The Midlands Regional Discussion 22/03/13 12z ------->

[Static Prevails]

Heavier areas of snow breaking out all over the north and east midlands. This could be very good indeed. Snow starting to settle on minor roads and pavements that had thawed around here.

It's the same here, very heavy and very windy.

[hammy]

must be so marginal now, absolutely hugeeq flakes!

[Hathers]

I've never seen such big flakes. Great stuff.

[Bishop Brennan]

hi how do you find the dew point

Hiya, I take it from my local weather station http://monkspathweather.org.uk

Bish

[Staffordshire]

I have a great feeling abour tonight i really do, wont be on here much though

[The Wolf]

Even starting to stick on road now.

[Arctic Hare]

To be honest though, it's nearly April so this is astonishing that it's even happening.

Although I know it was a different setup, 6 April 2008 was a far better snow event in these parts, even if it had all melted by lunchtime. (Obviously if Bewdley is buried tonight I'll revise this, but...)

Edited March 22, 2013 by Arctic Hare

[Wadey]

Some of the biggest flakes I have ever seen !

[Bishop Brennan]

Ruddy great flakes coming down right now, although the ground is still slightly too wet for it to stick.

Bish

[nats]

Wow

[Luke]

such big flakes :o

[harryc]

Never seen flakes so big, just need a lamp post in the back garden

[German John]

This could be really severe once darkness/temps fall. Take care folks.

[Wadey]

I can't see how this is meant to get any heavier lol was the worst meant to be midnight into early hours ?

[Soma]

Awesome blizzardesque conditions in Brum city centre now!

[Staffordshire]

Atm this wet snow is adding to the thaw

[nats]

It's so hea

[Bishop Brennan]

Wow this is beautiful to watch.

Glad I'm not still stuck at work (not that I'd be getting much done right now lol).

Bish

[PolarWarsaw]

Drip drop, this is annoying.

[nats]

Heavy it's sticking to wet pavements now

[Derbyshire Snow]

Persistent and sometimes heavy snow now and settling on most roads now. Temperature now 32.8 and dew point 30.5. another pulse of heavier precipitation over Nottingham heading our way, and the front to our south west is intensifying and moving in as well pushing snow from that direction too. exciting times in this area. I am now really expecting something special to develop.

Edited March 22, 2013 by Derbyshire Snow

[Summer of 95]

Gone more light sleety now, far too wet to stick, dont like the look of thr radar. It's moving SW-NE, that means rainshadow here we come for this area normally, and the temp isnt dropping.

[kold weather]

This is a tough one, temps should slightly drop over the enxt few hours, even though 850hpa temps hold. This cooling of the lower level will probably be enough to tip nearly all of the Midlands from sleety snow to full on settling snow come 7-8pm....IMO!

[kmanmx]

Polar opposite to you lot. Pretty light and tiny flakes, fairly wet. Makes me sad reading whats happening everywhere else.

[tom_f123]

Heaviest snow of the winter by far here now, huge flakes.