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Dancerwithwings Aye, today was lovely. I've even dug the summer shorts out for the first time in 6 months

Interesting developments for next week. UKMO and ECM still have the cold air over the UK by next Saturday, GFS says no. Let's see who's right.

Air temp down to 2.9c here with the dew point dropping to 1.3c. PPN out to the East and heading this way. I'm really clutching at straws here

Well, a lot of rain building to the East! Hoping it may turn wintry later today, if there's any still around then. Interesting to note that the GFS and HARMONIE model didn't forecast that PPN to be as organised and heavy as it is. They went for a more patchy affair for 9am. The radar shows otherwise. Shame it's not snow though, we could have been in for a decent event!

Dancerwithwings Wow, -35!! That is next level cold right there . Australia! See I lived in Spain and worked in Gibraltar between June 2018 and Nov 2019 but despite enjoying my job, I missed 'home' too much and decided to move back for that reason. It sounds sad but I also didn't like the fact that the only Weather they had there was either baking hot sun or monsoon level rain. I missed the changing seasons we have here, cold, frost, snow etc... There was never any chance of any of those things in Gibraltar.

Dancerwithwings Thanks bud Having a baby completely changed my outlook on life and he makes me smile every day. On a Weather related note, I can't wait to make snowmen with him and I have a feeling he might be as Weather mad as me

What are we thinking for tomorrow? Same as Friday in that it promised something but didn't deliver? I think we have another shot at seeing some light snowfall but nothing that will settle below 250-300m. I thought we would see something wintry falling the other day though, and apart from the slightest hint of sleet in the rain, it didn't happen But I shall be hoping for a different outcome tomorrow. I'm off work for the next 4 days, so apart from Daddy duties with my 6 month old, I shall be following the radar and checking that window when I can

Dancerwithwings It used to happen from time to time in the 90's and early 2000's. I think these days though, since model outputs have become more accurate, those days are gone

Plain old rain here too I was hoping for some sleet at least! Oh well, hoping for one last snow event before the Winter is out. There's still hope. It's unlikely but remember the cold that March 2018 brought? That was incredible. I had a motorbike back then and got stranded halfway between Oxford and Northampton luckily a guy in a pick up truck stopped at the side of the road and brought me home. Never known cold like it.

Monday into Tuesday also an upgrade!

Just on a break at work and there is a hint of sleet in the rain here. Very slight but it bodes well for tonight!

Just to add, weather app on my phone reckons snow here from around 8pm till 4am, so we shall see. Temps at around 2c suggests that it will struggle to settle, but i'll take some falling snow over nothing

markw2680 With you being at 250m ASL, I would expect snow for you. I'm at around 95m ASL so I think more of a sleet mix here, but I do think the West Midlands will see something from this. Whether it's a dusting or a few cm's, there is potential for some lying snow for you guys. This group is very quiet at the moment but I expect a lot more posts by the time I finish work at 9pm

Surprised to see nobody talking about the possible sleet/snow for tomorrow night in the Midlands. I think it will be a sleety/wet snow mix on low ground but anywhere with a bit of elevation, say 150m+, should see some snow that may settle a bit. 850's down to -6 when the PPN arrives in the evening. Granted the 850's do go up into Saturday morning, but there's a chance that some in here might see a dusting or a few cm's. Derbyshire peaks and high ground around Birmingham I expect will see some lying snow for a brief time.

Hmmm, my missus asked me to check the Weather on my phone for tomorrow as her Dad is going on a helicopter ride. Much to my surprise, it says light snow here for 3am, on and off until late morning. I thought it couldn't be right but looking at the HARMONIE model, it does have VERY light PPN over here from 3am for a good few hours. Surely we can't get a dusting of snizzle? I'd take that to be honest, but not sure how hopeful I am of that.