Latest EURO4 snow accumulation up to 6pm Tuesday

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/euro4/2015/01/11/basis18/ukuk/weas/15011318_2_1118.gif

 

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Wintry mix running across S Wales / S Midlands also

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Spot on - That was the date that we had lying snow in Colchester, Essex as an approaching front engaged cold air. The only lying snow I saw that month although I do recall some falling but not laying on a couple of occasions. It was a wet month as I recall 

Really not sure what to make of tomorrow's potential. Very suprised to see warnings to my South West and North West but nothing for my general part of England.

Probably a repeat of Saturday night for me where I saw a few hail, sleet and snow showers but no lasting (more than 5 mins!)cover.

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Looks like this cold zonal could work for my region tomorrow night. Will update on Wednesday but giving the current warnings from the MO anywhere over 100 m/ASL could see some wintery weather

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Speaking from a IMBY perspective, I'm finding it hard to get excited over this possible snow potential for tomorrow - not because it's unlikely to occur over Kent but I still have the stormy weather on Wednesday night to the back of my mind.
  Once we get into the end this week and it's all done and dusted, then perhaps I might get into the spirit of it all with a fresh mind - unless the Atlantic decide to throw up another deepening low pressure system our way as we go into the latter half of January.

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Latest snow accumulation from Euro4 illustrates snow accumulating for Central and South Wales, SW England, Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire Dales. http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/euro4/2015/01/12/basis06/ukuk/weas/15011406_2_1206.gif

 

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That's the 6z - I'm hoping the 12z beefs up the PPN for that annoying gap that encompasses N Wales/Cheshire/Staffs/Merseyside/Manchester/Lancashire

I've got a meeting in Yorkshire tomorrow afternoon, so the drive back over the tops on the M62 may well be pleasant.

 

 

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Hopefully but I'm not getting my hopes up too much, these maps usually change with every run, but we're getting closer now to tomorrow so I reckon if the 12z or 18z doesn't change drastically then our luck won't either.

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The first week of March 1995 was cold zonal. People across Midlands, Wales will remember the low that brought snowfalls on the evening of the 2nd.

I saw lying snow under Met office rules, twice and sleet/snow fell on the first 7 days of that month.

BBC forecasts from March 1995

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWbt7RniF2aqc9z95bwxFj-FD-rU0L3P2

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I remember that month quite well. I was working on a building site in London that month and remember snow on several occasions - bloody freezing it was

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15cm at 9 am yesterday, down to nothing by this morning following overnight rain.

Heavy snow showers all day have left a new 5cm covering.

 

I've posted this here, rather than the media thread, as it deserves to be archived for posterity. It's the most wintry forecast I've seen from the Met Office down here for a zonal westerly flow!

Regional forecast for London & South East England

Rain clearing, then sunshine and showers. Wintry showers overnight.

Today:
Rain, locally heavy, will clear from southeastern areas this morning. Sunshine and scattered showers will follow, the showers heavy at times, with possibly hail and thunder, and later sleet. Temperatures will fall through the day. Feeling cold in the breeze. Maximum Temperature 11C.

Tonight:
Despite the breezy conditions a slight frost will develop, leading to patchy ice on untreated surfaces. Also, scattered hail, sleet or snow showers will occur, giving generally slight accumulations. Minimum Temperature 0C.

Wednesday:
Early wintry showers will soon clear, then dry and sunny before cloud increases in the afternoon. Through the evening very wet and very windy weather will arrive. Becoming milder later. Maximum Temperature 10C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Rain clearing to wintry showers through Thursday, these lasting into Saturday, leading to icy stretches on untreated surfaces each night. Very windy Thursday, but lighter winds Friday and Saturday.

Updated at: 0246 on Tue 13 Jan 2015

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Similar here, possibly even more so. Incredibly rare as you say:

 

 

Today:
Early cloud clearing, then becoming colder with sunshine and blustery showers with hail and local thunder. The showers will become increasingly wintry and more frequent through the day and, by evening, the snow will fall to increasingly low levels. Maximum Temperature 8C.

Tonight:
Hail, sleet and snow showers, with the risk of lightning, will push in from the west with icy stretches and snow accumulations to low levels possible away from windward coasts. Minimum Temperature -1C.

Wednesday:
Bright start with wintry showers easing. However, the brightness will soon be displaced by increasing amounts of cloud as heavy rain and gales or severe gales develops by late afternoon. Maximum Temperature 10C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:
Sunshine and blustery wintry showers Thursday, with hail and thunder and winds easing. Similar on Friday and Saturday with sunshine and wintry, locally thundery, showers. Widespread frosts developing by night.

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Plenty of snow overnight, here are 2 shots the first Aviemore the 2nd Drumochter Summit on the A9

Snowing now in Edinburgh on to frozen ground so will soon settle. Snow light so far but beefy CuNimbs to the west and northwest looking orange in the sunrise

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Heavy snow here has caused chaos in the rush hour.  Eased off for now but looks like another shower on the way. This is on the East coast at sea level.

Slight covering of icy snow.

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Little surprise that the Atlantic lows are supplying such cold weather with conditions like this in Toronto

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/CYYZ.html

Temperature	-4 F (-20 C)
Windchill	-23 F (-31 C)
Dew Point	-11 F (-24 C)

Heavy snow showers from SW. 25mm snow lying, and building. -0.2C.

Interesting forecast for Glasgow Airport later always nice to see the chance of some Thundersnow!

 

TAF EGPF 130503Z 1306/1406 24012KT 9999 SCT025 TEMPO 1306/1406 27017G27KT 4000 SHRASN BKN009CB PROB30 TEMPO 1310/1318 1400 TSSN BKN004 PROB30 TEMPO 1405/1406 0500 +SHSN BKN002

 

 

 

I notice Euro4 is forecasting quite a dumping of snow around the Bristol area tonight!

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Sleet/wet snow and hail here. Good signs for later when the cold air should properly dig in.

Yes colleagues coming in from Dundee this morning were telling me. As usual, a different world 14 miles away in coastal NE Fife with just a few wet snow flurries on and off this morning.

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Already there are reports of snow in some relatively low lying areas of south west Wales such as Cross hands which is about 150m (also places as low as (60m asl!). Hopefully, we just might see some falling snow here.

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