The Midlands - Weather Chat

[Mair Snaw]

Big Snow,

 

If we batter you in the snowball fight, will you opt for devolution in an effort to send the marauding attackers back home?

 

MIA

Lol MIA...... by the time my kids have buried me in the morning I would be easy to beat....

[fizz511]

Don't give up Silhillians!!

I spy flakes in the drizzle....!

[LadyEv06]

The wind has really picked up, the snow is swirling around. Never seen lightning in such a vivid turquoise colour before that was certainly a first for me!

[fizz511]

More flakes, less drizzle....

[marksp]

couple of photos, got some great vids as well.

[Evening thunder]

It's most likely power lines shorting due to being weighed/brought down by the snow sticking to them, as no lightning is showing on the detectors.

 

We have had it here this evening but due to a different reason - wind.

Bright blueish green flashes just a few houses away.

 

Also it was over 10c when many of you were reporting snow lol, now down to a chilly 7.5c

Edited December 26, 2014 by Evening thunder

[Dancerwithwings]

Don't give up Silhillians!!

I spy flakes in the drizzle....!

Your right! fizz "Don't give up" It's SNOWING again

[daveinSB]

Moderate snow just starting again

[Kirk Langley]

Still snowing here. Many roads closed around Derby by the Police, power off in a number of places. 6 inches of snow now just west of Derby

[daveinSB]

It's most likely power lines shorting due to being weighed/brought down by the snow sticking to them, as no lightning is showing on the detectors.

 

We have had it here this evening but due to a different reason - wind.

Bright blueish green flashes just a few houses away.

 

Also it was over 10c when many of you were reporting snow lol, now down to a chilly 7.5c

Can't believe the.temperature differential on opposing sides of the low

[cuckoo]

This website shows lightning maps

 

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime

 

Invading the Peak District?? Sounds like a rise in Mercian nationalism happening around Birmingham!

[Evening thunder]

Can't believe the.temperature differential on opposing sides of the low

 

Yes it certainly makes a difference

 

Just to add I am in east Devon atm and not at uni, I'll go back to the right regional now before I get too jealous..

[Summer of 95]

Still a few bits blowing around, snow still lyong but feels slushy. Could do with a clearance and drop in temp now.

[Midlands Ice Age]

Well spotted Fizz, yes it has started again here in the W mids area....

 

More flakes, less drizzle....

 

 

Lol MIA...... by the time my kids have buried me in the morning I would be easy to beat....

Big Snow,

 

You never mentioned you had a secret weapon.... kids They have really strong arms for throwing snowballs. Don't fancy it anymore. 

 

Also since you've sent the snow back down here now (Yes its snowing again here now again), I will declare the war officially over.

 

Really strange that the temperatures dropped steadily again down to 0.4C with continuous grappel (snizzle)  for the last hour, then it has turned back to snow and the temperatuture has 'risen' to 0.6C.

 

Very unusual weather. 

 

I think the low must be deepening quite quickly now, and this could be good news for our future prospects as it is more likely to send the low pressure down into Italy where we need it to be for an enhanced cold blast.

 

MIA

[LadyEv06]

Very odd nothing in the lightning detector, but we keep getting flashes of blue and green. It's quite nasty out there windy and blizzard like conditions. We've had about 7 Inches now

[MKN]

winds really blowing the snow along now

[Mark Neal.]

winds really blowing the snow along now

Left S Leicestershire with rain about 8:30. Back snowing up there now then?

[Mair Snaw]

Well spotted Fizz, yes it has started again here in the W mids area....

 

 

 

 

Big Snow,

 

You never mentioned you had a secret weapon.... kids They have really strong arms for throwing snowballs. Don't fancy it anymore. 

 

Also since you've sent the snow back down here now (Yes its snowing again here now again), I will declare the war officially over.

 

Really strange that the temperatures dropped steadily again down to 0.4C with continuous grappel (snizzle)  for the last hour, then it has turned back to snow and the temperatuture has 'risen' to 0.6C.

 

Very unusual weather. 

 

I think the low must be deepening quite quickly now, and this could be good news for our future prospects as it is more likely to send the low pressure down into Italy where we need it to be for an enhanced cold blast.

 

MIA

Kids are the ultimate defence against any attack and they will defend there snow till the bitter end..... yes some very strange weather indeed... we need that low to drop anchor just above Genoa... that would help massively... I get the feeling Jan and Feb are going to provide some very interesting times... and as we know we can still get some fantastic winter weather up here even in spring... March 2013 a repeat of that would do me... 72 hour Blizzard and 10 foot drifts...

Edited December 27, 2014 by bigsnow

[MKN]

Left S Leicestershire with rain about 8:30. Back snowing up there now then?

 

yup although not heavy

[Dancerwithwings]

Your right! fizz "Don't give up" It's SNOWING again

Well that was short-lived :smiliz46: And as a few on here are mentioning, quite lively winds here also!!!

[snowangel32]

No snow here going to give it until 1am

[LadyEv06]

I'm sure this is lightning but why isn't It showing on any detectors?????

[Mair Snaw]

Really coming down hard again and the wind is really blowing it about... very gusty.. im tired and really should go to my pit but I don't wanna miss any of this action....

[Polar Maritime]

Im off soon, Up early before light for a walk 

[shaky]

Snowing here in leicester again!! Rapidly accumulating aswell!! Shame we had that 3 hours of rainfall otherwise we could have had deep cover by now!!! Looks to me as though that band in northern england is slipping southwards again!! Not over yet maybe?