Wales - Regional Weather Discussion

[Snowmadsam]

Rain and hail here today

[Scarlet_Snow]

Had a quick look at the GFS for the weekend, on saturday especially, -6c 850's covering wales with 522 thickness in a NW airflow.....

Edit: We've just had a beast of a hail shower, so much hail has fallen there are tracks in the road!

Edited December 13, 2011 by Scarlet_Snow

[pyrotech]

Hail now in Cardiff, lighning againn over Bristol channel

[Marcus_surfer]

Just had some flashes of lightning to the north

[Herefordweather]

Hail/sleet in Hereford now. Certainly a rapid intensification of precip near Brecon.

[SnowStorm(Jamie)]

Just had another hail shower with some thunder and lightning.

[DeepSnow]

Hail now in Cardiff, lighning againn over Bristol channel

Have just seen some lightning over the channel too! Thought I was seeing things to begin with!

Temp has risen here, now 5.9C so hope it won't rise anymore! Winds have been quite gusty in the last half hour or so aswell! Doubt we will get any snow here this week, being below 100m, but would be a nice suprise!

[J10]

Sleet, Hail showers here, and at sea level, wouldn't be surprised if there was a flake or two of snow mixed in.

[Herefordweather]

Just had a small burst of wet snow here. Stopped now but looks hopeful for any showers later.

[J10]

Looking at the current setup, the best chance for snow in the next 48 hours seems to be around 6am, NAE goes for heavy showers and that time has the lowest dewpoints over the next 48 hrs, and probably lowest surface temps as well. .

As for tomorrow's front, the conditions are NOT massively conducive to low level snow. Thicknesses are above 528dam at the time of the front pushing through.

[DeepSnow]

Temperature still on the rise, or was! 6.5C now so won't be getting any sleet or snow here tonight if it stays like this! Wind is picking up again and some rain currently, is it likely to be much of the same tomorrow?

[swales]

I didn't expect much and definitely no pure snow settling... but to be honest I am disappointed... It's gone 8pm, my temp is still high and ppn is rain/hail with occasional flakes at best. Dew point is not to bad at the moment but I don't like to be teased with hints of wintriness. Either fall as snow or rain, no sleet nonsense - please.

Perhaps I should move further away from the coast, up on a mountain (I'm approx 7 miles from the coast and Prembrey Sands MetO station)

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Also temp keeps floating between 5-6c here. Rising before a shower then drops back down at the back edge/when PPN ceases... like now, plummeting back down in minutes. Currently 5.1c

Edited December 13, 2011 by shaunwales

[J10]

I agree could we please stop discussing the Welsh Language in here please, Such a topic is butter suited to Serious Discussion area.

Bwrw cesair yng Nghaerdydd eto. Wedi cael sawl gwaith heddiw - braf gweld peth tywydd gaeafol (o'r diwedd). Cynnig ola Jack One yn codi calon. Croesi bysedd (a bysedd traed ayyb).

Hail again in Cardiff. Have had hail a few times today - it's nice to see some winter weather at last. Jack One's latest post gives me some hope. Fingers crossed!

Apologies I missed the word NOT out. sneaks away quietly and hopes no-one notices,

[ourson]

I agree could we please stop discussing the Welsh Language in here please, Such a topic is butter suited to Serious Discussion area.

Apologies I missed the word NOT out. sneaks away quietly and hopes no-one notices,

Gutted. Ah well - winter is yet young. Must remain positive, although the screen is a bit blurry due to the tears pouring down my face

[Ryan Macdonald]

everyone i know seems to be banging on about thursdays weather...is there any chance of snow above 150m?

[keithlucky]

everyone i know seems to be banging on about thursdays weather...is there any chance of snow above 150m?

Location plz put on your profile.

[Liam Ellis]

Bwrw cesair yng Nghaerdydd eto. Wedi cael sawl gwaith heddiw - braf gweld peth tywydd gaeafol (o'r diwedd). Cynnig ola Jack One yn codi calon. Croesi bysedd (a bysedd traed ayyb).

Hail again in Cardiff. Have had hail a few times today - it's nice to see some winter weather at last. Jack One's latest post gives me some hope. Fingers crossed!

Lle ti'n byw yng Nghaerdydd? Cathays?

Had a fantastic shower around lunchtime - everything went white with hail, lightning and thunder - pretty amazing I must say. Now occasional hail showers.

[mikeocarroll]

everyone i know seems to be banging on about thursdays weather...is there any chance of snow above 150m?

Above 150m a chance yes. A certainty no.

Sorry I can't be more specific... but welcome to the weather...

[J10]

Gutted. Ah well - winter is yet young. Must remain positive, although the screen is a bit blurry due to the tears pouring down my face

That will teach you for watching them chopping onions on Masterchef.

As for Thursday, I don't see the chances as being that high, if we look at 9pm, 850Hpa temps are between -1 and -2 in Mid Wales, 0 to +3 in the south. Thicknesses are around 535-545 in the snow zone. Dewpoints are +1 to +2 in Mid Wales, and +3 to +6 in South Wales. If this was bumping into a cold mass of air over Wales , there would be a better chance, however this is no real mass of cold air over Wales at the moment. So the best chance of snow very much for upper ground in Mid Wales.

[mikeocarroll]

Damn I must've missed a snow shower because there is a dusting of snow on the ground... where did that come from?

[keithlucky]

I like to know who gives the met readings from mumbles head the temperatures have risen 3c in the last 2hrs! to 8c ,oh well it is the party season lol.

[swales]

Traffic Wales - A465 Highest Point - note the slushy road

[TonyH]

Looks like they had a good hail shower there.

[swales]

Are these snow flakes in Newtown?

Cam below

[mikeocarroll]

and then the rain came and washed my dusting away...