The Midlands - Weather Chat

[Arctic Hare]

If it's just about snow for me, anyone downstream with another 100m or so of altitude should enjoy things!

[shaky]

How are all these showers developing across wales?!! Theres nothing over the irish sea or crossing over from ireland aswell!! Weird

[I remember Atlantic 252]

wet flakes falling again, wind howling

[Nick L]

The wind is more westerly at the moment.

 

Definitely not north west.

 

 

These are surface winds. Due to the friction of the land and the coriolis force, surface winds turn to the left (or right in the southern hemisphere) relative to upper winds which will be north-westerly.

Edited January 28, 2015 by Nick L

[Matthew Gill]

Reminds me of an event a few years ago where PPN just grow out of nowhere ovee midlands and stalled above us, it gave us some good snow. At least I think I remember it... maybe it was a dream My memory is not great but i'm pretty sure it really happened. The important point was it was not forecast at all.

I remember. They said showers over wsles today. Sbout 3pm it started snowing and everyone was caught out. Took me 2 hours to do a 10min journey.

[Staffordshire]

Missed 2/2 showers already

[I remember Atlantic 252]

These are surface winds. Due to the friction of the land and the coriolis force, surface winds turn to the left (or right in the southern hemisphere) relative to upper winds which will be north-westerly.

 

noticed that, years ago, surface winds here seem WSW'ly, upper winds WNW

[Herefordweather]

Heavy snow shower here

[Dancerwithwings]

Radar it getting interesting, pep up loads over Wales just recently

 

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

[Nick L]

noticed that, years ago, surface winds here seem WSW'ly, upper winds WNW

 

Yup, the effect is lessened over the sea due to less friction.

[Midlands Ice Age]

How are all these showers developing across wales?!! Theres nothing over the irish sea or crossing over from ireland aswell!! Weird

 

Shaky

 

Looking at the radar. It shows lots of showers over the west of Ireland, but they are dissappearing over the east coast. 

Presumably the lower levels still contain moisture and  this is added to over the Irish Sea. On hitting the welsh mountains they must be forced upwards into the colder air above and bingo.

 

Hope we all see the effect  (and it is true!)

 

MIA

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Radar it getting interesting, pep up loads over Wales just recently

 

Capture.PNG http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

 

the blob gave me a flurry but didn't lie at all

[Gord]

Oooh, unlucky with the current one. Just grazing the fragmented edge of it. No more than a few flakes flying around.

 

Still plenty more out west to play with.

[kmanmx]

PPN dieing out as it gets towards Leicester

 

Can confirm that weather is working correctly 

[Wadey]

When's the Cheshire streamer meant to set up ? If the showers are coming from wales at the mo

[TonyH]

Radar it getting interesting, pep up loads over Wales just recently

 

Capture.PNG http://www.raintoday.co.uk/mobile

Dont get too excited many of the showers across Wales are sleet or rain this evening  (not that there are many in the first place)

Edited January 28, 2015 by TonyH

[snowangel32]

Light snow here not settling though

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Dont get too excited many of the showers across Wales are sleet or rain this evening

 

I did wonder, snow I had was wet, only PM air, never really going to deliver anything exciting under around 150m asl

[Matthew Gill]

Just too far east here in cov for anything to reach. Hopefully later.

[Chunky Flake]

Got nothing here!!! Must be a hole in the ozone over Cannock .

 

I just want a covering to wake up to. Is it that hard to ask !!!

[bearing]

I did wonder, snow I had was wet, only PM air, never really going to deliver anything exciting under around 150m asl

 

What's your dew point? I'm reading -1.5°C

[kmanmx]

Just too far east here in cov for anything to reach. Hopefully later.

 

 

Too far east, too far south,  too far west. We (Leics/Cov/Northampton etc) get the weak stuff off pretty much any setup. Just how it is i'm afraid. We're okay if it's a big band of PPN but showers more often than not end up like this. 

Edited January 28, 2015 by kmanmx

[Arctic Hare]

And now it's raining. Not even sleet, just cold rain. When it gets heavy, it just about turns to snow, but otherwise it simply isn't quite cold enough. Hoping for something a little better later. (Had a look on the radar: this one was coloured for snow. I can tell you, this bit ain't!)

Edited January 28, 2015 by Arctic Hare

[Ninman]

A brief sleet/wet snow shower at 6pm and thats it so far. BBC weather page is getting annoying. It was first saying sleet for tomorrow, then heavy snow, and now back to sleet...rather like last week! However this does seem at odds with the current radar projections suggesting it will be snow. We shall see...

[Supacell]

Derby not doing well either with only a few flakes all day and everything missing just a few miles to the north. Mountain forecast for Peak District looks good for tomorrow (heavy snow and blizzards). My plan is to head up there and do some filming but just hope the roads are clear enough to get.