Snow Watch: Midlands & C Southern England

[cyclonic happiness]

Very heavy snow here now after light snow all morning, the roads are clear here, but this is the type of snow that will soon cover them.

Stay safe all, and enjoy this best thing in years event!!!

I just think back to us all only a week and a half ago, all moaping about coz all the models pointed to it being mild and southwesterly!!!

All good things come to those who wait, and BY GOD have we waited!

[SalopWatcher]

Just a light covering in Shrewsbury overnight, not even a Cm yet, nothing today so far, hoping that snow from West mids come over this way!

South Shrophire took a bit of a pasting over night.

[ISAAC]

thick snow fallign again after a brief pause.

gettig heavier by the 2nd!!! we have about 3 or 4 cm's now atleast

[The Calm before the Storm]

Just stopped snowing in Lichfield after nearly an hour of continuous moderate/heavy snow. Snow depth now 7cm in our back garden. This event is turning out to be the best snowfall here since feb 8th/9th 2007. To be honest I wasn't expecting to see so much convective shower activity and we still have the band of snow expected later today. In fact I would say that the Midlands could get a real pasting throughout this week if the models are right.

Enjoy the moment!!

[chin86]

very heavy snow falling here... i hope it ll continue like this...

[Herefordweather]

Still snowing, but 1.3oc!

[ISAAC]

southern areas of brum should be getting pasted right now!!!!!!

[stewfox]

Still snowing, but 1.3oc!

Milder then expected in many areas ?

Cant see this blanket snow event after 3pm or am i wrong ?

[MR EXTREMES]

thaw has started here in portsmouth although snowing again very slightly.

though it was nice to see but if im honest if we dont get anymore i dont think it will stick in my memory as a classic.

i know i expect to much from winters of now but id love to have a event happen where snow stays on the ground and is falling for atleast a few days maybe a week or more.

but it just does not happen now.

but overall its been different this year and nice to see but i cant see us here in portsmouth seeing much more in the near future but good luck to the rest looks like classic in your areas.

[ISAAC]

southern brummies report?!

[MR EXTREMES]

Milder then expected in many areas ?

Cant see this blanket snow event after 3pm or am i wrong ?

no you are correct although half hour ago it felt very cold but not as cold as i expected.

thaw has started here and no more snow looks likely but some will get a fair bit but the main rain band looks like just brushing the east.

[SalopWatcher]

First snow shower of the day, proper flakes and lots of them. Suggests that showers from Brum and Walsall/Stafford are still coming over the west.

[MR EXTREMES]

Milder then expected in many areas ?

Cant see this blanket snow event after 3pm or am i wrong ?

but it is snow here gain but very light.

radars are bit ify at the moment one that looks the best is the met office visable it does look like thicker band moving up over the south.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/satpics/latest_uk_vis.html

Edited February 2, 2009 by badboy657

[smarty81]

Doubt's are starting to set in now for my area later for heavy snow, bbc beta is not looking promisng with the front fragmenting as it pushes in even, bbci isn't great just gonna have to see what happens now, what do reckon peeps in cheltnham area

[Potent Gust]

Been snowing on and off so far off all day here I would guess about 7-8cms

[conor123]

Lovely moderate/heavy snow with nice large flakes, heaviest of the day so far.

True winder wonderland today and very happy to see that its still at -1.0c.

Wind has really died off now so snow flakes take a long time to reach the ground, in fact its kind of like they are going round in a tornado

Edited February 2, 2009 by conor123

[MR EXTREMES]

Doubt's are starting to set in now for my area later for heavy snow, bbc beta is not looking promisng with the front fragmenting as it pushes in even, bbci isn't great just gonna have to see what happens now, what do reckon peeps in cheltnham area

i like to look at the visible and its starting to snow more moderate now here in portsmouth southcoast so i would not rule out anymore meto arain fall radar i think shows this to be very slight it seems a little more than slight to me

Edited February 2, 2009 by badboy657

[Herefordweather]

Heavy snow again, Temp dropping back below 1oc now. Massive flakes.

[SalopWatcher]

Lovely moderate/heavy snow with nice large flakes, heaviest of the day so far.

True winder wonderland today and very happy to see that its still at -1.0c.

Wind has really died off now so snow flakes take a long time to reach the ground, in fact its kind of like they are going round in a tornado

its amazing how much worse that is than here, where its still just a covering less than 15 miles away.

[toonarmy32]

WIOWWWWWWWWWWWWW just took the kids sledging up the licky's and we had about an hour but had to come in as we couldnt see in front of us we have about 2 inches if not more wohoooooooooooo very good

cher

x

[ISAAC]

WIOWWWWWWWWWWWWW just took the kids sledging up the licky's and we had about an hour but had to come in as we couldnt see in front of us we have about 2 inches if not more wohoooooooooooo very good

cher

x

lucky you! i need a hill here. might have to make one with the snow

[cyclonic happiness]

How far west is this front supposed to get? gfs says east wales, met says just the eastern strip as far west a cambridge?

Comfused .com!

[ISAAC]

Comfused .com!

tell me about it! someone ?

[toonarmy32]

lucky you! i need a hill here. might have to make one with the snow

come down here and u can use this one

lol

still fine snowing now

cher

x

its looking like east of wales to me thats how far west just looked on netweather radar

cher

x

[chin86]

still snowing heavily here.. i hope it ll continue to snow whole day...