West Midlands Regional Discussion 18/01/13 14z ------>

[Gord]

Very light dandruff-like snow here for the past 45 minutes - perhaps it's starting to edge northwards now.

Wind has suddenly picked up.

Bish

I think you've just been in a lull for a while, which is unlucky...it's still edging northwest as far as I can tell...which is good news for you because it should put you back under the heavy stuff soon.

Edit: Sorry, should add while still pivoting, the heavy stuff will approach from the east/north east!

Edited January 20, 2013 by Gord

[PolarWarsaw]

It's not sticking so its relatively pointless at the mo.

[Stour7]

Pretty heavy here now & starting to stick....

[Staffordshire]

Been minute flakes for a good half hour now

[Bishop Brennan]

I think you've just been in a lull for a while, which is unlucky...it's still edging northwest as far as I can tell...which is good news for you because it should put you back under the heavy stuff soon.

Edit: Sorry, should add while still pivoting, the heavy stuff will approach from the east/north east!

Yep, it's gotten slightly heavier again now. Really blowing about in the wind, too.

Bish

[The Wolf]

Just down the road from me people in Sedgley getting heavy snow and in Stourbridge.

Cant understand why it is so light here. Will I get any of the heavier stuff?

[Gord]

Still sticking quite well here, although not quickly, so about 2-3cm so far. Strangely enough there's one black car down my road that it will not stick to at all! My red Aygo is covered and I'm only parked two spaces away!

[German John]

Slight thaw going on also (dripping off my neighbors bay window) Wind as also picked up.

[Gustywind]

Black objects are better absorbers of heat.

[Adzyy]

Really want this to turn heavy...

[Jupiters Winter]

heaviest so far this winter East Birmingham now.

[Bishop Brennan]

Much heavier now, looking very nice now

Bish

[Nievehombre]

As a newbie to the site - can someone explain to me why snow does not stick one moment and then it does - even on wet pavement/road - is it connected to the dew point temp?

[Clazzer]

Got heavier in Stoke over the last 15 minutes, still only light stuff, but now enough of it to start covering the patches that the wind had kept clear on the patio on Friday...I'll just wait and see. Raintoday now has this looking like it will be too far south and spreading eastwards (as it always was) to keep going much beyond 5pm....?

Watch and wait I suppose!

[snowangel32]

Very heavy snow here now

[Staffordshire]

Much heavier now

[PolarWarsaw]

Heavier but will need greens and yellows on radar to stick.

[stormyskys]

Nice big flakes here now, probably had 2 or 3cms on top of Fridays snow.

[Adzyy]

Little heavier but still tiny flakes. This is frustrating haha!

[Staffordshire]

The 2pm radar return looks great!

[Wadey]

Sky is getting darker

[Staffordshire]

The whole thing seems to be pivoting and stalling now?

[Gord]

Getting heavy again here and now even sticking to the black car down my road!

[matt_in_dudley]

Nice moderate snow currently. Its wonderful!

[Wadey]

The whole thing seems to be pivoting and stalling now?

Is that a good thing ?