South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion Jan 2021 Onward

[Jayfromcardiff]

2 minutes ago, iowpompeylee said:

Not sure if I can post a tweet in here, but maybe a bit of interest for a few in here tonight!!! 

I'm not sure what direction it's moving in.

[iowpompeylee]

Latest ICON for Friday, showing increased precipitation for Friday. Interest for lots of us! Just added another slide which adds interest!!  Temps look ideal thurs/fri 

Edited January 5, 2021 by iowpompeylee

[iowpompeylee]

Gfs shows potential for wales too on Friday! 

[andy_leics22]

No snow reports from the home counties? Looks like Luton and Bedfordshire are under that band. Should be cold enough there for wintryness in that

Edited January 5, 2021 by andy_leics22

[Mapantz]

Raining here. Temp 2.7°C, DP 0.9°C.

[Frostbite1980]

5 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:

No snow reports from the home counties? Looks like Luton and Bedfordshire are under that band. Should be cold enough there for wintryness in that

Sleet in Stevenage but trying its best to turn to snow ❄

[MidnightSnow]

More ppn than forecast coming in from the east?

[matt111]

Light rain here over the last hour and I doubt anything else that arrives will be any different. 3.1°C

[Jayfromcardiff]

15 minutes ago, MidnightSnow said:

More ppn than forecast coming in from the east?

A lot more than forecast, I don't think any model had this much showing.

[offerman]

10 minutes ago, Jayfromcardiff said:

A lot more than forecast, I don't think any model had this much showing.

Hi Jay 

trouble is will it fade out before it gets here as the land usually sucks out it's moisture before showers reach this far unless it peeps up or can keep intensity. 

[Jayfromcardiff]

6 minutes ago, offerman said:

Hi Jay 

trouble is will it fade out before it gets here as the land usually sucks out it's moisture before showers reach this far unless it peeps up or can keep intensity. 

I certainly won't be waiting up for it, work in the morning. No doubt it'd probably be rain if it reaches here.

[dec10snow]

I’m still getting repeated phantom showers on the radar overhead but the ground is still completely dry - nothing made it down all day. Is it a dry airmass sucking the moisture out before it reaches the ground?

[Mapantz]

8 minutes ago, dec10snow said:

I’m still getting repeated phantom showers on the radar overhead but the ground is still completely dry - nothing made it down all day. Is it a dry airmass sucking the moisture out before it reaches the ground?

I had the opposite. I went outside and looked up, stars in all directions, but it was raining.

[Somerset Squall]

20 minutes ago, dec10snow said:

I’m still getting repeated phantom showers on the radar overhead but the ground is still completely dry - nothing made it down all day. Is it a dry airmass sucking the moisture out before it reaches the ground?

We've just had a brief snow shower here on the southern edge of Taunton, has left the slightest dusting on the grass.

With a 2 minute sprinkling  a couple nights ago, it's been a good week

[offerman]

39 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

I had the opposite. I went outside and looked up, stars in all directions, but it was raining.

Hi mapantz,

I too have seen that before ! How does that happen ? Also how does rain fall out of really shallow cloud yet stays up in thicker cloud ? Thanks 

[offerman]

27 minutes ago, Somerset Squall said:

We've just had a brief snow shower here on the southern edge of Taunton, has left the slightest dusting on the grass.

With a 2 minute sprinkling  a couple nights ago, it's been a good week

Nice one SS.

[The Enforcer]

Day 3 of the Easterly saw temps get over 5C again in spite of a biting wind and currently 1.5C. No precipitation has made it here. I don't know whether I'm more narked by it constantly failing between the M1 & M40 corridors or the fact that if any precipitation did have the temerity to make it a few miles further, it would be rain.

Edited January 6, 2021 by The Enforcer

[John88B]

That band of showers moving across from the east looks like it may reach the area. Likely to be snow but only light and patchy. Enough to give a dusting in places though.

Edit. It looks like the Cotswolds have eaten up the remnants of the showers.

Edited January 6, 2021 by John88B

[fromey]

Would you look at that!

some snow!!

[Andy Bown]

Yes a large flake flurry in Warminster too, for about 2 minutes! 

[John88B]

Snowing in Yate.

Edit. Well that must go down as the quickest snow flurry ever!

Edited January 6, 2021 by John88B

[rowan fawdon]

Anyone on here in the east/mid  Dartmoor area? The netweather radar had snow  there yesterday eveing , but what was the real picture? Nothing here of course -barely even any frost visible depite the freezing temps as the wind has dreis everything off a bit .

 

[jethro]

Morning, sharp frost here and snow flurries, nothing to get excited about but pretty to see.

 

[dec10snow]

 

8 hours ago, Somerset Squall said:

We've just had a brief snow shower here on the southern edge of Taunton, has left the slightest dusting on the grass.

With a 2 minute sprinkling  a couple nights ago, it's been a good week  

I was asleep by then, don’t tell me I missed the 1 shower that actually produced some snow?! I was regularly checking outside to see if there was anything. 

I’m wondering, are you a bit outside the town and therefore higher up?

Edited January 6, 2021 by dec10snow

[lettice]

A high of 5.3c yesterday at 2pm, was 4.1c at midnight.
A low of 3.3c at 7:45am
Still no recorded precipitation of any kind since Tuesday 29th December.

Now, cloudy, 3.5c, 1018.8 hPa, NNE 8mph wind