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

[tomp456]

7 minutes ago, PLANET THANET said:

according to this chart , we along the east kent coast around to dover totally miss out !! unbelievable 

sounds very selfish , but if that is the case then I would sooner have spring on its way

Take no notice of this nonsense. 

You are just as likely to see snow as anyone else in the region 

I'ts got me down for zero snow too, but I'm not having it. 

[snowray]

All over it would seem then in a couple of days down here, today has been pointless here so far, flurries thats all.....blinking freezing rain now for the end of the week so no blizzards, Yuk.

The Northern half of our SE region that split from us this morning looks like its going to hog all the snow too, I may just have to go over there later and demand that they share the snow out fairly to us poor souls South of the Thames and M4, this could be an act of war if they don't give us some of that snow! Civil war I tell you!

[BOMBHEADS]

i've got a feeling that east and south sections of Kent coast will only get a dusting at best, the wind needs to be a little more north which ain't going to happen. might have to pack up the sledge again.

Edited February 26, 2018 by BOMBHEADS

[Brocken Spectre]

Wind veered more E from ENE.

In my graphic the dots nearer the outside are the latest gusts:

[turkishfella]

13 minutes ago, DonnaThw said:

Where did you find this chart please???

wxcharts.eu

[turkishfella]

I hope this will be real

[bobbydog]

cloud building in the southern north sea-

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[NO LONGER POSTING]

People still commenting like the end of the week is a done deal... Hahaahah!!!!  silly silly 

[James1975P]

Wind direction changed from ENE to NE now in Sittingbourne hopefully start to drag the good stuff down.

[Coopsy]

2 minutes ago, Surrey said:

People still commenting like the end of the week is a done deal... Hahaahah!!!!  silly silly 

done deal as in wet or done deal as in snowy? do we know? lol

[alexisj9]

1 minute ago, Surrey said:

People still commenting like the end of the week is a done deal... Hahaahah!!!!  silly silly 

Is everything modelling it north, or is it split, can't see models for now. Hopefully will have internet at home soon.

[CK1981]

3 minutes ago, Surrey said:

People still commenting like the end of the week is a done deal... Hahaahah!!!!  silly silly 

More likely to turn milder here than stay cold, so in that respect, I’d say it’s a done deal. Our only hope is for the low to correct south, if not it’ll be a snow to rain event and then usher in milder air. 

[Bryn Webster]

1 minute ago, CK1981 said:

More likely to turn milder here than stay cold, so in that respect, I’d say it’s a done deal. Our only hope is for the low to correct south, if not it’ll be a snow to rain event and then usher in milder air. 

There is still time for the low to correct south ... I have no idea whats going to happen.

GFS was keen on bringing the low further north than others due to the fact they had a deeper low pressure forecast I think.

GFS does not forecast lows hitting proper cold pools as well though I hear

Edited February 26, 2018 by Bryn Webster

[Marie]

Fingers crossed for a snow day tomorrow ?

[CK1981]

1 minute ago, Bryn Webster said:

There is still time for the low to correct south ... I have no idea whats going to happen.

GFS was keen on bringing the low further north than others due to the fact they had a deeper low pressure forecast I think.

GFS does not forecast lows hitting proper cold pools as well though I hear

This is what I’m hoping for, corrections south.

The latest Met Office outlook seems to favour a return to average temperatures in the south, so that’s a new trend which cannot be discounted.

At the moment, after the next few days, the trend is not our friend.

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

Guy in our office just said “think that’s it, stopped snowing now. Wonder what all that fuss was about?”

LoL

[Darkcloud]

The sky turned dark and the wind started really gusting and had a 10 minute mini blizzard, the flakes blowing all over the place...don't know where they're landing but its not near me!!

[turkishfella]

7 minutes ago, CK1981 said:

More likely to turn milder here than stay cold, so in that respect, I’d say it’s a done deal. Our only hope is for the low to correct south, if not it’ll be a snow to rain event and then usher in milder air. 

this is what I was trying to say two days ago mate

[PLANET THANET]

1 minute ago, Darkcloud said:

the flakes blowing all over the place...don't know where they're landing but its not near me!!

being taken up past the M4 I expect

[Tom Quintavalle]

Afternoon all,

Not long been back, from a little expedition to Chislehurst and Beckenham. Similar to reports this morning, the little dusting we had earlier, evaporated pretty quickly ,so conditions underfoot, were no problem. Had to pop to my GPs, in Chislehurst, then my wife and I, got a bus, to Beckenham. It snowed on and off, in both locations but hardly any settling of snow. Had lovely lunch, in Café Nero and some very welcome cappuccino, we were chilled to the bone, after walking around, for a while. My wife managed to buy her wicker storage baskets, which Sainsburys, in Beckenham, had kindly put by, for her. Now Colette's as "happy as Larry", bless her! Easily pleased, the wife! 

I see there's talk of a possible Thames Streamer, tonight?. As reported above, seems the flow has turned more NE now, as we've lost the light snow showers, we had earlier.

Hope you all continue to enjoy your model and radar watching.

Regards,

Tom. 

Edited February 26, 2018 by TomSE12

[snowsummer]

1 hour ago, Katrine Basso said:

Hello SnowSummer, it has been rather strange in South Ockendon with 3 or 4 light to moderate snowfalls where the sun came out and melts it.  I think the bigger falls will come here later on in the week.

Hi katrine. I really hope youre right. Ive let the last few weeks pass me by reading everything  thats been printed everywhere waiting for this. Even dreamt one night that i was pilling up my jumpers into shapes of omega blocks!!! ( look, you cant help what you dream can you? Lol)  oh well. Another night of no sleep and watching the street lamp it is then! 

[PurpleButterfly]

Left work at 2 and it was grainy snow falling. Home now with a nice cup of tea and its really coming down now. Nice covering in the garden. Tbh i wasn't expecting anything of significance today. So im happy to see this 

[throwoff]

Off to Maidstone for uni 4-8, here’s hoping it hangs back for a while so I can get up Bluebell Hill!

[CK1981]

2 minutes ago, turkishfella said:

this is what I was trying to say two days ago mate

It’s always been a risk, and still might go in our favour. We just want the low to correct south and not pull north and west (as some models are showing). Ideal track through the north of France, which would bring an all snow event as milder uppers will be kept to the south.

I know people will say ‘why look at the weekend when we have all this snow over the next few days’, but for many in the south we might not see a lot of snow from these streamers, so are relying on something decent at the weekend.

[Crystal Memories]

Looks like Deal will struggle to get anything worthwhile, so if the snow wont come to me then I will go to the snow ?