The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion 19/01/2018 Onwards

[snowstorm27x]

Light snow falling here.

[Dancerwithwings]

Becoming more likely many of us may see snow showers this afternoon...radar looking healthy 

Snowing here as I post 

Edited February 11, 2018 by Dancerwithwings

[shaky]

Cheshire gap streamer setting up to the north west and heading straight for the midlands!!could MAYBE be a good evening for the midlanders!and then we got tuesday snowfall to look forward to aswell!!

[BarometerCat]

Sleet here just starting. Temps 5c tho.

edit - picked up a bit and then stopping. Yay....?

Edited February 11, 2018 by Barometer Cat

[cyclonic happiness]

4 minutes ago, Barometer Cat said:

Sleet here just starting. Temps 5c tho.

edit - picked up a bit and then stopping. Yay....?

I can see your shower from Bedworth, looks like an April shower

[Dancerwithwings]

5 minutes ago, Barometer Cat said:

Sleet here just starting. Temps 5c tho.

edit - picked up a bit and then stopping. Yay....?

Currently 3c here and your at 5c...... Colder uppers showing themselves now.....Won't be they'll be on there way to you

[Polar Maritime]

12 minutes ago, shaky said:

Cheshire gap streamer setting up to the north west and heading straight for the midlands!!could MAYBE be a good evening for the midlanders!and then we got tuesday snowfall to look forward to aswell!!

Yes Shaky, Plenty for us to keep tabs on over the next few days at least, While the models sort themselves out reg the SSW..

[davehsug]

Snow showers getting more frequent and heavier, but still not settling.

[shaky]

1 minute ago, Polar Maritime said:

Yes Shaky, Plenty for us to keep tabs on over the next few days at least, While the models sort themselves out reg the SSW..

Honestly mate this SSW talk is so draining i cant be asked with it anymore lol!!one minute the models show a nice scandi high and then ecm comes along and blows the atlantic up!!am gona take a few days off most probably from the MOD thread and just focus on the regional ones!!too depressing in that thread sometimes lol!

[cheshire snow]

23 minutes ago, shaky said:

Cheshire gap streamer setting up to the north west and heading straight for the midlands!!could MAYBE be a good evening for the midlanders!and then we got tuesday snowfall to look forward to aswell!!

Yes the cheshire Gap is coming to life Temporary coverings of hail and snow

Hopefully once the sun disappears the coverings will start to last longer

C.S

[Polar Maritime]

6 minutes ago, shaky said:

Honestly mate this SSW talk is so draining i cant be asked with it anymore lol!!one minute the models show a nice scandi high and then ecm comes along and blows the atlantic up!!am gona take a few days off most probably from the MOD thread and just focus on the regional ones!!too depressing in that thread sometimes lol!

Im not going to disagree there, Early days yet so understandably models will be earatic. But interesting how they evolve once everything is on board so to speak.. Anyway as others have said showers realy packing in now so an interesting afternoon/eve hopefully on the way.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Polar Maritime

[MattStoke]

Getting hammered by snow and soft hail. Torrential.

[BarometerCat]

8 minutes ago, shaky said:

Honestly mate this SSW talk is so draining i cant be asked with it anymore lol!!one minute the models show a nice scandi high and then ecm comes along and blows the atlantic up!!am gona take a few days off most probably from the MOD thread and just focus on the regional ones!!too depressing in that thread sometimes lol!

Definitely more sanity in the regional threads. Lots of contradictions and nit picking at times on the MOD forum, stops making sense in the end!

[Midlands Ice Age]

10 minutes ago, cheshire snow said:

Yes the cheshire Gap is coming to life Temporary coverings of hail and snow

Hopefully once the sun disappears the coverings will start to last longer

C.S

CS..

I have just had the hail/snow shower that DWW reported here in Solihull.

It was quite strong here and left a covering on the lawn, which had disappeared after 10mins.

Does this qualify as laying snow? 

I am counting it as a snow falling event, but is it a 'lay' day. 

Anyone know what the definition is?

I need  to be correct with my stats.

It hasn't been a problem in the last 4 years here!

MIA

 Edit temp at 3.2C,wind chill at 2.1C and dew point of -1.6C. I suspect the actual temp dropped rapidly during the shower. 

The DP will probably explain why it 'stuck'.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Midlands Ice Age

[weirpig]

6 minutes ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

CS..

I have just had the hail/snow shower that DWW reported here in Solihull.

It was quite strong here and left a covering on the lawn, which had disappeared after 10mins.

Does this qualify as laying snow? 

I am counting it as a snow falling event, but is it a 'lay' day. 

Anyone know what the definition is?

I need  to be correct with my stats.

It hasn't been a problem in the last 4 years here!

MIA

 Edit temp at 3.2C,wind chill at 2.1C and dew point of -1.6C. I suspect the actual temp dropped rapidly during the shower. 

The DP will probably explain why it 'stuck'.

Lol Mia. Your like a big kid. Anyway shores really developing north Wales. If they keep there intensity  the next hour or so might be interesting 

[Sparkiee storm]

Nothing here yet but can see shower clouds in the distance but radar says they are not heading this way just yet but looking to Wales for more shower hopefully heading this way.

EDIT - Snow shower just a few miles from us now, come from nowhere it seems.

Edited February 11, 2018 by Sparkiee storm

[weirpig]

Snowing again. Lovely to watch on a lazy Sunday  

Edited February 11, 2018 by weirpig

[MattStoke]

Upper air temperatures should fall by another degree or so this afternoon. May help bring more in the way of 'proper' snow. Hopefully a better chance of a longer lasting covering after dark.

Edited February 11, 2018 by MattStoke

[Sparkiee storm]

[FENDER.]

Looking out to the west and north it seems very hit and miss for the West Midlands.  Unless its going to pep up later, cant see it amounting to much

[weirpig]

Just now, MattStoke said:

Upper air temperatures should fall by another degree or snow this afternoon. May help bring more in the way of 'proper' snow. Hopefully a better chance of a proper covering after dark.

Possibly. Showers are however very sparadic  Tuesday looks the best. However it is marginal 

[MattStoke]

Wind directions is quite variable between W and NW, so no streamers so far.

The Euro4 has the highest and most widespread risk of showers this evening though, by which time surface temperatures should be falling (General shower risk continues well into the night).

Also, uppers will be a degree lower then and lower still tonight (around -7 at the moment).

Edited February 11, 2018 by MattStoke

[el tiempo]

Not posted for a few years....so hi all, again....haily, sleety , snowy showers off and on most of the earlier covering gone. Hope it picks up again later.

[Supacell]

Sleety showers in Belper this morning but nothing particularly heavy or prolonged. I think the Peak District is draining the life out of them before they get here.

[nobble]

27 minutes ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Feel your pain not going to happen here !!!