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


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Posted
  • Location: Wimbledon,SW London
  • Location: Wimbledon,SW London
46 minutes ago, Matty J said:

This forcasts on the been now really are a complete load of toss! At 955pm last night Saturday was going to be a washout and on Sunday they had 50mph winds over us.

Roll forward to 16:25 today and Saturday is now totally dry and Sunday is wet but the winds are 14mph

Its utterly shambolic

Not just the beeb. The Met Office just as hopeless, though in fairness to them on their you tube updates they more or less admit that. Think they are still eating humble pie after this week's shambles. 

May head to the seaside on Sunday. One never knows?!

Bit milder this evening 3.8c.

 

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  • Location: Mid Essex
  • Location: Mid Essex

I for one am fed up with keeping the fire going so we are warm. The sooner that nice warm quiet weather occurs the happier I would be. Can then get on with growing stuff for the coming season.

Having said that I like nice snowy weather as long as it is that and not a slushy mess. 

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  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
7 minutes ago, Wimbledon88 said:

Not just the beeb. The Met Office just as hopeless, though in fairness to them on their you tube updates they more or less admit that. Think they are still eating humble pie after this week's shambles. 

May head to the seaside on Sunday. One never knows?!

Bit milder this evening 3.8c.

 

That's why I'm rather sceptical of their longer range forecast that keeps mentioning the possibility of very cold weather with east or North easterly winds. They have been saying the same since December. There is still time I guess but whatever their longer range models are seeing it seems to be being overridden by something they are not.

Similar thing happened a few winters back and the colder outlook was quietly dropped in the end.

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  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
47 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

It's off again

Which is it? I don't want to risk going in there!

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  • Location: West Barnes, London, 18m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Warm and sunny; chilly and sunny; thunderstorms; extreme
  • Location: West Barnes, London, 18m ASL

lets see what happens tomorrow to the least reliable forecasts many of us have ever seen 

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  • Location: Cobham Surrey
  • Weather Preferences: clear skies , hard frost , snow !
  • Location: Cobham Surrey
Just now, snowblind said:

Which is it? I don't want to risk going in there!

its off ... just because a chart has a shade of blue on it people are guaranteeing snow in 4 days time - fun to read nonetheless.

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  • Location: Lee, London. SE12, 41 mts. 134.5 ft asl.
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snowy Weather
  • Location: Lee, London. SE12, 41 mts. 134.5 ft asl.

I'm still feeling confident that will see a shift to much colder weather, in the last day or so of January and more so, during early February. Especially after my conversation with Ian Currie, yesterday. 

As Ian suggested, we may need a "few bites of the Northerly, cherry."

Although I admit, I'm starting to lose count of the attempted Northerly attacks!!

Just as one low dives S.E, with a ridge trying to build behind it, yet another low comes barrelling out of E.Canada, to flatten the ridge, again!!

This current grouping of Forecast Northerly plunges may take until early February, to finally be successful. Or to use a Baseball analogy. " 3 strikes Atlantic and you're out!!"

As Mr.Currie suggested we will almost certainly need the Jet Stream to be anesthetized, somewhat. Hopefully this will happen, as we enter February. 12z  GFS and ECM are starting to "sniff out" some height rises to our N.E., as we enter that timeframe. 

I have to add, that I think Mr.Currie has been very consistent with his thoughts for visualising the way forward and the anticipated, long route to cold.

Below are the GFS and ECM Models suggestions, out in F.I., land:

       12z GFS (PARA) SUN.3rd FEB.

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            12z ECM SUN.3rd FEB.

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And IMO this type of evolving Synoptic scenario, ties in nicely with today's Met Office updated outlooks.

I refuse to be sucked in by the OTT despondency, on the Model thread.

Regards,

Tom. :hi:

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Just checked the GFS, surprised there's not more talk about Tuesday and Wednesday evening next week, looks like there's plenty of potential for our part of the world. Wednesday looks like we could see a fair bit if things don't change too much (which it will)

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  • Location: Heybridge, Essex!
  • Location: Heybridge, Essex!
16 minutes ago, Uxbridge90 said:

Just checked the GFS, surprised there's not more talk about Tuesday and Wednesday evening next week, looks like there's plenty of potential for our part of the world. Wednesday looks like we could see a fair bit if things don't change too much (which it will)

This is what confuses me about the MOD thread. Everyone is always chasing day 10 charts showing Narnia and often ignore what is potentially coming up!

So in terms of us in the SE/EA are we still looking good for some snow next week?

