Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[I remember Atlantic 252]

looking great now still snowing well, got a covering, 0.6°C now as well

[Nick L]

looking great now still snowing well, got a covering, 0.6°C now as well

Dipped below freezing, bucketing it down as well. Shame this won't last too long though or else we could get a real pasting!

[kev238]

Heavier snow again in Gloucester- the radar suggests it should be light but coming down thickly!

good stuff!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Dipped below freezing, bucketing it down as well. Shame this won't last too long though or else we could get a real pasting!

yeah shame, but im just happy with a whiteout, never promised a lot, just hope skies clear behind the snow to keep it for morning

[BlueHedgehog074]

The roads are looking pretty awful out their with cars almost slowing down to a halt. The local music school have had to close due to the bad weather. Kind of a shame really, as I had the "Love Is All Around" (by Wet Wet Wet) keyboard piece ready to play at the school. But considering the intensity of the snow earlier, I suppose I can't blame the music school.

Currently, there is around an inch outside on the patio and grass. Not too sure we are going to get much more, but very pleased with the results nonethelesss.

Anyway, good luck for this evening and tonight everyone, particularly those who have been unlucky with the wintry weather.

[Severe Siberian icy blast]

Thick snow hear. Looks like leavs from the sky!! Good to hear heay snow in bristol , got a good hrs yet i feel , yes it may say lighter on the radar but we l no that can be decieving !! nearly 2inc of lying snow now

[Nick L]

It beggars belief how Birmingham Airport has closed. Don't they believe in grit?!

[Serendipity]

Snwoing hard here again.

[cyclonic happiness]

It beggars belief how Birmingham Airport has closed. Don't they believe in grit?!

Yeah...'grit-lock'.... (see wut i did thar?)

[CBo]

Birmingham has become it's own snow globe complete with mile long tail backs everywhere

[Potent Gust]

Heavier snow now here, roads and pavements turning white.

[snowhope]

Just been outside to see the car and had to move 3 inches + of snow off the car, the malverns must have done well out of this and I bet those hills will be busy tomorrow with all the kids off school!

[Nick L]

Was going to play football up Cannock park tomorrow, think I will give it a miss as I don't fancy playing in an inch of muddy slush! Still coming down a fair bit but should stop fairly soon.

[Arctic Hare]

All surfaces now white. Snow depths now around 3cm on grass, 2cm on pavements/car roofs and 0.5-1cm on road. 0.4°C and steady light snow with small flakes, a bit like what fell on 13 Jan.

[conor123]

Still been snizzling with the fine small snow consistantly since my last post, we may scrape a dusting before it clears...

And in reply to cyclonic happiness, the feature will be moving into much colder air than we currently have other us and after a hard nights frost so it seems more likely to be proper snow but much further north or south and things will pan out differently.

[NorthantsSnow]

I'm liking the look of the radar. Some heavy stuff still on course for Northamptonshire later this evening.

Still snowing away now of course, but light to moderate at the moment.

Temp 0C. Pic from a few hours ago:

Look East had a live OB from a snowy Kettering at 6:30. Full weather coming up shortly.

[jamesbhx]

It beggars belief how Birmingham Airport has closed. Don't they believe in grit?!

Unfortunately you can't grit runways and taxiways as it plays havoc with aircraft engines and snow ploughs only work with a minimum depth of around 1-2cm. So anywhere in between and it becomes a bit messy. They do use anti-icing fluid but it's designed to work against ice formation rather than snowfall onto a treated surface.

[jukebox]

Perhaps we should start a new sub-thread.....'Midlands Cold Spell Discussion - Whiners & Moaners Edition'.....Would be very busy in there I guess?!

Or under 18's and over 18's with the emphasis with the emoticons on the under 18's one consisting largely of dummies and rattles lol

[Nick L]

Unfortunately you can't grit runways and taxiways as it plays havoc with aircraft engines and snow ploughs only work with a minimum depth of around 1-2cm. So anywhere in between and it becomes a bit messy. They do use anti-icing fluid but it's designed to work against ice formation rather than snowfall onto a treated surface.

Ah fair enough.

[NorthantsSnow]

Jim Bacon, Look East: "Up to 8cm of snow in Northamptonshire."

[Supercell]

Absolute nightmare trying to get home from work. Gridlock. Took me 10 minutes to attempt to exit one road.

Just been in to my garden and there is widely 4 inches on the grass and generally a couple of inches on the concrete. Makes up for the relatively little snow in January.

Will get some pics.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

all white now even on wet roads, 1cm getting on for now, but very small flakes

[Higher Ground]

and snow ploughs only work with a minimum depth of around 1-2cm.

OT but why? I'm thinking that even when it's 10cm, they still have to clear the lowest 1-2cm if you get what i mean?

Edit: scrub that, re-reading the original post i think i get it now! just being thick.....

Edited February 18, 2010 by Higher Ground

[Rich_T]

Its more like sleety snow where i am, there's a bit on the grass, but nothing on the roads or pavements, nothing more than a slushy sleety mess.

[stevomatt]

Jim Bacon, Look East: "Up to 8cm of snow in Northamptonshire."

i missed forecast... where it coming from the front moving east over us or the v heavy ppn from oxfordshire.... or both?

thanks