The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion 19/12/2013----->

[Nick L]

A brand new thread in time for what could be the first glimpse of the white stuff this winter for some of us

[Summer of 95]

Rain again now- as for cheering up well I do try, but after over 20 years here and so many letdowns optimism doesn't come easily. Remember Christmas Day 1999 with its one sleet shower- that was it for wintry precipitation that winter :-)

[Costa Del Fal]

Rain again now- as for cheering up well I do try, but after over 20 years here and so many letdowns optimism doesn't come easily. Remember Christmas Day 1999 with its one sleet shower- that was it for wintry precipitation that winter :-)

At least it fell on the most important day of the year. :lol:

[conor123]

Bahhhhh push in a more northward direction god dammit, literally such intense colors on the radar to the SW of here about to end up sliding ESE into the Wolverhampton and the Brummies instead awhilst we continue to sit in this 2 spots of rain a minute exciting spectacular event :lol:

[Summer of 95]

At least it fell on the most important day of the year.

And it was an absolute joke that Christmas Day 2010, with a minimum of -12C and 15cm of snow on the ground, would not have paid out at the bookies while that day would. The weather equivalent of John Terry' s prancing about with the Champions League trophy while the guys that actually played skulked in the background

Edited December 19, 2013 by Summer of 95

[Bishop Brennan]

Very overcast now, although the rain/hail/snow probably won't arrive here until just after dark.

 

Temp currently 5.6C with a DP of 1.3C

 

Bish

[Chess01]

Wet snow in stoke

[cyclonic happiness]

Not particularly snowy looking skies over this way, they have rain written all over them.

Hopefully things will kick start off just after dark I hope!

[syed2878]

looking at the bbc forecast on their website they had sleet for brum at 1800h that was this morning.

[Staffordshire]

Still awaiting something wintry here, spose we need ppn for that though...

[klippieboo]

Heavy sleet in telford now

[Stormraider]

Just stuck my head out the window and could have sworn I heard a rumble in the direction of Wenlock.

[Serendipity]

Looks like the heavier stuff, which I presume is the more likely wet snow, is heading further North to the Stoke area and down here we will get the lighter stuff which will be rain.

[klippieboo]

Just stuck my head out the window and could have sworn I heard a rumble in the direction of Wenlock.

Was in shrewsbury before and thought the same

[Costa Del Fal]

Some rain starting in Stourbridge. Hopefully the ppn should begin to drop the temps.

[conor123]

Some definite sleetiness to the rain here now just as it moves away, temp 2.1c, if there was some heavier stuff on offer would definitely turn more wintry.

[Barbmac]

Most definitely rain setting in here, currently 4.4^oC.

[Staffordshire]

Clouds have been building to my west should know what type of ppn it is in the next 5-10 mins

[The Wolf]

Sleet here.

[conor123]

some big fat 50p flakes mixed in the rain within the shield, I confirm, white flakes within the shield.

 

Edit: Back to drizzly rain now 

Edited December 19, 2013 by conor123

[Costa Del Fal]

Still rain in stourbridge

[Dancerwithwings]

With temps here in solihull at 5.7c and a DP at 2c, Well hummm .... i'll be surprised to see snow

[tom_f123]

All rain here at around 200m asl. 

[WillinGlossop]

A few flakes in the retreating precipitation.....wet..... Cold.....yuck...

[Nick L]

Temperature dropped to 3.5c now, still all rain though.