Wales - Weather Chat

[Jayfromcardiff]

Heavy snow up here and not at all wet like the snow a few days ago.

 

Lovely.

I think its snowing here can't quite tell not heavy enough yet.

[Jackfrost]

Really Jay? I wouldn't be surprised to see a little something in Cardiff. Not as much as places inland, but it's still a possibility.

 

I'm not sure if that's a streamer setting up in the Channel or whether the showers have temporarily aligned in that way, but there's a definite long line of pokey showers moving towards the South Wales coast which largely appear to be forming out at sea before intensifying as they head towards us. Interesting.

 

If that is a streamer and if the PPN stays as snow, certain places could end up with an appreciable fall.

 

Still going strong here.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Jackfrost

[worldairgroup]

Here is comes! Settling on impact.

 

Pretty much non event here Jackfrost. Precip came around 4:20am but falling as wintry mix, mainly rain, although cars very frosty and icy still.

[Jayfromcardiff]

Really Jay? I'd expect a little something down in Cardiff if I were you. Not as much as places inland, but it's still a possibility.

 

I'm not sure if that's a streamer setting up in the Channel or whether the showers have temporarily aligned in that way, but there's a definite long line of pokey showers moving towards the South Wales coast.

 

If that is a streamer and if the PPN stays as snow, certain places could end up with an appreciable fall.

 

Still going strong here.

Ye, I spotted that... Who knows. The ppn doesn't seem heavy enough here at the moment to do any damage.

[Jackfrost]

Pretty much non event here Jackfrost. Precip came around 4:20am but falling as wintry mix, mainly rain, although cars very frosty and icy still.

 

Gah! That doesn't fill me with joy and makes me half-expect it to turn to sleet/rain here within the next hour or so.

 

Pretty big flakes coming down now which, if my father is to be believed, indicates rising temperature.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Jackfrost

[Jayfromcardiff]

Gah! That doesn't fill me with joy and makes me half-expect it to turn to sleet/rain here within the next hour or so.

 

Pretty big flakes coming down now which, if my father is to be believed, indicates rising temperature.

Snows just starting to get heavier here!

[Jackfrost]

Snow in Cardiff, wintry mix in Upper Boat, snow in Nelson.

 

You've got a microclimate, worldairgroup! The San Francisco of South Wales.

[Jayfromcardiff]

Snow in Cardiff, wintry mix in Upper Boat, snow in Nelson.

 

You've got a microclimate, worldairgroup! The San Francisco of South Wales.

People probably think I'm telling porkies but where I live its a few degrees colder than the city centre.

[Jackfrost]

Got no reason to disbelieve you, Jay.

 

Where are you, exactly? North Cardiff I'm guessing, Lisvane, Thornhill, Cyncoed?

Edited January 17, 2015 by Jackfrost

[Jayfromcardiff]

Got no reason to disbelieve you, Jay.

 

Where are you, exactly? North Cardiff I'm guessing.

Pentwyn just below the beloved m4 lol. Is it still coming down heavy your end?

[worldairgroup]

Snow in Cardiff, wintry mix in Upper Boat, snow in Nelson.

 

You've got a microclimate, worldairgroup! The San Francisco of South Wales.

 

Always strange here. Im literally looking at A470 out my back window 100 yards away. Last time we had snow and to talk about was the major snow event in 2010. Always seem to miss it. Does not help we are in a valley with two huge mountains each side of us lol

[Jackfrost]

Wow, that must have you on tenterhooks when you hear the "snow north of the M4" line.

 

Yeah, it's still heavy. Nice little covering now. I'll take a picture shortly.

Always strange here. Im literally looking at A470 out my back window 100 yards away. Last time we had snow and to talk about was the major snow event in 2010. Always seem to miss it. Does not help we are in a valley with two huge mountains each side of us lol

 

2010, really? What about January 2013? We had one major fall followed by two significant falls that left approaching a foot in places by the end of the spell.

[worldairgroup]

Wow, that must have you on tenterhooks when you hear the "snow north of the M4" line.

 

Yeah, it's still heavy. Nice little covering now. I'll take a picture shortly.

 

2010, really? What about January 2013? We had one major fall followed by two significant falls that left approaching a foot in places by the end of the spell.

 

Missed us completely by just a few miles, pontypridd, cilfynydd had it and taffs well. i would say 3-4 miles either side of us.

[Jayfromcardiff]

Wow, that must have you on tenterhooks when you hear the "snow north of the M4" line.

 

Yeah, it's still heavy. Nice little covering now. I'll take a picture shortly.

 

2010, really? What about January 2013? We had one major fall followed by two significant falls that left approaching a foot in places by the end of the spell.

Cool. Yep not far from cyncoed literally around the corner. People think I'm mad setting the alarm for 4am to see snow.

[Jackfrost]

Missed us completely by just a few miles, pontypridd, cilfynydd had it and taffs well. i would say 3-4 miles either side of us.

 

That's incredibly bad luck.

 

I know it's easy to get despondent but we tend to do much better for snow in South Wales than in Southern England, including the Southeast, and perhaps the Midlands.

[Jayfromcardiff]

That's incredibly bad luck.

 

I know it's easy to get despondent but we tend to do much better for snow in South Wales than in Southern England, including the Southeast, and perhaps the Midlands.

No ppn here now, I think we're south of the showers damn.

[Jackfrost]

This is a definite streamer setting up with the lower and central Valleys in its sights.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Jackfrost

[worldairgroup]

No ppn here now, I think we're south of the showers damn.

 

 

That's incredibly bad luck.

 

I know it's easy to get despondent but we tend to do much better for snow in South Wales than in Southern England, including the Southeast, and perhaps the Midlands.

 

But our ASL is less than 100 metres so no suprise. PPN started again heavy wintry mix.

[Jayfromcardiff]

Definitely a streamer setting up. Keeps trying to build too.

[ChrisGregory]

Just woke up, not trying to rub it in but was surprised to see it snowing heavily, got just over an inch atm, wasn't expecting this so nice surprise haha

[matty lfc]

Well that's a nice surprise. Just woke up to to 3-4cm of lying snow and still snowing quite heavy

[A-Dizzle]

A good few cms of snow here and still snowing lightly, not quite enough for a snow day though sadly haha!

[TonyH]

A frozen thin slushy covering remains here, looks about half what there had been.

[Ryan Macdonald]

Still snowing in Blackwood , quite heavy actually

[Stevetynant]

A few cm's down here as well and its still snowing though it does feel a bit wet which is odd as the temperature dropped to -3.8 last night and is still hovering around zero but a pretty good start none the less.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Stevetynant