world class indeed 

Let's hope the +3 and +4C they are showing on the BBC app for this area on Tuesday/weds is to high rather than today's too low prediction

Hmm, as the highest maxima so far today are listed as 7C I'd be very dubious about your 9C - dodgy exposure, perhaps?

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/current?LANG=en&CONT=euro&LAND=UK&KEY=UK&SORT=3&UD=0&INT=06&TYP=tmax&ART=tabelle&RUBRIK=akt&R=310&CEL=C&SI=mph

(My own Oregon station's thermometer, which was reading a steady 4-5, has shot up to 8 in the sunshine. No, it's not 8C out there - more like 5C!)

Agreed, I am maxing with 7.5c, Davis vp2 in brilliant sunshine.

I see the BBC Weather site is showing the Met Office warnings. I thought somebody said they weren't allowed to use them now?

BTW Thorney Island was showing 5.9C at 1pm. I can't imagine it has reached 9C since then. 

I had 8C just now on my uncalibrated car thermometer on the way to Fratton Park.

My car thermometer was showing 10C earlier when I set off. Actual temp is more like 5C here. 

It's taken several days, but at long last the Met Office text forecast cottons on to the fact we're likely to get convective stuff off the North Sea later tomorrow down here!

This is a very wintry update from the Met Office - it's the SE local forecast, of which Kent is the only county to have North Sea coasts.

Sunday:
A dry day with plenty of sunshine. However still feeling bitterly cold with strengthening winds through the day. Some snow showers are expected near North Sea coasts during the evening. Maximum temperature 3 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:
Extremely cold. Snow showers developing, becoming widespread and heavier later Monday. Frequent, occasionally heavy snow showers continuing Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to locally significant accumulations. Becoming windy from Tuesday.

“Sunday:

Moray and Banffshire will stay dry with some spells of sunshine, and after a cloudy start Deeside will become sunnier. More cloud towards Aberdeen and the east, with wintry flurries. Maximum Temperature 5 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Sunshine and a few snow showers on Monday. Some heavier snow showers Monday night into Tuesday and Wednesday, with some moderate to heavy falls, and feeling bitterly cold.

Updated at: 1352 on Sat 24 Feb 2018”

Without wishing to go too offtopic, I'm intrigued - I know you don't like easterlies, but surely a deep cold one (like this upcoming one) would bring plenty of snow for you? There's far more sea-track to build up showers, after all...

Also, any ideas as to the Met Office's definition of snowfall amounts? They say "significant accumulations" down here, which used to mean 4 inches IIRC. For your forecast, however, they've been more specific... moderate and heavy falls.

Indeed Darren.

My car thermometer was at 2c before midday when out and about and it maxed at 4c half an hour ago.

9c my foot!

Neil: Why on earth go to Fratton Park?!! Old Trafford is the other direction and kicks off tomorrow  And... you need to fix your car thermometer 

My Met Office phone app now says:  

‘By the end of Wednesday, more than 20cm of snow may have accumulated in Eastern counties of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from a culmination of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday’s snow showers.’

Yellow warnings for snow now posted for 

• Mon, E counties of England and Scotland
• Tue, England and SCotlandexcept W fringes
• Wed, repeat and include NI

Wales misses out. But MetO forecast for eg Chichester is only for occasional episodes  with 50% chance of pptn, which wouldn't seem to justify a warning,

Next week

Disruptive snow

Bitter winds

Frost and Ice

Some sunshine

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/43184987

8.5C this afternoon.. 🙂 Officially though down here the warmest in this region was Hurn @7.4C - but there are another sites which the met use but I don't have access to.

20cm of snow in Eastern areas by the end of Wednesday 

What a stunning forecast 

WOW

yes but it wasn’t 

Long long way to go yet.