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Grateful it’s sunny from the get go this morning but i won’t miss this cold wind!
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25 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:
Anyway the weekend is looking very promising
I really hope so
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Nice to see some old faces in here! Anyone know what happened to @snowstorm27x ? They always told me when snow was on the way from Oldbury to Harborne!
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Think this is going to miss Brum in terms of snowfall
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13 minutes ago, Eskimo said:
Just doing a bit of analysis on what the charts are suggesting. Based on the parameters that we have for the overnight period it really is marginal for most unless you get heavy bursts of precipitation.
We had a very similar set up a few years ago in Birmingham - in the centre it was sleeting (~100m asl) and as you climbed up towards the higher regions further west (Quinton, Bearwood etc.) at around 200m, it was pasting it down and white everywhere. In fact, you can see the centre of the city up on Warley Hill (~250m) and it was grey/green down below - bizarre.
If you live in the River valleys of Severn, Nene, Avon or Trent then your best bet is heavier bursts which may give temporary accumulations. Anywhere within the 'West Midlands Plateau', the Cotswolds (obviously) and up towards the foothills of the Peaks have the best chance as dew points/freezing levels are much lower. Anywhere east of Leicester, you'll be primarily be experiencing higher dew points due to north sea modification and just generally being on flatter land so probably be difficult to see anything more than sleet.
14 minutes ago, Eskimo said:Just doing a bit of analysis on what the charts are suggesting. Based on the parameters that we have for the overnight period it really is marginal for most unless you get heavy bursts of precipitation.
We had a very similar set up a few years ago in Birmingham - in the centre it was sleeting (~100m asl) and as you climbed up towards the higher regions further west (Quinton, Bearwood etc.) at around 200m, it was pasting it down and white everywhere. In fact, you can see the centre of the city up on Warley Hill (~250m) and it was grey/green down below - bizarre.
If you live in the River valleys of Severn, Nene, Avon or Trent then your best bet is heavier bursts which may give temporary accumulations. Anywhere within the 'West Midlands Plateau', the Cotswolds (obviously) and up towards the foothills of the Peaks have the best chance as dew points/freezing levels are much lower. Anywhere east of Leicester, you'll be primarily be experiencing higher dew points due to north sea modification and just generally being on flatter land so probably be difficult to see anything more than sleet.
Liking that analysis living as I do on the edge of both Quinton and Bearwood! Reminds me of the time I read that Quinton was known as Little Russia due to its altitude and susceptibility to cold winds!
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Visiting Exeter from Birmingham this weekend and it’s been a wonderful day! Super city and perfect weather!
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Quite heavy and persistent in Brum albeit with small flakes, and settling quite readily
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Heavy snow in Harborne and settling on car windscreens at least! Small steps!
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7 minutes ago, fiftytwodegreesnorth said:
About 3 inches here just west of Bham City centre. Warley Woods like Narnia.
I would expect the system to slowly start its journey south back through the West Mids on its western edge. But looks like it will fragment as pushes back through.the northern extent of this has been a surprise.
Warley Woods was fab on 28th December, felt like being in an American film!
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19 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:
That's bizarre! The current radar run is showing that it's dry there! Definitely something funky going on with the radar today.
Dark radar arts! I’m not gonna complain when it’s in our favour
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6 minutes ago, andy_leics22 said:
That is very interesting. Currently a heavy blob over my location and it's been light to moderate snow for the past 20 mins. Nothing that looks heavy in nature
Anyone west of Birmingham that is in a dry spot on the radar but are still seeing snow falling?
Well, I’m 4 miles west of Brum centre and it’s pretty much as heavy as it’s been all day!
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17 minutes ago, Battleground Snow said:
Guys you need to be looking at the radar 5-6 miles to your east, not over you... As the brisk wind is blowing it far west of what radar is picking up.
This is interesting to know and not something I’d considered before
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Just now, markw2680 said:
What was she saying
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@snowangel32is normally on by now!
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Wow only sat down to eat my dinner and we have a covering!
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1 minute ago, snowangel32 said:
This one will either be rain or Snow lol. No patchy dry gaps lol.
Or donuts
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2 minutes ago, snowangel32 said:
Yh all models have it now further South and West. ECM nearly has it in the West Country. Mine just changed to 9 hours of snow lol.
Sure they said 15 hours in the last event lol
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Just now, I remember Atlantic 252 said:
vindicitive aye, think the aftermath of a dodgy EC 12Z on Sunday
Think the main bad part was having a go at Chionimaniac (a mod!)
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More light snow falling here that I can’t see on the radar?
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Properly coming down in Harborne! I wondered why I’d woken to so many messages in the midland thread! Good call Shaun!
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Got a covering in Harborne but can’t believe how much is falling at the Baggies ground which is only 3 miles away while we have nothing here!!
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The current precip around Birmingham looks like a giant ring doughnut
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4 minutes ago, snowangel32 said:
Truly biggest flakes i have seen since 2010 in half an hour about 3cm has fallen. Still very heavy
Great isn’t it and I thought it was going to be quite average earlier!!
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Hoping for a snowy week and contribution from the likes of @snowangel32, @Gord, @weirpig And others! added @MattStokeand @markw2680 to this!
Midlands regional discussion - Spring 2024
in Midlands Weather Discussion
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Shame it’s now
️ was not expecting this, got all my garden furniture out earlier too!!!