The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

[landslave]

Light FLURRY, small flakes  ..... 2 mile out of Ashbourne 

[WalsallWeather123]

This has gotta be the worse hyped up snow spell in recent years. Tiny flakes in Walsall. On another point how anyone prefers this over warm temperatures is beyond my belief. Freezing

[RobR]

Same issue until the last hour really here, it has stuck to hedges and trees and is a powder consistancy but struggled with any tarmac. After last nights below temps and hovering at 0C this surprises me. However the front seems to have pepped up and its much better now, looks like another half hour until it clears.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Just now, RobR said:

Same issue until the last hour really here, it has stuck to hedges and trees and is a powder consistancy but struggled with any tarmac. After last nights below temps and hovering at 0C this surprises me. However the front seems to have pepped up and its much better now, looks like another half hour until it clears.

yes and here, lying on some trees/hedges, 

[Dancerwithwings]

One word....Dandruff

Edited February 6, 2018 by Dancerwithwings

[BlueHedgehog074]

Coming down pretty heavy now  

[markw2680]

We had more snow from a flurry this morning than this lol

[nobble]

Moderate big flakes last half hour all surfaces re covering !!

[BlueHedgehog074]

Interestingly, the Netweather radar in the last few frames seems to have shown the snow pepping up a bit in a few places! 

[Dancerwithwings]

49 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

One word....Dandruff

Four words....I'll take that back.

Heavy snow here... 0.9c

[snowstorm27x]

Heavy snow here nice dusting 2nd of the day.

[markw2680]

Coming down quite well now with a covering 

[snowqueen1979]

Things have pepped up here ! Coming down quite nicely 

[Midlands Ice Age]

39 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

Four words....I'll take that back.

Heavy snow here... 0.9c

Yep...

Been snowing steadily and getting heavier here for about 45 minutes.

Looks as though the front has pepped up a bit.

Now settled on all grass, cars to about 1 cm and just starting to cover tarmac surfaces.

Temp was 0,9C when it strated in earnest but is now at 0.5C with a dew point of -1.6C 

I did wonder whether if the front was delayed it may start to pep up.

Been playing golf all afternoon in the few flakes that fell, but it was clear that the front had not arrived at that point.

Anyway good news for people south and east of here.

MIA 

[Summer of 95]

It's all cleared from here and the snow cover has mostly gone, very February 2005-esque

[Dancerwithwings]

Edit

Edited February 6, 2018 by Dancerwithwings

[MattStoke]

7 hours of persistent, powerdy, dry snow, with air temperature and dew point below freezing after a cold night that froze the ground.

The result?

Wet surfaces and a tiny, patchy dusting.

Baffled.

 

 

[snowstorm27x]

2 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

7 hours of persistent, powerdy, dry snow, with air temperature and dew point below freezing after a cold night that froze the ground.

The result?

Wet surfaces and a tiny, patchy dusting.

Baffled.

 

 

Just wasn't heavy enough for long enough every time it started to settle dandruff mode would activate lol. Thursday still has potential also. Fingers crossed.

[WalsallWeather123]

14 minutes ago, snowstorm27x said:

Just wasn't heavy enough for long enough every time it started to settle dandruff mode would activate lol. Thursday still has potential also. Fingers crossed.

Thursday into Friday is an all rain event in the Midlands. Only chance of snow in up north over high ground

[I remember Atlantic 252]

26 minutes ago, WalsallWeather123 said:

Thursday into Friday is an all rain event in the Midlands. Only chance of snow in up north over high ground

Agree there, just a normal system, nothing cold at all

[Essan]

Had some very light snow this evening in Evesham - enough to dampen the pavements so maybe an ice risk in the morning.   But I think thats it for this week.   Still, that's 3 months running I have seen snow!   Can't remember when that last happened .....

[Essan]

3 hours ago, WalsallWeather123 said:

This has gotta be the worse hyped up snow spell in recent years. Tiny flakes in Walsall. On another point how anyone prefers this over warm temperatures is beyond my belief. Freezing

Who hyped it and why did you believe them?  Been much as expected here    

[fizz511]

55 minutes ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

Yep...

Been snowing steadily and getting heavier here for about 45 minutes.

Looks as though the front has pepped up a bit.

Now settled on all grass, cars to about 1 cm and just starting to cover tarmac surfaces.

Temp was 0,9C when it strated in earnest but is now at 0.5C with a dew point of -1.6C 

I did wonder whether if the front was delayed it may start to pep up.

Been playing golf all afternoon in the few flakes that fell, but it was clear that the front had not arrived at that point.

Anyway good news for people south and east of here.

MIA 

So annoyed! I was in work (at the karate school behind the Olton Tavern), and could see all these parents bringing their kids in covered in snowflakes but was too busy to step outside. And when I finally did it had all stopped. Just got home to Knowle and barely a flake on the grass anywhere here... ?

 

[ANYWEATHER]

1 minute ago, Essan said:

Had some very light snow this evening in Evesham - enough to dampen the pavements so maybe an ice risk in the morning.   But I think thats it for this week.   Still, that's 3 months running I have seen snow!   Can't remember when that last happened .....

Yes, It would of been quite a dumping if that front did not die out

[RobR]

1 hour ago, MattStoke said:

7 hours of persistent, powerdy, dry snow, with air temperature and dew point below freezing after a cold night that froze the ground.

The result?

Wet surfaces and a tiny, patchy dusting.

Baffled.

 

 

An odd one, especially now as the snow on grass is so dry but the pavements are like icerinks already. That said it is another day to add with falling snow, we've done well for both 'wet' and 'dry' snow as well this winter.