The Midlands - Weather Chat

[BleakMidwinter]

 There are still a good 2-3 hours left.

I'm confused by people saying different things...

By the looks of it, the low is still only at W.Wales and has still a fair way to travel - has the pivoting started, or not? 

Also, forecasts for the last few days have all said (and still say, jsut checked) that the Telford region will have "torrential" downpour 6-9pm and then snow after that… has this all changed? 

We're still getting SSE, so no pivot-effect here. Forecasts say our wind direction will change through the evening to NW and then N, bringing snow with it. 

So all the snow we have, has come from SSE. 

I have a LOT to learn… 

[MKN]

Im thinking a leics/nottingham/derby triangle will benefit from the snow for the longest period of time due to the precip pivoting as it slides south east

[I remember Atlantic 252]

certainly sticking now, surely it will pivot over us, never moved through 4 hours earlier than expected

[Clazzer]

Snowing heavy big flakes here. It was sleet 20 mins ago but it's going well now. Rain today showing only sleet for us that's due to clear in about an hour.

[Planet Stow]

What time in Nottingham should we expect snow?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Sky has gone off, well sky sports news anyway

 

mine has now, must be the snow

[conor123]

I'm confused by people saying different things...

By the looks of it, the low is still only at W.Wales and has still a fair way to travel - has the pivoting started, or not? 

Also, forecasts for the last few days have all said (and still say, jsut checked) that the Telford region will have "torrential" downpour 6-9pm and then snow after that… has this all changed? 

We're still getting SSE, so no pivot-effect here. Forecasts say our wind direction will change through the evening to NW and then N, bringing snow with it. 

So all the snow we have, has come from SSE. 

I have a LOT to learn… 

Whole front has moved through much quicker than forecast and more NE, main bulk has already passed through unfortunately.

Tonights event over Lincs/Yorkshire/East Mids mainly now.

[Gord]

certainly sticking now, surely it will pivot over us, never moved through 4 hours earlier than expected

 

I did ask the question on UKWW and apparently the low is currently 50 miles further east than thought at this stage. So it is moving quicker than it should be. The mild sector is currently just nudging southwest Wales...notice how it's around 11C in Pembrokeshire right now! Just think...a hundred odd miles further north and that could have been us! Could have been a complete washout!

Edited December 26, 2014 by Gord

[Staffordshire]

Poor photo but here's the main road a short walk from my house

Would be nice to hear of an update from meto

[Serendipity]

I did ask the question on UKWW and apparently the low is currently 50 miles further east than thought at this stage. So it is moving quicker than it should be. The mild sector is currently just nudging southwest Wales...notice how it's around 11C in Pembrokeshire right now! Just think...a hundred odd miles further north and that could have been us! Could have been a complete washout!

 

For some of us it IS a washout!

[Snowsie]

Going to Peak District tomorrow morning and hoping for lots of the cold white stuff but need to get there safely too!

[wilbur]

A few big flakes in the rain now here nr Brackley

[Kirk Langley]

Light rain turned very quickly to sleet between Derby and Ashbourne

[Laurie61]

Still snowing, press and temp still dropping 1.8c. Some impressive sized snow flakes.

 

 

[wisewoman]

rain/slight sleet here in Loughborough.

 

Fingers crossed!

[TonyH]

Really heavy snow covering already.

[Costa Del Fal]

A bit more developing in West Wales at least for now but that pivot dying rapidly over N Ireland now so we can forget about that. Again expect clearing skies from 7pm ish onward for most.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Costa Del Fal

[Gord]

Might not be as over as we thought...

 

...some of those radar returns to our west over Wales are looking quite strong all of a sudden!

[cyclonic happiness]

Same here, getting on for a CM already and the roads covered readily, even though they'd been gritted (salt's washed off)

 

Very wet snow too, sticking to everything (powercut snow) 

[Costa Del Fal]

Might not be as over as we thought...

 

...some of those radar returns to our west over Wales are looking quite strong all of a sudden!

See my post above. Seems some ppn developing off the sea but sadly the pivot dying over N Ireland now so Wales is our only hope. Wont last much longer imo as the Low moves away.

Edited December 26, 2014 by Costa Del Fal

[Polar Maritime]

Moderate Snow falling here now.

[Gord]

See my post above. Seems some ppn developing off the sea but sadly the pivot dying over N Ireland now so Wales is our only hope. Wont last much longer imo as the Low moves away.

 

Fair enough...as the winds turn more northerly, is there a chance of the Irish Sea doing anything for us?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

not best pic, but snowing

[snowangel32]

Stoping here now all surfaces have a gd covering

[kmanmx]

And it's now snowing in southern Leicestershire. Some good sized flakes too Fantastic.