Bishop Brennan

East & West Midlands kept separate (62 votes [56.88%]) One Midlands thread (47 votes [43.12%]) Split threads it is then! Bish

lol that's the spirit Radders! Bish

Still showing as Heavy for Solihull on Friday. Saturday now shows as Light Snow, whereas previously it was just Cloudy. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Plus, light snow for an entire day will still accumulate nicely. Bish

The pro-splitters seem to have taken a significant lead already

C'mon everybody, do the right thing and vote for togetherness Imagine Laurel without Hardy! Imagine Shearer without Sheringham! Imagine England without Scotland! Imagine Gough without Caddick! Imagine Cameron without Osborne! You know it makes sense........

Voted! Bish

Where you're located, you pretty much swing both ways depending on your mood - hey you can be the Midlands equivalent of Freddie Mercury Bish

Erk, don't say things like that Gord! But I know what you mean, we've all been here before haven't we? Although not necessarily with such favourable looking synoptics. I've been trying to work out what the worst case scenario could be. If the snow ends up pushing much, much further eastwards than is currently forecast, then I guess a lot of us could end up with a snow-to-rain event, albeit the snow part lasting for several hours. On the other hand, if the snow generally stalls to our south and west, at least we'd stay under the much colder air for longer, which would improve our chances further down the line (Monday is starting to look very interesting as well now). I think I'd take this scenario overall, although I suspect I'd be in a minority. Bish

Well shuggee came back to me earlier today to say that apparently the requests supporting the split Midlands threads currently outweigh those asking for a remerger. I have to say I'm surprised, as that wasn't quite the impression I'd gained over the past couple of days, but hey ho I've asked shuggee if he would still consider a poll so we could all get a chance to vote one way or another - let's see what the comeback is. Bish

You could be in for a monstrous amount of snow, all that juicy Cotswolds elevation PS how come you ended up moving there from Solihull? I'm very envious, such a beautiful part of the country to live in. Bish

Is it time to deactivate the Knowle & Solihull Snow Shield yet, fizz? We'll get Diagonal Red Line to do all the hardest work of course Bish

Same here for Solihull as well, a very rare sight. The Met Office/BBC forecasts do tend to chop & change several times a day however. Bish

It's actually getting colder here now, down to -4.3C with a DP of -5.0C. Freezing fog showing no sign of shifting. It's c-c-c-c-cold!!!! Bish

Freezing fog here, temperature is still as low as -4 at the moment. Possible ice day for parts of the Midlands perhaps. Bish

Do you mean 2 in the morning or -2 temps? The latter would surely fall as snow I would have thought. Bish

Sorry everybody, but the Friday snow event is officially not happening...........I've booked Friday afternoon off in anticipation, which is bound to put the kybosh on things! If it doesn't happen for us Midlanders, you'll know who to blame Bish

lol that made me laugh! I've just sent a quick PM to shuggee asking if he might consider re-introducing a single Midlands thread in future Bish

Good grief just look at these minimum temperatures for Saturday night!!!! Should probably taken with a pinch of salt however, the GFS is notorious for over emphasising extremes. Bish

I second that motion! Much better to have one main Midlands thread - I've genuinely missed having the likes of yourself, Supacell etc keeping us company the past few days. Bish

The local Met Office forecast had Solihull down for a max temp of 1.0C today.........currently reading 5.1C and still climbing. Looks beautiful outside Bish

Yes, that pretty much seems to be the case. Nothing too extreme Bish

Wow there's a whole lotta negativity going on here tonight...... Relax guys! This is just the start of what may well turn out to be another prolonged cold spell, one of several over the past few winters - plenty more snow opportunities to come over the next few days & weeks, especially if high pressure exerts an influence to our north or north-east, as is being forecast. Even an Atlantic breakdown may well be snowy for several hours, think how special that would be. Don't lose faith! Chin up! Think positive thoughts! Keep the lamplight burning! :-) Bish

I think I just found the flaw in your plan! Bish

Lovely sunshine here, but a pretty major thaw going on as well. Lot's of drip-drip-dripping. Whatever snow manges to survive may well be around for quite a few days, so the warmer temperatures can b*gger off now thank you very much. Current temp is 4.7C, with a DP of 4.0C Bish

Yes, I agree. A single Midlands thread should suffice, it will be a lot more enjoyable as well. Bish