Midlands Cold Spell Discussion

[Strider]

I'd love to see some of the charts some of the rampers in this topic have been looking at ... in a reasonable timeframe there remains little chance of snow for the Midlands (bar the odd flurry).

[Nick L]

I'd love to see some of the charts some of the rampers in this topic have been looking at ... in a reasonable timeframe there remains little chance of snow for the Midlands (bar the odd flurry).

http://charts.netwea...uksnowdepth.png

Last night we were perfectly entitled to ramp.

[Serendipity]

Well in Stratford there is very little snow left, but here in my village our road is still covered and we have a good inch or more left in the garden. It was a great snow spell!

[A.J]

http://charts.netwea...uksnowdepth.png

Last night we were perfectly entitled to ramp.

absolutley, and there's still 48+ hours of model evolution to come, all to play for in my book!

[cyclonic happiness]

And it was only a couple of days ago that everyone was writing yesterday's snow event off for us!

I swear it's sour grapes by the southeasters sometimes lol! :lol:

[Nick L]

And it was only a couple of days ago that everyone was writing yesterday's snow event off for us!

I swear it's sour grapes by the southeasters sometimes lol! :lol:

Isn't it wonderful having roles reversed for a change?

[kold weather]

http://charts.netwea...uksnowdepth.png

Last night we were perfectly entitled to ramp.

To fair though that GFS run was quite clearlyu not going to come off, the 12z yesterday appears to have had the right trend in the end with the snow threat being further north, though of course there is still time for it all to change round thats true...

The 06z NAE for example puts the snow risk further east then the 06z GFS which justs shots all up north after cutting through W.Wales, at least W.Midlands would have a shot with the 06z NAE.

[Nick L]

To fair though that GFS run was quite clearlyu not going to come off, the 12z yesterday appears to have had the right trend in the end with the snow threat being further north, though of course there is still time for it all to change round thats true...

The 06z NAE for example puts the snow risk further east then the 06z GFS which justs shots all up north after cutting through W.Wales.

I know it wasn't going to come off, but the poster I quoted was wondering why people were ramping - and that chart was ramping gold! It will come down to nowcasting once again.

[Strider]

http://charts.netwea...uksnowdepth.png

Last night we were perfectly entitled to ramp.

Ya, last night.

What about today? :huh:

[Nick L]

Snowing again!

[cyclonic happiness]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html

OWWWWW!!!! look at those showers coming through the cheshire gap!!! they're gonna hit me!!! what are they rain/snow/ snain? :blush:

[Nick L]

http://www.metoffice...adar/index.html

OWWWWW!!!! look at those showers coming through the cheshire gap!!! they're gonna hit me!!! what are they rain/snow/ snain? :blush:

Wet snow :lol:

[kold weather]

The GFS did spot this a few days ago, certainly its the right wind angle for them to drive quite far inland and being we are now in mid Feb, they will probably sustain quite far inland as well.

[A.J]

Wet snow :lol:

Whoa!....what a shower!....just dropped about 2cm of hail/wet snow in 15 mins....was an absolute whiteout here for a few minutes!.....radar shows a nice cheshire gap streamer setting up....should be an interesting afternoon :blush:

[Nick L]

Whoa!....what a shower!....just dropped about 2cm of hail/wet snow in 15 mins....was an absolute whiteout here for a few minutes!.....radar shows a nice cheshire gap streamer setting up....should be an interesting afternoon :blush:

This is bizarre. Radar says I am slap bang in the middle of it - yet nothing more than very light wet snow. Very odd indeed.

Edit: Now heavy snow grains LOL

[Nick L]

Lol, this is rubbish. Just endless heavy snow grains. Barely even giving a dusting!

[GoKart Mozart]

More wet snow at Keele from the Clwyd/Cheshire steamer..not sticking though.More to come!

Ian

Keele University : Weather Data

Lat. 52° 59' 55 N Long. 2° 16' 05 W :

OS Grid Ref : SJ 820447; Alt. 179m (587ft) O.D

P.S. Been posting snow reports under..er..snow reports up to now , but in reality most of them seem to be here.

[mark24374]

Snowing heavy in tamworth.

[The Wolf]

No snow showers here yet but vey dark clouds rolling in

[PolarWarsaw]

Ended up with about an inch last night, turned out much better than i originally expected. Just had another shower that covered roofs and grass again, massive flakes. Looks like tommorows snow chance has shifted south of here, although sunday could be interesting for a while. Next week is too much to consider atm, although i imagine there will be some snow around agian.

[Nick L]

Ended up with about an inch last night, turned out much better than i originally expected. Just had another shower that covered roofs and grass again, massive flakes. Looks like tommorows snow chance has shifted south of here, although sunday could be interesting for a while. Next week is too much to consider atm, although i imagine there will be some snow around agian.

Amazing the amount of difference a few miles makes. You had massive flakes, I had some of the smallest flakes ever - I thought it was rain at first!

[Cornflake Girl]

Snowing in Malvern again.

[kold weather]

The 12z is a bit better then the 06z was, as the angle of attack from the low is somewhat better, also a trough/front develops again in the south of England thats gets lifted northwards, which would give a possible snow event.

On the 12z draw a line from the Wash to Mid Wales and you'd have a rough snow-rain line on the 12z run, its a far better run IMO.

[Nick L]

The 12z is a bit better then the 06z was, as the angle of attack from the low is somewhat better, also a trough/front develops again in the south of England thats gets lifted northwards, which would give a possible snow event.

On the 12z draw a line from the Wash to Mid Wales and you'd have a rough snow-rain line on the 12z run, its a far better run IMO.

They are only minute changes on the grand scale of things, but what a huge amount of difference it is making in terms of where the snow is and isn't!

[cyclonic happiness]

large snow shower about to hit here.