Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[Snowy L]

Sleet with occasional burst of snow. Tbh the direction the models were going yesterday I'm surprised we've even got this.

[AltonMatthew]

 MattStoke this is where we all get a complete surprise snowfall as the cold air becomes further south hahs

[MattStoke]

 AltonMatthew Stopped now. Just as it was looking slightly interesting.

[AltonMatthew]

 MattStoke still going strong here.

[andy_leics22]

To make matters worse. Now my phone is trolling me. It says heavy snow but i've just looked outside and it's pure rain

[nobble]

 AltonMatthew jealous

[andy_leics22]

 MattStoke Massive red blob heading your way on the radar. That could result in 30 mins or so of heavy snow.

[Midlander]

 AltonMatthew Nice, what’s your elevation?

[MattStoke]

 andy_leics22 If I'm reading the models right, that intense band is our only hope of seeing proper snow, but it's showing as rain just to my south on the radar.

Arpege continues to tease.

[lawrenk]

Properly covering here now (Wincle/Roaches area). Amazing what a minimal drop in temperature does.

[MattStoke]

That heavy band is just edging in and falling as light snow so far.

Edited February 8 by MattStoke

[AltonMatthew]

 Midlander we are at 172m 

 

Still heavy snow falling here. Covered nicely. 

[DerbyshireDales]

Starting to come down heavy now in Matlock 

And roads are getting dicey 

[el tiempo]

shame earlier heavy burst stopped,  it had started to stick on grass, rooves and cars, then v heavy rain,  calmer and more sleety atm 

[MattStoke]

OK. That really heavy band of precipitation is now over me on the radar and nothing is falling. 

[Eskimo]

Really bad over the peaks. Was travelling over to bakewell and nearly went into the back of an Ocado van. Turned back and now safely in Leek.

 

Don't drive a performance car on snow!!

[AltonMatthew]

 Eskimo I'm so tempted take.my new 4x4 duster for a spin haha 

[syed2878]

What surprises me is that the Met Office haven’t cancelled the yellow warning for here. No hint of any sleet or even wet snow just icy cold rain.

[Rich_T]

Derbyshire county council traffic cameras, from the southern end of Derbyshire at willington, to the north at cat and fiddle:

https://apps.derbyshire.gov.uk/applications/traffic-cameras/traffic-cameras.asp

Edited February 8 by Rich_T

[markw2680]

If you look up into the clouds you can see the snow moving along lol, just sleet at the surface here though awful day out there

[MattStoke]

How can we be under torrential precipitation on the radar and nothing falling? God weather is annoying sometimes.

[Eye to the sky]

Just had heavy snow here for around 20 mins.Huge flakes now but I think it will be all rain in the next hour.Any lying snow is now quickly melting.They’ll be nothing left by mid afternoon.

 

 

[Eskimo]

Heavy settling snow in Leek.

[ANYWEATHER]

More of concern for river levels . After a deluge of rain two days ago , more heavy rain overnight and more tonight, flooding looks like being an issue tomorrow

[MattStoke]

Only light wet snow despite the radar showing very heavy precipitation, so that's any tiny hope of proper snow gone.