South East and East Anglia Weather Discussion February 2021 onwards

[Paul Sherman]

Does seem strange that Height above sea level seems to be affecting this precip, thought it would be uniform even down to sea level but once again the higher up you are the easier it is to settle

[Arrows1986]

2 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Yh they are really nice - Polished Sandstone and they come in about 6 colours

Very nice. 

[Dave90]

18 minutes ago, Maidstone marginal said:

It's settling in Maidstone Town centre now. Must be a proper white out up there

Yeah its coming down much heavier now, from where I live looking north you usually see the downs but can't see anything it's like thick fog! The strong winds have eased off now too so it should start building up nicely.

This view is towards Maidstone Town 

 

[Maidstone marginal]

11 minutes ago, boydem87 said:

Could Cambridge take the unofficial title of the UK's Most snowless place? Too far east too far south and sometimes too far north this time too far west too far inland for showers wow we are so unlucky!

No Broadstairs. End of. I dont live there but it nearly always misses out even when rest of Kent get a covering 

[Oaks]

Which direction is all this heading ?

[Biggin]

3 minutes ago, Downpour said:

This currently ranks as the biggest bust ever. I got slammed last night for saying it, but I was right. 

Wrong.

[Davegwarn]

Drifting snow now piling up against my garden fence in Chelmsford. Up to 2mm now on the horizontal bits. #Amber warning.

[alexisj9]

3 minutes ago, Downpour said:

This currently ranks as the biggest bust ever. I got slammed last night for saying it, but I was right. 

I'm sure I got blocked by some for mentioning the kink in the front, which was probably what slowed things down, guess it didn't phase out as thought. But it's gone now and the snow is here.

[Ian Docwra]

I got up a while ago to find a wet, snowless day.  This is pretty much what I expected, despite the huge hype, but I had hoped to be wrong.  I said last night that 'Darcy' was clearly moving away as shown by the infrared satellite secquences, and would only just clip the SE but I was assured that it would reverse/throw out "arms" and provide "epic" snow.   Again, I hoped to be wrong.  There seemed to be very little observation of the actual progress of the storm and a huge concentration on models supposedly predicting its movement (wrongly).  There now looks to be dribs and drabs of precipitation around while the activity is mainly over the continent.

I hope some people at least have some snow after all their wishing.  For the record, here between Dorking and Reigate we have +1.2C and snow flurries.  We had graupel briefly about an hour ago.

[Eagle Eye]

Just now, Paul Sherman said:

Does seem strange that Height above sea level seems to be affecting this precip, thought it would be uniform even down to sea level but once again the higher up you are the easier it is to settle

Still above freezing according to my weather station so until it cools down which it is expected to do according to the Met Office then it should start setling more.

[Neilsouth]

Really struggling to settle on the roads, don't understand it! It's also not that great in terms of "BLIZZARDS"

[Stormi]

Woke up to snizzle, but in the last 5 minutes actual snow is falling with some quite large flakes. Settling on cars and grass.

[TheMoonman]

2 minutes ago, EML Network said:

Well spin my nipple nuts and send me to Alaska, we have snizzle

Kryten? Is that you? 

[FlightlessWings]

Betchworth Golf Club, still not really interested in settling but a few flakes aren’t melting on impact

[Jason H]

2 minutes ago, Downpour said:

It’s going to be a damp squib. There is nothing but rain here. Accumulations, if they happen at all, will be minimal for most of our region.

You're a wind up merchant. 

[Downpour]

2 minutes ago, Biggin said:

Wrong.

We’ll see!

[Kentspur]

5 minutes ago, Paul Sherman said:

Does seem strange that Height above sea level seems to be affecting this precip, thought it would be uniform even down to sea level but once again the higher up you are the easier it is to settle

Yep absolutely zilch settling after 3hours of snow in Gravesend- gutted but doesn't surprise me as ita often like this here when mid Kent etc have settling snow. I thought minus 1 air temp and sub zero dew points was enough I wonder what else is causing it?

Edited February 7, 2021 by Kentspur

[Downpour]

Just now, Jason H said:

You're a wind up merchant. 

No, I say it as I see it. 

[elpy]

Looking very wintry in Clacton via Twitter

 

45 mins of light snow in SE London but too warm to settle. Still enjoying watching it blowing around in the breeze though.

[tinybill]

heavy snow    in  ipswich

 

[Angus Mcoatup]

I’ve seen more dandruff on a barber shops floor, than I’ve got snow here.

[EML Network]

2 minutes ago, TheMoonman said:

Kryten? Is that you? 

lol  yay ...A fellow Dwarfer  

[Ian Docwra]

3 minutes ago, FlightlessWings said:

Betchworth Golf Club, still not really interested in settling but a few flakes aren’t melting on impact

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You're half a mile from me!

[jright35]

Can we expect streamers later this evening?

[Jamie M]

1 cm here