The Midlands Regional Discussion - Snow

[PolarWarsaw]

Still bone dry.

[Sara1988]

absolutely nothing here, great for some of you guys, hope plenty of you get some, as for me, way too north i am guessing, off to bed soon lost all hope lol

[Snowy Easterly]

think i should go to bed and set my alarm for about 6am

[fizz511]

Well hoorah. The matchsticks have held up and I've been rewarded with seeing my first few flakes

According to my MetO app, it's going to snow here till midday. Hmmm, we shall see!

Anyone else having trouble connecting to the forum tonight? Guess Netweather's servers are in meltdown with all us snow lovers across the uk posting like mad!

[smethwickgg102]

Very light snow here in Tipton

[kmanmx]

Sleety rain finally picked up in intensity so you can see and hear it with the window open. Still would only consider it light to moderate.

Edited December 16, 2011 by kmanmx

[PolarWarsaw]

Still sweet fudge all here. Not going to be my night.

[Nick L]

I think it's the intensity (or lack of) that is the problem. It is such a weak area of PPN that it isn't bringing the evaporative cooling required to turn it to fully snow, and even if it did, it's so light that it wouldn't settle.

[kmanmx]

I think it's the intensity (or lack of) that is the problem. It is such a weak area of PPN that it isn't bringing the evaporative cooling required to turn it to fully snow, and even if it did, it's so light that it wouldn't settle.

Yep

Precipitation way overestimated. Actually GFS did pretty well at the spread and estimating the light amounts of precip..

[smethwickgg102]

Snowing again here in Tipton

Edited December 16, 2011 by smethwickgg102

[kmanmx]

Snowing again here in Tipton

Any accumulations ?

[PolarWarsaw]

Lol yeah, I didnt expect much in the way of snow anyway. It would have been great to see a few falling flakes

1 potential event, 1 big downgrade within a 36 hour period, 1 big dissapointment.

Winter time in Rugeley has begun.

[Snowy Easterly]

if you look on the bbc site the snow looks rubbish at 3am but by 6am it has intensified and last until 9 am

[smethwickgg102]

Any accumulations ?

Not settling just light wet snow, could do with the temp dropping a little bit more Temp 1.3c DP -0.1c

[kmanmx]

Lol yeah, I didnt expect much in the way of snow anyway. It would have been great to see a few falling flakes

1 potential event, 1 big downgrade within a 36 hour period, 1 big dissapointment.

Winter time in Rugeley has begun.

The funny thing is it was quite a big upgrade on the 18z today especially for east midlands. All failed only 6 hours to go. That said NAE and NMM have most the precipitation intensifiying around 6am and after.. will have to see what happens. Personally I can't see how but then I don't know much.

Not settling just light wet snow, could do with the temp dropping a little bit more Temp 1.3c DP -0.1c

I have no chance then! 2.4c air, 1.8c wet bulb, 0.9c dew point.

Edited December 16, 2011 by kmanmx

[smethwickgg102]

Still a big blob of precipitation off the coast of Wales, heading our way????

[kmanmx]

Still a big blob of precipitation off the coast of Wales, heading our way????

The more intense stuff does look on track to hit you.. though it should be on a south east movement. I think only the light stuff will skim past me. Although this doesn't appear to be predicted in the models so a little confused as to what happens to it to be honest.

Just noticed a band of rain intensify out of nowhere, too late though it's well past us but still interesting, perhaps a sign of stuff to come. Look at the radar at about 2:10am at the band east of Leicester across peterborough. As you head towards 3am you can see it intensify.

Edited December 16, 2011 by kmanmx

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

IT'S NOW SNOWING IN CENTRAL BIRMINGHAM :D

TOLD you!!!

as per forecasts the snow should intensify over the coming hours i might add its raining up here so im more interested in this thread.

[syed2878]

Can any1 tell me if it's still snowing in the centre of brum can't make anything out because of my verry low vision. Thanks.

[Gord]

Just woken up to see there's nothing outside. Radar suggests thats it as well. Ah well...never mind. Will have to depend on the Cheshire Gap now.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

andyleics you should be getting a good pasting according to the radr?

[Snowy Easterly]

light sleet here looks like the band is gaining strength but looks like already clearing the west midlands

[Gord]

That's it thenm precipitation has cleared. Nothing settled at all.

Prefered last Monday night with the squalls and the rain.

[camperstron]

Darn!! As predicited a wet, grey morning in brum!

[andy_leics22]

andyleics you should be getting a good pasting according to the radr?

I wish

Nothing here but soaking wet surfaces, no hint of snow in the air and another big letdown in a Midlands snow event.