Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[lobbox]

Some lovely pretty colours on meto http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_warnings.html?day=1

Looking ok for a dusting in Northants

[Costa Del Fal]

Grit has been pretty useless here this evening. The roads are shocking but after the snowfall im not surprised. No let up in this Heavy snow and looks like that stuff from the South could get here too. Amazing.

[Paceyboy]

HOW CAN THE PPN JUST SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM VANISH WITHIN 5 MINUTES! I hope its just a radar malfunction lol! Anyway i have between 1 and 2 inches cover here in Whittington, nr Lichfield

[Michael Winston]

Newbie question time again

Having just looked at the NW radar is the snow travelling northwards over Oxford likely to circulate NW towards Brum?

May seem like a daft question but I am still trying to get my head around all of this weather mullarkey (it is fun though)

Hi.

It could go either way, but I'm quietly optimistic. Try these radar links - they seem to show the centre of the low moving further north than anticipated, but that could just be wishful thinking on my part.

Kind regards,

Mike.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

http://www.meteox.co...oom&x=195&y=198

http://www.sat24.com/gb

http://www.metoffice...ather/uk/radar/

[A.J]

Newbie question time again

Having just looked at the NW radar is the snow travelling northwards over Oxford likely to circulate NW towards Brum?

May seem like a daft question but I am still trying to get my head around all of this weather mullarkey (it is fun though)

Yes, it is circulating towards the Brum metropolis, however the LP centre is showing signs of moving from its stalled position and begin a gradual slide SSE....Nowcasting is the name of the game, as I believe the LP has stalled longer than anticipated

Well the netweather radar shows nothing at over my postcode , and it shows nothing coming unless the south stuff gets here... Only trouble is just looked out the window and it is still bucketing it down with snow !!! the sky also looks full of it.

there does seem to be a slight glitch with the NW radar over the past hour, not sure why though

[conor123]

Got a dusting on all surfaces in Telford now.

10cm more then this cold spell can no longer be counted as the most overhyped event of the 21st Century

[weather_it_will]

It's clear to see the track of the heavy snow from Reading.

Heading my way.

[beccaboo]

This may sound daft, and I havn't look at the radar yet (and I am far from knowledgable!) But I look at the snow risk chart and over the mids it is showing reds and pinks (meaning snow and heavy snow) from now right through to about midday tomorrow. Is this right? Or am I too hopeful?!

[snowmadchrisuk]

what the f**ks going on then lol?

I don't know , but I am not complaining. I can tell you this was forecast totally different to whats happened, I think from now on it's anybody's guess

[hollisk]

Got 8cm here currently now and still going!

[Hailsowen]

Right, time for a precipitation track map. this is about the feature to the south east.

The basics apply, red heaviest, blue lightest. Green somewhere in the middle.

Edited January 5, 2010 by Hailsowen

[mildmuck]

HOW CAN THE PPN JUST SOUTH OF BIRMINGHAM VANISH WITHIN 5 MINUTES! I hope its just a radar malfunction lol! Anyway i have between 1 and 2 inches cover here in Whittington, nr Lichfield

Yes that is strange ......

Edit: Yeah i think it is , It's still snowing quite moderately here and it's telling me there's nothing.

Edited January 5, 2010 by mildmuck

[cyclonic happiness]

Yes that is strange ......

prolly be back next radar update

[Michael Winston]

Well the netweather radar shows nothing at over my postcode , and it shows nothing coming unless the south stuff gets here... Only trouble is just looked out the window and it is still bucketing it down with snow !!! the sky also looks full of it.

I believe that the radar is sett up to detect rain - other types of precipitation can confuse it or simply don't show up. During the heavy snow here earlier on today, the METO radar showed clear skies.

It's a funny old world!

Regards,

Mike.

[Bristawl Si]

Right, time for a precipitation track map:

The basics apply, red heaviest, blue lightest. Green somewhere in the middle.

Looks promising, but this situ seems to be changing on a regional basis by the hour. Me thinks this system is sticking two fingers up to computer models and saying "i'll do what i want, when i want!"

[MKN]

I don't know , but I am not complaining. I can tell you this was forecast totally different to whats happened, I think from now on it's anybody's guess

well the weird thing is meto and all other radars have it vanishing aswell. maybe its not a glitch? anyone else under a place where it supposedly vanished got any update on whether its still snowing?

[Costa Del Fal]

The radar is in glitch mode! You can tell when bits suddenly go missing and Precip on the radar looks fuzzy!

Edited January 5, 2010 by Blizzards

[frozencamel]

Right, time for a precipitation track map. this is about the feature to the south east.

The basics apply, red heaviest, blue lightest. Green somewhere in the middle.

You missed the red arrow up to Nottingham NG5 :blink:

[Hathers]

nice dusting in Telford. Also bigger snow flakes aswell. Lets just hope it lasts for awhile :blink:

[Herefordweather]

Slowed down here. Light/Mod snow now.

[we_want_snow]

It vanished because it was getting into Shropshire and Shrewsbury. I've got perhaps a 0.5cm dusting, more like 0.3cm though

[dewei]

My first post ever to say that we have 10cm deep snow in Edgbaston, it still snowing albeit more lightly now with medium size flakes. Looking at the radar, I think it will fizzle out for a few hours ...before starting again I hope?

Edited January 5, 2010 by dewei

[Hathers]

I just can't believe what I'm seeing! Heavy snowfall with thick flakes! Just like when I was a kid, this is just amazing! If this carried on throughout the night we could be looking at 4" by tomorrow morning! The streets are deserted, barely anyone on the roads when normally they would be fairly populated. Incredible night!

Take some pics if u can pal

[we_want_snow]

It vanished because it hit Shrewsbury. I now have a 0.2/0.3cm dusting

[A.J]

Probably fantasy, but what I would give for that LP to stall out for the next 12 hours...It would swing that SE arm of heavy snow right up through the entire midlands!!!.....but alas, the LP is starting to shunt southwards....BOOOO HIIIIS!!