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

[The Wolf]

Tomorrow night is looking potentially very interesting! 

[Matthew Gill]

Watch the radar as the front comes over Wales. I think there will be More snow on the front edge then they think

[DIS1970]

Air temp dropped 0.6C in last half hour here, so anything falling could well be white, it's currently -0.1C.

[WinterWilf]

-0.5 here it was minus 2.1 an hour ago

 Dp -2.9 wetbulb -1.3

A guy has a weatherstation just down the road from me in stanton.

From his feed.

Chilly.

Managed to get some work done too so not been too bad nice to be out in the cold actually.

-0.4 now climbing steady warmest its been all day

Edited December 12, 2017 by WinterWilf

[DIS1970]

16 minutes ago, DIS1970 said:

Air temp dropped 0.6C in last half hour here, so anything falling could well be white, it's currently -0.1C.

Well initially, you can always hope.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Kinda shame it has to rain tonight as it could terminate some of the snow on the ground! (although seeing some front edge wintriness from the band isn’t unfeasible, but probably mostly for high ground) 

But I guess if we do indeed get some white stuff tomorrow night it could help restore damaged snow cover! 

[Weatherman662]

-1c here. 1c colder than what the metoffice forecast predicts. So maybe when this rain ( or snow ) comes later it might be 0c instead of 1c forecast which is usually cold enough for snow.

[WinterWilf]

Looking at the radar not much of it turning to snow. Slush then rain incoming.

[Snowyowl9]

24 minutes ago, Matthew Gill said:

Watch the radar as the front comes over Wales. I think there will be More snow on the front edge then they think

Radar shows ppn over us now quite moderate to heavy.

But its dry.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/rainfall-radar#?map=Rainfall&fcTime=1513050000&zoom=6&lon=-3.36&lat=52.66

If this was to happen over shawbury it would be freezing rain currently at -4c still wow.

http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

 

[Summer of 95]

The heaviest stuff seems to be going to the north of us, and the rest fragmenting over Wales. So if it's rain we look to be missing much of it.

On 4th Dec 2010 a 7cm cover (a quarter what we have now) survived 8 hours of nonstop heavy rain, just making for more ice when it froze again the next day.

[MattStoke]

Hmm.

[neil_b]

I can see things getting very messy round here if it does rain on top of substantial snow accumulations.  Let's see what happens in the next hour...

[weirpig]

Dp now above zero here. Let's hope the front fizzles out 

[Snowyowl9]

10 minutes ago, Summer of 95 said:

The heaviest stuff seems to be going to the north of us, and the rest fragmenting over Wales. So if it's rain we look to be missing much of it.

On 4th Dec 2010 a 7cm cover (a quarter what we have now) survived 8 hours of nonstop heavy rain, just making for more ice when it froze again the next day.

Yes that's broke up as quickly as it appeared maybe evaporating before it reached the ground,much more coming into the west,a clearer gap showing west of here,temps about 1.7c maxed at 2.5c.

Max at shawbury -4.2c.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/gcqh76ug7

Edited December 12, 2017 by Snowyowl9

[Arctic Hare]

Min last night -9 °C; max (up until now) -1 °C, which is where it still is. Still absolutely masses of snow on the ground, even with sun most of the day. This snow cover isn't going anywhere fast without persistent, heavy rain. As others have said, the rain that's actually out there to the west will do little more than make it an icefest.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

-0.5C now, no thaw here today! good rime frost as well early on

 

[Snowyowl9]

Looks like the temp has shot up at shawbury as its gone cloudy,interesting watching this as the wind has picked up there too,now 1c

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observation/gcqh76ug7

[Staffordshire]

The rain is definitely struggling to get past the Welsh mountains.

[The Wolf]

Doesnt feel as cold out there now. Think we will certainly see thawing tonight.

[landslave]

-2 c now just outside Ashbourne 

[RobR]

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. 

[Dancerwithwings]

Here in my back yard....  Currently 1.0c ....Dew point of 0.4c

[Matthew Gill]

The met office and bbc both now have snow. Rain. Then speed for here tonight lol. Covering there backs just incase

[marksp]

temp now 1.1 dp is -3, looks like rain here later, close call.

met shows snow weds evening into Thursday

[Dancerwithwings]

In 30mins from/to 1.0c/1.3c and dp 04c/0.8c.....Drip Drip