Snow Watch: Midlands & C Southern England

[tom_f123]

Height really is going to be a huge factor here, if you see snow or not, 150m+ turning to snow in the next hour with some accumalations or though not massive amounts as its going to stuggle to stick and the intensity isn't really there.

Lower than say 100m are really going to struggle to see any lying snow, with wet snow at best imo.

But we will see

[Potent Gust]

Quite heavy rain here now but feeling colder. I wouldn't worry too much about the forcast, this is a nowcasting event for sure.

[andy_leics22]

Well, I live right next to Hinckley on a hill so I'll let you know if anything changes - still raining right now though and Sammy Snowman isn't looking too healthy.

My 6 foot snowman is really struggling now lol, I hope this isn't an all rain event because when the heavy stuff gets here it's going to kill my snowman off!

[Severe Siberian icy blast]

There are already reports of Snow from Central Wales and temperatures and Dewpoints are dropping now. When the dewpoint goes below 0c it should be Snow.

I think its based more on what the GFS says it should be.

ok great but this morning i heard them say a possible 8inc and now it sounds rubbish if im honest

[azores92]

blizzards, do you live in hagley?

[Costa Del Fal]

Yay...seem to be getting the odd flake now in the rain...

[Yeti]

Coalville in NW Leicestershire is reporting temp of 1.5 and dew of 0.9c, they are about double my height though, I have a feeling this is going to be a localised event tonight. Higher areas seeing the snow and the low ground with rain and sleet, I really believe that. I am low ground so I say that with disapointment but it's all I can see i'm afraid.

It's all a waste really, if that front went 50-100 miles further N there would be serious blizzards at all levels, but instead it's going to be a general sleet event at lower levels I feel... This is my take:

W Midlands: accumulations above 150-200m at times (i.e. pretty much the whole area)

E Midlands: accumulations above 200-250m at times (not so large an area)

N Midlands and Derbyshire looking best, as well as S Yorks, with Buxton probably seeing a decent pasting.

The precip is about 20-30 miles to my S now and is falling as snow there, just shows what a waste the heaviest stuff is going to be. In fact in a way I'm not too depressed about missing out because I have 12cm of snow on the ground and this would all melt with the rain before hand, and I can't see a widespread 10+cm if I'm honest, although there is a chance on the W Midlands plateau.

[Costa Del Fal]

blizzards, do you live in hagley?

No but im only about 2 miles away from there though i do go to school in Hagley.

[wellington boot]

Here in Oxford I am surprised to find that we have an icy/snowy rainy mix. With my arm out of the window I can feel and see large icy drops of rain, while against light I can see snow floating down within the mix.

[andy_leics22]

It's all a waste really, if that front went 50-100 miles further N there would be serious blizzards at all levels, but instead it's going to be a general sleet event at lower levels I feel... This is my take:

W Midlands: accumulations above 150-200m at times (i.e. pretty much the whole area)

E Midlands: accumulations above 200-250m at times (not so large an area)

N Midlands and Derbyshire looking best, as well as S Yorks, with Buxton probably seeing a decent pasting.

The precip is about 20-30 miles to my S now and is falling as snow there, just shows what a waste the heaviest stuff is going to be. In fact in a way I'm not too depressed about missing out because I have 12cm of snow on the ground and this would all melt with the rain before hand, and I can't see a widespread 10+cm if I'm honest, although there is a chance on the W Midlands plateau.

Hahahahahahaahahahaha not so happy now are ya?

Come on man what was all this last night.. "BIG DEVELOPMENTS, PRECIP NORTH, YORKSHIRE IN THE FIRING LINE NOW" "ECM AND GFS PLACE IT FURTHER NORTH"

Now look at ya, "missing me about 30 miles to my South" where did your optimism go?

[lesta_snow]

the odd very very wet flake is coming in you can tell because ive been sad enough to stare at the lampost and you can see the odd thing fall alot faster than the rain and it stands out so hopefully it gets cooler

im on the top of a hill in leicester.

[WestMidlandsWeather]

Still falling as rain!!!

[BarnetBlizzard]

Hahahahahahaahahahaha not so happy now are ya?

Come on man what was all this last night.. "BIG DEVELOPMENTS, PRECIP NORTH, YORKSHIRE IN THE FIRING LINE NOW" "ECM AND GFS PLACE IT FURTHER NORTH"

Now look at ya, "missing me about 30 miles to my South" where did your optimism go?

Heheheh

[azores92]

blizzards-pedmore way? blakedown way?

Edited February 9, 2009 by azores92

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Hahahahahahaahahahaha not so happy now are ya?

Come on man what was all this last night.. "BIG DEVELOPMENTS, PRECIP NORTH, YORKSHIRE IN THE FIRING LINE NOW" "ECM AND GFS PLACE IT FURTHER NORTH"

Now look at ya, "missing me about 30 miles to my South" where did your optimism go?

keep optimistic andy you have a better chance than me.If the colder air digs in as it looks like its starting to then once it turns to snow you will be in business mate.

Up here its bloody rain,oh joy

[ISAAC]

first sign of sleetiness in the rain here. its gonna be a very gradual process me thinks

[PurpleFizz]

Fantastic!

Raining here still BUT there seems to be something different about this rain now.....

HA HA! Does it now hold some sort of magical element? Like Narnia? ha ha

[WestMidlandsWeather]

Still falling as rain!!!

[andy_leics22]

keep optimistic andy you have a better chance than me.If the colder air digs in as it looks like its starting to then once it turns to snow you will be in business mate.

Up here its bloody rain,oh joy

Cheers mate, we'll see, the best chance I have is when the heavy precip gets here, maybe the heavy precip coupled with colder air digging in would turn it to snow, I expect it to be very wet snow and very wet snow falling into soaked ground is a bit of a bad mixture!

[MKN]

Cardiff, Bristol, Gloucester, Cirencester so far the places ive seen definately reporting snow

Edited February 9, 2009 by SnowTornado

[Severe Siberian icy blast]

It's all a waste really, if that front went 50-100 miles further N there would be serious blizzards at all levels, but instead it's going to be a general sleet event at lower levels I feel... This is my take:

W Midlands: accumulations above 150-200m at times (i.e. pretty much the whole area)

E Midlands: accumulations above 200-250m at times (not so large an area)

N Midlands and Derbyshire looking best, as well as S Yorks, with Buxton probably seeing a decent pasting.

The precip is about 20-30 miles to my S now and is falling as snow there, just shows what a waste the heaviest stuff is going to be. In fact in a way I'm not too depressed about missing out because I have 12cm of snow on the ground and this would all melt with the rain before hand, and I can't see a widespread 10+cm if I'm honest, although there is a chance on the W Midlands plateau.

thats right , all the ppn is goin south of hear , obviously missing the areas that would do best out of it

[Potent Gust]

Rain even heavier now! Shame it is not snow as the ppn is very heavy.

[Gary-North Stoke]

No wind,No rain and NO BLOODY SNOW!!!!!!!!.

[Nick L]

Hahahahahahaahahahaha not so happy now are ya?

Come on man what was all this last night.. "BIG DEVELOPMENTS, PRECIP NORTH, YORKSHIRE IN THE FIRING LINE NOW" "ECM AND GFS PLACE IT FURTHER NORTH"

Now look at ya, "missing me about 30 miles to my South" where did your optimism go?

Yeah, what happened to the gloating!

[toonarmy32]

Right People Lets Get This Party Started

We have wintery mix falling at the moment flakes sleets and rain woho im not greedy i will have it all lmao

temps are 1.5

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