East Anglia and North London weather discussion (25/02/2018) onward

[snowblind]

This is reminding of Match 2013 at the mo where it was never quite cold enough and the snow never quite heavy enough to settle to any great degree. I know some areas did well but it was pants here.

Hoping for things to pick up later.

[Pixel]

1 minute ago, mb018538 said:

Big cell moving overhead here and the snow starting to come down. Looks like we will get a bit before the sun re-appears!

Excellent..

can see the showers seem to be getting bigger this afternoon: https://en.sat24.com/en/nl/snow

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[mpkio2]

Sun and snow showers here in Central London.

Actually looks really beautiful.

[Donna3397]

1 minute ago, lassie23 said:

is that in birmingham?

Yes very close by, give or take 6000 miles 

[lassie23]

1 minute ago, DonnaThw said:

Yes very close by, give or take 6000 miles 

was never good at maths or geography lol wind has swung to a north easterly, cloud increasing

[Djdazzle]

Just had heavy shower here. Still snowing now but not as hard.

[mb018538]

Guess I've been super lucky, that nice big cell has passed right overhead, and we have jumbo sized snowflakes that are settling readily.

[James1979]

So I move from SW Essex which has been pretty poor in recent years for snow to Cambridgeshire and yep Essex gets the snow and amber warnings I'm in one of the few spots being missed.  Surprise, surprise, I swear I'm a mobile weather shield with just the occasional puncture. zzzzz. 

[James1979]

5 minutes ago, icy toes said:

Huzzah - absolutely chucking it down in Cambridge and we now have white grass. Huge, fluffy  flakes. I bet it's still dry at home in west Cambs, though.

Yep, as a bone.

[GeorgeA]

Cambridge is making the surprise with everything turning white in the last 15 mins. Really good snowfall, should continue for the next 20-30 mins judging from the radar.

[Flaked Queen]

3 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

was never good at maths or geography lol wind has swung to a north easterly, cloud increasing

Wind has really picked up 

[fulham snow]

Those cells north of the Thames starting to build could be in for a surprise in the next few hour,wind really blowing now

[Dami]

where's mine?

[john mac]

4 minutes ago, James1979 said:

So I move from SW Essex which has been pretty poor in recent years for snow to Cambridgeshire and yep Essex gets the snow and amber warnings I'm in one of the few spots being missed.  Surprise, surprise, I swear I'm a mobile weather shield with just the occasional puncture. zzzzz. 

It will come good tonight for us

[Delka]

Sun came out about half hour ago and we're done to 1cm.. need a top up before it's all gone!

[snowblind]

Have to say I'm not wildly optimistic reading the regional forecast on the met office site, despite the warnings. "Some accumulations possible" about as good as it gets for this afternoon and tomorrow. Wednesday is looking our best shot for something more substantial ATM.

[Dazaaa07]

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snowing  very small hard pellet like flakes and its turned colder and windy now

[James1979]

4 minutes ago, john mac said:

It will come good tonight for us

You'll be alright in Essex yeah! 

[Norfolk Sheep]

Stopped again, melting. BBC forecast just now putting emphasis on the NE to get the persistent snow Tues/Wed (right over to the NW)  and hit and miss showers for the rest.  Looks like the end of the week will be our best bet for something substantial.

[TheMoonman]

Just now, Norfolk Sheep said:

Stopped again, melting. BBC forecast just now putting emphasis on the NE to get the persistent snow Tues/Wed (right over to the NW)  and hit and miss showers for the rest.  Looks like the end of the week will be our best bet for something substantial.

First Sunday night into Monday, then Monday night into Tuesday, now end of the week, when it's going to, probably, warm up. 

[Delka]

Su is gone again and a few stray flakes are coming down, hopefully the top up for the few surfaces where it melted completely 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Seems as if the sun is helping to beef the showers up over Norfolk into E Cambs. As reported, everything turning white in Cambridge due to a substantial shower. I think as diurnal heating recedes, that is when we will see the main flare up of offshore convection and possible streamers setting up. As the land cools, we should see a natural slope off of the winds (opposite to the sea breeze) creating a convergence zone offshore, I.e the streamer. 

Edited February 26, 2018 by East_England_Stormchaser91

[mb018538]

The view from my office window at work in Cambridge

Paths not settling as very well salted and gritted (with it being a school and all that), but starting to cover the grass etc

[Bobby93]

1 minute ago, Norfolk Sheep said:

Stopped again, melting. BBC forecast just now putting emphasis on the NE to get the persistent snow Tues/Wed (right over to the NW)  and hit and miss showers for the rest.  Looks like the end of the week will be our best bet for something substantial.

I wouldn't worry too much what the BBC say, just keep watching the radar and surprises will come. We've already had a fair few showers today, and the instability is becoming greater as the afternoon/evening goes on.

[john mac]

Horizontal snow here in chingford