Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[Serendipity]

Don't see why we have all this negativity. We still have a great chance of a good snow event on Saturday night. Chill out folks.

Hmm well 2 days ago we thought tomorrow would be an event so I wouldn't get too excited about Sat, plenty of time for change yet! Seems every time we get close, it all changes and becomes nothing.

[jimben]

Yep..raining just down the road from you.

The set up's have been fantastic all week, but i think we are going to be all a little dissapointed.

Reminds me of Euro 96. going great, then gareth southgate stepped up to take the penalty.

Damn I was in therapy for years after that and now you have just reminded me.

Netweather radar now show -4 and -5 850 line have landfall on the the east coast, I wonder ...?

[Eugene]

LOL...... Rob McElwee is ramping away on forecasts tonight saying comments like everyone will see snow out of this, nice to see somebody actually upbeat about our chances of snow for once isn't it

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Don't see why we have all this negativity. We still have a great chance of a good snow event on Saturday night. Chill out folks.

definitely agree just wish it wasnt so far away, friday night through to sunday night great chance, 2 dry days thu-fri to dry the ground out and cool things down

[Fozfoster]

netweather rainfall radar say snow, look outside say no !! Instead yet more festive drizzle. Hey ho better refill my glass to more than half full.

Having found myself staring at a lamp post watching drizzle fall I have to accept that I need serious help.

LOL lets hope the 18z can make us

[ISAAC]

Those of you are expecting 15cm widely in the West Midlands 2mrw .... dream on.

And those of you expecting not even a flake of snow tommrow.. wake up.

[Bolton67]

Damn I was in therapy for years after that and now you have just reminded me.

Netweather radar now show -4 and -5 850 line have landfall on the the east coast, I wonder ...?

I remember last Feb, northants did not get much hope.

but we saw what happend. will have to wait and see.

[jimben]

Had a quick check on Twitter and no snow reports coming in from anywhere in the uk

[I remember Atlantic 252]

my sky breaking temp dropping from 5.0C to 4.4C in 5 minutes, cold air close now

[Bolton67]

Had a quick check on Twitter and no snow reports coming in from anywhere in the uk

None over northants thats a fact ..feels quite mild out there.

Edited December 16, 2009 by Lancs_Northants

[dvdfjojo]

My temp is 3.5 and dewpoint is 2.7 - slowly coming down, very slowly

[snowmadchrisuk]

None over northants thats a fact ..feels quite mild out there.

temps have risen .. 5deg in E mids.

18z worse than 12z for ppn.

[weather_it_will]

Most places in the UK are still well above freezing, at about 4°C or higher.

Christmas day is forecast at 10°C at my location on Accuweather.

I don't see much time left for any cold weather.

[A.J]

my sky breaking temp dropping from 5.0C to 4.4C in 5 minutes, cold air close now

yep, just popped down the local corner shop, its definitely colder out there! a few light snow showers skirting across the peak district heading SW wards....might get a flurry or 2 out of them in the next hour or so

[Fozfoster]

temps have risen .. 5deg in E mids.

18z worse than 12z for ppn.

Yes just going to say that 18z worse

Edited December 16, 2009 by fozfoster

[jimben]

My temp is 3.5 and dewpoint is 2.7 - slowly coming down, very slowly

Hi Jo, Pleased to see you have that weather station working again. I have Temp and dewpoint of 4c. Things do look to be perking up in the north east and I am of course ever hopeful.

Incidently have just checked Met Office sat image and running back 3 hours and then forward is showing something heading out from south Norway.

[dvdfjojo]

Thanks jimben - got it going again but only by putting the indoor bit right in front of the window in order to get a signal (so it's not hooked up to the computer and my software). I keep dashing over to look at it, t'is keeping me fit.

[Serendipity]

Warmer here than you guys have - temp of 4.7, ditto dew point... nowhere near snow potential! But seemingly not much precipitation heading our way tomorrow anyway...

[Bolton67]

18Z GFS ppn predictions

http://www.wzkarten.de/pics/Rmgfs303.gif

[mattyray]

temp after being stationary at 4.4c for the last few hours has starting to decline now, and i suspect i wont see higher than 4c at this time of night for a week at least

Edited December 16, 2009 by mattyray

[Supercell]

The PPN projections for East Anglia and the SE are wonderful. There will almost certainly be some decent snow cover with continuous snow showers merging and forming the classic Thames snow-streamer. It's just a shame that all this action brushes rather than penetrates well inland.

I think that we may have to be content with the statistical side of things for now. Particularly the possibility of ice days. I am looking no further than 24-48 hrs for possible excitement as precip possibilities only become realistic within a very close time-frame.

[Costa Del Fal]

Snow Joke again! What a load of rubbish. Saturday evening and maybe sunday is our only chance at this rate. SE bags all again over the next couple of days.

[Nick L]

I don't see what the problem is. The Midlands has never done well off direct Northerlies and we need a very potent easterly to bring anything decent. These ones are no different.

[Fozfoster]

Warmer here than you guys have - temp of 4.7, ditto dew point... nowhere near snow potential! But seemingly not much precipitation heading our way tomorrow anyway...

4.8c up the road in Warwick , no chance now till weekend if we are lucky

[Herefordweather]

Who's to say things won't go further west like today? It was forecast for me to be dry now and clear, yet I have light rain outside. Keep positive, there is absolutely no way that we will ALL miss out.