South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion January 2021 onwards

[Lauren]

How is it still raining??? 72 hours non stop. Imagine if this had been snow!

[Southender]

Just now, Lauren said:

How is it still raining??? 72 hours non stop. Imagine if this had been snow!

Stopping my end Lauren. So this awful spell is coming to a close. Thank God.

[TheGate]

We had about 2-3cm of wet slushy snow this morning. Temp has risen a bit 1.1c/0.7c. Looking at my CCTV, it turned to snow around 3am and was quite heavy until 5am, then petered out. Better than nothing. Now having a heavy rain shower. 

 

1c cooler and it would have been quite an epic fall.

[steveinsussex]

F all here

[abruzzi spartan]

2 hours ago, Great Plum said:

Chucking it down with rain here in Reigate.

Yes but the view earlier up to Colley Hill.  Snow line looks at about 180m given the top there is 230m.  All rain here at 110m.

 

Edited January 6, 2021 by abruzzi spartan

[scrat]

Morning all

Such a lovely surprise.  Would have loved to have stayed up and watched this come in.  Anyhow, before it's all gone a few piccies for you.  Really hope this is not the first and last  xx

[Great Plum]

7 minutes ago, abruzzi spartan said:

Yes but the view earlier up to Colley Hill.  Snow line looks at about 180m given the top there is 230m.  All rain here at 110m.

 

Good to hear from you again!

[Great Plum]

Some photos from this day in Jan 2010 in Reigate! 

[TommyB]

Morning all,

Damp and cold in St Leonards, temp has risen from 2.8 to 3.1 in the last hour.

Have a great day!

[Sparky68]

Cold and drizzle when I left home this morning , just stepped out of the office and nothing has changed.

[chelsea01]

There is a round orb in the sky and is bright 

what is this strange ufo? Lol 

[MAF]

least it will charge my solar motion sensor light above the front door up a bit.  

[TROY]

Another day same old weather, hopefully we may see some sunshine by the weekend, im missing my sun fix. Take care and good health to you all.

[martycole]

A patch of blue sky spotted in Sittingbourne!

[BLS]

Glad some people saw snow what are peoples opinions for Friday ? Looks as though for me in Kent we will stay dry

[dallas]

When day 10 is mentioned, does that mean 10 days from now or the 10th of the month?

It does seem to be a day that never arrives for me though

[Tom Quintavalle]

1 hour ago, scrat said:

Morning all

Such a lovely surprise.  Would have loved to have stayed up and watched this come in.  Anyhow, before it's all gone a few piccies for you.  Really hope this is not the first and last  xx

Hi Scrat,

Great photos.

Biggin Hill never fails. The Alpe D'huez of my home Borough of Bromley!!

Will never forgot, the time I went on a Snow chase up to your part of the World.

I was living in Anerley at the time, in the extreme N.W. tip of the Borough.

Forecast was for heavy Rain, with Snow likely over higher parts of the South East.

Left home in icy cold rain, by the time I got to Bromley Town Centre, it had turned to Sleet.

Bromley Town Centre is just over 200 Feet, above Sea Level.

Jumped on a Bus to Biggin, got up to the top of Masons Hill and it had turned to heavy Snow.

By the time we got to Keston, it was settling easily.

When I got off the Bus in Biggin High Street, which is around 570 Feet above Sea Level, Snow was 3 inches thick on the pavements. Can't remember the exact Year but probably in the 1990's.

A little while later, got back down to Bromley Town Centre and nothing but cold Rain and wet pavements!!

Thought you might like to see the image, below.

It is of The Queen's Head in the Village of Downe, next door to Biggin Hill.   

This photo was taken after the Boxing Day blizzard of 1927.

The photo is from the Kent County Weather Book and reproduced with the kind permission of Co-Author, Ian Currie.

Regards,

Tom. 

[alexisj9]

3 minutes ago, dallas said:

When day 10 is mentioned, does that mean 10 days from now or the 10th of the month?

It does seem to be a day that never arrives for me though

Ten days from now. Far to far to be looking though lol.

[dallas]

1 minute ago, alexisj9 said:

Ten days from now. Far to far to be looking though lol.

Thanks

[surrey snowboy]

A sprinkling of snow this morning in Dorking which melted long ago. Still some left up in the Surrey Hills at Coldharbour - just took these photos.

[paget]

Still pouring with rain here in Farnham, Surrey, temps are rising slowly 

temp  4.1 

dp 3.2 

Looks like it will get cold tonight but I’m guessing that’s because it will be clear skies and no precipitation!! 
 

feels really damp inside my old cottage!! 

[scrat]

8 minutes ago, TomSE12 said:

Hi Scrat,

Great photos.

Biggin Hill never fails. The Alpe D'huez of my home Borough of Bromley!!

Will never forgot, the time I went on a Snow chase up to your part of the World.

I was living in Anerley at the time, in the extreme N.W. tip of the Borough.

Forecast was for heavy Rain, with Snow likely over higher parts of the South East.

Left home in icy cold rain, by the time I got to Bromley Town Centre, it had turned to Sleet.

Bromley Town Centre is just over 200 Feet, above Sea Level.

Jumped on a Bus to Biggin, got up to the top of Masons Hill and it had turned to heavy Snow.

By the time we got to Keston, it was settling easily.

When I got off the Bus in Biggin High Street, which is around 570 Feet above Sea Level, Snow was 3 inches thick on the pavements. Can't remember the exact Year but probably in the 1990's.

A little while later, got back down to Bromley Town Centre and nothing but cold Rain and wet pavements!!

Thought you might like to see the image, below.

It is of The Queen's Head in the Village of Downe, next door to Biggin Hill.   

This photo was taken after the Boxing Day blizzard of 1927.

The photo is from the Kent County Weather Book and reproduced with the kind permission of Co-Author, Ian Currie.

Regards,

Tom. 

Thanks Tom!  I hope you and yours are well?

Yes, Biggin Hill is normally quite lucky (if you like snow!), although, like others it's been a real let down of late!  It is crazy how you can have so much snow in a small area and then a couple of miles down the road nothing!  I'm just pleased that we have camera's on mobile phones now, as when at work (in Bromley) they have nothing and say 'how can you be snowed in, we have nothing here', I can come back with evidence.....not that it matters at the moment!

Love the picture of the Queens Head.  Think I may purchase this book.

Take care for now.

Sarah

[emmett garland]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im sure I read in one of the great late Philip edens columns that 56hrs was the longest period of continouius rain in the UK.Ithink it was London. Has this spell surpassed it. Would love to know 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[alexisj9]

5 minutes ago, emmett garland said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Im sure I read in one of the great late Philip edens columns that 56hrs was the longest period of continouius rain in the UK.Ithink it was London. Has this spell surpassed it. Would love to know 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was it continuous anywhere?

Here it was more wet than dry but there where many small gap's between showers.

[yamkin]