South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 01/09/2020 Onward

[Somerset Squall]

Looks like we might actually get our first frost from this cold spell tonight, the skies are at last clear and at last the breeze has dropped out, 0.7°C and falling.

[sukayuonsensnow]

2 hours ago, MidnightSnow said:

Things are getting desperate. Watching videos of the last big snow event. What a day this was 

This was the 1st February 2019 snowfall? Yes this was a complete surprise for the most part, and very local. Pretty much anywhere between the M4, M3, and A303 had a good snowfall, but literally 10-20 minutes drive outside of that zone and not much snow. In Northern Hampshire we had quite a bit of snow out of this, but in nearby Guildford and many parts of Surrey there wasn't nearly as much.

Looking at the current radar, something tells me this potential snow event would have been a non-starter anyway even if it had gone over much of our region. Most of the precipitation dissipating and weakening off as it moves east over the channel. Instead we have a crisp and very cold night, probably one of the colder nights of the winter thus far for our region.

[fromey]

Ah February 2019 the low pressure that kept on giving!

[Wiltshireweatherwatcher]

8 minutes ago, fromey said:

Ah February 2019 the low pressure that kept on giving!

Wasn’t it just. Hardly moved all day. Just when you thought that was it, it would start up again! Funny to think that was the last time we actually saw snow. Didn’t come even close last winter. I’d be highly surprised if we didn’t see something over the next couple of months.

[Leon1]

Some pictures of Feb 2019:

   

I really would like to have something like this again this winter. 

[katemart]

10 hours ago, iowpompeylee said:

I do like this! Some snow showers around in the next couple of days for a few of us down south. Notice a nice curl to the system when it reaches the Isle of Wight on New Year’s Day! 

[bellanite]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01q9d86/winterwatch-1963-the-big-freeze

For anyone really desperate for a snow fix. Maybe, one day we'll see the likes again! We can dream.

 

[Mapantz]

Down to 0.7°C here. Could be icy after the rain?! Last ice I remember was 2018.

I wonder if this Winter will go down in the record books as the greatest Winter to have never happened? 

[MP-R]

-1.3C and frosty now. Also slightly foggy. Perhaps the coldest night of the winter so far to come.

[Bristawl Si]

Forecast for next 6/7 days looks dry and cold for here. Nothing severe. Tentative signs of colder and more instability past the next week. We'll see.

[David Hopes]

Good morning folks. Frosty. Clear. -2°c. Humidity 97%Rh.

[SteveB]

No we are talking,  -3.1c, that's cold!

[fromey]

A little chilly this morning!

[iowpompeylee]

Very cold start on the Isle of Wight, -0.2c feels like -3c in wind. And -1 dew point. Ripe for snow = not a cloud in sight all day! Happy new year 

Edited December 31, 2020 by iowpompeylee

[Turnedoutniceagain]

-3c here in the high Wolds. A thick, thick fog and a frost so heavy I had to check if it was snow !!!

[Andy Bown]

8 hours ago, Bristle boy said:

Forecast for next 6/7 days looks dry and cold for here. Nothing severe. Tentative signs of colder and more instability past the next week. We'll see.

Dry the ground out. A few severe frosts to freeze it. Then!?!?

[78/79]

2 hours ago, fromey said:

A little chilly this morning!

Sharp frost over in Shepton, hardest one so far. 

[fromey]

Nice low temps to help get any latent heat out of the ground, dry things up and then we wait! 

[fromey]

1 minute ago, 78/79 said:

Sharp frost over in Shepton, hardest one so far. 

It dropped lower to -5.2c just before the sun came up, it’s what we need to get any remaining heat out of the ground 

[78/79]

7 minutes ago, fromey said:

It dropped lower to -5.2c just before the sun came up, it’s what we need to get any remaining heat out of the ground 

We lived in Frome until  last year, Shepton s got a tad more elevation, but Fromes more inland, both on a par really. Had some good falls of snow over there though. 

[Leon1]

Got down to -4.1c last night! A proper frost that covered the trees and bushes too but it is melting away now.

[Skullzrulerz]

Snowing Here In Cornwall 

Just outside of St Austell here in Scredda

 

[iowpompeylee]

Not a scrap of precipitation about, I’m suffering model output fatigue... I’m signing off for the year! Ps let me know if any precipitation heads towards the Isle of Wight. 

[chris55]

Beautiful hoar frost here this morning. Absolutely gorgeous out there  .

[Jayfromcardiff]

Some of us could see some snow this morning if the showers maintain intensity.