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[Osbourne One-Nil]

If you live in Lincolnshire or East Anglia, then this is the thread for you. You can also use Google images to see what hills look like.

[Mrsf16]

I predict lots of and and

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[Hughsey]

Mrsf16, on 08 December 2011 - 11:37 , said:

I predict lots of and and

xxx

I agree, odds on the Peterborough snow shield holding up well this year?

[Ben_Cambs]

Very windy today with a spell of heavy rain not too long ago. Unfortunately it may be a while until we see any snowfall here in EA and going off the latest model output I'm confident that there won't be any snow here this side of Christmas (though I'd love to be proven wrong!) due to the zonal pattern that we are locked in.

P.S Isn't the 3 counties usually part of this thread too?

[Hughsey]

Ben_Cambs, on 08 December 2011 - 17:36 , said:

Very windy today with a spell of heavy rain not too long ago. Unfortunately it may be a while until we see any snowfall here in EA and going off the latest model output I'm confident that there won't be any snow here this side of Christmas (though I'd love to be proven wrong!) due to the zonal pattern that we are locked in.

P.S Isn't the 3 counties usually part of this thread too?

Last year I seem to recall it was EA and the 3 counties yeah, wasn't Lincolnshire last year I don't think, obviously a bit of a shift around of the regions. As things stand this is the Cambs thread, dont suppose there is much need for people in EA to come in this thread with weather like this.

Unfortunately have to agree with the snow chances, would need a big change for some wintry weather down here anytime soon.

[Ben_Cambs]

hughsey, on 08 December 2011 - 17:43 , said:

Last year I seem to recall it was EA and the 3 counties yeah, wasn't Lincolnshire last year I don't think, obviously a bit of a shift around of the regions. As things stand this is the Cambs thread, dont suppose there is much need for people in EA to come in this thread with weather like this.

Unfortunately have to agree with the snow chances, would need a big change for some wintry weather down here anytime soon.

Very much so, though we may be able to get some fairly cold sunny days in any brief ridges such as Saturday (forecast only 3C max) and maybe some sharp frosts. And another plus is the zonal pattern is going to be more of a cooler/colder variety, so it should at least feel seasonal.

Osbourne One-Nil, on 08 December 2011 - 10:44 , said:

If you live in Lincolnshire or East Anglia, then this is the thread for you. You can also use Google images to see what hills look like.

The Gog Magog Downs south of Cambridge..

Edited by Ben_Cambs, 08 December 2011 - 18:11 .

[djrikki]

Living in the biggest county in the country I think we deserve our own thread

Oh yeah... we are also very sparsely populated so I'll take that back.

BTW I've seen snowfall here already - early hours of Monday morning - very very light snowflakes in a few whiffs of cloud.

Edited by djrikki, 08 December 2011 - 20:17 .

[MKsnowangel]

hughsey, on 08 December 2011 - 17:43 , said:

Last year I seem to recall it was EA and the 3 counties yeah, wasn't Lincolnshire last year I don't think, obviously a bit of a shift around of the regions. As things stand this is the Cambs thread, dont suppose there is much need for people in EA to come in this thread with weather like this.

Yes it was EA & 3C last year, I have asked on the moderators section about this.....

.....I'm not sure why the the three counties has been shifted (I assume to the London & SE thread) but maybe we will all be allowed to come back and liven things up for you a bit by sharing news of our impressive snow depths with you poor snowless people from Peterborough

[Mrsf16]

We like it snowless... honestly

[lancs_northants]

We get Anglia tv, here in Northampton? are we here or in the Midlands thread..

Northamptonshire once again the lost region...lol

[weatherwise]

I did not observe any snow in Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Oct or Nov this year (and none so far in Dec). This is the first time in the 15 years I've lived in Bedford. Got to be a fair chance of a totally sleet/snowless year. I know a couple of other Beds stations (i.e. Clifton nr Shefford, about 12 miles away) recorded 1 or 2 days with sleet in Jan/Feb but I didn't spot it here, and I am a pretty good lamppost watcher. I have local records going back 100+ yrs (Luton, ok its a higher elevation) but its not happened in that timeframe at all (no snow at all in the year). All in all this year snow-wise is more unusual than last year (December, in particular) when I saw 18cm level snow lying in mid month that lasted until after Christmas. Worth a post.....

[tinybill]

with this storm coming and after looking at the model section have we got be be on the look out now , after the great storm a few years ago

[weatherwise]

tinybill, on 12 December 2011 - 14:19 , said:

with this storm coming and after looking at the model section have we got be be on the look out now , after the great storm a few years ago

I would say there is a chance of a storm tracking close to our region Thurs/Fri but the models tend to overdo things. I.e. tonights storm now looks like not troubling us too much, may be 40-50mph gusts tho. Models had it looking a lot worse 48 hrs ago.

Edited by weatherwise, 12 December 2011 - 14:25 .

[Osbourne One-Nil]

lancs_northants, on 11 December 2011 - 21:41 , said:

We get Anglia tv, here in Northampton? are we here or in the Midlands thread..

Northamptonshire once again the lost region...lol

Not really - I'd just think I lived in the Midlands if I lived in Northants. Anyone's free to post in whichever thread they feel comfortable in.

[weatherwise]

Yeh and being selfish (here in Beds) I'd actually like to know whats going on in Northants (and other surrounding counties) so I have to check the Midlands and SE also. Oh, to be back in Norfolk, at least you know where you are

[MKsnowangel]

weatherwise, on 12 December 2011 - 14:41 , said:

Oh, to be back in Norfolk, at least you know where you are

....only because it's easy to navigate when you can see for miles without any hills in your way

lancs_northants, on 11 December 2011 - 21:41 , said:

We get Anglia tv, here in Northampton? are we here or in the Midlands thread..

Northamptonshire once again the lost region...lol

Your very welcome in here, it's always nice to know what's happening on the other side of the county line

[stromanis]

Osbourne One-Nil, on 08 December 2011 - 10:44 , said:

If you live in Lincolnshire or East Anglia, then this is the thread for you. You can also use Google images to see what hills look like.

The hills of fenland.

[tinybill]

i think us on the east coast could be in for a wild night its blowing a bit out side had to move the bins !!!

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/


think we will need to batten down this just the warm up . if they are right friday storm worse then this one

Edited by tinybill, 12 December 2011 - 20:45 .

[MKsnowangel]

Getting wind gusts of about 32.2 km/h here at the moment, Friday certainly looks as if it has the potential to be much worse, we could even see trampolines blowing along in the wind...






EDIT: Getting gusts of 53.1 km/h now so things starting to rattle and roll outside !!

Edited by MKsnowangel, 12 December 2011 - 22:07 .

[Chris Mantle]

Hi Mksnowangel,

I was in your neck of the woods on Saturday, very busy due the Red Bull event. Sitting here watching the pressure going down although I can't hear much wind so far and to think this time last year little did we know that in a few days time we would be having one of the best snow events in many years.

Fingers crossed that the snow arrives soon.

Chris