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  1. Easing off now, but has left a decent covering. It’ll soon melt I’m sure. Anyone up late here this morning won’t even know it snowed probably!
  2. Very heavy snow here with some of the largest flakes I’ve seen in some time. Quite a surprise.
  3. Pouring down with heavy, icy rain here. It’s just that kind of winter here in the Black Country.
  4. Yeah, it does take something exceptional to get snow in here from that direction. I remember snow arriving from the west in December 2010...but that really was a rare month. Like I said, we've known since that low trended south that we'd have minimal chances this week. There'll be other times, either this winter or one in the future.
  5. Indeed...the mild sector is making itself known across the northwest now according to reports. At least they started the day well though. But yeah...a forgettable and fairly typical January cold spell for us down here. It's only notable because it has followed an awful very wet period over Christmas and New Year...and I guess it's also notable because of the possiblities that were there leading up to it. But the Met Office always talked about likely and unlikely scenarios, which is different from certain. And the forecasts have been accurate from around last Friday onwards for here...so far anyway. So nothing lost really I guess. Still need a mini grumble though! Clouding over from the north now. I guess that's another frosty night down the pan tonight. But need to make most of the dry weather before the mudmakers return at the weekend.
  6. The latest radar frames are showing the whole thing getting further out of reach. Great for the northwest. To be honest, the forecast for here was for hardly anything… so nothing lost. The forecasts have been decent so far since the events (or lack of them) of this week firmed up on the models.
  7. I don’t think we consistently do badly. We’ve had a smattering of decent events over the past decade. We get our fair share of successes and let downs. This morning is particularly annoying though. Just as the winds go a tad more westerly taking precipitation away from us, it suddenly looks more robust. North to northwesterlies can be really frustrating here.
  8. Looks like the wind has turned a little more westerly meaning that the precipitation will miss us. Just as it looks like it’s holding together.Typical. Great for those north and east of here though!
  9. I think a repeat of last night will happen. The showers will dissipate quickly before getting here but enough left to leave a very tiny dustings here and there. Notable how there’s no frost tonight thanks to the cloud cover that’s left over from these showers. So the worst of both Worlds really. But the sun should return tomorrow and we’ll have another beautiful crisp day, so there’s something to look forward to. Hopefully those in the north of our region can get something more out of this.
  10. Brilliant answer and a lot to go through there. That'll keep me busy, thank you. One of those situations where a Scandi High can help us out then.
  11. A question for those more knowledgable. In the past, when a low pressure has slided to our south, the winds above the low pressure go easterly here as the low moves though while spinning anti clockwise. I'm assuming it's still too far south to produce sea effect showers from the North Sea on it's northern flank? Is this what happened on the 1st Feb 2009 set up was like this when we saw a lot of snow move in across our region from the Wash? Were we in an easterly pattern rather than a northerly then anyway? Can't remember! I remember parts of the south having huge amounts of snow...was that a system sliding through? I know nothing like this has been modelled or forecast...but I guess my question is, how far north does the low have to get for this to become a possibility? Please forgive my ignorance and please feel free to correct or shoot down any misunderstandings I have! (And yes, I understand that the position of the low, the angle of the easterly winds and how strong they are are all factors...and we were incredibly lucky in Feb 2009...but it did get me wondering.)
  12. Just had a lovely crisp walk with the dogs in Himley Plantation out near Wombourne. A very light dusting of snow in the woods and brilliant sunshine. Makes you realise that even though we've been let down by the change in modelling and forecasts this week, this kind of weather can still be very pleasant. Just spare a thought for those of the North Sea coasts today. I grew up in Lowestoft and studied in Sunderland for 3 years. I know the fustration of watching the snow clouds out at sea drifting in the northerly wind but not getting any closer. So even though this week looks like it has turned out to be a disappointment for us in the Midlands, at least the weather isn't physically teasing us when you look outside!
  13. I've found ours is very useful for hanging tea towels/cloths on to dry when there's no space left on the drying racks. That's pretty much it's sole purpose these days.
  14. Bit rubbish out there today. The showers never have any problem reaching us when they're rain do they?! A few pockets of interest then for the week ahead, particularly for the north of the region. Have to admit, didn't think today would be as rainy as it has been, the showers have been ganging up on us today. Good luck for those who are in the areas with potential this week. Maybe the rest of us will get treated to some big beautiful crisp sunsets instead. Hopefully next week's milder wet period doesn't last too long. Although with how damp today is, it'll probably not be too much different to today give or take a few degrees!
  15. Haven't posted yet this winter because simply, with each year that passes, I'm rapidly losing interest in winter weather. I have to say that after an awful Christmas and New Year for weather, I am enjoying this dry and colder spell...even if it is a bit dull. It's just nice to get rid of some of the slop when walking the dogs! As for next week. Well, we've been here plenty of times before in the Midlands haven't we? With varying results. January 2010 being the most notable when we were looking ahead to a long cold but very dry spell...and it ended up turning into something quite special at short notice. With so much information online these days and with the Met Office being so active on social media now (which is far from being a bad thing I should point out!) it becomes easy to cherry pick out the information we want to hear. But these longer range forecasts do emphasise the uncertainty which can be easy to miss when you want to get excited about something. We'll see, it looks like a cold, dry spell right now, but the jury really is out on this...in fact, they haven't even received their summons letters yet! I hope there's something this winter to reignite the spark that I've lost in getting excited about weather. One things for sure...that spark will be back when the first convective showers in the spring warmth start bubbling up! So until something happens, be it this winter or Spring...I'll certainly be lurking here a little in my spare time and hopefully have some exciting weather to share at some point. Looking forward to Monday morning and seeing what kind of week we could be looking at.
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