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  • Location: Locksbottom, NW Kent 92m asl(310ft)
  • Weather Preferences: Warm summers but not too hot and colder winters with frost and snow
  • Location: Locksbottom, NW Kent 92m asl(310ft)

Agree with TOMSE12 on prospects for next 5-6 days.Just viewed MOD thread and like Tom said too much despondency-there are some people over there that need to take a break from that thread just so they can clear their heads and got some perspective.We are all frustrated I get that but it is the weather and in my book we have about 50 days of winter left(I always have March 15th in my head as the end game of winter).We just need a small break from the weather gods over the other side of the Atlantic and the chances of a cold spell will increase for us.Time to be half full and not half empty and that is coming from a spurs fan who has just seen his team lose on pens to Chelsea.!!

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  • Location: East London
  • Location: East London

Couple of milder days ahead then back to cold. Not bad. 

My first winter model watching and its a rather hectic one. Hopefully not every winter is like this. Quite opposite to earlier last year with the summer being predicted quite comfortably by the models with those 6-8 weeks of prolonged hot weather. Learning a lot through this forum.It's nice  

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  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London
  • Weather Preferences: Snowy November to March and Sunny and warm April to October
  • Location: Live in NW Kent by the Thames & work in SE London
22 minutes ago, Hotspur61 said:

Agree with TOMSE12 on prospects for next 5-6 days.Just viewed MOD thread and like Tom said too much despondency-there are some people over there that need to take a break from that thread just so they can clear their heads and got some perspective.We are all frustrated I get that but it is the weather and in my book we have about 50 days of winter left(I always have March 15th in my head as the end game of winter).We just need a small break from the weather gods over the other side of the Atlantic and the chances of a cold spell will increase for us.Time to be half full and not half empty and that is coming from a spurs fan who has just seen his team lose on pens to Chelsea.!!

Spurs luck and watching those models tease then collapse at the last minute reminds me of our regions luck at getting a decent snow fall to stick or the holy grail of lifting a trophy=Beast from the East!

Despite having had a very tough cup run away at arsenal and west ham and despite not having Harry Kane Dele Alli and Son we did well to take it to penalties tbh- Chelsea are lucky the rules changed this season away goals now don't count unlike in previous seasons else Spurs would have gone straight to the final and wouldn't have even had to take penalties as Chelsea didn't score at Wembley! 

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  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
1 hour ago, Uxbridge90 said:

Just checked the GFS, surprised there's not more talk about Tuesday and Wednesday evening next week, looks like there's plenty of potential for our part of the world. Wednesday looks like we could see a fair bit if things don't change too much (which it will)

That's the problem I think. It's still 5 days away and the models have been so volatile lately.

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29 minutes ago, Zesyph said:

Couple of milder days ahead then back to cold. Not bad. 

My first winter model watching and its a rather hectic one. Hopefully not every winter is like this. Quite opposite to earlier last year with the summer being predicted quite comfortably by the models with those 6-8 weeks of prolonged hot weather. Learning a lot through this forum.It's nice  

I've watched the last 5 winters and it's always pretty hectic to be honest!

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  • Location: Liphook
  • Location: Liphook

I thought I'd copy this from the model thread since I think its relevant:

"Hmmm if you want a wildcard a few of the ensembles are still producing a LP/wave along the system that comes westwards along the southern half the country. We have already seen that happen to an extent on Tuesday but the low formed a little too late to be of use for us. ECM also does have its signature, as does the ICON. So enough there to IMO warrant a close watch, probably a 30% risk IMO but if a low was to form could get a surprise dumping of snow late Monday and into Tuesday."

Just maybe something to keep an eye on?!

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  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast
  • Location: NR Worthing SE Coast

 

7Not much talk of snow in the latest met office forecast for our region over the next 5 days, wintry showers is the main theme. Basically ignore all the hype from the model thread. 

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

Yup I can’t see any snow for us in the SE for at least the next week but never say never

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  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
  • Location: Coggeshall, Nr Colchester, Essex
51 minutes ago, CanadianCoops said:

Yup I can’t see any snow for us in the SE for at least the next week but never say never

Looks like it's just going to be one of those winters where things never quite work out for us.

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  • Location: Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex (11.8M ASL)
  • Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms, snow, and wind storms
  • Location: Bexhill-on-sea, East Sussex (11.8M ASL)

foggy in Hastings this morning. God, I NEED some real snow at this point...

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  • Location: Cobham Surrey
  • Weather Preferences: clear skies , hard frost , snow !
  • Location: Cobham Surrey

Big swing to mild for the end of Jan / beginning of Feb this morning from the models so that’s a bit disappointing. Really into the business end of winter now with click ticking ...

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  • Location: Wimbledon,SW London
  • Location: Wimbledon,SW London
8 minutes ago, Badgers01 said:

Big swing to mild for the end of Jan / beginning of Feb this morning from the models so that’s a bit disappointing. Really into the business end of winter now with click ticking ...

They the same models that were saying we were going to be up to our knees in snow this morning, this time last week? They have been hopelesly innaccurate this winter.Who knows what's going to happen after Sunday.  

 

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