Wales/Cymru Regional Weather Discussion

[bradymk]

29 minutes ago, Jayfromcardiff said:

Cardiff and Barry could be the sweet spot today lol.

Yes potentially. Bridgend would be my punt. 

Fine flakes and light again now, not starting to accumulate yet other than on car roofs etc. 

[dyl232]

Same as week or two ago, where it came down in the south and bone dry in the north . Must be False radar for north or something this winter

[Gez79]

First time I’ve ever heard snow hitting a window!!! Big flakes coming down with a hail mixture 

[Jayfromcardiff]

Getting heavier here settling on all surfaces.

[Clair_Witch]

Just now, dyl232 said:

Same as week or two ago, where it came down in the south and bone dry in the north . Must be False radar for north or something this winter

Give it time. The radar showed snow for me for a while and nothing was falling, then suddenly it managed to burst through. Seems the heavier band is working it's way across, you should see some at some point. 

[Jayfromcardiff]

7 minutes ago, bradymk said:

Yes potentially. Bridgend would be my punt. 

Fine flakes and light again now, not starting to accumulate yet other than on car roofs etc. 

Could easily get a few inches of snow today when that main band reaches.

[soupsurfer7]

First flakes starting here !

[PompeyFC]

13 minutes ago, jessmum said:

Reduced to snizzle now

Main band on the way

[Paul]

10 minutes ago, dyl232 said:

Same as week or two ago, where it came down in the south and bone dry in the north . Must be False radar for north or something this winter

It's not a radar fault so to speak, it's that the air is so dry beneath the cloud that the snow is evaporating before it reaches the ground. As the precip becomes heavier and the air beneath less dry, it should start to reach ground level. 

[bradymk]

9 minutes ago, Gez79 said:

First time I’ve ever heard snow hitting a window!!! Big flakes coming down with a hail mixture 

Must be close to a switch to freezing rain. If it does become freezing rain, that could become nasty down there on top of any lying snow too. 

[soupsurfer7]

Weird... getting occasional large flakes that are few and far between 

[Fujita scale]

Snowing here now - not fine grains either, only light - but it's calm, no wind at moment.

JK

[andymusic]

looks like harmonie, ecm and icon were spot on for today

[dbaloo]

Came out of the shower and it's snowing....ah well time to panic buy milk and bread

[The4Seasons]

Barely snowing despite heavier precipitation over Cowbridge. Slight dusting but starting to melt. Temps starting to climb abit. Still -0.1c here. Need it to get heavier. 

[snowy36]

Why couldn't we have had this at the start of the cold period .

[Gez79]

1 minute ago, andymusic said:

looks like harmonie, ecm and icon were spot on for today

Yeah definitely following ecm here 

[snowy36]

Met office a bit wrong again, ok very wrong . LOL

Edited February 13, 2021 by snowy36

[Ian Price]

A few grains started here now.

[Jayfromcardiff]

2 minutes ago, snowy36 said:

Met office it bit wrong again, ok very wrong . LOL

Bit of a shambles really, their forecast showed no snow at all across most of Wales.

This is in for most of the afternoon too. 

Edited February 13, 2021 by Jayfromcardiff

[andymusic]

1 minute ago, snowy36 said:

Met office it bit wrong again, ok very wrong . LOL

yep - all of a sudden upgraded from no precip to heavy snow most of the day lol

[Gez79]

Yep big flakes and freezing rain mixed in ! 

[PompeyFC]

Am told its rain in port talbot. Let's hope it doesn't get marginal further inland

[A-Dizzle]

A few flakes blowing around in the wind here 

[snowy36]

5 minutes ago, andymusic said:

yep - all of a sudden upgraded from no precip to heavy snow most of the day lol

Not sure whos worse this winter , the Met or the Bbc. A shambles. Todays No snow could be our best of the winter.