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

[Supacell]

Hi Mark, yes I agree reg frontal snow, I live near Middleton by Youlgreave which is a little higher elevation not Wirksworth. Must be around 5inch of fresh snow now on top of the old 20cm.. very heavy snow!

Ah i see, i thought you lived near Wirksworth.

[andy_leics22]

Ha Ha latest BBC forecast are predicting snow across all of the E Midlands into the night!

Don't these fools even bother to check local reports, conditions before making these forecasts. This happens because these days of over dependence on computer models means they ignore the basics of nowcasting.

You not got snow anymore Dave?

[snow freak]

at least i'll save on the heating costs now it's all over

[#windysnow#]

1.5. Here now this is ridiculous how could they get it so wrong! This has got to be the biggest let down yet!

[kev238]

Very bizarre night... Had about twenty mins of very large flakes covering every surface.. It appears you need heavy precipitation to get favourable conditions!

[Blackjack10]

strange as we have had an ice storm in loughborough, snow intermingled with ice crytals, the sleet/snow,freezing as it falls, the canal has filled with slush in the last 1/2 hour

Yeah, it was weird wasn't it. Shame it's hammering it down with rain now!

[andy_leics22]

1.5. Here now this is ridiculous how could they get it so wrong! This has got to be the biggest let down yet!

Don't mean to blow my own trumpet, but I did warn against what the NAE and UKMO were ramping up for us last night. I did get shot down a bit for my views on that as well.

[echobase]

Some of us need to work outside! Happy with the outcome, the sooner life is greener, the better!

However, still waiting on a great beast from the east!!, there`s still another month, this year!!

Currently, fairy snow and small hail.

One day in my lifetime, the beast will return and I will live off my savings.... Until then, I need to work!

Big up to Derbyshire for your whiteout!!!

[lboaty]

Huge mega chunky snowflakes settling. However it sounds like it's raining when it's NOT!

[snow freak]

it's all very well these locations at altitude saying they have heavy snow. The BBC forecast made it sound like 'low level' places were going to see heavy snow too. Most of the population live at low level altitude

[#windysnow#]

Don't mean to blow my own trumpet, but I did warn against what the NAE and UKMO were ramping up for us last night. I did get shot down a bit for my views on that as well.

U were right Andy. I am really gutted about this. I wanted to see heavy snow fall. The cold spell has been good, but it has been mostly long periods of light snow and the forecast of low tempatures have just not materialised!

[kev238]

Well snowing hard in Nottingham city centre.. Settling.. No altitude at all

Though clearly situation has been very complicated and not as depicted by BBC graphics for region

[Bradowl]

Only a few miles up road here in Rotherham (At sea level) Snow's been absolutely pounding down for last 3 hours.

Incredible scenes!

[dapick2002]

Still heavy snow here in bourne with a fresh inch covering since nine ish. Temp crept up to 0.0 though from -0.4

Edited January 25, 2013 by dapick2002

[scotto]

The weather is so weird tonight. Been chucking it down with ice and has just started raining, whilst it is snowing in Nottingham. How annoying.

[mackerel sky]

Even the radar seems to have fallen apart on the last update. So I hold no promise now of the sleet going back to snow.

[andy_leics22]

The weather is so weird tonight. Been chucking it down with ice and has just started raining, whilst it is snowing in Nottingham. How annoying.

So that's why Polar Low hasn't posted anything then.

[snow freak]

night folks!!

[mackerel sky]

Even the radar seems to have fallen apart on the last update. So I hold no promise now of the sleet going back to snow.

Actually is has gone back to snow, but damaged goods now.

[Strider]

It's more of a north/south divide rather than high/low

[kev238]

Not sure the radar is entirely accurate tonight.. I wonder if all the chunks of ice and pellets have distorted some returns

[Polar Maritime]

Ah i see, i thought you lived near Wirksworth.

No probs C, ive updated my avatar to save confusion, only the locals call it Middleton top's.... Wirksworth is only around 10 miles S/E

Edited January 25, 2013 by Polar Maritime

[#windysnow#]

Radio Leicester news still forecasting heavy snow, they have just had a bloke on from the highways agency saying they hav snow ploughs on stand by as they think they will need to use them later on the ring road! Are these people serious!

[kmanmx]

Yep Andy you were right, though to be fair, NAE and UKMO had got it right for all the snow previously - so that is why I didn't pay too much attention to GFS. I never for one minute thought it wouldn't be marginal, I knew it would, but not quite as bad as this.

[#windysnow#]

Radar has now nearly fizzled out for me in terms of heavy ppn. Absolutely rubbish I have just tweeted METO for an explanation!