The Midlands - Weather Chat

[snow freak]

to be honest I don't think they really know what is going to happen even a few hours before.  the 'bitter' cold they were forecasting for the weekend and early next week don't seem to be materialising to be as low as originally predicted.  I don't regard a low of -1 as being that cold to be honest considering we are still in winter.  a daytime high of 4c is hardly worth warning of either.

[Summer of 95]

Absolutely balmy out there, 5C and sunny. This is not a cold spell at all, we haven't even had an air frost since Tuesday last week. Showers passing west of here but they look to be of rain.

[weather_it_will]

The met is actually becoming laughable in the last few hours its had me down for bone dry saturday. Then sleet and rain, now the latest says snow showers tonite and tomoz. So its take your pick. And has snow all through tues. Makes you think whats the point if they cant even forecast acurately for the next day.

The problem is that any snow is marginal for this area as we have already seen with some peeps getting nothing.

 

We need a proper countrywide snow event.

[snowangel32]

The problem is that any snow is marginal for this area as we have already seen with some peeps getting nothing.

 

We need a proper countrywide snow event.

Yh true but they are not even getting ppn track or intensity correct at such a short time. And people the real cold kicks in sat nite expect more dramatic changes in forecasts as the models are all over the place.

[Stationary Front]

Radar looks good for later. May get a better chance for snow here than last night

[Potent Gust]

Absolutely balmy out there, 5C and sunny. This is not a cold spell at all, we haven't even had an air frost since Tuesday last week. Showers passing west of here but they look to be of rain.

6C here and sunny but to be fair these sorts of temperatures were predicted for today.

[PolarWarsaw]

There was always going to be a milder spell from last night until Saturday - it was never modelled or forecast to be any different? This was 100% expected. The cold will return tommorrow evening, like it's been forecast too all week. There was NEVER snow of frost forecast here today, or for the next day or so? Why are people expecting something never modelled?

[snowangel32]

Just sums up what i was talking about huge hail shower here. Now sleet air is very unstable.

Big stones as well

Edited January 30, 2015 by snowangel32

[Gracie]

Well, I've just been for a run across the fields behind my house, and it's beautiful out.  Warm, and sunny, and a total mud bath where the snow has melted, managed to run in some snow at the National Cycle Centre where there was still places of over an inch thick.  Gorgeous views!

[Stationary Front]

Is it always modelled? Do the models stear the weather? Or is it the other way round? Particularly if snow is a possibility.

[The Wolf]

Radar looks good for later. May get a better chance for snow here than last night

 

It will be sleet by the looks of it, unfortunately. It isn't

cold enough.

There was always going to be a milder spell from last night until Saturday - it was never modelled or forecast to be any different? This was 100% expected. The cold will return tommorrow evening, like it's been forecast too all week. There was NEVER snow of frost forecast here today, or for the next day or so? Why are people expecting something never modelled?

 

My point is the temps this weekend and next week.

BBC showing temps of four and five degrees. Not much of a cold spell

if you ask me!

[Potent Gust]

Anything is possible over the next Week. Especially when the cold air is entrenched later tomorrow. It will be down to radar watching and now casting. The best snowfall in Tamworth is often not predicted.

[Will Padz]

Meander around glossop and hadfield this morning.... Train was cancelled so went to mettricks butcher and got friday steak night dinner!

More snow in hadfield town centre than glossop town centre, slushfest..... Managing to keep snow up here but temp is now on the fall....

[shep]

Found some snow!! Deep snow in Owler Bar Peak District- beautiful - thanks for all your suggestions!

Edited January 30, 2015 by shep

[Will Padz]

Meander around glossop and hadfield this morning.... Train was cancelled so went to mettricks butcher and got friday steak night dinner!

More snow in hadfield town centre than glossop town centre, slushfest..... Managing to keep snow up here but temp is now on the fall....

Thats what i get for uploading on iphone!

[Matthew Gill]

Lol the forcast for the week ahead should read: we dont have a clue whats going to happen so just look up.

[snowangel32]

Meander around glossop and hadfield this morning.... Train was cancelled so went to mettricks butcher and got friday steak night dinner!

More snow in hadfield town centre than glossop town centre, slushfest..... Managing to keep snow up here but temp is now on the fall....

Nice pics wont be long before more comes your way.

[Stationary Front]

Nice hail shower here in Shirley now

[Will Padz]

Found some snow!! Deep snow in Owler Bar Peak District- beautiful - thanks for all your suggestions!

Lovely photos! Like that you took ruler too!

[shep]

Lovely photos! Like that you took ruler too!

Hehe of course!!!

[Matthew Gill]

About to be hit by a shower here. Radar saying its rain turning to sleet.

[snowangel32]

About to be hit by a shower here. Radar saying its rain turning to sleet.

Hope you get the hail we had it was quite unusual

[Potent Gust]

Heavy rain shower here. Wouldn't take much to start it turning wintry though.

[klippieboo]

About to be hit by a shower here. Radar saying its rain turning to sleet.

looking at radar it seems to be turning in last hour or so might be in for a shock later?

[weather_it_will]

Found some snow!! Deep snow in Owler Bar Peak District- beautiful - thanks for all your suggestions!

Nice ruler.