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

[RobR]

Just freezing rain here in Stoke no snow

[marksp]

yeh started as snow here, at 5.03am (3mins late re meto hahaha)

[Polar Maritime]

Just started here to in last 15 min. Heavy snow now

Edited December 29, 2017 by Polar Maritime

[Supacell]

Snowing in Belper but even so I will be heading out soon to higher ground.

[marksp]

yep heavy stuff here now last 5 mins, laying well on frozen ground.

might head out in an hour, beely moor, or curbur edge, could be serious fun up there

[andy_leics22]

Just started here in Oundle and it's.... RAIN  I expected it to start as sleet or snow here as it's East Midlands but nope, just plain old rain. May well be freezing rain as the temp is still below 0c.

[Snowsie]

10 minutes ago, marksp said:

yep heavy stuff here now last 5 mins, laying well on frozen ground.

might head out in an hour, beely moor, or curbur edge, could be serious fun up there

This is my first new year since 2012 that I am not spending up at Darwin Forest! (My profile pic was taken up there a few years ago) Gutted I'm missing this event! ☹️

[marksp]

yep it will be fun up there, i drive up later, its about 1 mile away from here

[Polar Maritime]

Yes be careful if heading out it' all roads and lanes are covered up here already with moderate snow continuing.

[fourseasons]

Just rain here in Coventry. Was expecting sleet at the very least. It's freezing cold though

[Winterfun]

Just rain here in Leicester 

[Fozfoster]

RAIN and plus 1.7c horrible ?

[marksp]

Went back for snooze, still snowing heavy, panda 4x4 should cope in it I hope haha

[moorlander]

Very icy under thin layer of snow. untreated roads and lanes are treacherous, a few fender benders for the unwary this morning

[nobble]

Rain here , didn't look until 7.20 through !!

[Polar Maritime]

Light moderate snow persists here.

[Walsall Wood Snow]

Nothing but rain here either.

[Polar Maritime]

Up on high peak trail at Fridon will post pics later heavy snow here persists 

[Terminal Moraine]

3 to 4cm of fresh snow here with moderate snow still falling.  It looks from the radar as though it may clear from the west in the next hour. Temp' is 0.1c

[Snowyowl9]

1.6c when I got up with looked like a slow thaw,then thick fog freezing fog higher up and light snow falling looks like an extra dusting.

0.4c reminds me of a morning way back in 1986 in april,except the wind is from the NW not east.

[landslave]

Wet snow  all of 2cm total ......near  Ashbourne 

[Fozfoster]

Temp up to 4.0 c now DRIP DRIP.

[Dancerwithwings]

29 minutes ago, Walsall Wood Snow said:

Nothing but rain here either.

These two maps says it all....Temp/DP temps

[high ground birmingham]

Yes missed out today. But how can some of us midlanders complain? We have seen such a snowy December. We had snow showers 7/8 Dec, 10 Dec massive snowfall (10 inches), 13 Dec backedge snow and Boxing Day (2 inches).

The best December since 2010 and possibly the third best since 2000? After 2009, 2010

[Midlands Ice Age]

33 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

These two maps says it all....Temp/DP temps

DWW

A very good spot.

I went to bed with temperature at -3.0C (min -3.1c) and a DP at -5.0C.

Was woken at 7:30 with rain.

The temperature is now 3.8C and the DP is 3.4C. Incredibly quick change. 

MIA