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kar999 Accomplished

kar999

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  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'
  • Location: Sth Staffs/Shrops 105m/345' & NW Snowdonia 219m/719'
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Just shy of 9cms (c.3.5 inches) here and snizzled out about 2.30pm.

It's about the the same as we had in Dec 10,

Plenty of deeper drifts in the fileds, which the dogs loved, especially the youngest you'd not seen snow before.

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cold stoke Rookie

cold stoke

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  • Location: stoke-on trent [whitehill] 195m above sea level
  • Weather Preferences: snow
  • Location: stoke-on trent [whitehill] 195m above sea level
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Don't think the snow on Sunday will make it to the West Midlands well stoke any way

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I remember Atlantic 252 Maestro

I remember Atlantic 252

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  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
  • Weather Preferences: obviously snow!
  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
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Don't think the snow on Sunday will make it to the West Midlands well stoke any way

needs to be further west than forecast, at the moment we look good for snow, but not a lot

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nats Newbie

nats

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  • Location: Halesowen, west mids, 113m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow - or HOT
  • Location: Halesowen, west mids, 113m asl
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Pub now, ski jacket, hat, moon boots and a walk :-) its only flaming brilliant!

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azores92 Apprentice

azores92

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  • Location: Stourbridge
  • Location: Stourbridge
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If you lived where i live and have watched literally 80% of snow events that have hit other parts of the region, miss this one, you'd understand what i mean, just ask Leicester folk biggrin.png

but thats quite IMBY, on a countrywide scale, its been fairly good in areas but i don't know if id class it with one of the greats, certainly not in many parts of the west midlands. we'll see whats to come. im content with today anyway, a good 8cm of snow and very wintry all round.

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azores92 Apprentice

azores92

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  • Location: Stourbridge
  • Location: Stourbridge
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dont really wanna look on model thread, will take enjoyment of this away, but GFS been concering, but UKMO stays cold well into thursday with no sign of mild mush

yeah quite grim really, just enjoy the moment i guess. we've had a good snowfall today and ive made full use of it, good walk and a decent snowball fight! :D

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Gustywind

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  • Location: Wythall, Worcestershire, 150m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Continental climate, snow winter, sunny summers
  • Location: Wythall, Worcestershire, 150m asl
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Ended up with around 16 cms here, in excess of 20 on gardens, very heavy snow between 8 and 12 today but tapered off in the afternoon leaving just the odd flake now. Best snow event since feb 09, better than anything in dec 10 which was comparatively poor for this area with never more than 15cms of lying snow at anytime.

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Gord Rising Star

Gord

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  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
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So with the main snow band slowly moving north east, heavy showers moving west off the north sea, what's going to happen next? Do things just fizzle out or do things move west again? Can't tell what's going to happen!

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camperstron Apprentice

camperstron

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  • Location: B17
  • Weather Preferences: Coldie!
  • Location: B17
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I have to say this is 'better' than Dec 2010 for brum. An awesome day.

So with the main snow band slowly moving north east, heavy showers moving west off the north sea, what's going to happen next? Do things just fizzle out or do things move west again? Can't tell what's going to happen!

I'd say flurries, some bouts of localised heavier snow now and then - exciting times!!

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Gord Rising Star

Gord

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  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
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I have to say this is 'better' than Dec 2010 for brum. An awesome day.

I'd say flurries, some bouts of localised heavier snow now and then - exciting times!!

So the main band is going to fizzle out to flurries? It seems to have nowhere to go but back here!

Still snowing lightly here by the way. 26 hours of non-stop snow now (unless there was a break in the night last night!)

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Lukey Newbie

Lukey

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  • Location: Birmingham, West Midlands. 138m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Hot summers, thunderstorms, cold, snowy winters.
  • Location: Birmingham, West Midlands. 138m ASL
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As far as I can see, ECM and UKMO prolonging the cold at this stage. GFS breaks it down but hasn't it been doing that for the last week? look where we are now. Infact, i read a post on here v.late last night proclaiming 'GFS has it too far west, it's game over for WM' again, look where we are now.

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Polar Low Apprentice

Polar Low

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  • Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire +19M
  • Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire +19M
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As far as I can see, ECM and UKMO prolonging the cold at this stage. GFS breaks it down but hasn't it been doing that for the last week? look where we are now. Infact, i read a post on here v.late last night proclaiming 'GFS has it too far west, it's game over for WM' again, look where we are now.

L

GFS has been trying to rush the Atlantic back in for the last 8-9 days now. Can't be entirely discounted, but you can see why most doubt it's reliability right now.

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mozza81 Newbie

mozza81

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  • Location: Sedgley / Dudley - West Midlands - 757ft (219m) asl
  • Location: Sedgley / Dudley - West Midlands - 757ft (219m) asl
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decent 8-10cms over the day, although expected more initially, after last night, was dreading that we may only get 5cms maximum. Not sure quite as much as 2010 but not far off.

Tuesday could be interesting, heavy snow spreading from the southwest during the day to the West Midlands according to UKMO.

Roads are pretty good for the depth of snowfall due to the steady fall. Can imagine tomorrow morning could be abit dicey though!

There seems to be plenty of potential in the next few days as the cold stays with us!

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Wales123098 Apprentice

Wales123098

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  • Location: Just north of Cardiff sometimes Llantrisant.
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snow. Summer: Hot and Dry
  • Location: Just north of Cardiff sometimes Llantrisant.
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As Dorrie would say. (Slightly diff I kno) just keep snowing, just keep snowing lalala snowing snowing

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the lad sharp Rookie

the lad sharp

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  • Location: Hartshill,Warwks (145 m asl)
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, thunder storms and hot summer days with a cool breeze
  • Location: Hartshill,Warwks (145 m asl)
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About 10 inches here and still coming down. Nice showers bubbling up out west too

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Gord Rising Star

Gord

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  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
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Is it me or is it starting to slip south-eastwards? Still some heavy bursts north west of here...not sure they would reach here even with a change of direction though.

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phil nw. Maestro

phil nw.

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  • Location: Nuneaton,Warks. 128m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow then clear and frosty.
  • Location: Nuneaton,Warks. 128m asl
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needs to be further west than forecast, at the moment we look good for snow, but not a lot

For your perusal peeps some views of Sundays potential snow coming from a low moving north off the continent within the disrupting trough.

2 HR models at T48hrs-the NMM courtesy of NW Extra.and the UKMO raw.

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and at T60hrs from GFS and UKMO raw

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all from the 12z runs of course.

At the moment locations further east in our region look more favoured for the highest totals but at this range of course things can change as we all know.

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Gord Rising Star

Gord

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  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
  • Location: Upper Gornal, Dudley, 205m asl
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Looking carefully at the radar, things look like they get interesting again within a few hours. I might be wrong but things seem to be moving towards each other with us in the middle? Am I seeing things that aren't happening? Please shut me up if I am!

What do others think?

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I remember Atlantic 252 Maestro

I remember Atlantic 252

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  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
  • Weather Preferences: obviously snow!
  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
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Looking carefully at the radar, things look like they get interesting again within a few hours. I might be wrong but things seem to be moving towards each other with us in the middle? Am I seeing things that aren't happening? Please shut me up if I am!

What do others think?

raintoday knackered! like yesterdays snow kinda did that, very light snow falling now

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