South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion January 2021 onwards

[Southender]

1 hour ago, Paul Sherman said:

I Survived the Great Winter of 20/21

Snow grains witnessed on my morning walk for a few minutes

Cherry Orchard Paul?

[moogyboobles]

1 hour ago, moogyboobles said:

This is the closest I've come to some snow! So close.

Correction, whilst taking the rubbish out it appears there is evidence on my car of a very small snow shower occuring this morning.
I still need to catch a flake, ideally multiple flakes, in action though.
 

Edited January 8, 2021 by moogyboobles

[SMU]

light snow west wickham 

temps ~   -1c

[Lord Grogon]

First ever post on Netweather.

I am pleased to report that it is snowing in Upminster, Essex.

Plus another interesting point. Almost every regional discussion thread is showing as "hot". This is truly a national event. 

[Paul Sherman]

18 minutes ago, Southender said:

Cherry Orchard Paul?

Yep

Took a walk around the Lake, sometimes see Barn Owls over there but not today once the Fog Descended

[alexisj9]

I have frost freezing fog and temp minus one still now. Although something is now melting some of the frost, which is confusing me. May be it's sea fog not freezing fog.

[jamesgold]

Light snow in Bromley 

[danm]

Some light snow flurries in N London. 

As for those up north, to make ourselves feel a little better, it does seem to be a higher ground event. Many in the Yorkshire regional thread are reporting rain, with those above about 200m reporting snow. 

[Uxbridge90]

Slight covering of snow on the car but ultimately just wet, grey and cold again - any sign of some warm and sunny weather on the way?

 

 

[m1chaels]

Harmonie is teasing a covering for S Essex/N London this evening between 18:00 and midnight - no idea where this is supposed to come from?

[Southender]

10 minutes ago, m1chaels said:

Harmonie is teasing a covering for S Essex/N London this evening between 18:00 and midnight - no idea where this is supposed to come from?

Check my posts from yesterday mate. Something I’ve been keeping an eye on last 24hrs. Slight chance of some wintry showers pulling in from the N.Sea after dark. Plenty of Ppn out in the Southern N.Sea at the minute (see Dutch radar) heading South at the minute. If we get lucky and the timings right with the winds backing more NE-ENE later, some may pull towards our region.

Edited January 8, 2021 by Southender

[Lampostwatcher]

10 minutes ago, m1chaels said:

Harmonie is teasing a covering for S Essex/N London this evening between 18:00 and midnight - no idea where this is supposed to come from?

If you look at the radar you can see the showers building 

[echodelta21]

Stopped here now....the 0.01mm precipitation is woefully short of the 8in I was hoping would stop me driving the train later today

[Paul Sherman]

10 minutes ago, Southender said:

Check my posts from yesterday mate. Something I’ve been keeping an eye on last 24hrs. Slight chance of some wintry showers pulling in from the N.Sea after dark. Plenty of Ppn out in the Southern N.Sea at the minute (see Dutch radar) heading South at the minute. If we get lucky and the timings right with the winds backing more NE-ENE later, some may pull towards our region.

The only thing I am worried about is still the onshore flow mate. Looking back the 3 Frosts we have had in this Historic Spell all our winds were Light from the North or North West when we got down to the bone crushing lows of -2c on three occasions. When the winds turn to the NE for that 6 hour window will the Dewpoint rise to around 1c with a temp of 2c and once again we get sleety rain with some snow mixed in, I really hope not but thats got to be a worry with the reports from East Yorks

Still at least we are in with a shot

[Mark]

Blue sky appearing and sunshine in SE London. Typical. Nicer than the greyness though

[Nimbusman]

Heads up, an area of showers have just popped up just north of here around Halesworth heading SW by the looks of things. Might be light but could be a chance of seeing something white fall from the sky 

Edited January 8, 2021 by Nimbusman

[Southender]

10 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

The only thing I am worried about is still the onshore flow mate. Looking back the 3 Frosts we have had in this Historic Spell all our winds were Light from the North or North West when we got down to the bone crushing lows of -2c on three occasions. When the winds turn to the NE for that 6 hour window will the Dewpoint rise to around 1c with a temp of 2c and once again we get sleety rain with some snow mixed in, I really hope not but thats got to be a worry with the reports from East Yorks

Still at least we are in with a shot

Totally agree mate. But desperate times and all that. Probably our last shot for quite a while so happy to go all in and take the risk

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Another snow flurry!! 

 

Temp 1.5c 

DP 0.1c 

 

 

[Canalboy]

Typical.  A fortnight ago I was at home in Upminster and it was snowing in Holland On Sea.  Today I am in Holland On Sea and it is snowing in Upminster.  It must be my warm personality.

[spear]

Lovely frosty and foggy morning here. Took the kids for a pre home schooling walk on Rushmere Heath golf course so they could smash the ice on the pond. Still no snow unfortunately but frost and ice can still be fun. 

Edited January 8, 2021 by spear

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Quick flip through high res and there is only a very small chance of rouge shower later.. Arpege highlights the risk.. On of snow flurries can be excepted pretty much all day thanks to small surface low moving south west.. 

 

 

[lottiekent]

Temp up to 2-1c with a DP of 1.2c in the sunshine, so no chance of snow even if those showers did move this way off the southern North Sea!

[Matty88]

A rather bitter taste in the mouth this morning as the front that was sinking south we/I have been hoping for is due to completely miss impacting any of us in EA/The South East ... so after more than a week of cold drab and some drizzle, our snow chances for this cold phase at least look well and truly gone now. 

I guess there's a chance once the wind swings back NE/Easterly we could get the odd sleet shower overnight - knowing our luck here all this will do is raise the temps again and keep us lot above freezing whilst the rest of the snow plains in the UK get down into -10 territory - arrghhh!!! Annoying. That's just weather for you!!! Just wasn't meant to be. A very frustrating phase of weather it has to be said. 

Eyes now turning to other potentials...  

[Southender]

....Meanwhile, some parts of Durham getting hammered with reports of 4-6"

[East Kent Snow Desert]

Appreciate wind switches from a NE direction later but it is so frustrating for us in East Kent watching areas of wintry precipitation moving south into Belgium for hours on end. Almost as if it knows covid rates are so high here

Much like those thunderstorms in the summer that never seem to make it over the channel from France.