Midlands Regional Discussion

[BlueHedgehog074]

Currently having a shower here with what either looks like graupel or snowflakes mixed in!

Edit: temperature is apparently only 2*C here, lol.

Edited April 3, 2019 by DiagonalRedLine

[Terminal Moraine]

Most of the showers missed this location for the second day running. Just a few brief, light showers of soft hail this afternoon with long dry periods between them.

[Terminal Moraine]

Thick freezing fog here this morning, which isn't the commonest weather in April even in the Peak District. The fog is clearing now though and the sun is breaking through.

[RobR]

Light snow falling for the past hour in Quinton.

[Arctic Hare]

Truly dire morning here in Bewdley. Moderate rain, slightly sleety in the heavier bursts, and 1.8 °C. The most miserable weather here for a long time.

[BleakMidwinter]

Increasingly heavy sleet here in Telford, but in the last ten minutes it's changed to distinct snow, large snowflakes floating about like feathers, although still very wet when they land against the window-glass and of course not settling. 

(I'm having A Day In Bed after various work-trips and whatnot, and it is utterly splendid, sitting up idly knitting with bread rising in the kitchen and soup ready for lunch, and sleet lashing down outside! Horrible for all of the rest of you, I know, but I'm enjoying looking out at it from in here!  )

[Polar Maritime]

Light rain just starting here, The small Low on the radar could give a few hours of rain if it pushes a little further East.

[BlueHedgehog074]

1 hour ago, BleakMidwinter said:

Horrible for all of the rest of you, I know, but I'm enjoying looking out at it from in here!  )

Sounds like a fun, relaxing, day!

To be honest, I think even sleet is far more exciting than just plain ol’ rain.

[Summer of 95]

Rain and sleet all day so far, 3C at lunchtime in April, winter is back...

[snefnug]

2 hours ago, BleakMidwinter said:

(I'm having A Day In Bed after various work-trips and whatnot, and it is utterly splendid, sitting up idly knitting with bread rising in the kitchen and soup ready for lunch, and sleet lashing down outside! Horrible for all of the rest of you, I know, but I'm enjoying looking out at it from in here!  )

My favourite type of day.  Currently snowing proper in Glyn Ceiriog, snowing a lot up over Nantyr and Llanarmon.  Currently by fire drying out from snowy dog walk, just about to ? knit and have a cup of tea.....

[Gord]

A stinker of a day. Has no problem pushing north this time does it? 

[Summer of 95]

3 hours ago, Gord said:

A stinker of a day. Has no problem pushing north this time does it? 

It pushed south! The low was over N England last night, started to move E and then went SW for some reason. Result 24 hours of non-stop rain and sleet as it drags everything right over us...

[Gord]

4 hours ago, Summer of 95 said:

It pushed south! The low was over N England last night, started to move E and then went SW for some reason. Result 24 hours of non-stop rain and sleet as it drags everything right over us...

Yeah, I guess the whole thing did. Wasn't paying that much attention to be honest. Just felt like a little groan that's all. I really should have thought a bit more before I posted I suppose.

I suppose my gripe still stands in a way. Typical that everything gets dragged right over us when it's just rain. 

Anyway, the sun is due back soon so my negativity stops here. ( I actually quite like the weather we get in Spring)

Edited April 5, 2019 by Gord

[Polar Maritime]

Light rain just pushing in here now, Looking at the radar there's a few heavy burst in there to. Temp currently 11c with a steady 9mph N/E wind.

[Dancerwithwings]

Distant thunder here in Solihull, just started hammering it down, no lightening yet though, radar looks interesting, we'll see 

[Dancerwithwings]

All the good stuff is just North of me, anyone underneath it ?

[Barbmac]

28 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

All the good stuff is just North of me, anyone underneath it ?

Not yet but it's heading in our direction. Been a foggy day here with increasing rain during the late afternoon. Dry now, but it's gone very, very still, calm before the storm.

[RobR]

A distinctly chilly wind this morning that has been howling away all night. Very 'beast from the east' style, you certainly hear differences when the wind blows from the east compared to the west.

[Polar Maritime]

Glorious out in the sun, Had a walk along the local trail to Hourboro Rocks.

[ANYWEATHER]

Already  a ground frost here at 10.30 pm 

[RobR]

Some stunning days this week, great for walking. Goes chilly once the sun goes in but i'll take it. The ground is also very dry now

[Terminal Moraine]

The dry ground is resulting in some low grass minimum temp's lately. -6.4c recorded on the grass here last night, the lowest in April since 2003. The  air min' overnight was  -0.9c.

[Arctic Hare]

Well, that was a bit more like it! Lighter winds, lots of sunshine (though it's clouded over now) and a new 2019 high for me of 18.1 °C. Looking forward to the Easter period, though it's a shame things look like breaking down to some extent from Monday.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Aye Dave, but models looking better than yesterday for next week! tomorrow expecting the usual sea mist, today it was cold with sea mist fully in place until around 11am

[davehsug]

Well that was a very disappointing day. Cloudy, hazy and with a nagging wind. It certainly doesn't tie in with the forecast, yet it's received zero acknowledgement in the evening forecasts. Seems to be a growing trend of "sexing-up" TV weather forecasts in particular.