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Posted
  • Location: Godalming
  • Weather Preferences: Plumes and streamers
  • Location: Godalming

We got nothing, just an hour’s flurry from about 7:30 for an hour last night.

Tomo looking better - but again doubting any significant snowfall or accumulations.

Doubting you’ll be able to call anything this week an ‘event’. I’d compare it to in summer when we get told there will be a thunderstorm and all you hear in the end is a distant rumble. Disappointing and not very practical weather.

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  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire

So we had a pleasant enough evening in Ely last night, with snow between 8-9:30pm which delivered around 2cm. Surprisingly - although much was initially covered, there was a slight thaw and many of the paths that were covered ended up becoming clear again. By this morning it had all completely froze over however - my car was like an ice block!

I'm following the charts keenly regarding Thursday. It has some potential yes - and this time I believe we'll see an 'all snow' event so that will bode well. The precipitation band is slipping further and further South so we need to be a bit cautious about this one. I do detect however an overall weakening of the system with each run - so I'm not currently anticipating significant snowfall if it does reach Ely, perhaps 2-5cm max - which is exactly as all the forecasters are going by.

Some on here will need to reset their expectations - its not going to be a major 'dump' as it stands - it could even all boil down to a light sprinkling! 

 

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  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.

About 1 cm, in the end...I was tricked by the homepage; it's still saying 3C and rain!:cray:

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  • Location: Petersfield, South Downs, Hampshire, 180m ASL
  • Location: Petersfield, South Downs, Hampshire, 180m ASL

No snow but very icy underfoot & took the car a while to defrost. An upgrade for me tomorrow luckily so might get first lying snow of the season...might..

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  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
20 minutes ago, kold weather said:

UKMO has tomorrows system in a similar position as the ECM though the area of heavier precip stretchs further north a little, to the north of M4 before quite a quick weakening.

Surrey- where about are you mate?

Looks game over for anyone north of M4 then Kold? Sorry haven’t had a chance to check the charts thoroughly this morning yet but I’m sensing this will be nothing more than a dusting for the north and east of region? 

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  • Location: Stansted, Essex. 97m asl
  • Location: Stansted, Essex. 97m asl

Hirlam and ICON have the front moving up and slowing over North London up to North Essex and then losing intensity as it moves further North. I'd say the line for good snow prospects can be drawn across from North Essex into Suffolk. South of there will do well, most south of London and M4.

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  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
2 minutes ago, Nick F said:

Wow, some downbeat posts above, second and third time lucky tomorrow night and again early Saturday? EC seems to think so, tomorrow night looks to see a spell of heavy snow, starting and finishing as snow, then low pressure moving across NW France May extend NE bringing another spell to parts of our area early Saturday

Tomorrow night

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Saturday morning 

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Just looking in the mod thread and looking at the general trend- do you feel theres a chance it could slip a bit further South Nick and lose some of its intensity? And what's your thoughts about the extent of the snow potential on Saturday - again is it looking like mostly it'll be the South East of the region? 

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  • Location: Merstham, Surrey
  • Weather Preferences: Summer sunshine
  • Location: Merstham, Surrey

Quite a bit of ice and snow around at home in Merstham. First picture is of the fields out towards Nutfield and the second is up towards M25/Nutwwod/ Reigate Hill

 

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  • Location: Liphook
  • Location: Liphook
5 minutes ago, Nimbusman said:

Looks game over for anyone north of M4 then Kold? Sorry haven’t had a chance to check the charts thoroughly this morning yet but I’m sensing this will be nothing more than a dusting for the north and east of region? 

Nah your still totally in the game north of the M4. Heaviest stuff looking probably south of there but there should be some snow around, even if the front is on the wane by that point.

However nothing to say the front can't penertrate more than expected. You guys north of M4 certainly within the range if error still.

Now we have model agreement about all three main factors regarding this low, any adjustments north or south should be minimal at this stage and probably only important to those on the northern and southern extents. This will be roughly where the front will be.

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4 minutes ago, exodus said:

Hirlam and ICON have the front moving up and slowing over North London up to North Essex and then losing intensity as it moves further North. I'd say the line for good snow prospects can be drawn across from North Essex into Suffolk. South of there will do well, most south of London and M4.

So is west London looking good for some heavier snowfall tomorrow evening?

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  • Location: Gillingham, Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow Snow and more Snow!
  • Location: Gillingham, Kent

A light covering on cars etc this morning round Medway. 

The ice is a bit of a pain, could see a few slips and falls happening around the area. 

Looks like we are firmly out of the running till Friday/Sat now, good luck everyone still in with a shout for tonight!

