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[Misc] The Award-winning official "More Snow Tomorrow?" Thread [2024-25 Season]
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Yoda
English & European
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
BBC stating today a major change is on the way next week still saying 6 c daytime maximums though
Taybha
Whalewhine
So in laymans terms will my £6.99 B&Q Sledge i purchased 4 years ago now worth £4.99 ever get to see the reason it was made this winter .
Is it just me but I just find those snow icons far more relevant and exciting compared the radar like weather maps we see now, used to see a snow cloud icon with 3 flakes sometimes wow !!
I seem to recall prior to these that had a habit not to stick on the map sometimes a circle claret and blue snow icon, happy days ...........................
CliveWalkerWingWizard
Well-known member
Surely you mean absolutely zero chance of snow next week because it was the warmest December on record?
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
chucky1973
New member
It all seems very exciting. Got to find my gloves now.
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
Yes predicted temps far to high. 9 c max today 2 c above normal today was described as chilly. The default now from the weathermen and women is anything other than exceptionally mild is now cold
ryans father
New member
Wow! The ECM is spectacular really. Brings in cold on Monday through Monday night. Big potential but more runs needed for any details
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Plake
Unregistered User
This Monday?
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
These streams are little more than pornography for snow lovers lol
- Jul 7, 2003
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What does big potential mean?? For what?? Do I need to put my snow shovel back in the car? TELL ME!
chucky1973
New member
Oh... Yes...
What do the figures in blue mean?
ryans father
New member
The potential is there for some very cold weather with harsh night time frosts. There will certainly be some snow if these charts verify but precise details are impossible at this stage. The wind direction and strength will be crucial for snow potential in certain locations. A straight northerly favours the north( of course) plus the bits that stick out such as Norfolk, East Kent, West Wales and Cornwall. A Northeasterly which is being shown in some runs favours the North East in particular but also the South East as very cold air becomes volatile over a long North Sea track. More widespread snowfall can also occur in these situations but the features that cause it are often only picked up at short notice.
I hope that helps
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Interestingly they're not easy to translate into weather. The easier one is the 850hpa temperature.
As a rule of thumb, at this time of year, any temps at this level (which is the temp at a particular pressure level) below about -6C will bring snow.
That chart has 850hpa temps over us of about -7C. That would be cold enough, especially in an easterly airflow, as there is a less opportunity for modification by the ocean from that direction (in fact, with a proper raging easterly, straight across the straits of Dover, you can still get snow with 850hpa temps of -1 or -2C)
One measure ECMWF don't publish is the dew point temp. For snow you need dewpoints a degree or two below freezing, but that chart would probably have relatively low DPs, away from the immediate Eastern coastal strip.
Looking forward to what SASTA make of it already........'working from home/playing in the snow' days ahead then ?
Uncle Spielberg
Well-known member
All joking aside this is pure fantasy. The likelyhood is about 6 c by day ie normal and a few frosts. That is it