West Midlands Regional Discussion

[Michael Winston]

looking at the met mobile site there's a yellow snow alert for w.midlands conerbation yesterday it was an amber alert.

Hi Syed. The very latest picture shows that we're still in the amber area. (sorry - can't copy the picture)

http://www.metoffice...ings.html?day=2

Regards,

Mike.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Michael Winston

[Nievehombre]

Hereford is awfully close to that red zone! - this will be the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains copping it

[Gustywind]

Yes still amber for west mids.

[Chunky Flake]

It looks better than some were posting on here earlier so hopefully 15cm Plus and we will be calling the army in .

[Gustywind]

15cms is certainly not out of the question for parts of south staffs, though 5-10 more likely currently, unless we see a further eastwards shift. 15cms definitely possible for parts of Hereford & worcs though.

[Michael Winston]

0Z6 snow risk map for 15:00 tomorrow.

Regards,

Mike.

[Chess01]

Hopefully stoke will get some pasting

[Ian Ballinger]

Looks like we could see some light snow within the next hour

[syed2878]

so what do u guys think r these warnings likely to upgrade?

[Shezale coventry]

5-10 cms all over the west midlands areas from birmingham westwards can expect upto 15ms but still we will do ok even if i end up between 5-10cms i willbe happy p.s so jelous of people in wales with the red alert!

[deka]

light snow in shrewsbury again , tho the light covering from earlier has melted.

[Shezale coventry]

so what do u guys think r these warnings likely to upgrade?

Not in the west mids especially not for areas around birmingham but with upto 15cms predicted in the amber warning we should be happy

[FENDER.]

So all in all, still looking pretty good, most of the West Midlands still in the amber area. I would be pretty happy with 10-15 cm with the strong winds, could be some decent drifting.

[Ian Ballinger]

light snow in shrewsbury again , tho the light covering from earlier has melted.

Yes I wasn't expecting it to get above freezing

[Claire Tromans]

My sons school have just sent messages to say they will be closed tomorrow! We've had about 5 flakes so far (Dudley)

[Ian Brown]

With Mondays system adding to tomorrow there could end up being such big snow depths Hereford/Worcs/Glos area.

so what do u guys think r these warnings likely to upgrade?

I don't think there will be further upgarding for the region away from the likes of Hereford/Worcs/Glos.

[Shezale coventry]

With Mondays system adding to tomorrow there could end up being such big snow depths Hereford/Worcs/Glos area.

I don't think there will be further upgarding for the region away from the likes of Hereford/Worcs/Glos.

Ian what do you think the amounts will be for birmingham and coventry area? Do you think monday the front will be abit more widespread?

[Arctic Hare]

With Mondays system adding to tomorrow there could end up being such big snow depths Hereford/Worcs/Glos area.

I might be a bit far north here for anything really spectacular... but the Black Mountains should be another matter! Maybe the Malverns too, I suppose.

[Adzyy]

Very jealous of those in Wales with a red alert, never seen that before.

Anyway, onto Rugby: What will be, will be.

[SalopWatcher]

More snow here... sticking on (some) surfaces such as the English Bridge Sandstone...

and were not far from the MET office red warning!... who knows what might happen

Edited January 17, 2013 by SalopWatcher

[Summer of 95]

Snowong again, but unlilke earlier its really struggling to stick as this mornings snow started melting as soon as it stopped falling, and has now almost gone. Makes me concerned tomorrows event will disappoint if it falls in the daytime- the Feb 09 snow was the same, only sticking at night and melting in the day in temps of at most 1c.

[Cornflake Girl]

Excited about the potential snow!

[Skyraker]

heh, it looks like the pivot will be right over me...

I'll have a fiver on the snow line stopping and retreating 10 miles SW of here.

[Ian Brown]

Ian what do you think the amounts will be for birmingham and coventry area? Do you think monday the front will be abit more widespread?

It’s very difficult to say, particularly as the GFS doesn’t agree with the METO/ECM and of course it’s the GFS that spews out all the good forecast data for such events.

But if it goes the ECM/UKMO way and based on past experience of such synoptic I would think 15-20 cm is widely possible in the South Midlands with perhaps less in Birmingham/Wolves/Leicester/South Shrops areas depending on where the Northern limit is.

[Skyraker]

It’s very difficult to say, particularly as the GFS doesn’t agree with the METO/ECM and of course it’s the GFS that spews out all the good forecast data for such events.

But if it goes the ECM/UKMO way and based on past experience of such synoptic I would think 15-20 cm is widely possible in the South Midlands with perhaps less in Birmingham/Wolves/Leicester/South Shrops areas depending on where the Northern limit is.

Ian, I can tell you where that northern limit will be...... Penkridge.

Edited January 17, 2013 by Skyraker