Wales (Cymru) Regional Discussion 11th March 2013

[keithlucky]

Snow showers here for much of day, not settlng during the day, but recently they have got heavier and are settling on all surfaces with a dusting currently, Temps -1c.

Completely goes against my prediction yesterday,

The shower has now stopped it will be interesting how quickly the snow will thaw, air temps are below freezing, but ground temps above.

No melting here Jackone one more decent shower to come then thats looks like it.

[mikeocarroll]

As with everyone else, snow showers on and off today. Tended to leave a dusting during showers and then melt when the sun came out. Got a max of 1.4c so very cold for March but not exceptionally so (had a day last April with 2.2c max and wet snow all day). Approx 5pm a heavier shower left more reliable dusting and a couple more showers have built this up to a covering of approx 1/2cm, across all surfaces including the main A483 when I popped into town half hour ago.

Showers are dying a bit now as the sun has set, may be a few more flakes tonight and over the next 2 days, but should be slightly warmer tomorrow NMM suggesting max temps in the 3-5c range for Wales.

Cold night tonight, -3.6c currently and feels it!

[Stevetynant]

Weather station is showing minus 2.5 with a wind chill of minus 6.5.went outside to put something in the bin and a gust of wind nearly blew the bag out of my hand.How do homeless people survive this its absolutely brutal outside.

[virtualsphere]

Really wasn't expecting much once the models had firmed up on the more southerly track of the low, but I woke up to a dusting of snow this morning and had a few snow showers throughout the day. Very impressive for a cold convective north-easterly here, the air has had to track across practically the breadth of the UK to get to my location - one of the advantages of being so late in the season with the stronger sun!

[Carl46Wrexham]

Current Conditions : Dry

Temp : -3.1c

DP: -9.8c

RH: 60%

Wind: 6mph ESE (Wind chill -7,0c)

Baro : 1015mb (rising)

[andymusic]

models showing serious cold will ease ever so slightly towards the end of this week but will be back with avengence by sunday with more snow potential for us in Wales - looking like sticking around this cold and snow!

[Panayiotis]

models showing serious cold will ease ever so slightly towards the end of this week but will be back with avengence by sunday with more snow potential for us in Wales - looking like sticking around this cold and snow!

-4.5C here v.cold night coming! Edited March 11, 2013 by Panayiotis

[Ginkrots]

Nothing better than a -11*C windchill you wake you up in the morning!

[Marcus_surfer]

A few heavier snow showers earlier, otherwise it looks dry and very cold. -3.6C currently

[Marcus_surfer]

models showing serious cold will ease ever so slightly towards the end of this week but will be back with avengence by sunday with more snow potential for us in Wales - looking like sticking around this cold and snow!

Want some warmth now please!

[J10]

Snow on grass hasn't moved a jot, as Marcus says above bitterly cold around here, even Mumbles is at -1c, coldest night of "winter".

Most of snow on pavements has either blown/.sublimed away, with very low dewpoints.

[Panayiotis]

Wont be surprised this week and possibly into the weekend, if we see snow especially Wednesday:

http://modeles.meteociel.fr/modeles/gens/graphe_ens3.php?x=201&ext=1&y=136&run=18&runpara=0

[snefnug]

-8.3 in Tromso. Obvs not as cold here, but jack frost decorated our windows on the inside this morning. Windy and sunny with snow flurries and starry sky earlier at 7pm (-4.5 ). Now about -1 -2.

[bradymk]

Light flurries all day, now mainly clear, bitterly cold with the wind making it even more so. It is currently -3.1c here in Pembrokeshire in the middle of March after a high of 1c this afternoon. Pretty epic, and a v rare event. May get colder min temp tonight than any night of the winter. Today was also the first day I saw proper falling snow all winter (not slush) but it was light and surprised it reached me anyway considering they originated in the n sea.

[J10]

Indeed Synoptically this has been amazing 850HPa temps of -13c . snow showers by day in March right down to sea level, and every shower I saw today was snow, not the wintry mix you sometimes get.

Imagine this in Jan/Feb, also nice to see a proper frost for the snow to settle on as well.

To think it was 18c last week,

[Panayiotis]

-5C now.....

[keithlucky]

Prospects of snow arriving after midnight tonight latest from met .Looks pretty cold according to GFS all the March!

Tonight:

Another cold night with a widespread and hard frost and some ice. A few wintry showers feeding in on the brisk northerly wind, becoming more widespread through the early hours. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Edited March 12, 2013 by keithlucky

[andymusic]

Radar looks chocca with potential for snow this morning - gonna be falling very soon in South East Wales - heads up folks - the new ice age is upon us!

EDIT:- IT'S SNOWINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

Edited March 12, 2013 by andymusic

[Marcus_surfer]

Snowing here nice dusting so far, -4C overnight

[JamesL]

Moderate blowing snow here in Ystrad Mynach. Bitingly cold today.

James

[TonyH]

Snow flurries overnight, put down a sprinkling most of which has blown away!

Min: -4.6c suggests quite a lot of cloud.

Edited March 12, 2013 by TonyH

[joo]

Very heavy snow here on Treforest Industrial Estate. It is even sticking on the road and pavements.

[TonyH]

It will soon pass through lovely and sunny behind that band!

[Marcus_surfer]

Prospects of snow arriving after midnight tonight latest from met .Looks pretty cold according to GFS all the March!

Tonight:

Another cold night with a widespread and hard frost and some ice. A few wintry showers feeding in on the brisk northerly wind, becoming more widespread through the early hours. Minimum temperature -2 °C.

Looks like winds turn more northwesterly tonight with wintry showers in west

[Liam Ellis]

Lovely snowflakes in central Cardiff. -0.7C