South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion January 2021 onwards

[Gowon]

1 minute ago, paget said:

Can someone clever explain why the snow is little bits not big flakes?? Is it the very low dew points?? Could it turn to fat flakes!!? 
 

thanks xx 

Probably the heavier stuff hasn't reached you.

[BeazleyBlizzard]

2 minutes ago, paget said:

Can someone clever explain why the snow is little bits not big flakes?? Is it the very low dew points?? Could it turn to fat flakes!!? 
 

thanks xx 

Its how it started for me. Big fat flakes now. Ots just how it starts the same with drizzle to rain. It'll happen. Looks beautiful outside.

[Icebox]

Good luck to all those in the firing line for snow... it's a balmy 5° here now, so popping on my shorts and getting the bbq out for later... when the rain has stopped. 

[Frostbite1980]

6 minutes ago, paget said:

Can someone clever explain why the snow is little bits not big flakes?? Is it the very low dew points?? Could it turn to fat flakes!!? 
 

thanks xx 

Its because you have non-marginal snow you tend to get the big fat flakes when the conditions are more marginal for snow.

[Bradley in Kent]

I think Kent may have to deal with the dregs on this occasion. If you get decent snow today hope you enjoy and make the most of it!

Honestly though I could run faster than this front (for about 20 seconds!)

[stainesbloke]

Going nuts here

[StLuke]

Unfortunately temps round the estuary may do for us, steady consistent rise into positive territory! 

[dubmuffin]

9 minutes ago, Southender said:

METO clearly hate us

Disappointing update, my blue dot is in a white bit too

[Lampostwatcher]

London going to get hammered in 34 mins

 

[bluearmy]

4 minutes ago, paget said:

Can someone clever explain why the snow is little bits not big flakes?? Is it the very low dew points?? Could it turn to fat flakes!!? 
 

thanks xx 

Most likely although the intensity of the precip also relevant ...... the largest flakes we see tends to be when the snow is tending to sleet for a few reasons .....

[BLS]

2 minutes ago, Bradley in Kent said:

I think Kent may have to deal with the dregs on this occasion. If you get decent snow today hope you enjoy and make the most of it!

Honestly though I could run faster than this front (for about 20 seconds!)

Wouldn’t be to sure about that just yet mate 

[londonblizzard]

Apparent north and east extent of snow upgrade from met o

[paget]

It’s coming down quite hard now, looks like it’s passing over fairly quickly 
 

lovely to see though!

(Farnham, Surrey) 

[bluearmy]

2 minutes ago, Lampostwatcher said:

London going to get hammered in 34 mins

 

Steady ..... too early to use those phrases .........could still ease back in that timeframe ......

[Bill4321]

Hello everybody, hope you're doing well!

So I gave it a small chance of seeing some brief snow here in Newhaven, maybe even some sleet would be good. But no, the temperature has shot up some 6 degrees over the last hour; so that's that then

 

 

[smichling]

Unbelievable snow here right now!

[Mr.B]

Just started snowing in Woking
 

Heavy precipitation now

[TSNWK]

Any thoughts bon Temps which continue to climb steady this morning now at -0.7 in North West Kent.  Will participation introduce some evoporative cooling?

 

[Frostbite1980]

3 minutes ago, bluearmy said:

Steady ..... too early to use those phrases .........could still ease back in that timeframe ......

Thats right the front will slow as it reaches stalling point before sinking SE later 

[jamesgold]

Well I never, for even more fun, the accuweather website is telling me I’ll get 11.4cm in South London

[jaynemc]

Snowing hard now in Cranleigh ❄❄?? ( just south of Guildford)

[Sparky68]

Heavy ground frost here this morning.  Can't see us getting snow again today. 

[East_England_Stormchaser91]

Just looked at the radar and surprised how far North and East this is getting. May even just be in for a shout! Still steadily heading this way too, and looks to have stalled up near the Wirral. 

[abruzzi spartan]

20 minutes ago, BeazleyBlizzard said:

Its not bad. Its moderate powder but its instantly settling and looks promising. Only just started so fingers crossed.

Never mind, I was having some fun with your typo

[nicklon1]

4 minutes ago, Lampostwatcher said:

London going to get hammered in 34 mins

 

lemon just got serious pray for us, we demand wall to wall media coverage immediately

Nice to wake up to that radar, I was watching yesterday and it was predicting snow today PM (Heathrow Area)

Looks apocalyptic now