex
3 minutes ago, Tom Jarvis said:

Freezing rain won’t melt the snow and it is an much rarer weather phenomenon than snow which if you do get it will be something you will most likely see once in your life 

Only seen this once, when I was about 12 and living in Devon. It was utterly bizarre - it was 40 years ago but I can vividly recall it. We lived in a cottage half way up a hill.....absolutely every surface was covered in a thin layer of ice. It was literally impossible to move anywhere without falling. Roads, cars, walls.....all simply coated in sheer ice. 

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  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft
  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft
3 minutes ago, Ice Day said:

Just posted this on the other thread, Hirlam at 11.00am in the morning.

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Is that 1-2cms for most of SE? 

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  • Location: Windsor
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and cold
  • Location: Windsor
1 minute ago, danm said:

Just shows how in convective snowy spells how the forecasts mean little in the short term - we’re currently under persistent snowfall, alternating between light to heavy, and have been for several hours. Streamer is set up. There was more snow today across more northern parts of the region today than the previous 2 days combined - even though all the forecasts said that the showers would dry up in the SE today. 

Classic underestimation from the forecasters today!

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  • Location: Ramsgate, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Extremes, to a point .....
  • Location: Ramsgate, Kent

You probably all seen it loads, but the year Britain froze just starting on more4 now. Documenting the 2010 winter!

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  • Location: Liphook
  • Location: Liphook
3 minutes ago, Darren Chilcott said:

Only seen this once, when I was about 12 and living in Devon. It was utterly bizarre - it was 40 years ago but I can vividly recall it. We lived in a cottage half way up a hill.....absolutely every surface was covered in a thin layer of ice. It was literally impossible to move anywhere without falling. Roads, cars, walls.....all simply coated in sheer ice. 

Quite probably the most dangerous type of weather there is out there in the winter. Also no it won't melt the snow that's already there, if anything I'll probably help it giving it will

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  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley
  • Location: Leigh On Sea - Essex & Tornado Alley

Also only seen Freezing Rain once in my life in the 2010 Spell.

Was amazing to look at, almost like the Krispy Kreme Glazed Donuts you buy, the wheels were encased in ice on my car, absolutely lethal stuff

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  • Location: Nr Chelmsford, Essex
  • Weather Preferences: Hurricanes, Thunderstorms and blizzards please!
  • Location: Nr Chelmsford, Essex
4 minutes ago, c00ps said:

Is that 1-2cms for most of SE? 

It's 1-2cms for the hour between 11.00-12.00hrs!  That's some heavy snow

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  • Location: South Croydon
  • Location: South Croydon

Clearly convective snow can’t be forecast much in advance this spell has underlined. I kind of new that but still have been surprised about the frequency of snow showers over a number of days. 

 

Today was leaving South Croydon at 6am to catch a flight to Amsterdam. Amazing windchill here. I also got a picture of a frozen canal but can’t seem to upload it. 

Back to Gatwick midday tomorrow. Flight currently saying no delays expected. We shall see. 

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  • Location: Home = Haywards Heath. Work = Burgess Hill
  • Weather Preferences: snow, storms or both at same time..
  • Location: Home = Haywards Heath. Work = Burgess Hill
5 minutes ago, c00ps said:

Is that 1-2cms for most of SE? 

yes per hour i believe 

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  • Location: Manchester City center/ Leeds Bradfor Airport 200m
  • Location: Manchester City center/ Leeds Bradfor Airport 200m

A bit of a disaster in central the heavier streamers are always to the north and south of us

We are cursed

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  • Location: North of Steyning - West Sussex - some 10 miles south of Horsham
  • Location: North of Steyning - West Sussex - some 10 miles south of Horsham
9 minutes ago, turkishfella said:

nothing falling from sky in Brighton :( I am checking this radar, do you guys think it is good one?

https://www.meteociel.fr/observations-meteo/radar2.php?region=uk&mode=1

 

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The streamer that gave some flakes over brighton has moved west.

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  • Location: Folkestone, Kent - 61m ASL
  • Location: Folkestone, Kent - 61m ASL
6 minutes ago, James Oliver said:

The pivot over France looks to be starting now 

I don't think it really matters now. There is so much on that radar that it seems the entire south coast will be getting at least something. 

Also look at the echoes from the east of that front just east of Paris. 

Interesting. 

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  • Location: Grays, Thurrock
  • Location: Grays, Thurrock

Spot the difference there ain't much. pretty accurate. Radar for 10pm. Harlem chart for 10pm says 23:00 as its French and they hour ahead. much closer than any other model so you hope what it shows for tomorrow is going to be most accurate.

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showers on off all night. light snow moving in from 6am heavy blizzards from 8am-1pm then light snow to 5pm followed by repeat Friday. yes please HIrlam.

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  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
  • Weather Preferences: Winter Snow, extreme weather, mainly sunny mild summers though.
  • Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

More heavy snow for the SE for Friday on the Hirlam 18z.:D

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  • Location: Dover Kent 10m asl/ Leeds W Yorks 120m asl
  • Location: Dover Kent 10m asl/ Leeds W Yorks 120m asl
2 minutes ago, Snowy Bob said:

I don't think it really matters now. There is so much on that radar that it seems the entire south coast will be getting at least something. 

Also look at the echoes from the east of that front just east of Paris. 

Interesting. 

Lets hope so. What time would you put on it? 

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