The Midlands Regional Weather Discussion 11/03/14

[Summer of 95]

That lot went 20 miles west, the previous lot 20 miles east, what's wrong with this area?  It's just getting stupid now.

[Summer of 95]

Looks like a decent show in the end...to the W of Shrewsbury. So to sum up, storms over the Mids, brief lull then they increase further west. Gotta laugh

Welshpool got hit twice, Birmingham, Stoke, Crewe.... what is it with Shrewsbury and Telford and storms? It's even worse than the snow shield.

 

Looking close that last lot might have been as close as Alberbury/Halfway House on its east edge, really taking "Avoid Shropshire" to the limits.

Edited March 28, 2014 by Summer of 95

[Summer of 95]

Someone mentioned Faraday cage earlier? Oh well always next time, probably dry is best til any possible hosepipe bans anyway lol.Warmer still tomorrow and Sunday best look on the bright side.

Dry is fine as long as it's clear and sunny- we miss all the storms but do we miss the cloud? Do we heck. Must be the cloudiest rain shadow on earth (except for possibly around Aberdeen)

[Costa Del Fal]

NMM model going for some pretty high cape values on Monday afternoon/evening. Infact some very high figures for relatively early Spring imo! Does have a plume feel to it this albeit not in the sense of heat but in the sense of warm sunny days and the risk of late afternoon/evening thunderstorms.

 

And the wind direction is perfect for the Midlands, especially the West Midlands in particular.

[conor123]

Glorious hazy sunshine now after the murky start, 12.2c atm, thank goodness the outlook maintains mild/warm temperature's for the forseeable future, a nice change from this time last year.

[Dancerwithwings]

Well,Well,Well!!! Haven't we got off to a flying start in terms of storms, Yesterday's thunderstorm was a gooden, heavy rain/hail/lightning/and yes, plenty of Kaboooms

 

Except for one thing, while most of you was enjoying the show, I was at the Birmingham Tax Office...... Stuck in an office, Four walls scenario !!!!!

 

I could hear pleaty but couldn't see bugger all and by the time my appointment was over, the show was over..... Ahhhhhh

 

Oh well lets see what monday may bring? Hopefully another direct hit

 

But before all that, let's enjoy this lovely warm plume for next couple of days Currently 14c with hazy Sunshine

Edited March 29, 2014 by Dancerwithwings

[Polar Maritime]

Lovely day here, haze starting to burn off now.

[BlueHedgehog074]

Very sunny indeed. None of this weather seems to be raiding the Midlands today. ;-D

(Edit: I think saying 'very sunny' earlier on was a bit of a exaggeration to be honest considering the skies did have a bit of a milky look to them).

Edited March 29, 2014 by DiagonalRedLine

[Costa Del Fal]

Excellent day and not too hazy actually. Nearly 19c here!

[Dancerwithwings]

Lovely chillaxing day here.. Most of the haze as gone now.... 18.4c so far, Expecting it to be warmer tomorrow.... 20C MAYBE!!!

[Dancerwithwings]

Interesting times a head for next week! http://meteox.com/forecastloop.aspx?type=3&continent=europa#

Warming up and as it does potentionaly on the 3rd April some quite big thunderstorms kicking off over the Midlands.... Just one to keep an eye on.

Edited March 29, 2014 by Dancerwithwings

[conor123]

Pleasant afternoon tampered by a lot of mid-high level cloud and a gusty breeze, max of 16.5c, hopefully get more in the way of sunshine tomorrow !

[Summer of 95]

That haze was a real pain today, I suspect much of it was actually aircraft smog. It did clear a bit here but returned before dusk. Over in Wales though it was much thicker and the sun could barely shine- all due to planes. We got to 17C but it should have been 19-20 if the sun had been allowed to shine properly. 

[Dancerwithwings]

Pretty much the same here, Haze to Clearish then back to Haze... Hopefully tomorrow will be better, 19-20 with more of that sun, it could be achieved

[Costa Del Fal]

Still 11c here. Much better.

[Dale Hay]

9.1°C currently here... was nice walking back from the boozer.

Best temp today was 19.8°C, and that was recorded at 14:30.

[Summer of 95]

No sign of promised sun so far- grey as slate.

[Terminal Moraine]

Thick fog here since around 0500 g.m.t.

[conor123]

No sign of promised sun so far- grey as slate.

Same here , thick overcast skies this morning and very poor visibility/air quality to boot, very disappointing.

From the look of the satellite the cloud just keeps exploding into life as it hits the West Midlands, my own fault for saying the sun shield was a few days from powering up :lol: started early this year.

[Dancerwithwings]

Variable cloud here too But there's signs that things on the up!!! Looking at http://www.sat24.com/it/gb the cloud is starting to clear from the south

[Summer of 95]

Sun has been attempting to come through for an hour or so, but just can't manage it .Very like those days during the last supposed-to-be-nice spell where we got that infuriating murk and fog.

[TonyH]

Very warm and sunny 19.5c West Wales

[Dancerwithwings]

Not bad temps there TonyH.... I'm currently hitting 16.9c!!! But i'm sure it all this pesky cloud that keeping the temp down here

 

And here's a sky veiw of Solihull, courtesy of http://www.monkspathweather.org.uk/skyscape-cam/pictures/current-skyscape-view.html

 

Edited March 30, 2014 by Dancerwithwings

[Costa Del Fal]

Unlucky you lot. Some haze here but the sun almost constantly out and 19c. Less wind than yesterday thus feeling even warmer. Brilliant day

Edited March 30, 2014 by Blizzards

[Dancerwithwings]

Blizzy..Think you've hit the nail on the head... We had more wind/breeze yesterday inwhich i think may of helped clear the cloud..

Today it's high/hazy stuff, which i must add don't show to well on http://www.sat24.com/it/gb

Thats the pain here! oooooh! what's that a ray of sunshine... not for long back in again... atm we are the loooosers

Edited March 30, 2014 by Dancerwithwings