Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

Then we're warmer here! Just -3.7° overnight and today it's struggled to get to 3.3° but, unlike the past few days, we've had no sun. Talking to family in E. Lancs which had the snow last week, twice on Thursday they had 'thundersnow' I must say I'm quite envious as I've not experienced it. (Dunno about anyone else but this cold weather makes me sooo hungry, I just want to eat all the time, comforting stuff, like rib-sticking stews followed by apple pie and custard. )

Me too! - I think it must be the body demanding fat-adding compounds to combat infections.

There are some nice examples of "thunder snow" on youtube, which I will try and dig out. Remember, most of our rain, whether convective, advective or orographic, starts out as snow crystals, which then coalesce into snow flakes which subsequently melt in higher temperatures below, at whatever time of year.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

Aren't these newly light evenings wonderful? Gone half-five and only a deepening dusk rather than total nightfall. Today has been lovely, sunny and bright, same as yesterday - which had a high of nearly 8° and the promised snow overnight turned to rain which, as it was only just a smidge below freezing, resulted in no frost or ice. Plenty of white sparkling tops of mountains of course upcountry and lots of snowdrops, so pretty and delicate.
Calum, didn't you have an earthquake last year as well?

we had three!

and me too on the comestibles indulgences

[teamsaint]

its freezing here, only just struggled above zero all day.

still, better than rain, I spose...

Good weather to stay in and read and order some more Waterloo books, folks.......

[Serial_Apologist]

Here's a thunder snow link, a Canadian one (to judge by the comments section) - the American clips are just too much! - specially for Anna.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nefLipXk36o

[Don Petter]

Wonderful 22 degree completely circular halo round the moon tonight here in East Sussex. Very pronounces at about 8pm, getting slightly fainter by 9pm.

I've seen small 'rings round the moon' before, but nothing this big that I remember. It results from the moonlight being refracted through millions of hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere.

(As a guide to size, Wiki suggests that the radius (not diameter) is about that of an outstretched hand at arm's length, which seems about right.)

[Serial_Apologist]

Wonderful 22 degree completely circular halo round the moon tonight here in East Sussex. Very pronounces at about 8pm, getting slightly fainter by 9pm.

I've seen small 'rings round the moon' before, but nothing this big that I remember. It results from the moonlight being refracted through millions of hexagonal ice crystals in the atmosphere.

(As a guide to size, Wiki suggests that the radius (not diameter) is about that of an outstretched hand at arm's length, which seems about right.)

Cirrostratus and high altostratus sheets have been hanging around all day here: some lovely mock suns this morning.

[BBMmk2]

Perishingly cold here today. 1C? I think not. Interfering with my asthma!

[Dave2002]

Very surprised to find snow on the ground round here today when I woke up. I don't think it was there a few hours ago. Still, might disperse by afternoon.

[gurnemanz]

Snow appeared and settled about midnight in North Wilts - shortly after I had returned from the pub after our weekly Choral Soc on my bike. It would have been interesting if it had come an hour early.

[Nick Armstrong]

A few very light flakes were meandering down when I locked up last thing last night; just damp ground this morning and grey though reasonably bright day.

[DracoM]

Temp here overnight was -9C. By 10 a.m. = -5C.

[eighthobstruction]

crisp and hard and clear....

[Nick Armstrong]

crisp and hard and clear....

Same here and in fact still a reasonable though thin covering of snow remaining in untraversed areas of the parks

(see 'Essential Classics' thread)

[Barbirollians]

It is quite amusing how as soon as the South gets some snow it becomes really big news .

[Nick Armstrong]

It is quite amusing how as soon as the South gets some snow it becomes really big news .

I was trying to make my report moderate in tone and informative rather than hysterical, Barb