Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

***
Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

blah blah blah...

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at
Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

***
Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

blah blah blah...

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net
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Bit heavier than that here at 11.30 a.m. Moderate shower, largish flakes,
not settling yet as no frost last night and air and ground probably the same
at 2C. Temperature dropping and dew point rising in shower now, as you might
expect. Just waitng for the -13C 850 hPa to pass by this afternoon ;-)

Dave www.laindonweather.co.uk

"Keith (Southend)" wrote in message
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Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at
Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

***
Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

Similar conditions here in Rayleigh. A few very light flurries in the last
couple of hours. Each flurry slighlty heavier than the previous one.
Still not enough to settle. Grass is still green.
temp 2.5C

On 1 Feb, 11:17, "Keith (Southend)" wrote:
Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. *Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.

- *Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex

You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

***
Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

blah blah blah...

--
Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

I think we might share the honours, Keith. The interesting thing is,
although there's no frost in the ground and it's currently 0.5C (temp
fell as the steadier snow arrived), the snow is lying on the concrete
and grass. There's very little of it on the ground at the moment but
what is there is not thawing. We're about 75m asl, BTW.

- Tom.

- Tom.

Tom2131 wrote:
On 1 Feb, 11:17, "Keith (Southend)" wrote:
Tom2131 wrote:
Temp 1.1C (overnight low of 0.4C), strong easterly breeze. Overcast
earlier, but recently more broken cloud with some clear sky showing.
I've noticed isolated v small snowflakes for the past hour or so but
we've now (11.00 am) started to see larger and more numerous flakes
blowing in the wind, as darker cloud moves in from the east.
- Tom
Blackmore, SW Essex
You beat me to it Tom, the first few flakes of snow here at Southend-on-Sea.

Temp currently 2.3°C

***
Assessment of the severe winter of February 2009 ...... grin

blah blah blah...

--
Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

I think we might share the honours, Keith. The interesting thing is,
although there's no frost in the ground and it's currently 0.5C (temp
fell as the steadier snow arrived), the snow is lying on the concrete
and grass. There's very little of it on the ground at the moment but
what is there is not thawing. We're about 75m asl, BTW.

- Tom.

- Tom.

The radar shows quite an area of precipitation, yet it's not what I'm
seeing here, shallow clouds and light flurries :-(

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

"Tom2131" wrote in message
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I think we might share the honours, Keith. The interesting thing is,
although there's no frost in the ground and it's currently 0.5C (temp
fell as the steadier snow arrived), the snow is lying on the concrete
and grass. There's very little of it on the ground at the moment but
what is there is not thawing. We're about 75m asl, BTW.

Blue skies now in Rayleigh. Bright sunshine. All evidence of snow has
long gone with nothing approaching on the horizon :-(
2.0C


Brendan
Rayleigh, Essex

Brendan DJ Murphy wrote:
"Tom2131" wrote in message
...


I think we might share the honours, Keith. The interesting thing is,
although there's no frost in the ground and it's currently 0.5C (temp
fell as the steadier snow arrived), the snow is lying on the concrete
and grass. There's very little of it on the ground at the moment but
what is there is not thawing. We're about 75m asl, BTW.

Blue skies now in Rayleigh. Bright sunshine. All evidence of snow has
long gone with nothing approaching on the horizon :-(
2.0C


Brendan
Rayleigh, Essex



Yep, it's all over lads and I feel exhausted !

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:44:24 +0000, Keith (Southend) wrote:

Yep, it's all over lads and I feel exhausted !

Still going here in Ramsgate -- a light covering on most surfaces. The
snowfall looks quite impressive when we get a good gust; but it's really
quite a light fall.

Simon Bennett wrote in news:49859db7$0$509
:

On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:44:24 +0000, Keith (Southend) wrote:

Yep, it's all over lads and I feel exhausted !

Still going here in Ramsgate -- a light covering on most surfaces. The
snowfall looks quite impressive when we get a good gust; but it's really
quite a light fall.


Jon O'Rourke's webcam collection on one page are useful viewing on a day
like this:

http://www.metbrief.com/se.html

Snow on the beach on Sheppey...

Richard