Midlands Regional Discussion Jan 2021 Onward

[sheikhy]

5 minutes ago, fizz511 said:

If you don’t put your location in your profile no-one can answer that question...

Oops thought i did!!!!im in leicester!

[RobR]

What a lovely day, temps not above freezing, generally around -1C, a thick frost, freezing fog coming and going every couple of hours and now some icing sugar snow which has been falling since before 8pm giving a lovely coating on the ground. Very sparkly out there!

[Sparkiee storm]

Like others have said, it is defo intensifying, the first pic is from 9pm and the other is now.

Edited January 7, 2021 by Sparkiee storm

[MattStoke]

Snow has turned heavier. Larger flakes. It does seem to be intensifying a bit as it pushes south.

[Vmistry]

Everything just seems to happen in the west of the region, the east is always bone dry or we are always on the edge of a band with the light stuff

[markw2680]

Considerably heavier now it might actually do something 

[Jason74]

Moderate snow again. Just started in the last 10 minutes. 

[high ground birmingham]

Moderately falling here too 

[nobble]

Night all and good luck 

still snowing here occasionally heavy bursts 

5 hours + of light snow 

[Sparkiee storm]

If this is the main event then wow, although it may weaken as it comes south, but still...

 

And currently we are all excited by this 

Edited January 7, 2021 by Sparkiee storm

[DIS1970]

Lightly falling (snow that is!), but barely measurable.

[i love snow]

Snow falling moderately. Its a different type of snow tonight. Very glittery 

[weirpig]

Much heavier snow now  no need for lamppost 

[snowangel32]

Same as others much heavier now here

[Josh Rubio]

29 minutes ago, sheikhy said:

Oops thought i did!!!!im in leicester!

Might be an idea to put your location in as it'll save a lot of questions as to where you're posting from 

[markw2680]

Heaviest of the night so far

[Wadey]

Decent starter before the main course later on wasn’t expecting anything till early morning 

[DIS1970]

May be starting to reform a little from the north, but......

Edited January 7, 2021 by DIS1970

[weirpig]

2 minutes ago, DIS1970 said:

May be rebuilding a little from the north,

It is  its pepping up by stoke  ahead of main band 

[MattStoke]

Freezing fog coming back now ?  

[syed2878]

52 minutes ago, nobble said:

Must be the heat of suburbia

only a cm here but all areas covered and still snowing !! 

 You’re right of course I take back the cover that disappeared and refilled it again and it still coming down here do we have more to come later on tonight and tomorrow or is this it what we are having now? I would take a guess I think we have just a centimetre or so.

[Midlands Ice Age]

Yes...The snow has intensified here now. Temperature at -1.0C  and seems to be steady. DP -2.6C

Wind still very light, but what there is still from the south. 

Right here is my 'ramp'........

My theory - that a low centre cold focus is forming actually over the West Mids conurbation..

That is what I hoped would happen when in my earlier post when I reported a SSE wind. (against the oncoming flow)

I have seen the crystal like snowflakes as a prelude to a snowfall before in the Alps and also in Dec 2010 during that wonderful Saturday. Snow suddenly falls from virtually nothing! 

These can sometimes  occur, and  when I could still see  the North star overhead earlier on tonight, and that the continuous light sparkle snow was obviously caused by  moisture passing over the cold surface layers.

Could I  be correct?

If so it will be accompanied by a slow temp rise and the snow will turn to drizzle, but we could get 3 or 4 hours of real snowfall out of it. Hopefully it will extend to cover more of the Midlands. 

If it is I must give credit to the models who showed exactly this situation last Monday. I have been watching closely all week. 

MIA 

PS

Looking at the national RADAR, snowfall is developing over the whole of Northern England and Southern and Central Scotland.

This could be interesting as the snow moves south and then is steered south east into the Midlands area 'attractor' area..

My app has just shown me for snow for all but 1 of the next 18hours.!!!!! 

 

Edited January 7, 2021 by Midlands Ice Age

[Jason74]

Heavy snow now. 

[MKN]

Certainly a recent intensification into the precip. If i was in the west mids id be pleased with how things are looking. The only possible issue is if temps rise above 0. The periods of light snow wont be enough to see any gains. 

[deka]

Raining just north of Shrewsbury , the Shrewsbury snow shield is operating at full capacity