South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards

[Bradley in Kent]

6 minutes ago, kate1 said:

The Met Office forecast is being extremely bullish for the Amber warning area and indeed for an area extending outside it - am a lot more optimistic than I was an hour ago!

It's nice to see the heavy snow symbols once again.

However I have noticed the MO models have hugely overestimated snow in recent years, with the BBC (meteogroup) doing a better job. Once again last night the BBC forecast is way more realistic. 

36 hours of constant heavy snow all whilst below freezing? Was never going to happen!

[The Beast From The East]

My BBC weather app has just done the usual switching from heavy snow all day to just light snow today... It's like it switches and hopes that you won't notice..

[snow raven]

It's now lightly snowing in Bexleyheath but not settling.  What a waste

[Blessed Weather]

Hadleigh, Suffolk (10 miles west of Ipswich) at 09.00. Settling nicely now.

[Met4Cast]

1 minute ago, The Beast From The East said:

My BBC weather app has just done the usual switching from heavy snow all day to just light snow today... It's like it switches and hopes that you won't notice..

I made this a few days ago.. little explainer on why apps really aren't worth taking as gospel, but better used as a broad guide.

[Methuselah]

4 minutes ago, Karmamel said:

Blizzard conditions here in whitstable an hour ago with heavy snow . Not settling on paths as so wet . Light snow now which isn’t doing much . Beautiful to see though

But, as those of us daft enough to have tried drying Daddy's car bonnet, so the snow might settle, will tell you: it's nae that it's too wet; it's because it's not cold enough...

[wellington boot]

Hmm, I'm going to need that band to edge a few miles West or at least to blur at the edges. Can't be dealing with being the wrong side of such a sharp gradient...

That said, persistent if mostly light snow is blowing around and gradually turning things white. 

Sky is brighter than you'd want it to be ideally 

[BLS]

Is it me or does it look like it’s getting more intense over the sea heading towards Kent ? 

[Southender]

Alert. Southend now going white! Roads included. Finally.

[paget]

Looks like the sun is coming out here in Farnham, Surrey!

[Radiating Dendrite]

Now at 0c exactly. 

If we can dip a little under, then hopefully we can start to see a small layer build.

Certainly the windiest it has been all winter!

[snowking]

5 minutes ago, jamesgold said:

Snow showers up north look way more widespread than forecast by any hi-res model. This should give us some hope later on

Absolutely this - compare that to what is shown on even hi res models, and you can see the potential for the next 48 hours 

[SHM040519]

Latest from canterbury. Still feel reluctant for pavements/roads but it slowly is. Everything else is coated. 

[Seasonal Trim]

The intensity has really fallen off in the last 10 mins now. Hardly anything falling and nothing settled.

[Ols500]

Ill get up when i can't see outside haha

[SKYMANDAN]

Just now, Southender said:

Alert. Southend now going white! Roads included. Finally.

Still very light here in Billericay 

 

[Paul Sherman]

Nothing in Leigh On Sea still but sleet about 1/10 in intensity

Leanne you really are not missing anything at least in this part of Essex anyway

[Snowman.]

Just now, Southender said:

Alert. Southend now going white! Roads included. Finally.

Whereabouts mate? Not much going here near chalkwell/prittlewell 

[Maidstone marginal]

Ha its more meaningful now. 

[dallas]

Sticking to cars and dustbins, grass and roads not yet, coming down nicely though

[Southender]

Just now, Snowman. said:

Whereabouts mate? Not much going here near chalkwell/prittlewell 

Southchurch

[kold weather]

I'm currently in Guildford,  weather here best described as sunshine and clouds but really cold feeling. Does feel like a winter's day.

I'm still predicting a dandruff dusting later on for western parts, something to get excited for!

[tomp456]

Latest beeb forecast has a cheeky snow shower over Worthing later on today, East Sussex is even better placed for snow showers. Lucky lot.

[Jamie M]

Just now, Spraggyy said:

Is it me or does it look like it’s getting more intense over the sea heading towards Kent ? 

I've been getting constant heavy bursts off the sea here all day so far. One's just coming in now.

[bluebell]

Steady progress in Icklesham, might get a cm by the end of the day it it continues in this vain. Uphill struggle with the preceding warm temps and rain big impact the potential total I feel.