The Midlands Regional Discussion 13/01/13 --------->

[Macey]

Light snow in Northampton (Brixworth atm) - should start to get heavier as the morning goes on.

[Racing Green]

Very light/fine snow here in Heanor (80m ASL), has been going for about 20 minutes. No sign of anything thicker yet.

[Scoutsy]

Sleet seems to be turninig more to snow in north birmingham

Same here!

[mujiba]

Central Birmingham; the Cube - SNOWING properly!!!

[Potent Gust]

More snow than rain now!

[Serendipity]

The rain here i washing all the snow away, that didn't last long!

[tom_f123]

Gone a touch more sleety in the lighter stuff, seems this will be the case for highish areas in black country & Brum, sleety stuff in lighter bursts, snow in the heavier stuff.

Problem is looking at the radar, there doesn't seem all that much heavy precip around.

Edited January 14, 2013 by tom_f123

[Luke]

Good to here that it's snowing in locations not too far away

Edited January 14, 2013 by Luke

[snow freak]

snow still light but definately getting heavier in Northampton town centre

[hilldweller]

Ramming it down here in Buxton , roads white over again .........

[i love snow]

Don't think I ever seen such consistent sleet.... Slowly getting more like snow though

[JonMillar]

First flutters in Arnold, Nottingham - just waiting for the main show

[Adzyy]

Getting increasingly heavy now with bigger flakes.

[Coast]

SKYWARN UK SEVERE WEATHER WATCH #072

ISSUED: 1645UTC SUNDAY 13th JANUARY 2013 (SG/GJ/GS/SM)

SKYWARN UK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONS:

ALL OF ENGLAND WALES CENTRAL AND EASTERN SCOTLAND

IN EFFECT UNTIL 0600UTC TUESDAY 15TH JANUARY 2013

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER AFFECTING THE INDICATED REGIONS IN THE TIME PERIOD SPECIFIED. THREATS WITHIN THIS WATCH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HEAVY SNOW...ICE

DISCUSSION:

THERE IS GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND INTER-AGENCY AWARENESS OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING S/SE OVER THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHIN THE TIMESCALE SPECIFIED. AS THE LOW TRANSITS THROUGH THE COUNTRY AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEMS PUSH SE MEETING THE COLD AIR CURRENTLY IN PLACE, SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR PROVIDING SOME HEAVY FALLS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF BETWEEN 2-5CM AT LOWER LEVELS ALTHOUGH 5-10CM IS LIKELY ABOVE 200-300 METERS.

http://www.skywarn.org.uk/

[jimi86]

Snowing moderately in Alvaston, Derby for the past 40 mins or so.

[warden]

Moderate Snow in Hinckley for 30 mins now

[Potent Gust]

Don't think I ever seen such consistent sleet.... Slowly getting more like snow though

Same here. Keeps threatening to snow but just does not quite make it

[jimben]

Snowing in Moulton Northants DP of -2.1c and T of -1.0c

[Higher Ground]

Loads of snow here - a good few cms on top of the covering from saturday (+yesterday eve). Been heavy/moderate for a while now. Brief period of icy rain/sleet earlier but not enough to melt anything

Edited January 14, 2013 by Higher Ground

[Brumsnows 2]

Snowing a litle more in birmingham though surfaces wet from rain so not sticking on mobile so can't view radar can anyone update me?

[kmanmx]

East Midland Airport, near Derby.

Stuck in an office with no windows, so can't comment on the snow here. Pretty frustrating!

[The Wolf]

Going to be a very frustrating day for some of us today I think. So

close yet so far.

[Gustywind]

Heavy snow here in Heath Hayes, pavements white again after earlier thaw.

[mr benn]

sudden busrt of heavy snow here , and it stuck on the wet road straight away such was the intensity

[matt_in_dudley]

Moderate snow in Brownhills started off as rain n got increasingly snowish! I love being wrong lol.