Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[cyclonic happiness]

Looks like the intensity is rapidly weakening at the moment...

I've noticed when watching the radar over the years that, as rain turns more and more to snow, it appears to spread out and all the reds and yellows dissapear leaving only greens and blues.

[Nick L]

Very light sleet staretd in Telford, its barely detectable it's so light but should gradually get heavier :lol:

What's your temp/DP Conor?

[NorthantsSnow]

Not as many snow reports as I was expecting. But still early in the day I suppose.

Currently raining lightly in Northants with a temp of 2.4 °C.

[we_want_snow]

LOL

Aah, just realised what I said, LOL

I'd take 3inches of lying snow on the ground

[azores92]

dont give up hope yet people, raining fairly lightly here, and although the met monkey predictions are probably very optimistic, i think we could squeeze some of the white stuff which greece quite often gets, snow is it? :lol:

[tom_f123]

Definitely weakening on the latest meto radar, which is bad news as it will be even more marginal if the precip isn't that heavy.

[Shiny_Bottom_1]

If its heavier enough it will settle on wet ground but if it remains light you will have a struggle!

Again, not always the case.

Light snow will continue to lower the temperature of the ground, turning first to slush then turning to settling snow.

If temps were higher, I would agree. But they are low enough for the above to happen, and approaching sun set, even more possible.

[A.J]

Very light sleet staretd in Telford, its barely detectable it's so light but should gradually get heavier :lol:

Sleet in Telford!! :lol:

Thats it! game over for all of us...It'll be at least 75 degrees with wall-to-wall sunshine :lol:

ok, ok....I'll behave myself now and get back to my bicardi..lol

[chapmanraven]

I thought the temperature was meant to be dropping now, why is it continuing to rise?

Temp has started to fall here, dropped 0.5 last in the 10 mins

[Costa Del Fal]

Lol the radar is showing by the time it gets here its so weak its almost nothing. Not good news!

[Shiny_Bottom_1]

Definitely weakening on the latest meto radar, which is bad news as it will be even more marginal if the precip isn't that heavy.

1. I don't think that any model of forecast is showing the front decaying. Therefore, give it some time

2. (And most importantly), it isn't in particular intensity, but the stall that is likely to cause deeper snow.

[Eugene]

Well said weather eater , if anybody was expecting a lowland snowstorm to be a dead cert after viewing models last week with such a marginal setup then they should look at themselves instead of slagging off the UKMO who have to give warnings out incase it is bad in parts and people got caught out, really people on here should look at the charts and make their own mind up, nothing about mid this week was clear cut at all and still isn't.

[Vanian]

Hi all-Due to the nature of my work i have access to weatherquest forecaster.They are still predicting over several inches of snow overnight in Staffs.Hope you get what you want!

[StormChaser]

Ive been looking at uk rain today, and it appears swindon may got a covering but dying out now. Looks like its just rain for us today then

[A.J]

Still no precip even though the Radar would show otherwise. Don't mind. The ground is still cold and dry so a perfect surface for sleet and wet snow! Last Thursday brought 1-2cm from wet snow. This evening is going to bring me my estimated 1-2".

Talk about inuendo. I'll just confirm I have no desires to wake up with anything of any length inside me

Sleet in Telford, rain in Shrewsbury, somewhere near will have snow soon

Even W09's as it now...will you lot behave!

[Costa Del Fal]

Lol this sums it up for us...

Edited December 29, 2009 by Blizzards

[StormChaser]

Lol this sums it up for us...

No bloody chance for us then im moving north !

[Snowmoon]

Lol this sums it up for us...

Blizzards - what's that chart showing please?

[Nick L]

I wouldn't take much notice of the radar, it continues to insist I am sitting under precipitation, yet there is still nothing falling - not even drizzle.

[butler_son]

Even W09's as it now...will you lot behave!

Somehow, I don't think metric would have the same effect...e.g.

"I'd love to wake up in the morning and see 15cm, would be white all around!"

[andy_leics22]

*Yawn* someone wake me up when the heavy precip arrives here.

[A.J]

I wouldn't take much notice of the radar, it continues to insist I am sitting under precipitation, yet there is still nothing falling - not even drizzle.

Nick, I use NW Radar all the time, but have you tried this ....seems pretty accurate to me

[camperstron]

We are having intermittent light sleety rain in south birmingham at the moment.

[Nick L]

Nick, I use NW Radar all the time, but have you tried this ....seems pretty accurate to me

But they all use the same radars though, so it won't make any difference.

[andy_leics22]

Lol this sums it up for us...

Whats the problem man? The heavy PPN is heading straight for you!!