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  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
  • Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire
1 minute ago, Londres said:

So is west London looking good for some heavier snowfall tomorrow evening?

Others may have a view but I would say London is looking in prime position for the Thursday potential as the whole system is forecast to bit a bit further South (as shown by the chart trends) which means the colder air needed will still be in place across London. How north of London the front will push and its intensity is currently the main discussion point - but 2-5cm looks likely. 

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  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
1 minute ago, kold weather said:

Nah your still totally in the game north of the M4. Heaviest stuff looking probably south of there but there should be some snow around, even if the front is on the wane by that point.

However nothing to say the front can't penertrate more than expected. You guys north of M4 certainly within the range if error still.

Cheers for the reply. Fingers crossed with the angle of attack being slightly more favourable too. Just saw the charts Nick posted for Thursday and Saturday morning and North Essex and Suffolk are right on the edge of ‘interesting’

I’ve accepted over the many years that an east coast locale in these set up can be difficult to get decent snowfall from. Having said that im still hoping for some positive adjustments in the the next 24 hours!

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  • Location: Chelsfield, Orpington (Kent / SE London) - 115m ASL
  • Location: Chelsfield, Orpington (Kent / SE London) - 115m ASL

Lile @Steve Murr, some melt since last night.  I was woken early by people starting to drive to work and the cracking sound of the ice on the road was so loud! Temps currently at 0C - a beautiful, clear, cold morning. 

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  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft
  • Location: Canmore, AB 4296ft|North Kent 350ft|Killearn 330ft

I think a very different anxiety will unfold for tomorrows snow compared to last night.

It's looking like an all snow event, which will be nice not having to endure hours or will it/wont it change from rain to snow.

BUT the big thing will be the heaviness of the snow and the extent it reaches. Which is another issue all together. As others have said north and east of London looking less likely to have higher amounts than south and west of London but still in the game. Still 36 hours or so  and time for changes. 

The radar will certainly come in handy tomorrow for nowcasting.

 

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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)
4 minutes ago, Steve Murr said:

Official depth here 4cm ❄️

Expecting to hopefully double it tomorrow

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Wow you got quite a bit down there. Think we were just on the wrong side of marginal in north London, plus probably didn’t get the same intensity of precipitation. We had snow but it only gave a dusting. 

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  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
  • Location: Ipswich, Suffolk 72asl
7 minutes ago, CanadianCoops said:

I think a very different anxiety will unfold for tomorrows snow compared to last night.

It's looking like an all snow event, which will be nice not having to endure hours or will it/wont it change from rain to snow.

BUT the big thing will be the heaviness of the snow and the extent it reaches. Which is another issue all together. As others have said north and east of London looking less likely to have higher amounts than south and west of London but still in the game. Still 36 hours or so  and time for changes. 

The radar will certainly come in handy tomorrow for nowcasting.

 

Very good point, it’s never easy in the country is it?! The marginality was the major issue last night with the front arriving quicker than expected, the temps and dew points took much longer to drop to more snow conducive levels over here in the east.

As an aside it looks like there could be some very low minima tonight in the region and freezing fog so a real wintry flavour continues!

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  • Location: Rainham Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow all the way
  • Location: Rainham Kent

Haha, didn’t I say it would change by the hour, I got my double snowflakes back on Meto! Yippee

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  • Location: Boxley - Kent 133.9 m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny Days and a little Snow.
  • Location: Boxley - Kent 133.9 m ASL
Just now, Biensie said:

Haha, didn’t I say it would change by the hour, I got my double snowflakes back on Meto! Yippee

Take them symbols with a pinch of salt!!

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  • Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
  • Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
21 minutes ago, Lampostwatcher said:

Icon has the band reaching Peterbrough

Apologies as cant check but how does it compare to its run before in that respect?

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  • Location: Rainham Kent
  • Weather Preferences: Snow all the way
  • Location: Rainham Kent
1 minute ago, Kent Blizzard said:

Take them symbols with a pinch of salt!!

Noooo, don’t burst my bubble! I believe....

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  • Location: Boxley - Kent 133.9 m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Sunny Days and a little Snow.
  • Location: Boxley - Kent 133.9 m ASL
21 minutes ago, throwoff said:

A light covering on cars etc this morning round Medway. 

The ice is a bit of a pain, could see a few slips and falls happening around the area. 

Looks like we are firmly out of the running till Friday/Sat now, good luck everyone still in with a shout for tonight!

Tonight?

It's Tomorrow night I'm still very much interested in!! We did ok last night in the end also parts of Lordswood looked to do well when I went through earlier.

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