Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[nats]

It looks like we will see some rain to start but gradually turning more wintry. It should last longer than those to our E might where the band looks rather thin.

Thanks, hope you are right, I love reading all the posts here just not that great with the radars :-) I suppose its now a case of sitting tight

[Summer of 95]

Still 100% rain, and actually seems to be warmer than it was at 6pm....

[Costa Del Fal]

Thanks, hope you are right, I love reading all the posts here just not that great with the radars :-) I suppose its now a case of sitting tight

Yep totally right!

[NorthantsSnow]

It looks like we will see some rain to start but gradually turning more wintry. It should last longer than those to our E might where the band looks rather thin.

Well actually there's a very nice bash just going through Lincs at the moment and heavier than anything happening to the west. Let's try and keep this factual rather than point scoring east v west nonsense.

[Higher Ground]

Snowing and settling!

Temp up to -1.5C....

[Nick L]

This is more like it!...rain 5 mins ago, now moderate snow....Nick, if you're still on-line, there's hope for you yet

Moderate snow now here as well after a brief spell of sleet. My angry tirade worked, doubt it will settle though, isn't going to last anywhere near long enough.

[conor123]

About 90%%, in fact it looks 100%, wet SNOW now those giant 50p size flakes, things changed a lot in the space of a minutes didn't they.

There's hope for you in Shrewsbury then afterall.

[Costa Del Fal]

This is more like it!...rain 5 mins ago, now moderate snow....Nick, if you're still on-line, there's hope for you yet

Just started snowing here

These posts just made me even happier.

[A.J]

..............and back to rain again......I've think the weather gods have been smoking those Jamaican Woodbines again!

[Costa Del Fal]

Well actually there's a very nice bash just going through Lincs at the moment and heavier than anything happening to the west. Let's try and keep this factual rather than point scoring east v west nonsense.

Erm you have understood what i said very wrong i think!

There are places to the East with even heavier precip however there is a smaller area where precip wont last long-probably to the East of Brum.

[chapmanraven]

what a rollercoaster, nothing here yet and temps rising again back to 1.3c

what do you think the chances are for Hinckley

really pleased for those of you getting a good snowing

[ISAAC]

this is crazy.

Temp went back up to 1.7c now back to 1.3c huuuuuuuuuuuuh?

[Costa Del Fal]

And it begins to SNOW here!

[derby4life]

still raining here

[Summer of 95]

About 90%%, in fact it looks 100%, wet SNOW now those giant 50p size flakes, things changed a lot in the space of a minutes didn't they.

There's hope for you in Shrewsbury then afterall.

And still it rains, a bit lighter now so even less chance I fear.....

[A.J]

this is crazy.

Temp went back up to 1.7c now back to 1.3c huuuuuuuuuuuuh?

Thats the colder air undercutting......on a side note...more ppn developing over N wales near chester, heading SE, that should all be snow

[I remember Atlantic 252]

strong NW wind now, highest temp of day 1.6C, clearish skies

[mackerel sky]

Temperature has just popped above freezing here for the first time today! Currently 0.1C. Can't hear the sound of dripping just yet. Actually had one or two very very light flurries not really shown up on the radar in the past few hours. Fingers crossed the precipitation band remains relatively intact. Still got a good 10cm left on the ground here, so anything would be a nice top up.

[mildmuck]

Snowing and settling!

Temp up to -1.5C....

Very lucky indeed, not sure if it's going to be snow the other side of the lickey hills though such as bromsgrove or reddich.

[NorthantsSnow]

this is crazy.

Temp went back up to 1.7c now back to 1.3c huuuuuuuuuuuuh?

The colder air is tucking in behind the front. Any temp rises are temporary!

[Bolton67]

Still 1 hour away for us in Northants.

[NiikAURA]

..............and back to rain again......I've think the weather gods have been smoking those Jamaican Woodbines again!

Same thing happened here, started out as snow and then alternated back and forth between snow and rain, my guess is that there are massive fluctuations in the upper air temperatures as the cold air is undercutting.

[tom_f123]

Not to heavy atm, but sticking everywhere easily. Shame it wasnt a bigger and more intense band, would of had a dumping.

[ISAAC]

Thats the colder air undercutting......on a side note...more ppn developing over N wales near chester, heading SE, that should all be snow

nay... what im saying is it did already drop to 1.2c.... now it's going up again... then down then up half a degree every other minute lol.

Anyway i got a feeling about that cheshire gap. Snow on and off all night me reckons. All we need is a good temperature drop.

PS: Will be interesting what 18z GFS say's about this.

[Nick L]

Thick snow here with big flakes, nothing settling though...yet.