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

[Essan]

After a day of snow fall it turns to drizzle and we end up with with about 2cm less than we started with and a lot of clear spots

One of the most dissapointing 'snow' days I can remember.

Edited January 20, 2013 by Essan

[Snowmoon]

It's been snowing here for hours now but hasn't amounted to much (not that I'm complaining). However, just when it look like it was dying out, it's pepped up over the past 20 minutes or so and I think it's the heaviest snow of the day now.

[MKN]

Its been snowing here for hours and added 5/6cms on top of the 10 or so we had

[the lad sharp]

Well this has been awesome today. At least as much as on Friday with still more to come. I haven't seen any sign of a thaw either. Some of you guys have been very unlucky. I guess it's down to altitude. It's still barreling down now.

[snowangel32]

Every time i look at the forecast the snow stays in the midlands longer and longer its looking very good.

[Ian Ballinger]

Been onions here

[sicko2ndbest]

Pepping up again now...temp dropping...main roads going white

[Bishop Brennan]

This started at about 8:45 this morning and, with a very brief exception around midday, has continued ever since. Once it got going again, the snow this afternoon has certainly been a lot heavier. We're now back to the total we had on Friday evening - very satisfactory overall

Temp is currently -1.4, with a DP of -1.2

Bish

[Potent Gust]

One of my sons school is off already tomorrow a snow day for him

[nats]

Hhmmmm still very light but temp must have dropped as its now starting to cover in places where Tarmac was showing, would really love to know how long this is going to stay around for!

[Bishop Brennan]

I'd often wondered what it must be like to be stuck under a Wash Streamer. Although that's not what we've experienced today (obviously), the effect has been much the same i.e. stuck under a relatively narrow conveyor belt of constant snow from the east

Bish

[Bishop Brennan]

Hhmmmm still very light but temp must have dropped as its now starting to cover in places where Tarmac was showing, would really love to know how long this is going to stay around for!

You're pretty much down to zero now as well:

http://www.metnet.co.uk/

Bish

[we_want_snow]

It's hard to say how much snow we've had so far today

Almost 7 hours straight snow now (so longer than Friday!)

I'd say the deepest in the garden is at 4 inches, today has just piled on top

Where the thaw has happened on the roads ad paths and other parts probably 0.5/1 cm

Lots more to come!!

[Matty23]

tuesday lookibg good now for sone in west midlands

[FENDER.]

cant quite work out why its doing this. Upper wind? There is not a great deal of surface wind

[Shezale coventry]

Fresh 5cms of snow in coventry to add to 12cms on friday very happy and still snowing

[Gustywind]

Just been outside to try and measure snow, but really tough due to drifting and having a slopey lawn. Cleared large front driveway today which nearly killed me, snow was several inches thick. Out in back garden we have around 10cms a foot or so from the house, around 20cms in the middle of our trampoline, closer to 18cms in back garden. Still snowing here and has been since about 9.

[ARB]

I cleared my drive again, it is getting hard to find where to put all the snow, I had cleared it after friday so all new, 4 cm of fresh snow and the drive is already covered again. Still snowing here, wetter feel than friday.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

fresh snowfall here, after light snow all day, but not managed to get heavy stuff at all, feel I wont either, but as forecast just very light snow

[phil nw.]

I'd often wondered what it must be like to be stuck under a Wash Streamer. Although that's not what we've experienced today (obviously), the effect has been much the same i.e. stuck under a relatively narrow conveyor belt of constant snow from the east

Bish

Yes this central strip of the Midlands has been in the sweet spot.Here too i have had snow since around 8am another 8cms on top of Fridays 10cm so this is most unexpected.

Wonderful stuff!

[nobble]

Had fresh snowfall of 6 cm today since 8.45am still snowing with heavier bursts now surprising

[Shezale coventry]

Snow easing off now in coventry i guess thats the end of the snow here?

[conor123]

Still snizzly light snow here but redusting the roads after a slight thaw earlier, back down to freezing finally now.

[PolarWarsaw]

A couple of extra CM's on the bins, but nothing more on paths or roads. Bit of a thaw today.

[Stour7]

Although its snowed all day, from light to heavy, it's not settled here if anything had slight thaw, however if temps drop it will be lethal in the morning.....