Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[stripe]

All the Nottingham people coming out and saying it's rubbish - they'd be right. It's been grim here all day.

HOWEVER.

I can see some dandruff like things falling outside. Maybe, just maybe, there is hope before the sun goes down.

that will be tesco value snow

[Crimson_Sprite]

that will be tesco value snow

[frozencanals]

Its moving South slowly.... not be long now!

I'll believe it when I see it, its pretty dark here in the centre of Nottingham but nothing is falling, I think it is the urban dome effect over Notts city centre.. :-)

Cheers

FC

[andy_leics22]

In fact the radar isn't just wrong it's BADLY wrong for Leicester. The snow is getting heavier now and it's from from very small flakes coming down moderately to 5p size flakes coming down moderatly and it's settling around my area. I guess in the town centre it won't settle on the roads and pavements but here in a built up area it is settling nicely on the road, pavements, grass etc... Gotta be on for 2-3cm now

I don't have any idea why the radar says extremely light PPN and yet what is falling out the sky is now moderate snow lol still I am not complaining!!

[A.J]

hmm.....wet bulbs/dew points are actually looking a little bit marginal now for my location...Just a tad below 0C...this though might explain where this 'north of brum' precip has developed....0C air temp plus 0C wet-bulb/dew point = 100% saturation = precipitation....I think!

[butler_son]

Its moving South slowly.... not be long now!

It'd better do - I don't know if I'm hallucinating that there's a little patch moving up from Birmingham and the main band coming down from Grimsby to meet us. Law of sod dictates that it'll hammer it down when I go into city to go to the pub later...

OMG for real??? I cant see it!!! (squints really hard) I have developed an obsessive-compulsive disorder watching the radar. I really need the band to move south.

IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING THATS HOLY- PLEASE- LET IT SNOW IN NOTTINGHAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's kinda not doing it any more. Which sucks. These skies are so leaden it's ridiculous, surely something could fall!

that will be tesco value snow

:lol: I think I might keep this avatar for a loooooooong while yet!

[A.J]

In fact the radar isn't just wrong it's BADLY wrong for Leicester. The snow is getting heavier now and it's from from very small flakes coming down moderately to 5p size flakes coming down moderatly and it's settling around my area. I guess in the town centre it won't settle on the roads and pavements but here in a built up area it is settling nicely on the road, pavements, grass etc... Gotta be on for 2-3cm now :lol:

I don't have any idea why the radar says extremely light PPN and yet what is falling out the sky is now moderate snow lol still I am not complaining!!

Radar is not wrong.....DANDRUFF mate...try 'Head & Shoulders'.....

[Costa Del Fal]

Have re run the radar and have noticed how unlucky places like Nottingham have been!!! Hope you get some later.

The precip on the radar exploded in intensity before we got here hence our disruption!

[Nabraxas]

It's gone very foggy here! Anybody ever seen it snow while it's foggy?

[butler_son]

I'll believe it when I see it, its pretty dark here in the centre of Nottingham but nothing is falling, I think it is the urban dome effect over Notts city centre.. :-)

Cheers

FC

From the top of the Council House:

Enjoy our failure, all you who are not in Nottingham!

[andy_leics22]

Radar is not wrong.....DANDRUFF mate...try 'Head & Shoulders'.....

:lol:

I'm surprised that for once the radar is actually underestimating the snowfall! Usually it either creates a gap over LE3 just to annoy me or show light precip over us when nothing is falling

This time it's showing extremely light stuff when its now moderately snowing, thank you radar

[cyclonic happiness]

It's gone very foggy here! Anybody ever seen it snow while it's foggy?

eek that usually means a temperature rise, has it gone above freezing?

[Hailsowen]

Hmm, I'm not sure whether I shall call this heavy snow or not:

Just in the last few minutes, from little-to-nothing falling out of the sky, there suddenly burst a storm of flakes. Not big, but there were so many I couldn't see as far as across my road. That doesn't usually happen even in proper heavy snow here... I wonder what caused that?

But either way, all of this in Halesowen is moving Birmingham's way. :lol:

Also it appears to have maxed out today, falling temps now.

Air Temp: 0.6C

Dew point: -0.4C

It's still snowing quite well, and no thaw appears to be happening.

Edited January 5, 2010 by Hailsowen

[Severe Siberian icy blast]

Look at the latest met radar , you can see the rap taking place now and the ppn will pep up over the next few hours for our region ,

the band sitting out to glouster way is moving northeast , see for yourself .

The snow will develop now through the evening , very interesting developments now ,

the ppn through brum is expanding and my window confirms this as the snow is slowly pepping up .

[butler_son]

Usually it either creates a gap over LE3 just to annoy me

Snow shield temporarily moved to NG7 for repairs. I declare it fixed.

[Crimson_Sprite]

Have re run the radar and have noticed how unlucky places like Nottingham have been!!! Hope you get some later.

The precip on the radar exploded in intensity before we got here hence our disruption!

Thanks sweetness. maybe if everybody from the W mids and the N. Midlands (aka Mansfield, Worksop etc..) gets together and blows REALLY HARD in my direction (thats NG5 in Nottingham) we might get some snow!!!!!! This stupid clear dome over Nottingham is ageing me by 30 years. I feel sick..

[Gord]

Snow is starting to pep up quite a bit here as well. Hmmm, strange goings on indeed.

[Nabraxas]

Not sure on temperature as I'm still at work. It says 0c on the internet, if it's foggy then surely the dewpoint is 0c too?

[rock500]

I'm surprised that for once the radar is actually underestimating the snowfall! Usually it either creates a gap over LE3 just to annoy me or show light precip over us when nothing is falling

This time it's showing extremely light stuff when its now moderately snowing, thank you radar

Andy, here in Whetstone just down the road from you, its just very slight snow, so shows how localized it can be.

[coffeeandtv]

snowing very heavily in Sutton Coldfield currently

[andy_leics22]

Look at the latest met radar , you can see the rap taking place now

Who is it? 50 Cent? Dr Dre? 2Pac back from the dead possibly?

[snow hunter]

It's looking like the snow just below Birmingham could creep into the east mids in the next few hours

[A.J]

Hmmmm, you must be lying. :lol: Just kidding.

I know what you mean, the snow a while ago was moderate-slightly heavy and the Radar made it seem as though it was nothing more than a light flurry. That's why I was hoping more people would report the snow around Birmingham, just incase anyone thought I was giving "inaccurate" reports. :lol:

So does my theory on why this snow has developed bear any credence?? (re. identical air temps/wet bulb temps, 100% saturation) or am I barking up the wrong tree....

woof woof

Edited January 5, 2010 by ajpoolshark

[andy_leics22]

Andy, here in Whetstone just down the road from you, its just very slight snow, so shows how localized it can be.

Yeh? Head up to Braunstone town, moderate snow falling here, roads are a death trap though on the ones that haven't been gritted like my road!

[Frank]

Very light snow here again now