Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[Crimson_Sprite]

DOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

stupid band is going due east now- I KNEW IT!

[A.J]

Look on the Met office radar between 3.30 and 4pm and don't look at our ppn , look at the showers in North Wales and that will tell you exactly what way the ppn is going , the low centre must be swinging the winds/ppn around.

I'm not sure if I've understood your post

Are you referring to the warm front down south?....If you are, then the direction of N Wales showers are irrelevant as they are tied in with a separate low pressure system

[MKN]

stopped moving north whatsoever, another day without any snow

[snowmadchrisuk]

I'm not sure if I've understood your post

Are you referring to the warm front down south?....If you are, then the direction of N Wales showers are irrelevant as they are tied in with a separate low pressure system

I'm not sure , In my eyes as soon as the southern ppn started turning more Northwards the Showers over wales headed out to sea . And who ever said ppn going due East needs to go to spec savers

[mildmuck]

Look on the Met office radar between 3.30 and 4pm and don't look at our ppn , look at the showers in North Wales and that will tell you exactly what way the ppn is going , the low centre must be swinging the winds/ppn around.

Agreed.

If anyone's using Netweather's Radar switch to 850pa Wind Vectors, should give you some idea how the band is progressing north (ish)

[lesta_snow]

tbf on the meto radar its looking slightly closer i think you have to give it time and its not going east yet.

[snowmadchrisuk]

4.30 radar again looking fantastic that is an obvious NW movement , and the ppn to the west is pepping up also . The lighter stuff must be already in Northants.

[Nick L]

4.30 radar again looking fantastic that is an obvious NW movement , and the ppn to the west is pepping up also . The lighter stuff must be already in Northants.

Definitely agree with that, I will have a look on the NMM to see what it predicted would happen at this time. Certainly less easterly moving than it was and much more northerly.

NMM said that we wouldn't reach this stage until after midnight, very strange. Let's hope it also gets the track wrong as well!

Edited December 21, 2009 by nick2702

[Paceyboy]

If one looks at air pressure on the netweather radar, the 988mb isobar over Birmingham indicates NW winds surely pushing the band slightly nearer?

[MKN]

Cant resist showing these lol, not very often a motorway in southern england at 5oclock is covered in snow. m4 j11 btw. http://www.trafficengland.com/motorwayflow.aspx

Edited December 21, 2009 by SnowTornado

[snowmadchrisuk]

If one looks at air pressure on the netweather radar, the 988mb isobar over Birmingham indicates NW winds surely pushing the band slightly nearer?

I Hope you mean SE winds there mate , if they were NW the ppn would head back to France

[andy_leics22]

I tell you what felow Leicestershire peeps... This is going to be right down to the wire.

Look at what the BBC predicts... If they are correct then the band will JUST! by about a few miles reach Leicester lol.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/10209

[MKN]

surely this is gonna be a breaking news story soon enough it definately would be if that was central london

[Costa Del Fal]

Look at all that in the East again! Lol.

What is so wrong with this region? Everything!

[mildmuck]

If one looks at air pressure on the netweather radar, the 988mb isobar over Birmingham indicates NW winds surely pushing the band slightly nearer?

I hope so

I'm just south of Birmingham so it would be nice to see some snow for a change rather than ice days and frosts. Even a little bit of a covering would be nice. :)

[snowmadchrisuk]

surely this is gonna be a breaking news story soon enough it definately would be if that was central london

This has been over central London all day .

[andy_leics22]

I highly doubt this will reach Birmingham. I am not sure if it's going to reach Leicester let alone Birmingham lol.

[Crimson_Sprite]

I'm not sure , In my eyes as soon as the southern ppn started turning more Northwards the Showers over wales headed out to sea . And who ever said ppn going due East needs to go to spec savers

It is!! If you type in NG5 on NW radar and watch it over the past hour zoomed in, its going DUE EAST! lol!

[lesta_snow]

I highly doubt this will reach Birmingham. I am not sure if it's going to reach Leicester let alone Birmingham lol.

Lets be optimistic.

[Mark Bayley]

BBC news 24 shows the snow falling in London at the moment, looks like the band should get some of the Middlands. Just keep an eye on the radar

[MKN]

This has been over central London all day .

i mean if the roads were as bad though, just seen a woman in london reporting live on something and it looked fairly sleety there. nt quite so sleety nw its heavier lol

Edited December 21, 2009 by SnowTornado

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Fingers crossed guys hopefully the band will reach you all and give some of the winterwonderland scenes

like i have.

11cm and more in drifts here,incredible stuff.

[Supercell]

I don't think it's getting any closer. More shaping itself for a shift to the east...

[andy_leics22]

Lets be optimistic.

Had too many disapointments over the past week to be optimistic mate

I think we are on for some light snizzly snow, really can't see any decent size flakes out of this for Leicester unless you are down Market Harborough or Lutterworth way.

[Paceyboy]

I Hope you mean SE winds there mate , if they were NW the ppn would head back to France

Sorry Chris that is a terrible mistake to make, yes i meant south east winds. That was so bad from a prospective met and oceans student!!!