Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[AltonMatthew]

Heavy snow just easing and turning more icy/sleepy we have 3cm of snow so far but imagine melt will be quite rapid if the precip turns sleety. 

 

Been nice to see it falling though!

[Lisa Martin]

Snow coming down in Mansfield and roads not great at all!

[MattStoke]

Definitely the worst weather event since I moved to Stoke in terms of expectation vs reality. Just wish I hadn't told everyone.

[AltonMatthew]

Back to heavy snow here in Alton. Big chunky flakes again adding to the accumulation. At least it wasn't a complete nothingness for us.

[Metwatch]

3 hours ago, MattStoke said:

I was right. I am amazed 

[Eye to the sky]

Turned back to rain here now.Probably got around 3cm on top of the car but melting fast.

[wende123]

 Snowyowl9 Agreed, but there's plenty of time yet 

[wende123]

 Neil Harris The Met Office would have got a caning if they had forecasted heavy rain instead of a foot of snow, so I suppose they can't win really. It's disappointing though for those wishing for snow.

[marksp]

well what a moring, it really developed here, it sbeen mental, heavy snow, blocked roads, still hammering down

[davehsug]

Dry here now. Just the slightest cover on grass and roofs 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Maybe no mention? Haven't looked at forum properly but don't like what GFS is showing for Monday, 1st day of half term, full on washout on 00 and 06

[marksp]

good stuff higher up

[marksp]

radio derby on this one

[Terminal Moraine]

10cm here and  it's almost stopped snowing. Not much more to come by the look of the latest radar.

[marksp]

on way to ashbourne

[DerbyshireDales]

Main roads have just been shut here. Cars slid into things all over the place. 

[Terminal Moraine]

 marksp

That looks like Nimblejack between Middleton by Wirksworth and Via Gellia.

[andy_leics22]

 marksp Narnia!!

[lawrenk]

Just ventured out to the top of our road (start of the Roaches ridge).

[marksp]

6 minutes ago, Terminal Moraine said:

That looks like Nimblejack between Middleton by Wirksworth and Via Gellia.

it is well spotted, my Dad said when he was a kid he used to sledge down it from the village, long way back up though

[Polar Maritime]

Still snowing here with around 8/10cm, many local roads are impassable without a 4x4 now.

[MattStoke]

A friend tells me the snow is bad up in Weston Coyney. Absolutely nothing in Stoke itself.

[DerbyshireDales]

Turned into rain here now. Quite a lot settled, but it’s going to disappear quickly now in the rain. 

[Shezale coventry]

winters have become snowless here in coventry for the last few years. i think the last time it actually snowed properly was back in 2018.

but other then a few sharp frosts this winter will go down just as bad as last as totally snowless.

 

[Stationary Front]

 Shezale coventry yes, I can only remember the following since 2013, 24th Jan 2021, 28th Feb 2018 and Dec 10th 2017