tallyho_83
16 January 2021 11:58:20

Originally Posted by: Gusty 


Snow in Folkestone at 35m asl, its rather wet but its snow nevertheless and is trying to settle on favourable surfaces at the moment.


The dewpoint is edging up slowly though (currently -0.6c. It was -1.1c at 6am).


The temperature is falling away steadily now with the snow. 2.5c (it was 3.3c before the snow started).



Steve - sent you a PM replying could you clear your inbox as it's full. thanks :)


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16 January 2021 13:34:36

Just been chatting to a friend in Sevenoaks who reported that there was a thin covering of snow early this morning on the higher ground, so as usual in marginal situations, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells (nod to Hippydave) got snow thanks to the higher elevation, while down here in the valley just cold rain. (See moaning thread for my contribution.)


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Gusty
16 January 2021 14:06:41

Did ok here on the Downs behind Folkestone with a 2 to 3 cm cover thanks to that first front at 6.30 intensifying over us. 2cm fell very quickly.



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jhall
16 January 2021 20:17:13

No snow here that I could see, but I may just not have got up early enough.


I think people are being rather uncharitable about the weather warning, given that the accompanying text read: "East Anglia and parts of Kent and Sussex look most at risk of seeing snow for longest. 1-3 cm of snow may fall fairly widely over these areas with 5-10 cm possible in places, mostly over parts of East Anglia and any higher ground." Many of those complaining seem to have been outside the areas stated as being at highest risk.


Of course the colour of the warning reflects both the likelihood of it happening and the severity if it does, and the likelihood very rarely reaches the highest of the four categories and doesn't need to for either an amber or a yellow warning. Since the idea of warnings is to alert people to possible disruption and hazards, it would be a mistake only to issue them for things that were almost certain to happen and thereby fail to warn for a lot of events that actually occurred though the probability been say only 50% or even 30%. And we've all seen the fuss that the media kick up when some event occurred that there wasn't a warning for. This time, things were clearly very much on a knife edge, and a tiny change in temperature or humiodity could have made a big difference to the amount of snow.


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Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 18:54:15
Moderate rain is turning to moderate sleet in south Edinburgh. The Glasgow guys are reporting snow there
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
fullybhoy
19 January 2021 19:03:17

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

Moderate rain is turning to moderate sleet in south Edinburgh. The Glasgow guys are reporting snow there


Yeah snow still coming down here , lying on the cars and grass


Aldo
Glasgow 165m/asl
 
noodle doodle
19 January 2021 19:45:48
It's snow up here now - lying as slush so far on pavements, snow on cars hedges etc
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 19:54:21
Noodle's in south Edinburgh a bit higher than me!

It's just starting to settle on car roofs here. Intensity not quite enough to settle and temperature just over 1 C
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
fullybhoy
19 January 2021 20:01:10
Settling here now on the roads and pavements, totally unexpected here i have to say
Aldo
Glasgow 165m/asl
 
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 20:12:18
You must be nearer to 0 C Alan and quite a bit higher than me
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
fullybhoy
19 January 2021 20:16:25

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

You must be nearer to 0 C Alan and quite a bit higher than me


Yeah we are the highest point in Glasgow up here, about 200 meters asl


Aldo
Glasgow 165m/asl
 
Uncle Ted
19 January 2021 20:21:36
Most unexpectedly at 1.1'c it started to snow here. Temp coming down after 15mins, (now 0.8) but snow lying on all surfaces. Thought we were too far north to get anything tonight. We still have some snow from last week and plenty of ice where tractors been, so ground v cold.
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140m asl overlooking Gleneagles Hotel (home of the Ryder Cup 2014) in the Ochils,Perthshire
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 20:41:31
Snow lying on roads in the higher parts of Edinburgh now, Swanston, Fairmilehead etc..
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 20:56:42
The band of precipitation over southern Scotland is tilting NE towards you Doc. Temperature was -2 in Aberdeen recently, you might be in luck? We have wet snow now and settling slightly at 1 C
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 21:49:58
Pure snow now and settling on all surfaces 0.5 C
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
doctormog
19 January 2021 22:14:44

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 

The band of precipitation over southern Scotland is tilting NE towards you Doc. Temperature was -2 in Aberdeen recently, you might be in luck? We have wet snow now and settling slightly at 1 C


The precipitation has slightly unexpectedly reached here. Less surprising that it is moderate rain (and 0.7°C).


Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 22:30:30

Originally Posted by: doctormog 


 


The precipitation has slightly unexpectedly reached here. Less surprising that it is moderate rain (and 0.7°C).



What! Felt sure you would see snow! I won't tell you about the winter wonderland developing in south Edinburgh then


Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
doctormog
19 January 2021 22:36:19

Originally Posted by: Crepuscular Ray 


 


What! Felt sure you would see snow! I won't tell you about the winter wonderland developing in south Edinburgh then



Easterly muck  


I think it is subzero a few miles inland and still raining. 


dagspot
19 January 2021 23:05:06
radar front seems to be thinning and pivoting. Still some misty light snow. verging on ‘snizzle’
Neilston 600ft ASL
Crepuscular Ray
19 January 2021 23:13:18
So before I turn in, about 2cm of pristine snow on all sufaces and every twig. Still snowing at 11pm but lighter. Suspect there will be a slight thaw unless the sky clears. An unexpected event!
Jerry
Edinburgh, in the frost hollow below Blackford Hill
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