Brussels on Sunday 5th February 2012 Minimum temperature before midnight. Slow rise in temperature overnight as a light to moderate SSE wind set in. Sunny morning. Areas of medium-level cloud (Ac) appeared soon after midday and much of the afternoon was rather cloudy, although still bright. Cloud tended to disperse again towards dusk. Another freezing day. Light SSE to S wind...

Despite being close to the cold air on the continent persistent cloud prevented a frost forming. I'm sur e it must be some sort of a record that the temperature remained a constant 0.7C +/- 0.1C from 1800 to 0800. Dave

Temperature has been stuck at +0.8C +/- 0.1C since 6pm. Two other nearest stations recording same phenomenum. Dave

Evershot: 196m amsl 05/02/12 09-09z Ppn: 24hrs 0.0mm Month 12.6mm 30-day 39.4mm Temp: Max 6.1C

People were moaning on my walk today about how much the frost has ruined their floral displays on the south coast. For goodness sake it is early February, surely frost is expected and one should not expect flowers/shrubs like camellias to thrive so early in the year . Guess I'm lucky because I have a different climate to most of the rest of SW England (i.e. a lot colder) that mine are safely...

060900Z 00000KT 1200 BR 8St004 2.3/1.5 QFF 1033.0 (+0.9 in 3 hr)= Humidity: 94% (0% last hour) Max 09-09: 3.2 Min 09-09: 1.2 Average temperature for February: -0.4 Grass Min 18-09: -2.0 30cm Soil Temp: 2.6 Rain 09-09: Tr February Rain (00-24): 10.4 mm

Never went below 1021 but we got 0.7" in the nine or so hours of precipitation - four of which were snow or snow grains. I wasn't expecting so much with the pressure that high. Temps now dropping back like a stone. Porthcawl S. Wales Cheers James --

Southcote - 0900Z CALM 3000 -RA BR 8ST005 +1.9/+1.3 1033 A few breaks during evening, otherwise cloudy/overcast and misty. A little rain overnight and in past 20 minutes More than half cover of snow lying - depth around 2cm Max (09 - 09) +3.0 Min (18 - 09) +0.5

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Friday. Issued 0501, 6/02/12 The end of the week will see high pressure to the NE with southerlies or SSE'lies over the UK. As with the present situation, western areas will be less cold than eastern areas although at the moment most places look like seeing a dry end to the week. Over the weekend pressure will build over the UK, although it...

Potential for a Channel shower convergence line to develop mid-week as the bitter easterlies return. This *could* give Graham E. in Penzance a pasting from snow showers, or, if the wind veers a bit the south coast of Devon and eastern slopes of dartmoor. Only a possibility at present, but one I will be looking out for as these situations can give very heavy localised falls of snow despite...

Sunday 5th February 2012 Meteosat MSG satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC http://www.woksat.info/etcub05m/ub05-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 19 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.18 UTC

Lawrence, did you get any snow in Poundland? http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Haytor/automatic/Current_Vantage_Pro.htm Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl) ---------------------------------------------

Not that it's likely to happen like that so far out, but the charts in today's 12Z GFS operational run for Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th look eerily reminiscent of what we've experienced this weekend. -- John Hall "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." George...

A dry day with a max. of +5.7C (earlier in the night). Just partial cover of snow left on the high moor although some extensive bits in Fernworthy forest where still 4-5 inches and on trees. A nice day for walking over still quite frozen ground with patchy ice. http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Haytor/automatic/Current_Vantage_Pro.htm Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet...

0900z: 28004KT 18km 1ST010 3SC035 7AC150 1.6/0.7 QFF 1027.0 rising. An eventful evening - ice pellets changed to moderate rain as the front arrived at 2125z. The rain didn't last long, though, it was all over by 2200z. No sign of any ground surfaces thawing - I have reported state of ground type 5 (glaze) this morning for the first time since the 80s. The roads are treacherous, so will...

*European overview* 4th FEBRUARY 2012 Max °C Min °C Rain (mm) 3.8 -8.4 5.0 Ny Alesund(8m) -15.6 -22.2 - Moscow(156m) 4.9 0.9 0.9 Reykjavik(61m) -1.7 -4.2 - Bergen(50m) -14.8 -22.5 0.8 Oslo (204m)

After all yesterday's excitement I suppose it's going to be a case of dry & cold or rather cold for most this coming week? Graham

Tideswell, Derbyshire - Sunday 5th February 2012 ----------------------------------------------------- 0900z WNW F2 20km 1Sc025 4Ac150 8Ci300 +00.7/+00.5 1027 RMK: A winter wonderland this morning. 9cm of fluffy snow with drifts to about 50cm. 09-09z: Tx +0.7 (0850z) Tn -5.1 (0900z yesterday) RR 10.0 (estimated) 09-21z: Tx -1.1 (2100z) 21-09z: Tn -1.6 (0700z) 15-09z: Tg -5.2...

Southcote - 1500Z VRB F1 8000 HZ 3ST008 8ST010 +2.9/+1.4 1030 Cloudy/overcast since 0900 Slow thaw - snow & slush depth now 3cm Max so far today +3.0 Eric Belton

Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear OS X (Eastings) 440951 OS Y (Northings) 554026 Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323) Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282) ==================================================== First thing this morning the ground was covered by ice from the sleety rain which was falling yesterday evening. I'm surprised we didn't get snow because it was...