The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion - 07/12/2017 Onwards

[I remember Atlantic 252]

just signs of slightest thaw, 0.5C, milder air heading in

[Fozfoster]

Yep just pop out and yes drip drip it’s all over folks ?

[marksp]

5 minutes ago, Fozfoster said:

Yep just pop out and yes drip drip it’s all over folks ?

took your advice just checked outside and --- no drip, drip, still frozen solid everywhere, although snow was quite powdery struggled to 

make snowballs, now its more sticky if you know what i mean, so theres some hope we might have a bit of snow first before it turns to rain.

BBC weather gives snow tomorrow night and at low levels for a time

[RobR]

It is indeed raining here, temperatue feels above freezing too. The end is nigh for this snow cover.

[The Wolf]

Game over

[cheshire snow]

Snow is falling in the North West,snow line is about 250m though

C.S

[snowstorm27x]

Snow looks to be in trouble tonight with rain incoming but possible snow again for tomorrow night and also possibilities into weekend what a great start to Winter.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

3 minutes ago, The Wolf said:

Game over

Yes, expected though, great spell though here, but west of the region did best, over a foot in the west, now to model thread, no more snow due this year, but chances of a cold inversion high, showing on ECM and GFS, hope it happens, can create very chilly temps, not sure if any snow will survive though until Monday

[MattStoke]

1 hour ago, RobR said:

No snow melt here in Stoke today which is great but noticed snow melt in Birmingham where it was warmer. Still nice and fluffy especially over the fields. Temp was -1C around 3pm. 

Raining now 

[RobR]

3 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Raining now 

Indeed, shame. Though since we did actually have snow Thursday night into Friday lying on the ground, I'll take that 5 days of lying snow. I'm sure some will survive this but it'll turn to a slushy mess so I don't count it once rain has fallen.

[Had Worse]

5 hours ago, Had Worse said:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/gcw84gf53#?date=2017-12-13

This location is a mile from me and is located on the Tameside Greater Manchester / Debyshire border at around 130m.

Interesting.

Since my earlier post, the snow symbols have been replaced with sleet ones.

One can only hope.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

1 minute ago, RobR said:

Indeed, shame. Though since we did actually have snow Thursday night into Friday lying on the ground, I'll take that 5 days of lying snow. I'm sure some will survive this but it'll turn to a slushy mess so I don't count it once rain has fallen.

Atlantic has broken through, Friday wasn't the best, we were too far east, just 2cms, Telford/Shrews had 15cms

[andy_leics22]

Grrrrr!! Current temp 1.2c dew -0.1c and it's raining lightly! Ridiculous. Knew rain would win out tonight but it would have been nice to see a bit of snow on the very leading edge. At those temperatures, I would have expected to see sleet at least 

[marksp]

not giving up yet, temp 1.1 dps -2.8

[I remember Atlantic 252]

5 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:

Grrrrr!! Current temp 1.2c dew -0.1c and it's raining lightly! Ridiculous. Knew rain would win out tonight but it would have been nice to see a bit of snow on the very leading edge. At those temperatures, I would have expected to see sleet at least 

dew points, angle of 'attack', 850's all wrong

[Had Worse]

Rain seems to be freezing on contact with paths and untreated roads.

Its now turning to sleet.

[Fozfoster]

Looking at the radar it looks all rain for us in Warwick... no surprise really ???

[andy_leics22]

7 minutes ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

dew points, angle of 'attack', 850's all wrong

I know 850's above 0c is always the final killer blow.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

2 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:

I know 850's above 0c is always the final killer blow.

0kay if we have a high toppling in, and centres near enough to the UK, will keep things cold

[landslave]

Drizzly now just outside Ashbourne @ 1903 hhrs

[I remember Atlantic 252]

drizzly messy thaw, bbc goes for mist and clearing skies? cannot see it

[MKN]

The only saviour for some people's snow cover especially wer ppl have had 20cms odd is this band is sweeping through very quickly.

[Summer of 95]

Very light drizzle, not touching the snow cover at all, ground is still frozen and not slushy. If it clears behind this it'll freeze again...

Just looking at radar, massive holes just east of the Welsh mountains, and it'll be through soon the rate it's moving.

Edited December 12, 2017 by Summer of 95

[Snowyowl9]

This rain will fly through frozen snow by the morning when it clears..

Edited December 12, 2017 by Snowyowl9

[Midlands Ice Age]

Was in Knowle as the rain started about 6:45...

 Back home...

Temperature now at 1.1C,  dew point is still -0.3C, here with spots of sleet in the rain.  

It is possible that it could turn to snow again.

The snow is not thawing yet, but it is no longer that lovely light, soft snow that would not bind. It is becoming hard and crusty. .

No drip, drip here yet, but the roads are getting wetter.

MIA