Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[cyclonic happiness]

Looks like the next cold spell/snap has all of the precipitation going around us AGAIN!!!

unbelieveable really!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

northerly going to be no good here, dead straight, going to be dry in midlands while all coastal areas get snow, need a NNW wind, going to be heartbreak I feel like 19-22 Dec,

I still think an exceptionally mild february, northerly toppling on 1st, then mild westerlies look to dominate

[Costa Del Fal]

Cant see there being any snow here for a good while now on the whole-no proper snow anyway. Still plenty of time during February and March.

[Nick L]

Was surprised to have some light snow grains this afternoon while walking home, feels raw out there as well.

[Costa Del Fal]

Well friday would be interesting if it came off with very heavy snow but very unlikely to happen probably.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Could be some back edge snow Friday but for us it could be one of those frustrating situations where the minute it's cold enough for snow there is no PPN then three days later the minute it's no longer cold enough for snow, it's starts raining.

seems to work like that nowadays, this northerly coming will be nothing, just loads of snow for usual areas

[Nick L]

seems to work like that nowadays, this northerly coming will be nothing, just loads of snow for usual areas

But we will get some wall-to-wall sunshine and frosts, better than the usual slate-grey skies we get in easterlies.

[conor123]

It looks like Thursday Night will be the usual case of heavy rain now here followed by a dry Sunny Weekend unless a Cheshire Gap streamer can set itself up.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Interesting... Netweather's snow risk forcast seems to suggest a chance of snow after 6:00am on Friday just as the heavyier precipitation passes. If only the temperatures and hpa's could be a little lower during that period, then there would be a chance for that heavyier area of precipitation to fall as snow.

Mind you, I wouldn't complain if it did start to snow lightly around 9:00am (as longs as the conditions are still favourable) since it hasn't snown for a little while and any snow at all has got to be better than nothing.

[Costa Del Fal]

Tbh i know the risk was rather small but the chance of snow on friday now looks very unlikely. We probably will get no snow at all out of this though the winds look like they may set up the cheshire gap streamer.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

But we will get some wall-to-wall sunshine and frosts, better than the usual slate-grey skies we get in easterlies.

the winds on the 12Z look much better for cheshire gap streamer, but not showing, but models dont usually pick this up this early, looks like staying cold as well now after northerly topples with high over the UK

although just seen ecm 12Z for sunday, seems to have 20th Dec 2009 written all over it, stockport etc enjoy snow

Edited January 26, 2010 by mark forster 630

[Costa Del Fal]

the winds on the 12Z look much better for cheshire gap streamer, but not showing, but models dont usually pick this up this early, looks like staying cold as well now after northerly topples with high over the UK

Tbh the GFS doesnt seem to pick up small features like the Cheshire gap streamer i think.

[Costa Del Fal]

Yes, the shape suggests that it cold be snow for NW England tracking across towards Derbyshire again. Then perhaps something for the East Midlands/E Anglia on Monday.

But it will very most likely change. Pointless worying about it now. Some sort of streamer looks very likely anyway currently.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Yes, the shape suggests that it cold be snow for NW England tracking across towards Derbyshire again. Then perhaps something for the East Midlands/E Anglia on Monday.

18Z even worse 20th dec 2009, but still early days yet

[cyclonic happiness]

Lol!!! why worry yet? we saw this the last cold spell and thought we'd see next to nothing and in the end we had snowcover of about 8" deep here which lasted almost 2 weeks.

There are gonna be alot of surprises and dissapointments over the next week or so but the gfs has already thrown an extra small spinoff low for friday, so other things are bound to develope

[Costa Del Fal]

The pessimism starts again in here by a few people. Why...just why???

If anything i think overall the 18z winds are better even though briefly not in our favour at times.

Edited January 26, 2010 by Blizzards

[snowdrifter]

Yes it's a few days away yet, but looks like another frustrating spell for much of the region with snow reports coming in from most other areas.

Hi midlands folk,

Thought I'd join in your discussion as there's not much action in the NW thread - don't know why 'because the potential over the next few days is there for both our regions. Just hope you guys get a share of the action. I think there'll be a lot of radar watching and now-casting for a lot of us. Good luck to all.

Edited January 26, 2010 by snowdrifter

[Strider]

Potential snow event on Sunday for people in the SE Midlands

[conor123]

Typical that the troughs tommorow Night and Saturday which are our only hope of precipitation look set to bring mild air and rain with them , there was a time North Westerlies were decent..

[Costa Del Fal]

Well if the winds forecast for the Weekend dont bring in some sort of streamer i will be very surprised.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

cor its quiet! need the low on the 18Z for saturday further east

[A.J]

cor its quiet! need the low on the 18Z for saturday further east

and not by that much either, another 50 miles or so, would do the trick quite nicely!

[Costa Del Fal]

and not by that much either, another 50 miles or so, would do the trick quite nicely!

Indeed and even after that the winds would be suitable for any streamer. If this was to happen it would certainly only be nowcasting and radar watching!

[echobase]

cor its quiet! need the low on the 18Z for saturday further east

Give it another two days and it`ll be mad on here! Until Andy re-appears, its not happening for us in the east of this thread!

[Snowcheeks]

The joint colaborative Notts/Derby snow shield is being erected as we speak