The Midlands Regional Discussion - Part 3

[Serendipity]

Snowing well here and settling.

[#windysnow#]

Started snowing near ashby de la zouch some quite big flakes mixed in with finer ones temps -0.2 settling already please keep coming! My son is doing his homework and not looked up yet out of the window!,!

[phil nw.]

Yes-- Snowing now in Nuneaton.

[MKN]

Good point....looking at the radar, the moment of truth for us in the west midlands is not too far away....A band of much more intense PPN is approaching from the WNW....if this arrives as snow that we're good to go, if not and it's rain/sleet then I would imagine that that is the permanent change over with no going back

Id say the batch of precip is the rapidly developing area over the irish sea currently. Looks to be heading towards the midlands for later on

[MKN]

Yes-- Snowing now in Nuneaton.

Cant be long wait for me then, still nothing just yet

[multi cellular thunderstorm]

First few flakes in Nottingham now but just very light.

I've just started a timelapse looking out of my window onto London Road, it will be interesting to play it back later.

I will post it on here if it's good.

[weather_it_will]

nothing here yet, but keep us updated please. I see light showers coming in towards us on the radar.

Stopped now, but it was the first snow blob that got here on the radar, and it looks like Oxford has an isolated radar blob also, before the main band of snow.

Have to go out for an hour now just locally.

[mayflower232]

Again, light snow in Notts... looks as if its going to pick up pretty soon.

[tom_f123]

Still Light-Moderate snow on and off here, mainly small grainy flakes, hopefully some heavier stuff soon.

About 1cm on pavements, more where the wind has blown it around.

Edited February 4, 2012 by tom_f123

[PolarWarsaw]

Oh - oh turning sleety. Hopefully a lul in PPN.

[Beasterly]

Stopped now, but it was the first snow blob that got here on the radar, and it looks like Oxford has an isolated radar blob also, before the main band of snow.

Have to go out for an hour now just locally.

Temp has been steady at 1.6C but in the last few minutes it started dropping. I would rather wait for the temperatures to drop further..

[MKN]

First few flakes made it here now taken nearly 10minutes to make it from nuneaton

[Bottesford]

Light snow arrives in central Nottingham! First of the winter.

[Bishop Brennan]

Modest snow falling steadily in Knowle, really blowing about in the wind. Everything gradually turning white.

The snow seems to be quite granular, which probably indicates the cold pool around us. We'll probably see the bigger wet flakes after dusk, once things start getting a bit more marginal.

Bish

[Chunky Flake]

Light snow here, we have a dusting of snow. When are the 50p size flakes forecast or is it going to be this light stuff ?.

[Arctic Hare]

Still good, snowy conditions here -- steady snow with small flakes. A fair covering everywhere now, and temp still -1.0 °C.

[Serendipity]

Same as bishop Brennan, snow here is light and small flakes but covering well.

[cash-matters.com]

Anyone worried that the fronts aren't occluding fast enough and that warm sector is fast approaching ?

[jimben]

Anyone worried that the fronts aren't occluding fast enough and that warm sector is fast approaching ?

No

[conor123]

Scene in Telford, over 160 meters above sea level here but down in Wellington/Ironbridge just a few miles away its freezing rain and sleet.

-0.6c here at the moment.

[Paceyboy]

Looking at the radar, does anyone else think this is beginning to stall??

Theres a piece of heavier precip over East Wales/West Shropshire and it hasnt moved much further east for a good half hour.

AJ, Phil n Warks? Any suggestions?

Edited February 4, 2012 by Paceyboy

[Gord]

Anyone worried that the fronts aren't occluding fast enough and that warm sector is fast approaching ?

Is always a worry....but the general thinking is that the whole lot will start to stall while this cold air holds firm..that should allow the occlusion to happen...where it stalls is key. So far we're ok though..temperatures and dew points across the Midands seem to be holding fine for now.

Have I got that right?

[Beasterly]

Okay now i am seeing the first few flakes! Quite isolated but wind is picking up a touch.

[Bottesford]

Is always a worry....but the general thinking is that the whole lot will start to stall while this cold air holds firm..that should allow the occlusion to happen...where it stalls is key. So far we're ok though..temperatures and dew points across the Midands seem to be holding fine for now.

Have I got that right?

Sounds right to me. I've got dew point of -6.7c and temp of 0.8c. Plenty cold enough for snow.

[Static Prevails]

There's no snow even falling here anymore.