Re: Blizzard for the south on Sunday/Monday?

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Nick <nick150971@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Jan 8, 7:11 am, Robin Nicholson
<brans...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 16:02:53 -0800 (PST), David G

<dgoldston...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Met office confidence in this seems to be growing. 1458 3-5 day
forecast for SE England gives:

"Outlook for Saturday to Monday:
Bitterly cold and strong easterly winds bringing further significant
snowfall, especially during Sunday and early Monday. Lying snow is
likely to drift in the strong winds."

I have been following the weather in London since the early 70s but
cannot recall two significant snowfalls in succession here. Wonder
whether it will really happen .....

Listening and looking at comments in the group, I get the strong
impression that light snow in a brisk wind is in order - but the doubt
seems to be for how long this goes on, making for accumulations over
time which then becomes an issue.

Monday seems to be more central UK and less for the south, but this is
perhaps more marginal?

The Met O advisory will be updated of course

R

Hilton

( down to -4.9C but Yeovilton showing -12.9C)

For southern England, the Met Office latest forecast seems to show
Monday as being the coldest of the three days Sun - Tues, with much of
southern/central England sub-zero, so unlikely to be marginal? Sun and
Tues are just that bit "warmer" at 2C, though probably still cold
enough for snow I guess? I see Will's point about the slow thaw though
with those temperatures - which is why I intend to make the most of
the existing snow cover tomorrow!

Nick

It's not just the surface temperature that has to be taken into account,
though. With (at least relatively) less cold air aloft, it's not
impossible that by some point on Monday some places might be getting
freezing drizzle rather than light snow.
--
John Hall
"Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people
from coughing."
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902-83)
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