Frosted Earth

Saturday and Sunday Dec. 4th- 5th 2021.

There will be some sunshine but be prepared for a scattering of showers. One or two of the showers may have some hail. Feeling quite cool with a moderate to fresh wind tending to veer to the north west during the day. Max 7C Overnight quite chilly but the wind will continue to blow probably preventing an air frost as will quite a bit of cloud. Some showers may continue close to the east coast as the wind veers more to the north.Sheltered spots could have an air frost with a general low of 1C to 2C.

Sunday will have a lot of cloud but with some sunny intervals. A moderate north wind and it will feel cold. Some showers more likely in Essex and Kent, east Surrey and east Sussex. Monday could be dry but it looks very unsettled and windy from Tuesday onwards during this coming week.

At 17.00 hrs GMT on 3rd December at Heath Common: Current temps: 8.4C. Weather: Cloudy. Air Pressure: 1002 hPa :Falling.  Rainfall so far this month to 17.00hrs GMT today: 2.7mm.

Stay safe, stay well.  Listen out for me this Sunday Dec 19th 2021 on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex at 13.20 hrs on the 'Dig It' show. I will look back on some of December's weather and give a forecast for the Christmas Period. Will it be a 'white Christmas'? If you have a weather question contact the programme or here on this site's contact page. 

Weather eye magazine issue 43 ius now being worked. It will be a bit late as I had a bout of COVID  followed by a nasty cold. Do try a complimentary copy.

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

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On This Day- December 4th 1962

The last great London Smog lay thick over the capital. With an area of high pressure extending west from the Continent. It was dense with patches 10 metres or less. All London buses, 5,000 of them, recalled to their garages. Thousands of cars were abandoned and after fog cleared 3,000 vehicles  could not be started and called AA. Smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations 10-14 times normal levels. Death rate increased markedly with an estimation of 1,000 deaths caused by smog. The fog was quite shallow with hills higher than 100 metres in sunshine. Even in London the temperature stayed below freezing.

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