SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 03/03/2018 onwards

[NO LONGER POSTING]

love the look of that streamer, may have a day of work tomorrow though :/

[Flash bang flash bang etc]

I need to get to the office to drop off expenses, but that can wait til Tuesday if it has to... ?

[Chris74]

Snowing lightly on sheppey now. 

[James Oliver]

Latest Met Office graphics. These are not accurate either....?

[East Kent Snow Desert]

Large flakes here in E.Kent atm but frustratingly sparse

[alexisj9]

Very light snow on of here, hardly noticeable, a brake in it now. Wish some real blue or green can get here it would land now.

[Daniel*]

2 minutes ago, James Oliver said:

Latest Met Office graphics. These are not accurate either....?

That’s just shocking 

[Marie]

Just curious as I’m not knowledgable enough , but what areas get affected from a Thames streamer ? Thanks 

[James Gold]

Streamer looks nice but I need it into south London - let’s hope

[SnowBorder]

Been consistently snowing here just outside Sevenoaks since 3.30pm - been heavy at times, but now lighter snow. Has settled on most surfaces 

[Oaks]

What would a streamer mean for my neck of the woods, Sevenoaks ?

[Gowon]

17 minutes ago, James Gold said:

Stopped here in Bromley - seems like the streamer is the hope now

it is but it's like dust. just been outside

[Gowon]

we need a name for dusty snow

[Darkcloud]

Just now, D.V.R said:

we need a name for dusty snow

Snust??

[Tom Quintavalle]

Couldn't get an internet connection, for most of the afternoon, so had my mandatory nap. I see this morning's, Belgian blob, intensified. When I got up, just over an hour ago, pavements and road, down our close, covered again!! Thought METO, said it would be dry?? Shocking performance from them, last couple of days. The persistence of that Thames Streamer type, Amber Warning, yesterday, was well out. IMO, those areas in that zone, that got a decent covering last night, they "fluked" the forecast. As Steve M. said, last night, that was NO Thames Streamer!!

Regards,

Tom.

[James Oliver]

This area of precipitation has been developing nicely in the last few updates too.

[alexisj9]

3 minutes ago, D.V.R said:

we need a name for dusty snow

Snizzle

[coram]

4 minutes ago, James Oliver said:

Latest Met Office graphics. These are not accurate either....?

I'm usually a great supporter of the professionals and the very difficult job they do, however on this occasion they are getting it badly wrong. While forecasting in these situations is very difficult, reporting what is actually happening is not. Surely they should have one of their team standing outside and looking/feeling at what is falling out of the sky and somebody else looking at the radar. Perhaps sometimes they put too much emphasis on computer models.

[snowray]

29 minutes ago, Paul77 said:

Been very disappointing imby probably had 1cm at best lying snow.

Glad some of you are getting a pasting tho?

Yes lots of holes in the PPN have been in the Thames estuary itself moving east, but heavier PPn inland either north or south or both like this afternoon. Question, why is there less PPN in the Thames estuary itself? Any ideas?

 

[Daenerys]

We have had a fair amount these last couple of hours in Epsom, Surrey. 

One thing I have learnt this Winter, is to not take things to literally. Mother Nature will do what she wants to do, not what a model or forecast suggests! Good old fashioned lamppost watching has been my best bet this year. Fascinating stuff!

now for a it of Radar watching with my Pear &Chocolate crumble ?

[Gowon]

Just now, alexisj9 said:

Snizzle

That's snow drizzle

[Come rain snow or shine]

5 minutes ago, D.V.R said:

we need a name for dusty snow

"Dusty Snowfield"   I'll get my coat

 

Edited March 18, 2018 by Come rain snow or shine

[alexisj9]

4 minutes ago, TomSE12 said:

Couldn't get an internet connection, for most of the afternoon, so had my mandatory nap. I see this morning's, Belgian blob, intensified. When I got up, just over an hour ago, pavements and road, down our close, covered again!! Thought METO, said it would be dry?? Shocking performance from them, last couple of days. The persistence of that Thames Streamer type, Amber Warning, yesterday, was well out. IMO, those areas in that zone, that got a decent covering last night, they "fluked" the forecast. As Steve M. said, last night, that was NO Thames Streamer!!

Regards,

Tom.

They got the wrong day, pretty sure ones setting up now.

[Gowon]

5 minutes ago, Darkcloud said:

Snust??

that's the best one so far

[bobbydog]

just to clarify, this is not a thames streamer. the flow is picking up moisture from the sea in a vaguely similar way to how a streamer forms but its not a streamer. it is however, giving us unexpected snowfall. which will do nicely.