The Midlands Regional Discussion - Part 6

[andy_leics22]

I wouldn't give up yet Andy. I was originally getting rather frustrated but I feel more confident now. There is still all night for things to turn in our favour, as it just might turn west again. It doesn't look shabby just from looking outside now!

Mate there isn't enough Westward movement in it to give us more than the dusting we have. It would have to move North West back up the M1 to give us anything decent!

[Supercell]

The precip definitely has some westward movement as some of the heavier pulses have clipped me. I have a fresh covering around 2cm

[Gord]

Lots of precip here in Shropshire, but as yet still all rain... looks like a band if rain up to the west of Wolverhampton, then Freezing rain between Wolves abd Brum and then snow Brum eastwards - accoriding to the Netweather radar (v6)

This is what I'm interested in right now...we know the cold uppers were in the western suburbs of Birmingham when the last bit of precipitation was falling...hopefuly its extended a bit more west since. A bit hopeful I know but its all we have!

[Costa Del Fal]

Light snow here now.

[Arctic Hare]

The precipitation to our north west is actually pivoting around on top of us...if those cold uppers can get in we might salvage something from that.

They'll have to be quick about it! I'm watching that line of precip on the radar too, but I suspect it'll be rain when it gets here. Blimey, how can any of us stand these events?

[Cheshire Freeze]

Peterborough down through Bedford........lucky so and sos for this

[kar999]

Here you go for those that missed it.... bugger all for me!!

Linky for the broadcast.....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/newsid_7760000/7760863.stm

but as I posted earlier.. "Now-casting" is probably more appropriate for these moveable snow events and this transmission is already a few hours out of date!!

[Snowy Easterly]

a dusting here

wow

[TEITS]

Mate there isn't enough Westward movement in it to give us more than the dusting we have. It would have to move North West back up the M1 to give us anything decent!

How ironic though Andy. The forecasts suggested this would be a W Midlands event and it turned out that the main band was to the east of Leicester/Notts. Still I wouldn't give up just yet because the radar can bring a surprise.

[Gary-North Stoke]

Game over for Leicester, Warwickshire, Coventry, Nottingham and Derby, mark my words.

Dont forget Stoke in tht list

[Snowy Easterly]

Peterborough down through Bedford........lucky so and sos for this

not much here mate your not missing out

[Gord]

Very wet snow now falling here. A bit of sleetyness to it at times.

[Bolton67]

Enjoying this.

[Luke]

Snowing here now in central Birmingham

[JonMillar]

Mate there isn't enough Westward movement in it to give us more than the dusting we have. It would have to move North West back up the M1 to give us anything decent!

Meteox +3hr just keeps it coming in from the North Sea throughout the run

[camperstron]

Snowing here now in central Birmingham

I'm just south of you and it's like graupel here. Am jealous!!

[the lad sharp]

Few flakes blowing in the wind here. Fingers crossed

[Gord]

Turning back into sleet and rain here. Those cold uppers are just not making it!

Edited February 9, 2012 by Gord

[Arctic Hare]

Still rain here, despite the temp being down to 0.2 °C. I just spent a full minute squinting at the local lamp-post and saw not so much as a single blob of sleet.

[fizz511]

Given up trying to predict this one!

The radar shows Solihull firmly in the void, & yet all my weather apps, plus the MetO are still indicating heavy snow for me for the next few hours.

It's just started snowing lightly (after raining all evening), so who knows what's coming along....!

[Costa Del Fal]

Turning back into sleet and rain here. Those cold uppers are just not making it!

Sleet in the lightest ppn it seems then more snow in the heavier bursts.

[Luke]

Heavier burst of snow now, I have no idea what is gonig to happen now :s

[camperstron]

This is painful!! This morming (in brum) we were in line for lots of snow, tonight we're lucky if we get sleet whilst all around us are in a white out!!!

[phil nw.]

Game over for Leicester, Warwickshire, Coventry, Nottingham and Derby, mark my words.

Snowing here in Warks.

[camperstron]

Also, is it me or on the radar is a chesire streamer trying to set up?? <<clutching at straws>>