Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

On Dec 20, 1:18*pm, Nick wrote:
Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Warmer air getting inland - 1250Z at Gatwick: 1/-1 and Light Snow.

Richard

On Dec 20, 1:18*pm, Nick wrote:
Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

NW Surrey [Camberley]

Every thing still frozen here, no thermometer at hand but I suspect we
are close to 0C

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

Wasn't there always a prospect of rain along the coast? Here in Winchester
8 miles to the north it has been snowing on and off since about 10.00am.
Occasionally moderate and waiting to see what the white "blob" on the radar
brings.

Temp about 0 c (poor thermo/exposure).

PS
Just about to post and the blob has arrived. Snow now heavy with large
flakes adding to existing icy cover.

What a fantastic winter so far if you like this sort of thing!

On 20/12/2010 13:18, Nick wrote:
Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

Light snow on and off for the last hour or so in south Oxon near Benson.

On Dec 20, 1:34*pm, jochta wrote:
On 20/12/2010 13:18, Nick wrote:

Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

Light snow on and off for the last hour or so in south Oxon near Benson.

Thawing, still, in Dawlish, but not quick enough to get rid of the ex-
snow. 2.8C down the road in Teignmouth. If this all-covering slush
freezes, surfaces will be literally lethal. Off to the supermarket
before it has time to think about doing that. Happy dayz.

As the chavs are wont to say; "I 'ate slush!"

"Nick" wrote in message
...
Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

Slight snow, now ceased, for the past hour here in Wokingham, but only a
dusting on cleared surfaces. Temp just above zero C.
20/1405z.
--
Bernard Burton

Wokingham Berkshire.

Weather data and satellite images at:
www.woksat.info/wwp.html

On 20/12/2010 13:28, Tony Kenyon wrote:

Wasn't there always a prospect of rain along the coast? Here in
Winchester 8 miles to the north it has been snowing on and off since
about 10.00am. Occasionally moderate and waiting to see what the white
"blob" on the radar brings.

Temp about 0 c (poor thermo/exposure).

PS
Just about to post and the blob has arrived. Snow now heavy with large
flakes adding to existing icy cover.

What a fantastic winter so far if you like this sort of thing!

Looks like the heavy area of precipitation is now heading more
northwards and inland than eastwards. Although in the last hour, the
intensity of it seems to have lessened.

R

On Dec 20, 2:12*pm, Jolly Roger wrote:

Looks like the heavy area of precipitation is now heading more
northwards and inland than eastwards. Although in the last hour, the
intensity of it seems to have lessened.

The odd flake in central London. Looks like bands are fizzling as they
reach the Greater London area.

Richard

On Dec 20, 2:08*pm, "Bernard Burton"
wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message

...

Heavy rain and grey skies for an hour now in the Southampton area -
seems the thaw has come much quicker than expected round here. Other
than the Bournemouth area is this widespread/general? e.g. any reports
from inland Wiltshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex?

Nick

Slight snow, now ceased, for the past hour here in Wokingham, but only a
dusting on cleared surfaces. Temp just above zero C.
20/1405z.
--
Bernard Burton

Wokingham Berkshire.

Weather data and satellite images at:www.woksat.info/wwp.html

Moderate, but fine snow in Coventry presently reducing the visibility
quite markedly. A bit of a surprise (isn't it always?) as I didn't
think it was supposed to reach so far north.

MartinR