Midlands Regional Discussion

[Lukey]

I work in Stratford-upon-avon and its raining heavily - I'm about to start my commute back home to Oldbury though!  

[Storme]

1 minute ago, Ninman said:

Its got heavier in Notts now - can see a few cms accumulating from this - of rain that is

What part of Notts are you? I am between Leics and Notts city centres and on the boundary between the 2 counties.

[Dancerwithwings]

6 minutes ago, DiagonalRedLine said:

Yep, can confirm a few wet snowflakes mixed in the rain in Solihull.  

Should be on Cyclonic Happiness’s way very soon!

Hi all, just leaving Coventry now and it pi$$ing it down, on my way back to Solihull and better be snowing by the time I get back you lot 

[Ninman]

4 minutes ago, Storme said:

What part of Notts are you? I am between Leics and Notts city centres and on the boundary between the 2 counties.

Carlton, so east of the city centre

[kirksnow88]

Snowing heavily in Walsall wood, has been for about an hour, nice little covering on the grass already

[Midlands Ice Age]

2 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

Hi all, just leaving Coventry now and it pi$$ing it down, on my way back to Solihull and better be snowing by the time I get back you lot 

Can guarantee it DWW...Already settling on my garden and lawn...but very wet and slippery , so be careful when moving about.

 

MIA

[PolarWarsaw]

UKMO takes Thursday WELL south. Not the pattern anyone north of Birmingham wants this far out.

No toys left to throw out of my pram.

Edited January 29, 2019 by PolarWarsaw

[RobR]

Spoiler

Last bit

Last bit of the snow coming through now and it has pepped up slightly.

[Dancerwithwings]

Not looking too bad for a couple of hour yet, but is it snow or not that’s the Q

[phil b]

Turning White

[Jason74]

After my pant wetting a few pages back, we have had moderate to heavy snow for the last half hour. 

[Dancerwithwings]

2 minutes ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

Can guarantee it DWW...Already settling on my garden and lawn...but very wet and slippery , so be careful when moving about.

 

MIA

On the A45 and it’s fast turning to 

 

[cyclonic happiness]

Dew point is still going up here!! ><   0.7'c here now

And still heavy rain

[Arctic Hare]

 

3 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

Not looking too bad for a couple of hour yet, but is it snow or not that’s the Q

That map is overly optimistic, I'm afraid. I'm between Worcester and Birmingham, and except for one ten-minute period of very wet snow, it's been slightly sleety rain all afternoon, and still is. I hope you get better luck.

[Dancerwithwings]

1 minute ago, cyclonic happiness said:

Dew point is still going up here!! ><   0.7'c here now

And still heavy rain

Not for long mate 

[Essan]

22 minutes ago, Storme said:

Only 70% sure its sleet but 90% sure its snow later. How does that work?

The percentage is chance of precipitation, not precipitation type

[WinterWilf]

I Can report Flakes. 

Still mixed in with sleet looking at the puddles bouncing definite flakes falling from the sky. 

May be too little to late I have hope a couple of those showers over Wales might come across tonight.

At least I can say I have seen a flake now this winter.

Wife about to leave work hoping roads stay ok until she is home.

Looks light rest of evening so should be ok.  

[Snowedunder]

Apparently snowing in Burton on Trent.

[BleakMidwinter]

49 minutes ago, Gord said:

I think the forecast has been spot on for here so far. Drizzle this morning, heavier rain by lunchtime turning to snow by the evening. So for my location, the forecasts have been spot on so far.

Mine was going nicely in TF3 Telford, but seems to be turning back to distinctly-liquid rain now, not even sleet... still, plenty of hours left yet of "the evening" so fingers crossed!  

 

[Gord]

Says it all that because of today, winter 2018/19 is now up to the 5th best winter of this decade.

[Shezale coventry]

Started to snow here in coventry...finally!!!

[DIS1970]

That front has almost packed it's bags here, quite a pathetic attempt and forecast. Beware what Thursday may or may not deliver.

Edited January 29, 2019 by DIS1970

[pegg24]

Nothing in northants at the moment light rain couple of days showing heavy snow about this time for a few hours. 

[cyclonic happiness]

dew points just plunged from 0.7'c to -0.4'c in under 10 minutes, a bit of sleetyness creeping in now

[BleakMidwinter]

12 minutes ago, Jason74 said:

After my pant wetting a few pages back, we have had moderate to heavy snow for the last half hour. 

I'm really pleased about that, not least because after my confidence a few pages back, we have rain again!