Wales - Weather Chat

[andymusic]

41 minutes ago, Jackfrost said:

Light-to-moderate sleet here.

well just got moderate very very cold rain right now - and it's bitter out - so a lowering of temps as the night goes on could well prove fruitful

[Carl46Wrexham]

34 minutes ago, beatpete said:

Yep and the black mountain nr Brynamman

I know there's been snow higher up...thats normal for winter. My beef with this spell is that it hasnt stopped bloody raining....so please excuse me if im not portraying any enthusiasm for recent conditions. Good riddance to bad rubbish .

[beatpete]

1 minute ago, Carl46Wrexham said:

I know there's been snow higher up...thats normal for winter. My beef with this spell is that it hasnt stopped bloody raining....so please excuse me if im not portraying any enthusiasm for recent conditions. Good riddance to bad rubbish .

As much as i'm fed up with the rain, this 'winter' has been heaps better than last year, no snow for me down in the valley, but i've had at least 3 frosts this year!!!! and we're so lucky in wales to have mountains close which will at some point during winter have the white stuff  This weekend was awesome on the tops, no wind for once and feet of power, very busy too which was nice to see.

 

[Jackfrost]

45 minutes ago, andymusic said:

well just got moderate very very cold rain right now - and it's bitter out - so a lowering of temps as the night goes on could well prove fruitful

Yeah, maybe I was a bit premature and maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me. For what it's worth I'm sure it's still sleeting or that there's at least a wintry component to this rain but the radar doesn't back me up on that.

Let's hope for a little surprise overnight. It'll be nice just to see some falling snow, since it's obviously not going to settle with the ground soaked and temperatures marginal to say the least.

[andymusic]

45 minutes ago, Jackfrost said:

Yeah, maybe I was a bit premature and maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me. For what it's worth I'm sure it's still sleeting or that there's at least a wintry component to this rain but the radar doesn't back me up on that.

Let's hope for a little surprise overnight. It'll be nice just to see some falling snow, since it's obviously not going to settle with the ground soaked and temperatures marginal to say the least.

it's not straight forward over the valleys and mountains - but the bbc and meto at least acknowledge that the chance of a wintry mix is possible here unlike euro4

 

edit:- weird temp behaviour on GFS - keeps dropping the overall temps on each run - difference between 12z and now 18z - maybe the cold from the east is biting harder than expected

gonna be close to an ice day on tuesday - no mild to see here

18z - high pressure to the east elongating the cold now till the end of friday - and it keeps getting pushed back - at this rate the mild atlantic mush won't be here until a week monday if at all

friday 1800

it ain't over till the fat lady sings - and from the weather models she doesn't even know where she's going to sing yet lol

 

Edited January 17, 2016 by andymusic

[keithlucky]

Also GFS the breakdown with the return to milder S west winds as been put back to Friday now ,.Maybe the Arctic HP will link up to Euro HP interesting week ahead.

[andymusic]

ecm/gem/jma and now gfs all ending their runs today at the end of jan from about the 27th with high pressures/scandi and potential easterlies - could be a flippin cold feb

[Jackfrost]

Sleet and snow is starting to break out over the Northern part of Mid Wales. I wonder if a little evaporative cooling will take place in other parts as the heavier precipitation moves in.

I've just been to put the bins out and it genuinely feels cold. With the drizzly, icy rain it's that damp cold that sinks through to your bones.

[Snowyowl9]

Not as cold as yesterday 2.8c with rubbish light rain,but it I didn`t mind this morning as the roads were clear.

Tonight frost returns we`ll see,take all these forecasts with a pinch of salt,they`ve been more wrong that right lately 75%.

http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn3017.html

[A Gower Guy]

disappointing weekend weatherwise, been milder, snow over large parts of the UK except most of Wales , looking forward to a drier and colder day/night or two.

Added insult this morning is that Facebook is reminding me of 3 years ago today when we had our (locally) last settling snowfall spells.

[chubbystuff]

3 hours ago, swansearob said:

disappointing weekend weatherwise, been milder, snow over large parts of the UK except most of Wales , looking forward to a drier and colder day/night or two.

Added insult this morning is that Facebook is reminding me of 3 years ago today when we had our (locally) last settling snowfall spells.

I too was reminded by facebook of the unexpected snow day 3 years ago, still got my fingers crossed that we will have another snow day before spring.

[Clair_Witch]

Ahh, good old facebook with their memories. I was drooling over the snow of years gone by too.

A light frost here overnight, just reaching 0c. Well, 0.1c, but close enough.

[bradymk]

First proper cold night of winter of here in Cardiff. -2.3c at 9pm and falling in the centre, more like it!

[marclt]

A proper chill in the air from about 3 this afternoon. Temp here -2.4°C been steady for a few hours. 

[Clair_Witch]

Coldest night of the winter so far. My bin was frozen shut by 8pm. Shame there's no ppn around tonight, bit at least it's sub zero and we'll have a good frosty morning.

[Pembroke Dangler]

If nothing else I believe most of Wales if not all of it just experienced its first full 24hr period (since forever it seems) with no rain falling. Il take that and I'm sure the areas up north who have been worse effected would too. Here's to another dry day tomorrow 

[Costa Del Fal]

1 minute ago, Pembroke Dangler said:

If nothing else I believe most of Wales if not all of it just experienced its first full 24hr period (since forever it seems) with no rain falling. Il take that and I'm sure the areas up north who have been worse effected would too. Here's to another dry day tomorrow 

Just spared the people of Eglwyswrw that record of the most consecutive days of rain then! Phew!

[whiskers]

Wow! - 5 this morning,going to need to wrap up warm!! 

[Clair_Witch]

Absolutely stunning frost here this morning. It added an extra hour to my shopping trip as I had to keep making detours to take photos.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Clair_Witch

[Midlands Ice Age]

Stunning photos Claire.

[EastAnglian]

Very frosty here this morning about +2 in the sunshine now but still below freezing in the shade. A nice Dry and sunny day.  

[Clair_Witch]

Thanks Midlands Ice Age. I snapped those with my phone, so looking forward to seeing what beauties I have on my proper camera later.

It's 3.2C in Cardiff now. Still lots of frost and ice lingering. If we can't have snow then this comes a close second best for me. Hopefully we'll get another cracking frost tonight before the mild air hits tomorrow.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Clair_Witch

[freeze for all]

Give me this weather any day of the week to the wet mild rubbish we had in November and December!!!!!! Just a shame it's back tomorrow  

[sapgem]

The second successive ice day in Talgarth, Mid Wales.  We haven't had any sunshine on either day, just lingering freezing fog.  I measured to temperature at -3.2C at 2pm this afternoon, and the trees are still covered top to bottom in frost from last night.

[andymusic]

very frosty up here too - sort of an ice day - and to prove it while checking the car over I go and slip on the ice - silly bugger LOL