Bishop Brennan

Hello one & all Thought I'd finally make an appearance in here after what seems like an absolute eternity. Sadly December and January wasn't the happiest time for me personally as I was dealing with the passing of my father, so I was mostly a lurker during the December snow events. So how is everyone? Any cold weather on the horizon for us? Bish

Just a brief post to say thank you so much for the kind words, everybody! I am both touched and greatly humbled. Bish

Snowing in Solihull now! Only lightly, but better than nowt! Bish

Gord, what's with all this 'optimistic' crazy talk? Don't cha know that's not how we do things round these parts??? Bish

Wow the temperature has taken a real tumble here in the past hour. Now 2.1°C with a Dp of 1.2°C Bish

I was just about to say the same thing..........bodes well for this region later on, methinks. Bish

I see the UK Snow Map (http://uksnowmap.com) is starting to show a bit more activity now. Still very early. Bish

Game over??? The game has barely even kicked off yet! Bish

Still time for a quick round of golf, MIA..........? Bish

Don't worry about the heavier stuff, that was never really forecast to reach these parts anyway. Bish

Looks like temperatures are starting to slowly fall across the whole region Currently 4.4°C here with a Dp of 2.4°C Bish

I remember that event like it was yesterday. I was working near Birmingham city centre at the time, and once the roads froze most vehicles were struggling to get up any sort of incline. Five Ways island was dreadful because the buses couldn't cope with the gentle slope approaching the island, their wheels kept spinning and eventually they'd slowly slide backwards! I somehow got to Solihull a couple of hours late, but some of my colleagues didn't get home until the early hours because of all the chaos. Bish

Hi Fizz, after the last few (awful) winters I think most of us will be happy to see even a small amount of falling/lying snow - fingers crossed PS did you remember to power down the Solihull snow shield? Bish

Fizz, personally I think overnight might contain a bit more potential for us rather than this afternoon - would love to be proven wrong, though! Currently 4.9°C with a Dp of 2.0°C - the colder air should be here by early afternoon. Bish

It absolutely bucketed it down here for several hour last night. 17.3 mm from early evening onward. Bish

A bone-chilling -3.5°C here this morning, our coldest November min since 2013. Bish

Ah, it's just like old times isn't it? Seeing lots of amazing snow charts for the Peak District part of our region, and feeling outright jealousy.......... Bish

Thanks MIA............I recorded an overnight low of 0.8°C, so very similar to yourself by the sounds of it. Bish

Good morning, everyone! Just thought I'd pop by and say hello, for what seems like the first time in ages Great to see most of the old gang still posting here, plus plenty of new faces which is very cool. On the subject of cool.........this morning I noted my first frost of the season, although the temperature didn't quite manage to dip below freezing Bish PS has Fizz emerged from her winter hibernation yet?

Cloudy, cold and drizzly here in Solihull right now Currently 4.1°C with a dp of -1.3°C Bish

The temperature dropped to a distinctly chilly -4.9°C here last night. Currently 0.4°C with glorious blue skies, a beautiful winters morning. Bish

Hi MIA, Nope, I'm still using good old Monkspath weather station. The lowest dew point last night, from what I can tell, was -6.1°C Bish

Indeed, it's turning out to be another beautiful winter's day here, bright sunshine but still very chilly. Currently 2.8°C and still climbing. Sounds like tonight might be the final 'proper' cold one of this spell. Bish

We managed a low of -5.7°C here this morning, my coldest recording since early April 2013 Currently -2.5°C Bish

Feb '91 was pure Snowmageddon round these parts, the second absolutely massive fall of snow that particular winter. A vintage easterly. Bish