The Midlands - Weather Chat

[mother nature rocks]

Ppn to the east of low centre really starting to intensify now.

[ANYWEATHER]

I feel your pain, not a million miles away in N Worcs we have exactly the same. Steady drizzle, almost no hint of the earlier snow remaining. Mind you, the rain is so light now that even if it was snow, it would be barely worth the effort. Hopefully those further N/E will have a better time.

Unfortunately ,dewpoints will becoming increasingly positive during the coming hours and it looks as though the front bringing the precip will become weak . So for a lucky few especially on higher  ground a covering maybe, but no winterwonderland  from this one folks, cold rain for most...albeit not much    

[Potent Gust]

Wet snow here for an hour. Nothing has settled though.

[cyclonic happiness]

Trouble is it isn't cold enough. Snow has melted that I had

All a wet mess now.

But the colder air will be dragged in later, don't judge it as it is now :-)

[PolarWarsaw]

Just drizzly rain here, did say earlier today that this was a non event away from the hills (in terms of accumulating snow) - why did people get excited? Should know better by now.

[Fozfoster]

Yep temps going up now..........

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Just drizzly rain here, did say earlier today that this was a non event away from the hills (in terms of accumulating snow) - why did people get excited? Should know better by now.

 

well yes, as there never was any real cold air, it was only a pants PM airstream, not cold at all really, just brought a bit of rain Sunday PM

 

we need a true cold airstream with a greeny high

[jimben]

In a dry slot now, nothing settled but a nice blob on its way

[Vodkatini]

snowing in Mansfield now

 

 

snowing in Mansfield now       Thank you

[Will Padz]

Snowing across the Staffordshire Moorlands and north up towards buxton area.

Snow has been on the ground since Saturday. Not a bad winter here

Yep still two inches of compacted snow here too..... Very icy on side roads..... -2c dew -2c.....light snow

[imballinger]

lol It's actually quite funny, we should all be used to this by now

[Staffordshire]

Out on my break at work to find a huge ugly sleety bust here, not too much of a suprise though

[Arctic Hare]

lol It's actually quite funny, we should all be used to this by now

 

Heh, yes. This is pretty much a classic Midlands "snow" event, really. Quotes deliberate!

[Staffordshire]

Mark/polar did the snow settle earlier, also can anyone update me if there is likely to be snow later on as I haven't got time just yet to analysis

[nobble]

Cyclonic happiness is right ..... Patience is the key ... Come 10pm ish there will be reports of heavy snow across the west mids

[kmanmx]

Wet snow here so not settling.

 

Such a shame we always seem to be just on the wrong side of marginal. Would be nice to see snow when it's below freezing with cold uppers atleast once in my life

 

Also noticed MetO now have upped the temperature for me by 1c for the entire course of the snow event, from 1c to 2c.

Edited January 20, 2015 by kmanmx

[Dibdabbers]

Met office have changed the forecast to rain or sleet all the way through now here...typical, how can they not have known that earlier

[Gord]

So is this a bust? Is it still going to snow a lot more? I haven't a clue to be honest! Was it really a bust to begin with though as lots of forecasts predicted not a lot.

 

All I know is that last Tuesday was a lot better so far!

[weather_it_will]

It's game over for tonight apart from the lucky few on high ground.

 

Temperatures and Dewpoints rising all the time as the rain pushes in.

 

The weather predictions were all about 6 to 12 hours out.

Edited January 20, 2015 by 'ColdIsBest'

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Mark/polar did the snow settle earlier, also can anyone update me if there is likely to be snow later on as I haven't got time just yet to analysis

 

sugar dusting did, but bbc giving low levels rain now, was never going tobe good anyway, a dusting was possible

 

anyway it would have all thawed thurs night

[Polar Maritime]

Light Snow setting here with everything white over.

 

Temp -0.2c

Dp -1.1c

WC -2.1

Wind East 4mph

[Staffordshire]

sugar dusting did, but bbc giving low levels rain now, was never going tobe good anyway, a dusting was possible

 

anyway it would have all thawed thurs night

ahh okay cheers, oh well I think I give up on the winter now, give me some thunderstorms

[Mair Snaw]

I remember March 2013 was like this....different set up I accept that... but even back then loads of post coming in saying not gonna happen/no snow just rain etc... then bit by bit oh its snowing now etc...you may think easy for me to say sat here in the peaks but lets stay positive people...

[TonyH]

The theory that colder air will move into the Midlands from the NW after midnight may be flawed, temperatures over NW England and NI are generally similar to those over the Midlands at present, just a hill event afraid

Edited January 20, 2015 by TonyH

[Arctic Hare]

Yeah, having seen the evidence (especially that dewpoint map Anyweather posted) I think it's time for me to let this one go. I just wish the first MetO warning had come to pass -- I'd have taken that!