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

[Hathers]

It's looking good on the radar as well

[RobR]

Still flurries tonight outside and the wind is bitter. With blowing snow it really feels like a proper winter night,

[Hathers]

The radar seems to be intensifying as well. Coming down thick and fast here.

[we_want_snow]

Same in Shrews guys, evenings been better than the afternoon!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Same in Shrews guys, evenings been better than the afternoon!

Yeah your turn now, i am slightly too far east for heavier stuff, still got around 10cms so been great

[Staffordshire]

Yeah your turn now, i am slightly too far east for heavier stuff, still got around 10cms so been great

you only have 10cm?! here we have at least 15cm of level snow easily!

[Wadey]

Is it looking good for the west mids tonight ?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

you only have 10cm?! here we have at least 15cm of level snow easily!

may be more, will measure it tomorrow, huge drifts as well

[Hathers]

Does anybody think the stuff over Wales will move east?

[Ian Ballinger]

Another couple of cm tonight so far, hope the roads are ok in the morning, work at 5am

[Staffordshire]

may be more, will measure it tomorrow, huge drifts as well

yes huge here to definately some foot drifts! ill measure again tommorow

[Gord]

It's the drifting thats made this event for me. We didn't quite make the total of Dec 18th 2010 but the fact that it's blowing around and piling up in corners and in snow swept banks really is something else.

Still snowing lightly...signs that the band is now finally moving away north...but it keeps filling back a bit and hangs on for longer!

Edit: and now coming down heavier than it was.

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gord

[I remember Atlantic 252]

It's the drifting thats made this event for me. We didn't quite make the total of Dec 18th 2010 but the fact that it's blowing around and piling up in corners and in snow swept banks really is something else.

Still snowing lightly...signs that the band is now finally moving away north...but it keeps filling back a bit and hangs on for longer!

Edit: and now coming down heavier than it was.

Was better than Dec 2010 for me, at least the amount of snow, cold temps though no where near -11.5C

[Gord]

Was better than Dec 2010 for me, at least the amount of snow, cold temps though no where near -11.5C

Yeah, really pleased for you. It's great that we now have an event we can refer to in future that we can all agree was a great one around here. Dec 2010 discussions always seem a bit Black Country vs Staffordshire!

[Wadey]

Radar update please ? And are we still expecting snow on Sunday ?

[MKN]

Was better than Dec 2010 for me, at least the amount of snow, cold temps though no where near -11.5C

Way better here than Dec 2010. That may have lasted longer and was nice to av snow at Xmas but we never had more than 6/7cms in total. Id say 12cms + atm here. Will find out exactly tomoz

[we_want_snow]

Had moderate snow for half hour now and light/v light since 6 o'clock, probably added 1 or 2 cm but it's now as heavy as its been since 1pm

Didn't expect this! Expected more in the afternoon and nothing now... It's been the opposite!

Forecasting this really does seem impossible

[Coventry Lee]

Way better here than Dec 2010. That may have lasted longer and was nice to av snow at Xmas but we never had more than 6/7cms in total. Id say 12cms + atm here. Will find out exactly tomoz

I concur. Certainly the best snow evemt since I moved out this way a decade ago.

[the lad sharp]

Radar update please ? And are we still expecting snow on Sunday ?

You can expect snow at any time out of nowhere in this setup. There are lots of heavyish showers bubbling-up over Wales but a lot are fizzling out over the higher ground and not making it here but some will get through. It's just a case of lamppost watching. As for Sunday, yes, there is a good chance of some more significant snowfall but its not nailed on. Won't really know for sure until a couple of hours in advance.

[Wadey]

You can expect snow at any time out of nowhere in this setup. There are lots of heavyish showers bubbling-up over Wales but a lot are fizzling out over the higher ground and not making it here but some will get through. It's just a case of lamppost watching. As for Sunday, yes, there is a good chance of some more significant snowfall but its not nailed on. Won't really know for sure until a couple of hours in advance.

Cheers bud

[fordy]

The best snow event here since 96, just measured 7" level on the back lawn where mondays snow had survived more. Slightly less on other surfaces.

[conor123]

Snow fizzling out here now, 18z starting to run out, lets hope Sundays low is further west.

Edit: Snow for Sunday further North East on Sunday now.

Edited January 18, 2013 by conor123

[Gord]

We have this right now.

We have a chance of showers moving in from the east.

We have a smaller chance of siginificant snow from the south-east.

And that's all before Monday!

To think that on the 21st December, we were getting excited about the tiny chance of a very brief northerly on Boxing Day that may give us wintry showers (which dissappeared off the models very quick)! Need to go back in time and post to hang on in there...it's going to be fine!

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gord

[the lad sharp]

The best snow event here since 96, just measured 7" level on the back lawn where mondays snow had survived more. Slightly less on other surfaces.

We've got well over 12 inches just down the road in Hartshill. I guess our elevation here makes all the difference.

[we_want_snow]

I'll have to check in the morning, I think the untouched bits are as high as 4 inches now