South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/12/2018 Onwards

[*Stormforce~beka*]

7 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:

You have nothing in Winchester?! According to the radar, you've had snow over you for hours now. Must be some serious issues with the radar tonight. Reports of snow falling in dry slots on the radar and no snow falling when it's showing moderate-heavy snow 

My back garden ... 

[gottolovethisweather]

1 hour ago, gottolovethisweather said:

That Fax Chart as posted by Knocker is a thing of beauty, what a rare opportunity this has turned into for some of us. A good few inches in selected prone spots overnight and into tomorrow, a day of intermittent snow continuing for some parts then as well.

Note the two surface lows and frontal features, one or two of which were unexpected I believe.

Fax Chart post by Knocker

 

 

See my previous in relation to Knocker's Fax chart post previously. The Fax Charts are updated during the actual weather event itself as new information is fed in, hence the extended warnings to late afternoon tomorrow for some. Don't go thinking we're due hours and hours of heavy snow but do be thinking, most of us will wake up to a wintry scene by the morning with some parts getting more than previously anticipated. AT in Newbury now -0.2c DP -2.8c and AP 983mb and slowly falling. 

 

As to who, where, when and how much I still favour the regions mentioned in my post below for the heaviest snowfalls and accumulations.

 

Who will get the highest snow depths?

Edited January 31, 2019 by gottolovethisweather

[Lorraine]

14 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Ruddy aweful in Winchester! All we have is a sugarcoating!

Hoping to move back to winch this year. I miss home 

[thunderhead 2005]

Just now, *Stormforce~beka* said:

My back garden ... 

That's literally the same as us 

[Dean E]

As other's have said, radar is clear over my area and its the heaviest snowfall so far.

[andy_leics22]

1 minute ago, Frosty hollows said:

South of Oxford we have quite a good accumulation 

Niceee

[Leon1]

Just got very heavy out there and the main road is starting to get slushy! Met Office has me down for snow heavy at times during tonight and tomorrow lunchtime!

[kumquat]

13 minutes ago, TomW said:

Metoffice has snow falling here until 2pm tomorrow!

Well they got it wrong today so I won't get my hopes up!

Could end up being right in a roundabout way!

[fromey]

@offerman looks like almost blizzard conditions now

[*Stormforce~beka*]

9 minutes ago, Climate_Eyes said:

Same Beka, been under "precip" for ages now but just nothing falling at ground level, just odd flakes every now and then.

I'm peed off for the kids sake But on the plus I'm really happy those on the coast are seeing it. So rare for them!

[Mark Neal.]

Nice covering in Headington. Been snowing lightly last 30 mins. 

[Mike Poole]

It's snowing. properly.  In Wantage.  Looks like we've got another hour too, followed by showers, and maybe more later.  Watching it from the lamp posts (fortunately we've still got the sodium ones that cast disperse light!), there's a definite easterly component to the wind, which coupled to the northerly progression, may bring that big area of precipitation over Brighton area earlier into play, if much weakened or breaking into showers behind.

[CheesepuffScott]

1 minute ago, Leon1 said:

Just got very heavy out there and the main road is starting to get slushy! Met Office has me down for snow heavy at times during tonight and tomorrow lunchtime!

Yeah I just can't stop opening the curtains every 2 minutes. Omg. The road has a nice covering

[Jayfromcardiff]

Heaviest of the night now crazy!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

7 minutes ago, thunderhead 2005 said:

It should do, very strange though

Do we know how much there is or when it should move? The snow will be over by then

[Kreftysoton]

I wonder how far north the front will go its still pivoting now and pushing up which means im out the bottom end i wonder if it will sink south again and can pick up some more ppn..

[Anthony81]

Would be nice to squeeze a good few hrs of mod/heavy snow fall out of this approaching band, snow slowly getting heavier in last 5 mins 

Starting to pitch fast

Edited January 31, 2019 by Anthony81

[Lyn-M]

The grass has now disappeared, just.  Still not as much as forecast, but seems to be lingering if the radar is actually correct.

[Wilxy]

Still coming down nice here! 

-0.5°c

DP -1.5°c

[noonoo418]

After the rollercoaster ride a good covering has arrived!!! Happy days....and if the Met Office app is to believed (it's hardly been accurate today) more to come tomorrow!!

[kumquat]

Just now, TomW said:

Still coming down nice here! 

-0.5°c

DP -1.5°c

Yeah - nice heavy ppn SE of Bristol just coming now

[Mapantz]

Couple of radar shots:

 

[Ben Sainsbury]

The system is really beginning to pivot now, judging by last few frames!

[iceman1991]

More snow to come tonight then guys or is that it ????

[Blizzardof82]

18z GFS, Hirlam and Icon all looking good for snow all night for Bristol area