SE and East Anglia general weather discussion 07/11/2018

[Donna3397]

3 hours ago, snowray said:

You better get your skates on, lots more snow to come this week in Iceland.

I’ve been keeping my on Iceland, they have had a very poor start to their season so it’s brilliant to see that snow and money will be returning back to Lapland. 

It would be lovely to have a cold run up to Christmas, I have 98% of my kids presents  so if we did get a dumping of snow they hopefully wot be disappointed. I believe that this time year it had turned cold and we had a few days of wet snow. I was looking through my photos and had taken a picture of all the snow packed on the window. I also remember it being this time last year because my children’s carol concert was cancelled due to the snow. 

[sorepaw1]

4 minutes ago, DonnaThw said:

I’ve been keeping my on Iceland, they have had a very poor start to their season so it’s brilliant to see that snow and money will be returning back to Lapland. 

It would be lovely to have a cold run up to Christmas, I have 98% of my kids presents  so if we did get a dumping of snow they hopefully wot be disappointed. I believe that this time year it had turned cold and we had a few days of wet snow. I was looking through my photos and had taken a picture of all the snow packed on the window. I also remember it being this time last year because my children’s carol concert was cancelled due to the snow. 

I'd buy a sledge tomorrow while stocks last to avoid disappointment 

[snowray]

4 minutes ago, DonnaThw said:

I’ve been keeping my on Iceland, they have had a very poor start to their season so it’s brilliant to see that snow and money will be returning back to Lapland. 

It would be lovely to have a cold run up to Christmas, I have 98% of my kids presents  so if we did get a dumping of snow they hopefully wot be disappointed. I believe that this time year it had turned cold and we had a few days of wet snow. I was looking through my photos and had taken a picture of all the snow packed on the window. I also remember it being this time last year because my children’s carol concert was cancelled due to the snow. 

Yes it did snow in some places last December Donna, think it was north of the M4 corridor that had most of it though, if I remember right.

It was wet slush around here but was white for a while, I mean it did settle.

[snowrye]

Curse that blooody corridor

[Donna3397]

 @snowray can I ask a learners question?? I’m sure I saw you post in theHunt for cold thread about snow in Feb/March time, that the suns to hot by then.  ( I think it was you, sorry if it wasn’t) could you tell me what was different about last years cold spell was there a extenuating circumstance??? I have tried to follow charts but as a leaner a lot still fly over my head. Thanx

[snowray]

11 minutes ago, DonnaThw said:

 @snowray can I ask a learners question?? I’m sure I saw you post in theHunt for cold thread about snow in Feb/March time, that the suns to hot by then.  ( I think it was you, sorry if it wasn’t) could you tell me what was different about last years cold spell was there a extenuating circumstance??? I have tried to follow charts but as a leaner a lot still fly over my head. Thanx

Oh yer, the two Bests from the East were pretty late but also exceptional, as in the air was very cold so that's why they produced the goods, as in lots of snow. It's pretty obvious though, the Winter Equinox is 21st of December, so thats the shortest day of the year, as the days get longer again you start to notice it more in late Feb and into March with more daylight. So the longer days with sunshine will melt the snow thats on the ground at a faster rate then it would have done when the days were very short, ie December and January. But it can certainly snow in Feb, March and April too, sometimes this is when we get the best snowfall its just that it won't hang around very long even if the air is very cold away from the shade.

Edited December 3, 2018 by snowray

[Wimbledon88]

1 hour ago, DonnaThw said:

 @snowray can I ask a learners question?? I’m sure I saw you post in theHunt for cold thread about snow in Feb/March time, that the suns to hot by then.  ( I think it was you, sorry if it wasn’t) could you tell me what was different about last years cold spell was there a extenuating circumstance??? I have tried to follow charts but as a leaner a lot still fly over my head. Thanx

And what made late Feb/early March exceptional were the very low dew points.

They have often been the undoing of a good snowy spell in the SE. 

[Sparky68]

1st time ive had to scrape the windscreen for a while !

[LightningLover]

A Beautifully clear, crisp start in Hastings. the temperature is around 3C atm, With barely a cloud to be seen. 

