On Feb 1, 4:11 pm, mittens wrote:
A comment Dave in Essex made got me thinking...Do easterly winds off
of the North Sea sometimes produce snowshowers in the east of England
in places such as Essex and Norwich?

What conditions must exist for this to occur and how much snow
typically falls?

Northwesterly, westerly and southwestly winds during the winter will
cause heavy lake-effect snow to the lee of the Great Lakes in Canada
and the USA. This is a common occurrence in December and January, and
can localized blizzard conditions.

I presume that the dynamics producing snow along the east coast of
England are similar.

Bob

East Kent can also get considerable 'lake effect' snow in these
situations. A North Easterly is ideal. An easterly sea track is often
too short to produce significant snow. Likewise for a northerly wind,
significant snow is unlikely, except perhaps for Thanet which just
about sticks out into the sea.

I grow up just inland from Dover, and the most significant falls came
from 'lake effect' snow showers. In February 1983, if my memory serves
me correctly, we had 15 inches, of fairly wet snow; fall over a 2 week
period. Right on the coast the amount of snow was considerable less.