West Midlands Regional Discussion

[azores92]

5-10 a little optimistic, just looks light and patchy, may just manage 2cms if we are lucky

its not out of possibility though, we know things can change don't we! i reckon in the western parts of the midlands 2-5cm is definitely possible still.

[picog]

Light snow here (Ludlow area), and a slight covering from overnight. Seems to have gotten a bit heavier in the last 10 minutes, and radar shows precipitation beefing up! Maybe the snow will come early? Temp currently -2.0C.

[TheIceManCometh]

Latest NAE charts seem to be shunting back East ever so slightly. Please be a trend and make this an event for the whole West Midlands!

http://expert-images.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/proficharts/en/nae/2013/01/17/basis06/ukuk/prty/13011812_1706.gif

[Aamar Farouq]

NAE better for the Midlands - First shift eas after 3 NAE runs.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-bin/expertcharts?LANG=en&MENU=0000000000&CONT=ukuk&MODELL=nae&MODELLTYP=1&BASE=201301170600&VAR=prty&HH=36&ZOOM=0&ARCHIV=0&RES=0&WMO=&PERIOD=

[Ian Ballinger]

As usual it goes tits up,

[ARB]

NAE better for the Midlands - First shift eas after 3 NAE runs.

http://www.weatheron...=0&WMO=&PERIOD=

But it is very light for those of us north and east of Birmingham, a little bit further north east would be nice.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

yeah still mainly light, I mean bbc still gives us snow, just light, still I think I am too far East in this region for decent falls, I would say I'm NE of this region

[Soma]

The latest NAE looks pretty good IMBY (Worcs) and generally good for the majoirty of the W Mids I'd say!

Keep the faith...

[Ian Brown]

Still decent possibilities for the region away from North Shrops and North/Mid Staffs, although probably mainly light snow for much of the day, based on current projections although obviously the trend is likely to be to take it further SW as the todays models go on.

[Summer of 95]

Easing off a bit now,just the odd flake swirling about- but we have managed snow lying at 0900 for only the 4th time since the end of Dec 10 :-)

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Still decent possibilities for the region away from North Shrops and North/Mid Staffs, although probably mainly light snow for much of the day, based on current projections although obviously the trend is likely to be to take it further SW as the todays models go on.

Yeah we are too far NE, will be SW of this region likely to get it, 12Z fearing a misery, we will not see even a flurry

[Ian Ballinger]

Well I'm glad I'm working all day tomorrow so I won't be able to see all the gloating if we get nothing

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Agree with Ian, but 06Z has moved everything just slightly further east

[FENDER.]

Still decent possibilities for the region away from North Shrops and North/Mid Staffs, although probably mainly light snow for much of the day, based on current projections although obviously the trend is likely to be to take it further SW as the todays models go on.

Why more likely to go further SW ?

[Aamar Farouq]

NAE and NOW GFS push more East >>

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=nwdc;sess=

[conor123]

Nice dusting of snow this morning, keep watch of the snow over Wales later, it will fragment as the day goes but as tommorows front brews it will get pushed north east later this afternoon.

As for tommorow...radar watch.

Edited January 17, 2013 by conor123

[Wadey]

Gfs charts look good for us for 24 hours even the east is in the action :/

[SalopWatcher]

Easing off a bit now,just the odd flake swirling about- but we have managed snow lying at 0900 for only the 4th time since the end of Dec 10 :-)

A nice start to what could be a good couple of days...

Looking at the radar most of Wales is covered in precip, and with the wind direction we could be getting this light snow for some time.

[FENDER.]

100 miles further east and everyone is happy, apart from the Welsh, where it would probably turn to rain

[Potent Gust]

Light snow on and off all morning so far

[andy_leics22]

The 06z is an upgrade for the whole of the Midlands! Lets hope now that the 12z and 18z follow suite.

[Wadey]

Piers corbyn has updated to say double the amount of snow farcasted on t.v !

[I remember Atlantic 252]

still very light snow falling here, this coming event really reminds me of 13th Jan 2010, the front was forecast to stay to the west of me, and I ended up with moderate snow all day and around 8cms, but not expecting that tomorrow

[Chunky Flake]

Does it look like we will get nothing then in Cannock ?

[Ian Brown]

Why more likely to go further SW ?

The models are picking up on this little low forming in the Irish Sea, as that meets the block to the Eat it can’t go any further East, so pivots and you get the wrap around of the system heading back S and W.

I recall a similar situation in the mid-eighties, low pressure was expected to track across the far South and bring snow to CSE and then the South East. ITN even posted a reporter to stay outside in Central London all night to wait for the chaos to ensue. But it never came, the system pivoted and NI-Wales-Bristol copped it.