The Midlands Regional Discussion 3rd August 2013>

[Bishop Brennan]

Good old-fashioned autumnal weather today, and seemingly for the rest of the month as well by the look of things.

 

Bish

[Polar Maritime]

Chucked it down so far during the daylight hours, 26.7mm up to now. A high of 14.3c,

[PolarWarsaw]

I prefer this to very dry bland weather that the likes of Gavin seem to enjoy so much. Dry, cloudy, dry and clear - not warm. Dull to the extreme. Anyway, heavy rain this morning - it lashed it down for a few hours and we are currently experiencing a longer shower that's been very heavy. Puddles already huge - reckon we could be in for a soggy week. Don't mind it at all to be honest, if it can't be cold and snowy let the weather be active!

[Terminal Moraine]

A considerable amount of minor flooding on the roads in this area after today's rain. A few of the minor roads locally only passable in a 4x4.

Don't know how much we've had as I don't do the readings until 1800 g.m.t; the net weather rainfall accumulation suggests around 16mm but I wouldn't be surprised if it was more than that.

[Terminal Moraine]

Unusually the net weather rainfall accumulation was quite a long way out for my location, perhaps due to orographic enhancement of the rainfall. By 1800 g.m.t it showed us having had around 18-20 mm whereas the actual amount was 28.1 mm since 0800 g.m.t.

It looks as though there a more showers on the way so we could well top 30 mm for the 24 hours by tomorrow morning.

[Polar Maritime]

Yes TM, 27.9mm here wonderful !

[Summer of 95]

Dull dank drizzly dross for days- what a horrid month this is turning into. Been hard pressed to get a night below 10C, let alone 0C!

[Terminal Moraine]

A very dark morning with further rain, heavy at times, in the last couple of hours. The 24 hr total will be interesting when I take all the readings in an hour or so.

[Barbmac]

Torrential rain here right now, and I mean the heavens have opened. I haven't seen such heavy rain since the deluge in June (or was it July?) 2007. Easing up now but wow.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Hopefully models trending away from a half term holiday washout, dropping the horrid low, but I have noticed monday's always seem wet

[Staffordshire]

The words squally, thunder, hail and rain were mentioned on a local forecast for the overnight period? "Don't be surprised to hear or be woken by thunder, pull the duvet up over your chin, but please don't worry it's only thunder..." Stated the forecaster.

the futher SE the better chance of catching anything by the looks of it.

[Bishop Brennan]

Some vicious looking stuff heading our way from the south, could be a lively night ahead for many of us Midlanders 

 

Bish

[Matty23]

amy chance shropshire will get anythin thundery ??

[lesta_snow]

Chucking it down and heard some rumbles of thunder! It feels like an evening in the summer! Not mid October!

[cyclonic happiness]

Lightning over Nuneaton and another big echo is heading towards Coventry now. The stuff way down south in the channel should be heading this way too, very strange autumn this has been?

[Benny123]

Was hoping that we'd have some action in Stafford this evening, but it looks like the cell has died just East

[conor123]

Nothing whatsoever as per usual today, barely even a glimmer of sun to :lol: zzzzzz, warm though, 17c max and last night's low 15.3c.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Was hoping that we'd have some action in Stafford this evening, but it looks like the cell has died just East

 

Where are you in Stafford? weeping cross area is flooded, never known flooding on roads, between weeping cross and Wildwood, the heavens opened while I was in tenpin, I heard

[weirpig]

not a lot of activity here now infact moon is making an appearance, feels muggy

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Much of it did just skirt to the east of Stafford..part of some particularly heavy rain that pushed across parts of Wolverhampton, the Black Country area.

 

I am slightly to the east of stafford, think actually it missed the town (tenpin) just north west of town

[Summer of 95]

amy chance shropshire will get anythin thundery?

 

Any chance of snow in Timbuktu?

[weirpig]

Any chance of snow in Timbuktu?

 lol  how high is the severn at the moment? am sure there will be warnings in force later this week if there arent any already.

[Summer of 95]

 lol  how high is the severn at the moment? am sure there will be warnings in force later this week if there arent any already.

 

A good 2ft below the banks in town, even the tow path is still open. 

[Bishop Brennan]

Good grief we have some blue skies and sunshine! A brief window of opportunity to at least dry out a touch

Feels a bit fresher too, after none of the thunderstorms lol..

 

Yes, a couple of days respite until more rain on Friday by the look of things. Nice to see a bit of sunshine however, no matter how fleetingly!

 

Bish

[BlueHedgehog074]

Who ever has been sneakily fiddling about with the strength of our sunshine shields please leave it on low power for the rest of today (and maybe tomorrow, too. And while you're at it, also please turn the storm shield power down, so those of us who still want too see a mighty thunderstorm will get one)...