My theory is that as soon as there is a possibility of snow, postings to this group will dramatically increase . Lets do a count next wednesday to see if i`m right. Jim (hic) Beam

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Wednesday 19th November http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/METEOSAT-8-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC on Wednesday 19th November http://www.woksat.info/etcqk19m/qk19-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.14 UTC on Wednesday 19th...

Brussels on Wednesday 19th November Bright at first in the morning with broken cloud. Overcast and increasingly gloomy and misty from late morning with a little drizzle in the second half of the afternoon. Clearer with broken cloud for a time after dark. Wind mostly WSW – light to moderate in the morning, mostly light later. Brussels Uccle 8.8°C - overnight minimum 5.9°C - and 0.1 mm...

On 18 Nov, 00:43, Joe Egginton wrote: I noticed that Rob McElwee, on the 10.30pm weather forecast looking like Cruella de Vil with grey hair one side and black the other ! Dont like to say too much. Bit of a grey area really! Eric Belton

Chalfont St Giles - Wednesday 19th November 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0630z WSW F1 30+km 1Sc025 05.6/04.0 1020 RMK: A fine morning. 1600z WNW F2-3 30+km 2Sc050 5Ac080 7C1200 10.6/07.4 1019 RMK: It has been a day of sunny spells and broken cloud. Very pleasant for mid-November.

19 November 2008 Wokingham 0900z 240 05kt 60km 2Ci250 +8.2/+5.8 QFF 1022.1 -0.1 in 3hr RMK COTRA Dry since 15z, patchy ScAc at times evening and night. 09-09 Max 12.3 Min 4.3 Grass min -1.0 Rain Trace Sun (00-24) 2.3 AWS Max 12.2 Min 4.1

Southcote - 1500Z NW F3 9999 1Sc030 5Ci200 +12.7/+6.1 1021.5 Dense Ci Spi at 20000ft 1Ac150 and 3Ci280 also present Max +13.9 Eric Belton

0850z W F3-4 55km 3Ci220 07.2/06.4 1021.1 RMK: Better vis with altitude ... upper parts of distant hills stound out more clearly than lower parts. 09-09: Tx 10.0 Tn 1.9 Tg -2.1 RR 0.1 sss 2.0 Philip Eden Whipsnade 214m

After years of bitter dissapointed I stopped voting Labour...No I didn't mean it I meant I stopped getting too carried away by the GFS ; but tonights 18z ceratinly would keep that Polar Bear happy at London zoo. Actually a work colleague has two Siberian Huskies down in Whistable where those wind sure can blow cold when from the North. She tells me when the weather turns cold and she takes the...

Southcote - 0900Z WSW F3 9999 2Ci280 +8.5/+7.3 1021 COTRA Max yesterday +12.4 Min last night +4.5 Grass Min +0.8 Rain (09 - 09) 0.1mm

Have I issed something here ? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7653132.stm http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IESSEXSO1 I can assure you I am not a terrorist, a tourist maybe! grin -- Keith (Southend) http://www.southendweather.net

Chalfont St Giles - Wednesday 19th November 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0630z WSW F1 30+km 1Sc025 05.6/04.0 1020 RMK: A fine morning. Norman. -- Norman Lynagh

Here is a summary of the NWP output for noon on Sunday. Issued 0523, 19th November 2008 Monday and Tuesday will see the remnants of the cold spell over the UK, with a ridge to the west and northerlies or NNW'lies for much of the UK. By Wedbesday the ridge to the west will move over the UK, bringing a frosty night followed by milder WSW'lies or westerlies. Analysis and evolution to T+120 via...

Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Tuesday 18th November http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/METEOSAT-8-1200-EUR.jpg Meteosat MSG-2 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 12.00 UTC on Tuesday 18th November http://www.woksat.info/etcqk18m/qk18-msg-1200-uk.html NOAA 18 satellite picture from Bernard Burton's site at 13.24 UTC on Tuesday 18th November

Brussels on Tuesday 18th November Overcast and misty. Some drizzle at times and a brief spell of light rain at the end of the afternoon. Some breaks in the cloud after dark. Light SSW wind in the morning; gradual veer to NW during the afternoon. Brussels Uccle 9.4°C - overnight minimum 5.6°C - and 0.7 mm rain. Brussels Airport 9.0°C - overnight minimum 5.2°C - and 0.8 mm.

0920z N F4 400m RADZ FG 8St000 08.0/08.0 1015.8 RMK: Rapid improvement at 0940z, drizzle stopping, low cloud dispersing, and vis improving sharply. Now, at 10z, it looks as though the sun could break through any moment 09-09: Tx 8.7 Tn 3.7 Tg 4.3 RR 1.6 sss nil Day max 7.4; night min 7.4 Philip Eden

18 November 2008 Wokingham 0900z 320 08/17kt 8km -DZ 2St008 7Sc015 8Sc020 +9.1/+7.0 QFF 1015.4 +3.0 in 3hr RMK Ocnl ra between 20 and 23z yesterday, and some dz since 05z, mostly not enough to register in the gauge. 09-09 Max 10.6 Min 3.9 Grass min 7.9 Rain 1.2 Sun (00-24) 0.0 AWS Max 10.5 Min 3.8

Chalfont St Giles - Tuesday 18th November 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0630z NNW F2 8000 -DZ 8StSc 09.5/09.0 1011 RMK: DZ is very slight. Gradual wind veer from WSW over the past 3 hours. Norman.

I noticed that Rob McElwee, on the 10.30pm weather forecast looking like Cruella de Vil with grey hair one side and black the other ! -- Joe Egginton Wolverhampton 175m asl

.... don't know if anyone here has relatives/connections with Brisbane, but these storms have been notably severe ... http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/17/2421265.htm Martin. -- Martin Rowley West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl