The Midlands - Weather Chat

[fatyido]

I live not far away and yes it has started to melt. My son played last Saturday on their and it was virtually frozen lol but they played. I am sure it will be gone on Sunday as we are in for a warmish day Saturday.

Thanks for that. Yeah, I'm thinking all will be ok by Sunday.

[Terminal Moraine]

Thanks Andy and great to see you and you're humour back

Late April 1981 the best late snowfall in my life, 2 or 3  inches in Coventry, max 1c and it stuck a couple of days, 1 to 2 feet up where TM lives!

One of the best blizzards I've ever seen and even more remarkable for being so late in the season. Snow started to fall at 0200 on Friday the 24th and continued, with a few short breaks, until 2230 on the 26th by which time there was a mean level depth of 59cm with huge drifts. The blizzard was particularly severe on the 26th with a mean wind speed over 40 mph and continuous heavy snow; the 24th was also the latest ice day I've recorded.

The combination of below freezing temperature and a NE/E gale blackened all the spring foliage on the north east side of all the bushes and trees which had started to leaf.

Was it April 2012....had a really warm March and then winter had one last swipe first week of April...some areas in the peaks had nearly 20-30cms that night...

We had a fall of 30cm on the 4th that year.

It's ironic that the last single snowfall of more than 30 cm in January was in 1987 and I've yet to record one in February ( perhaps this year!!) but November, December, March and April have all produced at least one 30 cm snowfall over the same time period.

[Staffordshire]

It's a cold one tonight, when i got out of work at 10 my car was already frozen over

[Polar Maritime]

A cold dry night with clearing sky's, A low of -3.4c. Snow depth 6cm

 

Currently; Dry & Cold.

Temp -1.8c

Dp -2.4c

WC -4.3c

Wind West 1mph

Snow Cover 100%

[Snowyowl9]

Coldest temps in the SE last night rather ironic.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

[Strider]

Cheers bud, it feels good to be back

Yeah I often find that we tend to have a better chance of snow in Feb and March than Dec or Jan! I don't know if that is statistically correct, it probably isn't but my late Grandad used to always tell me that Feb was the snowiest month.

 

Statistically it's more likely to snow at Easter than Christmas I believe.

 

Welcome become, although I see you've moved now  

[fizz511]

Goodness me, that was a chilly one last night (-3? -4?, I dont have a weather station!)

Everything looks so beautiful and glittery this morning, definitely a good morning for a walk by the canal

[Midlands Ice Age]

Coldest temps in the SE last night rather ironic.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

 

Snowy...

 

Not too sure about that. It is still -7C at 09:00 at the Pershore recording station. 

 

Here I got down to -5.3C in Solihill at 05:00

It is now at -2.6C and that is with a squirrel currently sat on top of my outdoor recording unit!!!!!

 

They are amazing creatures. The recording box is 2 meters in the air on top of my bird feeder unit with metal poles(greased) up to it.   He takes a run across the lawn and jumps onto the feeder container (about 4 feet)  and clings on with all his might.

 

A lovely morning here though

 

MIA

[Midlands Ice Age]

Goodness me, that was a chilly one last night (-3? -4?, I dont have a weather station!)

Everything looks so beautiful and glittery this morning, definitely a good morning for a walk by the canal

 

Hiya Fizz....

 

As you can see it got down to -5.3C here half way between Solihull and Shirley.

As you will know I am in the middle of the conurbation, but I am in a slight valley and quite close to the green area. 

As a  result  I seem to record about 0.5C lower temps than most round here.

I even notice the effect in my car thermometer, as frequently it will drop 0.5C coming up the drive!!

 

I am pretty certain my unit is recording correctly as I have verified it against 4 or 5 others..  It may also record high because of the squirrel effect (see above). LOL

 

MIA

[Bishop Brennan]

MIA / Fizz,

 

Monkspath Weather Station recorded an overnight low of -3.8°C

 

Not very often that we reach a colder min temp than Polar Maritime 

 

Bish

[fizz511]

Hiya Fizz....

 

As you can see it got down to -5.3C here half way between Solihull and Shirley.

As you will know I am in the middle of the conurbation, but I am in a slight valley and quite close to the green area. 

As a  result  I seem to record about 0.5C lower temps than most round here.

I even notice the effect in my car thermometer, as frequently it will drop 0.5C coming up the drive!!

 

I am pretty certain my unit is recording correctly as I have verified it against 4 or 5 others..  It may also record high because of the squirrel effect (see above). LOL

 

MIA

Not surprised!

I just go off temps according to online local stations, but like you, we're always a bit colder here than the main Solihull area (although, annoyingly less snowy it would seem!)

Definitely bracing this morning....

[fizz511]

MIA / Fizz,

 

Monkspath Weather Station recorded an overnight low of -3.8°C

 

Not very often that we reach a colder min temp than Polar Maritime 

 

Bish

Ah, so they were fairly accurate online temps? Interesting...

It's a shame Derbyshire is warming up, I'd have liked to pop up for a walk in the snow tomorrow.

[Midlands Ice Age]

MIA / Fizz,

 

Monkspath Weather Station recorded an overnight low of -3.8°C

 

Not very often that we reach a colder min temp than Polar Maritime 

 

Bish

 

Bish. Do you know the location of the Monkspath weather recording station? 

I would like to pay it a visit...

 

MIA

[dudleyweather1]

Down to -4.5C overnight here, cars well frozen over this morning.  Up to -0.7C now and a mainly sunny day so far, looking like rain this afternoon however.

[Summer of 95]

Whats with all there reports of -5s, we only just touched 0 because the stupid cloud refused to do one yet again. No -5 here since March 2013, and no -7 since Dec 2010. Cannot remember such a long spell without a really cold night.

[Midlands Ice Age]

Down to -4.5C overnight here, cars well frozen over this morning.  Up to -0.7C now and a mainly sunny day so far, looking like rain this afternoon however.

 

Hi Dudley

 

Yep still at -0.5C here under a crystal sky.

The frost even where the sun is shining has not started to move yet. This also applies to my recording station at the moment.

Yep looks like rain later for us all.

 

MIA

[Bishop Brennan]

Bish. Do you know the location of the Monkspath weather recording station? 

I would like to pay it a visit...

 

MIA

 

Not the approximate location, no. Can't see an address on the website. The Weatherobs map seems to locate it on Kettlebrook Road, near Widney Manor Golf Club.

 

Why would you like to pay it a visit?

 

Bish

[Arctic Hare]

Made it down to -3 °C here, which isn't too bad. Now -0.5 °C.

[picog]

Seems like higher minima in the west of the region. Here it was -2.9C, so a decent frost but nothing out of the ordinary.

Currently -0.3C and still very frosty.

[Buxton Codge]

Last day of the snow here sadly. About 10cm in shaded areas

 

Nearby webcam:

 

http://buxton.viewnetcam.com/CgiStart?page=Single&Language=0

[TonyH]

Statistically it's more likely to snow at Easter than Christmas I believe.

 

Welcome become, although I see you've moved now

He should be andy_oxon now

Hiya Fizz....

 

As you can see it got down to -5.3C here half way between Solihull and Shirley.

As you will know I am in the middle of the conurbation, but I am in a slight valley and quite close to the green area. 

As a  result  I seem to record about 0.5C lower temps than most round here.

I even notice the effect in my car thermometer, as frequently it will drop 0.5C coming up the drive!!

 

I am pretty certain my unit is recording correctly as I have verified it against 4 or 5 others..  It may also record high because of the squirrel effect (see above). LOL

 

MIA

Seems correct -4c at official stations in the area.

Not the approximate location, no. Can't see an address on the website. The Weatherobs map seems to locate it on Kettlebrook Road, near Widney Manor Golf Club.

 

Why would you like to pay it a visit?

 

Bish

Its in a garden I believe, he could peer over the fence - I have been known to stalk out weather stations..

Whats with all there reports of -5s, we only just touched 0 because the stupid cloud refused to do one yet again. No -5 here since March 2013, and no -7 since Dec 2010. Cannot remember such a long spell without a really cold night.

-6.7c Pershore and -6.1c Hereford.

[Essan]

I got down to -4.8c in my garden in Evesham - that's the coldest for 35 months ....

[Terminal Moraine]

Ah, so they were fairly accurate online temps? Interesting...

It's a shame Derbyshire is warming up, I'd have liked to pop up for a walk in the snow tomorrow.

I'm sure there'll be plenty of snow left tomorrow, Fizz. The temperature doesn't look like getting much above 3c this evening, and then only for a few hours, before colder air comes in behind the cold front. I think it'll be Saturday night or into Sunday before most of the snow is gone.

There's still 12cm of snow lying here and the temperature has only got above 0c in the last few minutes, currently standing at 0.1c.

[picog]

The so-called warm sector arriving over the weekend and early next week doesn't seem that "warm" to me. Ludlow area forecast max temps of 7C Sun to Tues which is more average than "warm".

Temp here now above freezing, 3.6C.

[Polar Maritime]

Feels bitter here out in the strong wind, Still 100% snow cover here with little light rain at the moment.

Temp 1.8c

Dp 1.1c

WC -2.8c

Wind West 13mph

Edited January 23, 2015 by Polar Maritime