60% chance of heavy snow friday in east dulwich

[Otto]

Hi - re: tomorrow --

The day will start rainy as per usual according to the met office, but, turn to heavy snow sometime between 12noon and 3pm...keep yourself updated on the morning weather at the met office site where you can enter your postcode, or, have a work from home day lest you get stuck with no train...

otto the friendly snow-fan

[georgia]

According to BBC, only sleet tomorrow in London but heavy snow on Monday again. Oh joy.

[Otto]

The met office just issued a 60% severe weather warning for london. rain to sleet, then to heavy snow. of course, it might just stay sleet or rain. hence the 60% chance.

the BBC gets its info from the met office...the met office provides a bit more detail and gives odds on it happening.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Oh no, that means my driving lesson will be cancelled AGAIN! It was cancelled Monday and today. Rebooked for Monday.

Luckily my scan can go ahead this afternoon since my stairs are clear and my midwife appointment is on Saturday morning, hopefully the sleet on Friday won't be too bad that I will have to cancel my saturday appointment.

This weather is great if you don't have to do anything but a bit of a pain if things are constantly cancelled and you have to get out and about. Beside it is does not look too pretty with slush and rain!

[Strawbs]

georgia Wrote:

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> According to BBC, only sleet tomorrow in London

> but heavy snow on Monday again. Oh joy.

Yep that's what I saw too.. Highly doubt there will be enough for a snow day though..

[PeckhamRose]

So which pub are we meeting at. What time Friday? I may make that one!

[Louisa]

This snow event looks as though it could quite easily match or surpass sunday/monday's event. Peter Cockcroft (distinguished weather broadcaster) suggested than we could be in line for anything upto 8 inches even in central London the snow is likely to settle and that is despite the wet roads. If he says this, then I believe him. Come on Southwark where are your gritting lorries?

Louisa.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm going to stick my neck out here and say it won't be anything like on Monday

But I'm not a distinguished weather forecaster

or a council budget planner

[Otto]

impossible that it will be like monday as it will not snow for as long of a period and it is starting out with rain...mondays snow began sunday eve...

but it still could make getting home from work difficult...

[Louisa]

Sean, I would usually agree, but the setup for snow is sadly still extremely likely. Cold pool of air over the UK, raw ENE winds and moist Atlantic air approaching. He may well have just been trying to play safe, but the Met Office have issued an amber warning for London and the South East, and they did the same sunday night and were pretty much accurate.

Louisa.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Well, rest assured Louisa, I'll be at my desk, doing my bit

I will of course, expect a stiff drink from you at the Black Cherry drinks tomorrow night

[Cassius]

I'd better print out walkit.com and don my walking boots - I am a contract worker and can't afford any more days off......

[Louisa]

Sean you are such a tease!

I am very glad to hear you will be at work sharpish tomorrow despite the potential for yet more life threatening wintry conditions. Is Maureen and her husband still running the Black Cherry do you know?

Louisa.

[SeanMacGabhann]

you mean Angela?

Cassius - whereabouts you heading to?

[Louisa]

Angela? that is a new name on me, unless he suddenly remarried! This is the same couple who used to run skeehans freehouse on Drakefell RD in Brockley? (heading up the hill out of Nunhead).

Louisa.

[SeanMacGabhann]

that noise you hear Louisa, is the sound of me running out of knowledge on a subject... no idea

I do know I was the very first customer in there (as Black Cherry)

[Cassius]

Sean - East Croydon

Louisa - Angela

[Louisa]

Risk of disruption Warning : - Heavy Snow Valid from 0200 Fri 6 Valid to 1500 Fri 6

UK regions:

60% East of England

60% South West England

60% London & South East England

60% East Midlands

Heavy Snow

There is a high risk of a severe weather event affecting parts of southern and eastern England on Friday. Periods of snow will be heavy at times and will give accumulations of 5 to 10 cm over large areas and locally 15 to 20 cm over high ground. This is likely to cause disruption to travel.

Issued at: 1141 Thu 5 Feb

Met Office

[philiphenslowe]

Hi Louisa, they're Angela's parents

[SeanMacGabhann]

East Croydon?? ooof

6+ miles and only 500 odd calories burned - doesn't seem fair does it?

East Dulwich to East Croydon

[Louisa]

Thankyou Philip for correcting me, I have not seen them in a while so was unsure who was who!

Louisa.

[KidKruger]

PERHAPS THE FIRST ONES TO HEAD FOR THE EARLY TRAINS TOMORROW (friday) CAN POST ON HERE THEIR SUCCESSES IF THEY MANAGE TO GET ON THE TRAINS FIRST THING.

LOADS OF PHONES ALLOW THAT EMAIL THINGY THESE DAYS DONT THEY.

THEN US WHO GET LATER TRAINS CAN CHECK THE EDF WEBSITE FOR THE REPORTS - MORE RELIABLE PERHAPS THAN RAIL WEBSITES !

KK

[Cassius]

I know my way to Crystal Palace - then it would all be new! Problme is that it is up hill and down dale, hardly the easiest route in snow and ice conditions!

[TillieTrotter]

Hurrah..more snow:))

[Otto]

It might look fairly harmless - rainy and sleety for a while during the day - getting in does not look like a problem

but when and if the temp drops sometime between 12noon and 3pm it might bucket snow down heavily just in time for your journey home....