The Midlands Regional Discussion 22/01/13 16z ----->

[cyclonic happiness]

Train stuck 200 yards from the station in Buxton, they wont let the passengers off either , they're in for a long night !

I'd get off, you can't imprison folk, it's against the law? :-/

[beccaboo]

Rain/sleet here now - I think its trying to turn

[#windysnow#]

I am so frustrated everything is about 10 miles north west of me and has anyone noticed that the band has now nothing behnd it and is starting to speed. This will be over for me by midnight with no snow!!

[andy_leics22]

Where are you exactly mate?

Park Rise, just next to Western Park.

[Bolton67]

dew point now -0.1 game over now, me thinks.

[hilldweller]

I'd get off, you can't imprison folk, it's against the law? :-/

Elf and safety rearing its ugly head again !!

[snow freak]

this is turning out to be a boring non event

[Supacell]

A515, A53, A628, A57, A537 all closed now due to snow. Looks like the Peak District is taking a hammering. With several hours of snow still to come I now wonder if I will get to go up there tomorrow for my hike/photography session that I had planned?

[Downpour]

Park Rise, just next to Western Park.

Surely must be heat island effect...? Only explanation but I'd expect it to turn to snow soon mate

[I remember Atlantic 252]

dew point now -0.1 game over now, me thinks.

It wont be, you much further East, will likely be a mix of heavy snow flurries and freezing rain at worst being east, heavy precip will drag temp down

[Blackjack10]

Um, hammering it down with snow here in Loughborough now. Heaviest of the spell so far!

[MKN]

Surely must be heat island effect...? Only explanation but I'd expect it to turn to snow soon mate

Throwing it down rain/sleet/hail mix atm

[Bolton67]

It wont be, you much further East, will likely be a mix of heavy snow flurries and freezing rain at worst being east, heavy precip will drag temp down

Dunno Mark, gotta sinking feeling that this is going to be a big NO.

[Downpour]

Edit: nothing but rain here now. Yet not melting the snow that has settled. Freezing rain event?!

[beccaboo]

Definatley trying to turn to snow now! come on......................come on!!!

[snow freak]

great...it's raining here. so much for the heavy snow forecast by BBC

[kev238]

Very very mixed picture.. Icy snow... The precipitation seems to tilted south west, north east... I expected it to be moving differently!

[roymeboy]

Looks like the BEEB have got it wrong again.

[snow freak]

i forecast rain for the forseable future...and thats without multi million pound computers at my disposal.

[andy_leics22]

I knew the Beeb had called this wrong, had a feeling they would. I've seen them give us heavy snow in set ups like this about 3 times in the past and it's ended up being rain/sleet. It's happened once again. Crap event, end of.

[Bolton67]

Dew Point is now 0.1

[mackerel sky]

Just switched my weather station over from air temperature to dew point. Still okay -1.4C, moderate snow.

[#windysnow#]

Yes everyone has now got to admit that this has been called wrong! They have all been over cautious again!

[kev238]

Defo change here in Nottingham to more snow in past few mins... Big chunky flakes.. Maybe all is not lost yet?!?

[kmanmx]

Heavy rain here. NMM totally on the money!