South East, London and East Anglia regional discussion - 8th February onwards

[Neilsouth]

Whiteout Conditions for about an hour, covered everything! 

[Retron]

For once, just the once, eastern Sheppey was right in the firing line. A good 5-6cm in the space of two hours over lunchtime and the early afternoon.

Total snow depth here just outside Leysdown is 10-11cm.

This event does now feel very much like the good old days of the 80s, just with higher temperatures and less snow. It's still wonderful to have a proper easterly for once!

 

 

[Snowy Bob]

Teeming it down now. 

[Ackkers]

Moderate snow as the convergence line passes south. Temp -0.9C DP -2.2C

[winterfreak]

Photo doesn’t do any justice bu still snowing moderate to heavy here in Hawkhurst but, according to the radar, pretty near done in about half hour or so. Hope that’s not Winter’s last hurrah

[Angus Mcoatup]

Mega snow here now, this wants to last all night, not 5mins.

[SHM040519]

Eased but that was an EPIC snow shower! Haha 

[Ian Docwra]

7 minutes ago, Retron said:

For once, just the once, eastern Sheppey was right in the firing line. A good 5-6cm in the space of two hours over lunchtime and the early afternoon.

Total snow depth here just outside Leysdown is 10-11cm.

This event does now feel very much like the good old days of the 80s, just with higher temperatures and less snow. It's still wonderful to have a proper easterly for once!

 

 

A good place name for settling snow!

[Marie]

10 minutes ago, Neilsouth said:

Whiteout Conditions for about an hour, covered everything! 

I’m so jealous , looks fantastic 

[SHM040519]

11 minutes ago, Neilsouth said:

Whiteout Conditions for about an hour, covered everything! 

we had the same here for probably about 30 mins! Was excellent. Seems a gap now but North Sea seems to have more in it atm east of say Ipswich that looks good for us hopefully. Saw this little guy on my walk!! 

[Jamie M]

Blizzard earlier.

 

[pureasthedriven]

13 minutes ago, Neilsouth said:

Whiteout Conditions for about an hour, covered everything! 

Now THAT is a snow shower. Not seen anything like that here since 2010 (that includes 2018). 

[Blazerblue]

absolute blizzard conditions now. 

[winterfreak]

16 minutes ago, Neilsouth said:

Whiteout Conditions for about an hour, covered everything! 

Got some in the end Neil

[Angus Mcoatup]

I think , I may be seeing a wash streamer setting up, by the looks of the radar.

[magicpatch]

Bright day here in Croydon, the snow has pretty much melted off most of the roads and paths since this morning. A distinct chill in the air already, going to be a cold one tonight! 

[SlimJ]

Took the dog for a walk for an hour or so.  Got caught out in a blizzard over the fields near me!!  Some beautiful big flakes though.  Best snow fall of this cold snap so far.

Shame that we didn't have this type of snow from Saturday night onwards, would have been an awesome cold snap!

[Methuselah]

3 minutes ago, Blazerblue said:

absolute blizzard conditions now. 

Wonderful, innit, BB? It's almost as if I were only two-years' old!

[Jarv]

A steady thaw here this afternoon with the sun out for the first time in a few days. Jealous seeing the heavy snow across the estuary in Kent. I can’t complain though with 3/4 days of snow  

pictures of first thing this morning and now. 

[craigore]

33 minutes ago, SHM040519 said:

Whiteout here now! Looks good for next few hours

Heaviest snow here since 2010 now..

All thr bits that melted have now filled back in and adding depth to what we had already.

[john mac1]

Wow, EC 46 and Meto going for a reload easterly!!

[wellington boot]

Been looking at the models again, and I'm half dispirited that the one day they show us getting a direct hit for a few hours, they seem to be wrong, but half optimistic that there might be a bit more to come.

The hourly charts from the hi Res models show the showers in a much more stable pattern and even tilt back a touch more easterly as the day progresses. All further NW than currently shown on radar also  With further shower formation evident, there's got to be a chance of a few more showers.

[Angus Mcoatup]

1 minute ago, john mac1 said:

Wow, EC 46 and Meto going for a reload easterly!!

Let’s hope so mate.

[TommyB]

Light snow in St Leonard's now

[seb]

Temp dropped from 0.4 to -0.8 within 10 minutes after the snow started and we're now fully white again. Struggling a bit on the road.