The Midlands Regional Discussion

[cyclonic happiness]

Very wet night here too, just woken up to heavy drizzle and grey all over.

You know the air this morning smells like winter, seriously!!!

The charts look quite good for once for around 8-10 days time, there's a HP gonna sit over us at one point and then big ridges of Azores high, so who knows??

One thing's for sure, once it flips,it'll stay like it and for weeks/months.

Let's hope it flips to warm and sunny! *fingers crossed*

[picog]

We got off very lightly with the rain last night, and so far today — just about 5mm. Still very grey, damp and yuk out though. Those few mm of rain were enough to make puddles on the grass where it still hasn't dried out properly.

[azores92]

amber warning for the midlands, although most of the action is happening in the north of our patch and up to manchester. may escape? fingers crossed

[Luke]

amber warning for the midlands, although most of the action is happening in the north of our patch and up to manchester. may escape? fingers crossed

It hasn't stated yet...

[Benny123]

Looks like some cells bubbling up in Mid W wales, extension into the Midlands this evening. Shame I'm up in Scotland. Anyone know the state of the River Sow at the moment?

[Costa Del Fal]

Cells rapidly going up now. Raining here now and dark to my South. Massive, intense cell over Central Wales!

[Luke]

Cells rapidly going up now. Raining here now and dark to my South. Massive, intense cell over Central Wales!

Looking very good for later on

[Barbmac]

Yeah, with lightning strikes recorded in the mid-Wales area, too. Looks like it's edging towards the W.Midlands.

Had around 15 mm out of the rain overnight.

[Nick L]

What a bloody surprise...

[PolarWarsaw]

In all honesty, I'd say Cannock doesn't have a great chance of a storm anyway. Main action looks to be marginally south of here.

[Staffordshire]

What a bloody surprise...

Dont worry nothing going on here atm....

[cyclonic happiness]

Nice looking cell popped up over Coventry!

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

[Bishop Brennan]

An absolutely torrential downpour here in Solihull at the moment. I'm sure I can hear some very distant thunder as well.........

Bish

[cyclonic happiness]

Right under the convergence zone atm, the cloud has just stopped moving from the east and has swung to the south, looking out for tornadoes!!!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Looks like some cells bubbling up in Mid W wales, extension into the Midlands this evening. Shame I'm up in Scotland. Anyone know the state of the River Sow at the moment?

not that high, not as high as it was after last friday, but may rise tonight, only time Ive known it flood town was on 6th-7th Nov 2000,

[Luke]

Is this lot later than expected, I thought there would be more by now

[Bishop Brennan]

Slightly eerie conditions here. Raining modestly now, however it's gone so dark outside I've had to switch the lights on so I can see the keyboard to type! In the mid-distance I can see much clearer skies, but this huge looming black cloud directly above us doesn't seem to be shifting.

Bish

[Luke]

Slightly eerie conditions here. Raining modestly now, however it's gone so dark outside I've had to switch the lights on so I can see the keyboard to type! In the mid-distance I can see much clearer skies, but this huge looming black cloud directly above us doesn't seem to be shifting.

Bish

Exactly the same, bright in the distant, very dark here, would be expecting it to be raining very heavily now but it isn't

[Methuselah]

Are you guys under the CZ, too? Coz it's the same here...

[Hathers]

Raintoday has gone down. I can't see where all this heavy rain is tracking.

[Luke]

I think so yeah, rain getting heavier now.

[A.J]

It's all to my south....nice cloudscapes, vey dark and all that but rather frustrating from my perspective

[cyclonic happiness]

Moderate rain here now but the wind has switched back to easterly, there is one heck of a battle going on right above our heads

[Bishop Brennan]

Raintoday has gone down. I can't see where all this heavy rain is tracking.

Yes, stupid RainToday! What a time to breakdown!!!!

Bish

[Methuselah]

Moderate rain here now but the wind has switched back to easterly, there is one heck of a battle going on right above our heads

It's just decided to be a WSW'erly here, now...half hour ago, it was SE!