On Tuesday, 11 December 2012 08:30:13 UTC, wrote:
Well the developments later this week (strong winds, torrential rain, snow

and possible thunder and tornadoes) will soon be in the time range of the

higher resolution models. Going to be very interesting. Not much snow for me

on Dartmoor, apart from some light stuff on Thursday and perhaps some

showers tomorrow, but further north maybe a different story as warm tropical

air glides over a very cold sub-zero surface layer. Possible freezing rain

and ice too of course. A fascinating end to the week after some gorgeous

sunny dry frosty days. Speaking of which, ....... the great outdoors

beckons, time to relax, put on my walking boots and go for a 12 mile stroll

in the sun with my dog.



Eskimo Will

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Min Temp. was -4.1 deg.C at Guildford this morning, so my weekly bike ride was delayed to 11 am. The 30 mile round trip ride from Guildford to the outskirts of Farnham and passing through villages like Puttenham, Runfold, Tilford and Shackleford was most enjoyable despite temperatures around freezing. There was much hoar frost and some rime on trees near Seale & Puttenham. Despite a sunny start, there were fragments of stratus passing south and the Hogs Back was obscured several times. On passing through Wanborough Common golf course at 2:10 pm, the lawns were heavily frost covered and it was likely that the max. temp. would have styed below freezing here.
The Max. temp. had only reached 1.1 deg.C and the frost was already re-forming on the shed door on returning at 2:45 pm. Thick fog quickly formed by 4:45 pm in a temperature of -1.7 deg.C - so hopefully some interesting scenes tomorrow morning with regards to rime.

Pity about the aborted easterly. Hope Friday's event will be worth the 'pest from the west' returning. Could this deep 'low' end up developing a little like 8th December 1954? That occasion brought torrential rain (45~50 mm locally), heavy snow in northern areas, hailstorms, thunderstorms (10 hours of thunder at Reading - 1400~2400) and the Acton tornado.

Synoptics are a little similar!