Snow watch.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

While for many it is milder today, it will become colder again tomorrow. The main snow risk starts on Thursday where both GFS and ECM show a risk of snow in the south into the midlands and Wales, away from south eastern coastal counties. They both model a low moving in from the Azores, bumping into cold air.

GFS takes this right into northern England and parts of Scotland.

As always, early days and so there is lots of uncertainty. We await the next model run

We get streamers here if the weather conditions are right. Coming in from the North Sea, and being funnelled in by the Tyne and the Wear, I think. One year I watched them on a weather radar site.

Unknowable at this point, but they extend from the estuary inland.

Monday afternoon/evening looks to be a key time to look out for anything that develops, if it does.

Id entirely ignore app forecasts at this point. But that 10% chance is giving a hint.

With all this water about mini rivulets are crossing roads. Impossible to see in the dark. I ain't looking forward to that turning to ice. 🙈

We get a similar streamer effect in Dublin from the Isle of Mann if the wind is coming from NNE-ENE kind of direction. During the Beast from the East around Christmas 2009, Cork airport was open and fully operational, and Shannon airport as well with no snow and sunshine, but Dublin airport was getting continuous dumps of heavy snow and couldn't get cleared before the next lot landed...so lots of people changed flights to Ireland to regional airports or to ferry tickets from Wales.

I'm watching Dublin (cold and to get colder), Copenhagen (snowy today) and Brussels (goes below zero for nearly all the next 10 days!). Just hoping dd gets home ok on Monday and I get out again on Wednesday...

"Thames streamer".. Yes a fab new term!!.. Tuesday /snow, wow! Do we know how much?

Monday into Tuesday Will and it's a chance, rather than a definite, so no possibility of putting snow depths onto it.

We've our own dangler 🥶

I think there may be some sleet and perhaps a little snow mixed in in the precipitation eastern side of Kent.

I've been reading up on Thames Streamers, and the one in 2009 covered London in snow - right as far as Croydon

I'm trying to work out the geography - would one typically around Canvey Island (where the Thames narrows from wide mouth to more river/estuary? And I suppose how far it reaches depends on the strength?

Does the state of the river make any difference? There's been so much rain draining in to the Thames that the flow is extremely strong and there's a red warning advising no boats to navigate

River Thames: current river conditions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Edited to add: Tidal Thames has similar warning against all non-powered boats

PS: Met Office has just updated and there's now 60% chance of snow on Monday at Canvey Island (but not for Greater London)

Wow. I will be 56 on Tuesday and can't remember a snowy birthday. I know there was deep snow the day I was born, it was dad's favourite story that he walked to hospital to see me.

My Facebook memories 13 years ago.

It's snowing again, enough already.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2024-01-08

Ice warning for the part of the SE first thing tomorrow as wintry showers could lead to a tricky commute.

Our gritters are out in force tonight

DH works at Gatwick and they've just had a company-wide alert for snow tomorrow. Not sure if I trust them more than @OhYouBadBadKitten !

I've just peeked at the weather down south east Sheesh it's much colder down there than where we are.

It’s absolutely Baltic where i am, London/Surrey border. It smells like snow….

Just looked at the Met Office app for my area - heavy snow forecast ❄️!!

I'm going into the office today, I'm going to have to keep a (literal) weather eye on the trains as a couple of flakes and there are none. No snow forecast for my central London office...

Looks like we have snow forecast from 9am here in Kent. It is so cold

Morning all. Snow and sleet showers have started pushing in from the east today. Currently primarily affecting the NE and Kent. I'd expect to see these push in further across the SE to affect parts of Sussex, Surrey and possibly Hampshire. However, snow showers could pop up elsewhere too.

Think it's a favoured area for today.

Morning all.

North East Coast (England) here and 2 degrees. Precipitation currently falling as rain, though I'm guessing it's a little sleety. Its still rather too dark outside to tell.

So chilly today, haven't had the heating on this much for ages. I live in a north Hampshire town with a bit of a reputation for snow when nowhere else has any. Possibly the highest point in the area? Fingers crossed we get a dusting.

In Essex here, had a dusting and nothing more! Was hoping for heavy snow to take the kids sledding!

It's finally started here in Kent. Fairly heavy at the moment but not settling and the wind is blowing it everywhere