The first phase appears to have all but died on us and the second phase
after the weekend has plenty of time to do the same. I can see that
528DAM on GFS moving further north at the weekend.

It's going to be chilly, but that about all I'd care to say atm.

Sorry to be pessimistic, but I just had one of those reality checks when
I opened my eyes!

I can't even get *mildly* interested while the temperature and dew point
sits at there current levels, sorry about the pun :-)

14:30
Temp risen to 3.7°C
DP +1.4°C
Wind NNE, has backed a little, 11mph
--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

On Dec 31, 2:37*pm, "Keith(Southend)"
wrote:
The first phase appears to have all but died on us and the second phase
after the weekend has plenty of time to do the same. I can see that
528DAM on GFS moving further north at the weekend.

It's going to be chilly, but that about all I'd care to say atm.

Sorry to be pessimistic, but I just had one of those reality checks when
I opened my eyes!

I can't even get *mildly* interested while the temperature and dew point
sits at there current levels, sorry about the pun :-)

14:30
Temp risen to 3.7°C
DP +1.4°C
Wind NNE, has backed a little, 11mph
--
Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

Seems that this winter the promised snow (for the lowland south) is
always three or four days away instead of seven to ten as in previous
years.

Does this mean that forecasts are improving?

Steve (Swansea)

On Dec 31, 3:19*pm, wrote:

Seems that this winter the promised snow (for the lowland south) is
always three or four days away instead of seven to ten as in previous
years.

Does this mean that forecasts are improving?

Odd, I live in the lowland south (Hampshire) and the last remnants of
the snow which fell on the night of December 17th only melted on
Tuesday morning (December 29th). There was still a "proper" covering
until Boxing Day (nine days of lying snow).

On Dec 31, 3:32*pm, RK wrote:
On Dec 31, 3:19*pm, wrote:

Seems that this winter the promised snow (for the lowland south) is
always three or four days away instead of seven to ten as in previous
years.

Does this mean that forecasts are improving?

Odd, I live in the lowland south (Hampshire) and the last remnants of
the snow which fell on the night of December 17th only melted on
Tuesday morning (December 29th). There was still a "proper" covering
until Boxing Day (nine days of lying snow).

Lowland South Wales, I should have written.

Yes, I know we had a dusting before Xmas, but I was expecting
something more sustantial reading the posts on here. I expect the same
in phase 2.

Steve (Swansea)

"RK" wrote in message
...
On Dec 31, 3:19 pm, wrote:

Seems that this winter the promised snow (for the lowland south) is
always three or four days away instead of seven to ten as in previous
years.

Does this mean that forecasts are improving?

Odd, I live in the lowland south (Hampshire) and the last remnants of
the snow which fell on the night of December 17th only melted on
Tuesday morning (December 29th). There was still a "proper" covering
until Boxing Day (nine days of lying snow).

I much prefer truthful snow.

"Lawrence Jenkins" wrote in message
...
|
| "RK" wrote in message
| ...
| On Dec 31, 3:19 pm, wrote:
|
| Seems that this winter the promised snow (for the lowland south) is
| always three or four days away instead of seven to ten as in previous
| years.
|
| Does this mean that forecasts are improving?
|
| Odd, I live in the lowland south (Hampshire) and the last remnants of
| the snow which fell on the night of December 17th only melted on
| Tuesday morning (December 29th). There was still a "proper" covering
| until Boxing Day (nine days of lying snow).
|
| I much prefer truthful snow.
|

Not all of Hampshire is lowland. Some of it rises to over 200m and regularly
catches significant amounts of snow in wintry weather. In fact all of the
chalk downland which faces north and east is likely to "catch it" when the
weather is bad, while the southern slopes may see little or nothing.

Here in the really lowland part of Hampshire (only 17m above sea level and
just west of Southampton) the main event was the freezing rain on 23rd
December which gave many of us in the village a day off work as ice closed
the railway and made attempting to use the roads little short of suicidal
until the afternoon. We had three days with snow lying, but the maximum
depth was 1cm and at least one of the snow lying days was due to the snow
being unable to thaw as the freezing rain had encased it in ice!

The only thing notable about this winter so far where I live was the
freezing rain event, which is the worst I can remember in recent times. At
one stage we had continuous moderate rain with the air temperature and dew
point both below -3C. Otherwise, the winter so far would be about par for
the course in the years before about 1985. It seems severe now because we
have been getting milder winters than in the past.

If things turn out as some other threads suggest, about 10-14 days more cold
then the Atlantic returns, this winter will have been cold by recent
standards but not by any means exceptional amongst the 45 or so I can
remember (1962/3 is just within range).
--
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