Frosted Earth

Forecast for the Southeast. 

Saturday 21st April 2018.

There will be sunny skies during the morning but watch out for a build of cloud and some well scattered but sharp showers are possible later in the afternoon and evening with some thunder possible as a frontal system moves northwards. Still very much on the warm side at 23C and a light, rather variable or south west wind wind. Watch out if you are in the sun. You could get still sunburn if you are not protected. The sun is strong at this time of year. Overnight clear spells but some mist patches in places wetted by showers.

Sunday should have a good deal of dry weather with some sunny spells and still on the warm side.

 Weather eye issue 38.  It is a 30th anniversary edition with much about the 1987 storm and also about the Jan '87 snows plus now 71 years ago when we endured a severe 1947 winter.  

Frosted Earth is moving soon and it is a hectic time for us. Weather eye issue 39 has been delayed but it will be worked on in early May. The Weather station in Coulsdon will shut down after 39 years of recording but the Chipstead Valley will continue. A new station will be set up in West Sussex. Subscribers will receive more details soon. This moving which is quite an undertaking is another reason for the rather intermittent information at the moment on the web site. 

For weekly forecast see page 3 Forecast Section.

 Ian's eye on the Weather. A daily chat. 17th March 2018. 

28th February 2018: The Chipstead Valley recorded minus 15.3C last night as the wind died down, the sky was clear, there was a snow cover and the airstream was very cold. This is the lowest in the UK and possibly the lowest anywhere this year. The temperature would have been lower but cloud increased during the early hours and snow fell.Ironically a day or two ago the North Pole actually recorded an unprecedented temperature value above freezing yet it was snowing in Rome over 3000 miles further south.

19th  April 2018

Remarkable temperatures for April. I recorded 29.4C today, the warmest value in my record back to the 1970s but locally this has not been exceeded probably since 1893 or even 1865. It was made even more outstanding by the general damp soil in what has been a rather wet April which takes more energy to heat up and the general modest temperatures so far this month.

A good idea for a present this New Year is a pack of Weather eye magazines. Special New Year offering of a pack of issues worth £22 for just £5 and £3 post and packing. A great gift and a good  read. Includes the latest issue. Issue 38 is complete and is now out. 

Listen out for me on Sunday April 1st on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, just after 0945 hrs on the 'Dig It' show giving a look back on March's weather and a forecast ahead for the whole of April  . 

 Have you tried Weather eye magazine. Give it a go. I will send you the latest issue post free and at a reduced price of £2.50- that's got to be a bargain.

See Also  'On This Day'  in the Publications section.