Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[andy_leics22]

Well it just snowed here for about 15 minutes, stopped now. Got about 0.5cm, I said earlier we would probably get about 1-2c and 5cm if we was lucky... Well we wasn't lucky and the main precip has gone down the Eastern side AGAIN! Can't believe how lucky those Easterners really are. The band has a big gap in it over Leicester right now and then it's passed through... ABSOLUTE JOKE. Sugar dusting from this is CRAP.

Knew the temps werent a problem, just the PPN and the PPN has let us down.

[Bolton67]

Huge gap NW of leicester ..

heading our way.

[Supercell]

Just started to snow very lightly. Not looking that good on the radar.

[Shiny_Bottom_1]

Well, just been outside, and whilst the fresh snow left a 'dusting' underneath appears to be thawing.

If i'm to make a plug going on memory of the warm sector, is that East Anglia and East of the East Midlands have a good chance of a few cm of snow. West of East Midlands and the West Midlands are likely to see temp snow showers, more especially in the heavier ppn, but likely to see sleet and the odd bit of snow, with no real measurable amounts. The same really as it drops further south.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Shiny_Bottom_1

[Higher Ground]

MASSIVE Flakes here. Gritting isnt working and traffic already slowed right down in about 10 minutes.

MONSTER flakes here too - each one a centimetre deep lol

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Well it just snowed here for about 15 minutes, stopped now. Got about 0.5cm, I said earlier we would probably get about 1-2c and 5cm if we was lucky... Well we wasn't lucky and the main precip has gone down the Eastern side AGAIN! Can't believe how lucky those Easterners really are. The band has a big gap in it over Leicester right now and then it's passed through... ABSOLUTE JOKE. Sugar dusting from this is CRAP.

Knew the temps werent a problem, just the PPN and the PPN has let us down.

sugar dusting lucky you, ive not seen any yet, only sugar dusting on thursday

[Summer of 95]

There's still later on tonight and tommrow for some heavy snow showers.

But it does suck tbh!

The roads/ground are wet now, so it'll need a hell of a temperature drop for anything to settle. Even by Shrewsbury standards getting nothing but rain from that band was amazing!

[Costa Del Fal]

We are being really lucky. We are were under the RED upon the radar. Slightly smaller flakes now but loads of them!

[Bolton67]

Lol i'm expecting about 15 mins of snowfall from this.

[NorthantsSnow]

2139 Light snow falling in Northampton. Radar shows some heavier stuff to come.

[Lukey]

Yeah, that was a complete non-event, Its stopped. I put more Icing-Sugar on my mince pies earlier!

[we_want_snow]

I've not seen any snow atall yet, this winter. Can anyone else claim this unwanted title?

[Nick L]

Well I now have a dusting of snow, nothing more. Looking at those showers in Scotland now, I can only hope that a few will come down the Irish Sea and the Cheshire Gap will save the day. If it does then I am creating a Cheshire Gap appreciation society...

[jimben]

Huge gap NW of leicester ..

heading our way.

Still a lot of precip following which could very easily intensify

[azores92]

We are being really lucky. We are were under the RED upon the radar. Slightly smaller flakes now but loads of them!

this is flipping too good to be true. settling thick and fast here, already half a cm covering i would say here, its just an awesome sight. so rare in december

[jimben]

2139 Light snow falling in Northampton. Radar shows some heavier stuff to come.

Blowing round here in Moulton as well Temp 0.4c

[A.J]

** cue ironic laughter **....areas 20 miles to the SW reporting heavy snow...hmm..according to the experts, thats even further into the warm sector...diddly squat here, apart from drizzle.....well, thats British weather for ya!.....oh well, maybe the cheshire gap effect will surprise me, and I'll wake up to a covering by morning!

[Costa Del Fal]

We have done so much better than so many other areas. This is mega rare for us!

[MKN]

its pathetic here and about to go into a dry slot. Could wel be it nt even a covering lol

[macca0777]

this is flipping too good to be true. settling thick and fast here, already half a cm covering i would say here, its just an awesome sight. so rare in december

just starting snowing here in redditch wow heavy

[grab my graupel]

Link to new thread is below - will close this one shortly

[Costa Del Fal]

Traffic crawling along our road its that bad!

[matt_in_dudley]

Snowing very lightly here in Brownhills, that was 10 minuted ago, probs baking hot outside now for all i know lol. Dont think there will be as much as the Met Office has made out really, suppose they're justcovering their own backs tho.

[Herefordweather]

Sleet here now. Pleasantly suprised as I expected rain.