The Midlands Regional Discussion Thread

[Costa Del Fal]

Some very strong gusts here a while ago that have eased now with some squally heavy rain. Twigs and branches fallen in many places.

[Derbyshire_snow]

Got my camera ready and fully charged, it's almost here, can see a line of very dark cloud approaching from the northwest!!!! *exciting*

If it's anything like we experienced here you are in for an absolute treat

[smethwickgg102]

Tree just fallen down in our car park here in Oldbury, really strong gusts about 30 mins ago is that it or more to come now that the squall line has passed?

[Serendipity]

Right over me at the moment and the rain is incredibly heavy, torrential.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Some rather heavy rain just passed here, although not too much in the way of wind. There's was one point where there was a very dark area of cloud passing overhead (and I even thought it was gonna thunder, lol), which unleashed quite a downpour. Was almost gonna get the popcorn out by the window to watch the heavy squally rain. Since we didn't have anyway, I decided to munch on some after dinner mints instead, he hee.

Edited December 8, 2011 by Rainbow Snow

[cyclonic happiness]

A good squall all in all, wasn't the best I've seen but at least we're not gonna get the winds Scotland has, their thread said that cairengorm had a gust at 165mph!!!! almost the record for Britain!!!

[kold weather]

Very well organised Squall line there, whilst not producing the same level of weather as further north, its still giving a brief burst of intense rain, so needs watching for driving conditions.

[Severe Siberian icy blast]

Wel just been for a wak around the hills around my village and it was really gusty been so high up but i really wanted to catch the squall line with the winds as it wil be much stronger then but its goin dark already so im a bit gutted really,

[PolarWarsaw]

bit of a non event here. Strong-ish winds and a 5 minutes period of heavy rain. No wintry possibilities now, so we're in for a clear and boring night. Pahh, boring year so far.

[Chunky Flake]

I was desperate for snow and now it looks like we are going to get nothing . It was looking good the other day and now all we get is wind and drip drip drip.

[cyclonic happiness]

Omg! laugh!!!

Someone else has posted this on youtube covering part of the Scottish storm and it's so funny I almost fell over laughing!!

TRAMPOLINE OMG OMG OMG!! :lol:

[Static Prevails]

I had a few mock exams today, and due to the hall being in use we had to use the dining hall. When the squall passed over us, it was a slight distraction...

[I remember Atlantic 252]

expecting a horrid wet afternoon tomorrow, today not too bad, hardly wet really, early dec normally crap for cold here, exception of course last year

[mitton_ncn]

Traffic Scotland, A lot of their cameras are showing heavy snow now falling. Why do we live in the Midlands lol.

[Serendipity]

expecting a horrid wet afternoon tomorrow, today not too bad, hardly wet really, early dec normally crap for cold here, exception of course last year

Interesting that you had not much rain? It rained really hard here for ages - we had some showery rain, then the squall line which passed over and took a good hour to get through and then were left with heavy rain for about a further hour.

[Staffordshire]

expecting a horrid wet afternoon tomorrow, today not too bad, hardly wet really, early dec normally crap for cold here, exception of course last year

Dyou recon the showers will get this far south?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Dyou recon the showers will get this far south?

hope not, but hopefully if they do, it will be after 6pm, dont fancy getting wet, bbc seemed to have the rain arriving somewhere between 3-6pm

[andy_leics22]

hope not, but hopefully if they do, it will be after 6pm, dont fancy getting wet, bbc seemed to have the rain arriving somewhere between 3-6pm

Rain tomorrow afternoon between 3-6pm? if theres any precip around the Midlands tomorrow afternoon i'd expect it to fall as sleet or wet snow to be honest.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Rain tomorrow afternoon between 3-6pm? if theres any precip around the Midlands tomorrow afternoon i'd expect it to fall as sleet or wet snow to be honest.

not at our elevation, can see on the hgt 500-1000 charts, the cold air never makes it this far south, 528 dam, too far north

[Cheshire Freeze]

not at our elevation, can see on the hgt 500-1000 charts, the cold air never makes it this far south, 528 dam, too far north

Yes, thicknesses aren't great

[andy_leics22]

not at our elevation, can see on the hgt 500-1000 charts, the cold air never makes it this far south, 528 dam, too far north

You could be right, I just checked the precip type charts though to see what they were predicting and it seems they are going for sleet too

[syed2878]

Happy birthday crimson. Centrol tonight's forecast some florys tomorrow and temp of -5 tomorrow night. Weather channel 10day forecast for tomorrow rain/snow cant post link at the moment im using my phone.

[A.J]

You could be right, I just checked the precip type charts though to see what they were predicting and it seems they are going for sleet too

Ah the infamous GFS precip charts, about as accurate as a Torquay Utd free-kick!

[Gord]

Some very downbeat posts on here tonight. Snow was never really that high a chance anyway tomorrow. And I thought the cold front today was very entertaining. It's now clearing nicely out there, temperatures are falling and the wind is still gusting away.

Hardly boring weather right now!

[cyclonic happiness]

Not to mention the two storms on the ECM within the next 10 days.

this would give us a good shot at blizzards let along a flake or two!