I'm really, really, really hoping for a severe, cold, and more importantly, a snowy Christmas run-up.

[Katrine Basso]

It is 8:15 am and it is lovely crisp morning with light frost. The sky is clear but there is a haze in the horizon of the sky.  The temperature is 3^° C but feels more like  1^° C. I am still waiting for the sun to appear. There is frost on the roofs and the cars but very little on the lawns.

Edited December 4, 2018 by Katrine Basso
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[Katrine Basso]

The sun has now appeared. It is very sunny now but still quite cold. This morning's light frost is the first frost of the meteorological winter.

[Donna3397]

Thank you @snowray and @Wimbledon88 

[Froze were the Days]

First white stuff on the ground (frost) I've experienced this Autumn / early Winter...about time really!

[Dami]

Hubs is telling me to stop stressing. Why? Am having the age old dilemma of ' has the tree got enough lights? .We got a smaller tree, 5ft, so it says 200 lights is enough but not sure. Hubs then says 'wait till you have everything else on' Que major moan that it will be more difficult to put more lights on after. Now i'm looking at it i think 200 is enough. stay tuned. I still need to go into the loft.

clear and icy this morning. That low sun makes crossing the road a right pig. Now clouding over but still 5c. I can wear my new boots at last.

Hoorah \o/

Edited December 4, 2018 by Dami

[Mokidugway]

6 minutes ago, Dami said:

Hubs is telling me to stop stressing. Why? Am having the age old dilemma of ' has the tree got enough lights? .We got a smaller tree, 5ft, so it says 200 lights is enough but not sure. Hubs then says 'wait till you have everything else on' Que major moan that it will be more difficult to put more lights on after. Now i'm looking at it i think 200 is enough. stay tuned. I still need to go into the loft.

clear and icy this morning. That low sun makes crossing the road a right pig. Now clouding over but still 5c. I can wear my new boots at last.

Hoorah \o/

My tree has 600 lights , just sayin  remember  the digger from a couple of years ago 

Edited December 4, 2018 by Mokidugway

[stainesbloke]

26 minutes ago, Dami said:

Hubs is telling me to stop stressing. Why? Am having the age old dilemma of ' has the tree got enough lights? .We got a smaller tree, 5ft, so it says 200 lights is enough but not sure. Hubs then says 'wait till you have everything else on' Que major moan that it will be more difficult to put more lights on after. Now i'm looking at it i think 200 is enough. stay tuned. I still need to go into the loft.

clear and icy this morning. That low sun makes crossing the road a right pig. Now clouding over but still 5c. I can wear my new boots at last.

Hoorah \o/

https://www.lights4fun.co.uk/buying-guides/how-many-lights-do-i-need-for-my-christmas-tree

[Dami]

29 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

My tree has 600 lights , just sayin  remember  the digger from a couple of years ago 

epic that mo. 

[lassie23]

from looking at the model output. it will turn cold and then probably wet and windy christmas week

[Dami]

never fear. Hubs is taking bubs to see santa this evening up the road, which is by the sainsbury's. It is going to rain. I hope they bring back cookies.

[snowray]

3 hours ago, lassie23 said:

from looking at the model output. it will turn cold and then probably wet and windy christmas week

Never know though, could get lucky...still three weeks off.

 

By the way Lass, I been meaning to ask you, is that a pic of a Christmas donkey you have up there, or is it a goat?

[lassie23]

1 minute ago, snowray said:

Never know though, could get lucky...still three weeks off.

 

By the way Lass, I been meaning to ask you, is that a pic of a Christmas donkey you have up there, or is it a goat?

I thought it was a goat lol but looks a bit donk, maybe a goatkey

[Mokidugway]

1 minute ago, lassie23 said:

I thought it was a goat lol but looks a bit donk, maybe a goatkey

Thought it was a pit bull

[lassie23]

1 minute ago, Mokidugway said:

Thought it was a pit bull

or a bullshitsui

[Mokidugway]

2 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

or a bullshitsui

Kind of poodle

[lassie23]

2 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

Kind of poodle

potpoodle, oh weather info, errrrr a cloudy daze here today