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4 minutes ago, Ryukai said:
Seems to be some sort of interaction going on with the low heading into France. Gravity wave interfering??? I think that's what's fuelling the formation of cirrus cloud.
Imagerie satellitaire / UK | MeteoCentre.com
METEOCENTRE.COMThanks both, yes reckon you must be right, can’t think of any other explanation that makes sense.
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Interesting how the showers north of Birmingham seem to be having far fewer issues sustaining strength as they cross the country, compared to the ones south that are dying out east of Brum? Anyone know what the scientific reason for this?
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There was no shortage of showers yesterday, they were just a bit rubbish, too sugar grain like & lacked any strength by the time they arrived. Even looking at places further east like Sheikhy’s, amounts were pretty small given the volume of showers/streamers that rattled through.
I think I actually saw more lying snow in the Feb05 easterly than this one, simply due to some of the showers at night or first thing being a lot heavier back then.
The cold is impressive, it felt pretty bone chilling running 7k in it on Sunday PM, but the wind wasn’t quite as strong as 2018.
As things stand I doubt I’ll remember much about this spell in years to come, other than it being a bit of a let down.
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4 minutes ago, Eskimo said:
Showers too few and far between to really generate a good coating for anyone within their path today once solar radiation picks up. You really need to get frequent showers for anything decent.
You’re just down the road from me Eskimo. We’re on the southern edge of the streamer, which has lighter stuff compared to the Northern edge. Bit frustrating we can’t see a bit more intensity as we are being fairly regularly hit by the streamer it seems.
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Just now, HellItsHot said:
Just popped in from the Yorks/Lincs thread to say how on earth has the WEST Midlands done much better from an Easterly than Lincs?!
Lucky streamers I guess, but we’re not talking epic falls here, 1-2cms for most from what I can see, maybe a bit more in N Brum now from this mornings activity.
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About a cm here in total, roads hazardous though & most surfaces completely white for now so nice to look at. Just on the south edge of the wash streamer so getting some flakes falling from time to time inbeteeen bursts of sunshine & a fair bit of blue sky, so a real mixed bag. Just need the streamer to edge just a touch southwards & get a bit heavier to shut out the sunlight.
Proper flakes this morning also, none of the rubbish graupel/sugar grain stuff we were plagued with all day yesterday.
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Out of interest, why are so few showers forecast for tomorrow compared to today?
3 hours ago, high ground birmingham said:-
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2 minutes ago, Sweatyman said:
Seriously like someone is taking the Tut all day
I’m just catching the north edge of the streamer in my locale, it’s given me a covering but it’s hardly memorable tbh. Not sure it will keep going much longer.
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3 minutes ago, the lad sharp said:
The wonderful Met Office has me down for three hours of heavy snow from 7pm until 10pm. Do they know something that I can’t see on the radar? We’ve had a few flakes blowing in the wind all day but nothing of any note
We had that forecast a couple of hours back but it’s been downgraded now along with whole of tomorrow to virtually nothing !
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My areas caught bits of Sheikys streamer over past couple of hours, finally got the thinnest of thin coverings out of it, albeit patchy & mostly affecting the grass! Pathetic really, only good thing is it should hang around a bit so if we get anything else it maybe a bit less patchy.
Certainly not as good as I’d hoped today & not even a patch on Feb 05 easterly despite much lower temperatures this time round.
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Radar looked a bit better when I last checked, just need showers to retain intensity into the evening and think that at least should provide most of us with a covering at the minimum, hopefully a bit more.
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1 minute ago, Ninman said:
After small snow grains over the last hour, intensity has picked up and flakes much larger. This is looking more promising!! Looks like there is plenty more to come off the coast for the rest of the day too. Hopefully many more areas will see the action - I don't want to be greedy
Greed is good.
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1 minute ago, WelfordRd said:
Some more knowledgable members than me talking about the fax charts and convergences might help the showers. I have no idea other than watching the radar. All feels a little anti climatic at the moment
Thanks, yes think that will be key if here in the central & west of the region we’re to get much more than a thin covering. The east of the region is looking much better, so no such worries for them!
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Showers still falling apart as they travel past Leicester, us there any reason beyond plain hope casting, to suggest this may change at any stage today or tonight?
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3 minutes ago, gig1968 said:
Cant see much happening today in the wild west of Birmingham. A few grains landed overnight...
Think the next hour or two will give us a clearer idea, so far the showers have dissipated just around Leicester, but looks like a more organised band now approaching, can they hold together better? Reassuring to see Walsall getting some snow now, suggests they just might. Met Office also were never keen on snow for Bham area last night, seem more keen for today.
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1 minute ago, WelfordRd said:
Yeah better chances than we had a hour ago, can they keep the intensity?
That’s the question, no lack of shower activity but the mountains of Leicestershire are wiping them out currently.
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14 minutes ago, weirpig said:
Yep arome as streamers this evening literally anything can happen
For the Bham/West Mids?
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14 minutes ago, Severe Siberian icy blast said:
That's not correct at all
It is on the forecasts I’ve seen, evidence to the contrary?
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Nothing forecasted for Brum/West Mids till tomorrow morning, so not expecting anything till then.
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12 minutes ago, snowangel32 said:
I know the Met App is pointless but is has snow for our area, from 4am tomorrow until Tuesday 4pm. Like you said the midlands about to be battered by constant streamers.
Hopefully, but the forecast on that app has already changed about 46 times today already!
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2 minutes ago, MattStoke said:
Latest Euro4.
Aperge.
Arome.
So 3-10 cm quite widely across the region if that’s correct, maybe a bit more in a few lucky spots & of course higher ground.
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Light snow currently!
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Reminds me a bit of Feb 05 easterly spell, but with lower 850 temps & a couple of weeks earlier in the core of winter. We had a fair bit of snow during that period here but not much settled due to temps, if we get same amount of falling snow as we had that week, could be looking at a lot more than expected.
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Tomorrow looks amazing on Beeb forecast this morning, snow on & off all day starting in the early hours & affecting pretty much the whole region!
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Midlands Regional Discussion Feb 2021 Onward
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Hopefully very slow moving also, not worried about the blue stuff that follows.