West Midlands Regional Discussion 22/01/13 23z ------>

[klippieboo]

Here it comes again big flakes !!

[Summer of 95]

Eased off now, light very wet snow coming down. If that covering on the paths freezes it'll be one slippy morning!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

bout 2cm here now, heaviest snow so far this cold spell. hopefully you guys in the midlands will be getting this in an hour or so

Had around 1cm, heavy snow occasionally but more freezing rain, everywhere is white, as well as last fridays snow

[Carl46Wrexham]

You guys in the West Midlands could still get snow seeing as North East Wales and the North West is getting pummelled right now.

[ANYWEATHER]

Totally in the dead zone here, temp has risen to 1.3^oC, no sign of either snow nor rain! However having had all the action last time, not that bothered!

The Malverns from Pershore looked gorgeous today, Im afraid the end is in sight for the snow cover....

[Gustywind]

Nothing again here, still got a covering only, hardly anything fallen so far despite what the radar is showing!

[Paceyboy]

What gets me though it that the met office wont admit wrong doing in the warning for us in lowland northcentralwestmidlands> they have an insidious agenda whereby they gradually introduce the sleet symbol on their website!

[Nimbus Nix]

A pretty volatile situation at the moment, precip changing from icy rain to sleet and snow before going back again every few minutes. Temps soaring to the dizzy heights of 1.3*C

[Ian Ballinger]

Snow again!

[I remember Atlantic 252]

What gets me though it that the met office wont admit wrong doing in the warning for us in lowland northcentralwestmidlands> they have an insidious agenda whereby they gradually introduce the sleet symbol on their website!

they should have had a freezing rain/ice warning

[Ian Ballinger]

Biggest flakes of the cold spell now

[we_want_snow]

Pouring down, a sheet of ice almost on the ground, lethal!

[Staffordshire]

Well im glad your all enjoying it ill keep an eye out but im not expecting for much

[ISAAC]

very dangerous outside. we have about 2 inches already. cars are really struggling on the roads.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Pouring down, a sheet of ice almost on the ground, lethal!

with what? freezing rain

[Paceyboy]

they should have had a freezing rain/ice warning

they should, i think what has happened is maybe the uppers are slightly above 0 and the 2metre temps are too high.

From whati can see, dewpoints are the right side of marginal ?

[RobR]

The heavy echos north of Stoke aren't producing anything heavier than has already fell all evening. Rather odd. Few CM added to the total but its very icy stuff.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

they should, i think what has happened is maybe the uppers are slightly above 0 and the 2metre temps are too high.

From whati can see, dewpoints are the right side of marginal ?

Uppers around 0, otherwise snow not possible, my temp at 0.0C

[Adzyy]

Very icy rain, stings to walk in. Ouch

[klippieboo]

Biggest flakes of the cold spell now

Agreed really coming down heavy now

[smethwickgg102]

Raining here in Tipton looks like that's it for here for this spell, here's hoping for a cold and snowy Feb ;-)

[Gord]

Anyway, what were we talking about before we were rudely interupted by a very snowy cold spell?

Oh yeah...I remember...

It's been a rubbish winter so far and there's no chance of snow...

...oh

[klippieboo]

Wow biggest flakes i can remember

[we_want_snow]

with what? freezing rain

It's switching between snow and freezing rain

Atm it's now absolutely lashing down with snow but it's quickly turning to ice on the ground really, it's leathal!

[Ian Brown]

Back to snow, what a bizarre event.