The Midlands - Weather Chat - Spring Onwards

[Gord]

So now winter 2015/16 sinks below Spring 2016 in the best winters list.

[Costa Del Fal]

Some light snow/soft hail showers here recently. Only brief though.

[phil nw.]

Plenty of showers around now and we just had soft hail here.

Some great cloudscapes too with plenty of cold air aloft.

I took this one around lunchtime as I was leaving the golf club 

Typical anvil shape of Cumilo nimbus in the distance.

Quite pleasant in the sun but cold when it disappears behind the clouds. 

 

 

 

[WillinGlossop]

Torrential hail then torrential snow with a huge a huge flash and boom....thunder snow.... With it also laying after literally few seconds.... 

[dudleyweather1]

Short light snow shower in Dudley just, ended now.  It lasted only around 5 minutes with no accumulation.  4.7C with a dew point at 1.7C.

[Walsall Wood Snow]

Have had sleety showers here on and off with sunshine in between all afternoon. The latest just ending now, which contained a few big snowflakes. No accumulation though however and would have to be pure snow for that and even then would have to be very intense. Glad to see WillinGlossop has had a slight covering but his elevation is around double mine. Quite a mixed Spring we're having though it is unusual to get wintry precipitation this late in April which we also had a week ago last Saturday as well. Meteorological Summer is only 5 weeks away tomorrow as well.

[nobble]

Pure snow here in highland pelsall 

fabulous to see on a late April afternoon ❄️❄️❄️❄️

[Walsall Wood Snow]

Very heavy snow with big snowflakes coming down now.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

showers of sleet/wet snow today, too low really though for proper snow

[dudleyweather1]

Heavy sleet then snow shower from 5 to around 5.25.  Left a slight covering, but not all of the grass or greenery covered. Not accumulating at all on the roads.

[cyclonic happiness]

Great whacking hail storm, and now it's snowing , heavily!! what the hell is going on with this bloody weather.  Do we always have to have snow either side of the season of winter nowadays??!!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

8 minutes ago, cyclonic happiness said:

Great whacking hail storm, and now it's snowing , heavily!! what the hell is going on with this bloody weather.  Do we always have to have snow either side of the season of winter nowadays??!!

well yes, cos winter is dominated by low pressure and Atlantic air nowadays, April isn't, so snow more likely

[davehsug]

Very heavy hail with thunder.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

can see the cell from here, may just miss me, seems to be heading direct S rather than SSE

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Hanley cell arrived, heavy hail and wild

[Snowyowl9]

Impressive shower clouds today to look at,otherwise quite a few soft hail showers but not amounting to just a sprinkling.

Could see a nice developing cb cloud south which left the hills to the south white.

[Eye to the sky]

Lovey anvil shower cloud just north of Derby that produced  a mixture of rain and sleet.We had proper snow in Derby city centre earlier,the most I had seen fall during daylight hours all last winter!!.

[matt_in_dudley]

We've had sunshine, rain, hail, sleet and snow today! Now as i type we have thunder and lightning! All seasons in one day!

[Summer of 95]

Snow, sleet, graupel, small hail all seen today. Plus sunshine, just missing the thunder!

[Arctic Hare]

Interesting day today! Snow in the early afternoon (very wet and didn't settle, but snow for sure), then a nice bright if cold afternoon, and just now a heavy hail shower. So yes, this one day has been more interesting for wintry precipitation than the entire formal winter.

[Dale Hay]

*!* 'MINI-TORNADO' KLAXON *!*

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Roof-tiles-falling-hitting-cars-mini-tornado-hits/story-29181119-detail/story.html

 

[Higher Ground]

28 minutes ago, Dale Hay said:

*!* 'MINI-TORNADO' KLAXON *!*

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Roof-tiles-falling-hitting-cars-mini-tornado-hits/story-29181119-detail/story.html

 

Wow that looks pretty bad. What a nightmare for those affected

[dudleyweather1]

Hail with thunder and lightning in Dudley for around 15 minutes at 7pm this evening.

[RobR]

Several intense cracks of thunder this evening in Stoke with the heaviest and largest graupel I've ever seen. What an incredible sight it was...some still hadn't melted tonight! The sky was menacing. The reports of tornado are not far from me. Winds didn't seem that severe but they did pick up very quickly.

[Costa Del Fal]

What a fantastic day of weather. Best northerly event for years! Daytime was mostly fine with warm sunshine (out of the cool wind of course) then multiple heavy soft hail/snow showers giving numerous temporary dustings and then 2 thunderstorms to top things off!! Some bright flashes and some pretty close with good deep rumbles of thunder! The 7pm storm brought fantastic soft hail - it was pea sized and even slightly larger at times - largest hail I have ever seen! Excellent day!

Edited April 26, 2016 by Costa Del Fal