Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[rob_weiss]

The snow shouldn't be too far away from me now in south Northamptonshire. Luton is only 30 miles down the road from here and they are getting a good dumping.

[phantom]

Just got in after driving from Bedford to Northampton. Not seen a flake as yet.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Boing boing your ass outta here

Just messing Nicholas.

Yes you keep saying you have seen 11cm starting to sound like jive bunny!

mate have a look in the North west thread if you dont believe me,james m lives up the road,he got 25cm.

I got 11cm and its fab,esp after so many let downs over the years.

HOpefully you guys will get in on the act this evening.

[doublebarrel]

As usual Derby Nil everywhere else something !!

[rob_weiss]

I can confirm it has just started snowing very lightly here in Northampton.

[Lukey]

West Midlands has by far been the worst for snow this time. We are going to miss this lot by not far aswell. Any breakdown looks far too marginal aswell.

Yeah, I agree with this Granted, it has been very cold here but we've only seen about 20 minutes of snowfall in total since the beginning of this cold spell! Even my family in Cardiff had a few CM's last night. I was hoping this band of precipitation would track further north as it headed into southern england earlier but it looks like we will miss out again.

[andy_leics22]

This band aint reaching me for ****

If we get more than 1cm out of this i'm going to buy snowmadchris a pint.

[MKN]

well strange watching the radar, rather than the band moving towards us, bits of precip keep popping up further and further north and slowly but surely intensifying. its going to be close for us in leics and also warwickshire, i think some very light snow might be on the cards. heavy stuff that will have us shouting blizzard on here like down in reading is highly unlikely though.

[Cheese Rice]

Is Birmingham on this thread?

Because on the news ther live in Birmingham and it's sunny, although i guess its a backdrop.

[Nick L]

Is Birmingham on this thread?

Because on the news ther live in Birmingham and it's sunny, although i guess its a backdrop.

LOL considering it is completely dark outside I think it might be a backdrop <_<

[MKN]

Who said it had stopped progressing north??? apart from me <_<

[snowmadchrisuk]

This band aint reaching me for ****

If we get more than 1cm out of this i'm going to buy snowmadchris a pint.

I'm gonna hold you to that Andy ... I know where you live <_<

[A.J]

Nick, have you looked at the 12z GFS...Its tantalizing for wednesday night into thursday...I'd describe it as 'knife-edge'...negative dewpoints and cold uppers slowly rising during the night as frontal ppn pushes up from the south west...Snow to start with, turning to sleet and then rain, or snow continuing.....Very, very marginal, yet very, very possible <_<

[andy_leics22]

I'm gonna hold you to that Andy ... I know where you live

Cool with me <_< I know I won't need to spend thast £2.60 because this will give us a sugar dusting at the very best

[cyclonic happiness]

This is gonna be close for us here in warks, we've had only the slightest of dustings which has stuck but a couple of centmetres would make my day!!

All i ask is that there is enough snow so as to make that "crunching" noise underfoot.

Anything more would be an amazing bonus.....good luck green midlands!

Edited December 21, 2009 by cyclonic happiness

[andy_leics22]

I reckon this cold spell has aged me by about 10 years.

[Downpour]

I'm gonna hold you to that Andy ... I know where you live

Hi Andy, live in London, parents in Oadby. It's a potent front, just dumped an inch and a half on west London in warm air and on wet ground, before turning to rain and easing off. I reckon it's heading for you, looking at the radar. Should saty as snow outside the urban heat island of London. Hope so, because I want a decent amount of snow to play with when I get up there on the 23rd for the holidays.

[Serendipity]

I reckon this cold spell has aged me by about 10 years.

And me Andy AND my lamp-post watching is being prevented as the bloody thing keeps switching off! I feel like I'e aged 10 years today actually... so near but yet so far....

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LOL considering it is completely dark outside I think it might be a backdrop

[Fozfoster]

This is gonna be close for us here in warks, we've had only the slightest of dustings which has stuck but a couple of centmetres would make my day!!

All i ask is that there is enough snow so as to make that "crunching" noise underfoot.

Anything more would be an amazing bonus.....good luck green midlands!

YES looks close for Warwick,

[Nick L]

Nick, have you looked at the 12z GFS...Its tantalizing for wednesday night into thursday...I'd describe it as 'knife-edge'...negative dewpoints and cold uppers slowly rising during the night as frontal ppn pushes up from the south west...Snow to start with, turning to sleet and then rain, or snow continuing.....Very, very marginal, yet very, very possible

No doubt it will go pear shaped somewhere!

[cyclonic happiness]

No doubt it will go pear shaped somewhere!

Yeps it will go pear shaped, we are all doomed.....DOOMED!!!

[snowmadchrisuk]

17.30 is abit errrr rubbish .. lol Ok time to go watch only fools and horses for an hour .. at least of the snow don't come delboy will have made me laugh . I think you will find if it is not in Leicester by 7pm then Andy could be right ...

[Serendipity]

YES looks close for Warwick,

If you get snow and I don't, I shall come and steal it from your garden! We only have a sprinkling at the mo!

[tom_f123]

I'm depressed, those pesky sarf easterners getting it all again. Only consolation is the slight covering we had on saturday night is still intact due to the ice days.