The Midlands - Weather Chat

[andy_leics22]

http://www.banburycake.co.uk/news/11752504.Snow_forecast_to_hit_Oxfordshire_on_Thursday_morning/

 

Heavy snow is set to hit the county on Thursday morning, according to the Met Office.

The latest forecast predicts heavy snowfall in Chipping Norton, Bicester and Banbury between midnight and 9am.

 

Light snow is also expected in Oxford, Witney, Didcot, Abingdon, Wallingford and Faringdon.

Snow is also predicted in Chipping Norton and Banbury again on Friday morning.

 

 

(Not sure if they swallowed a copy of the Daily Express, when this was published though!)

That sounds promising not sure where they are getting their info from though. Like you say, I suspect the Daily Express!

[Mark Neal.]

That sounds promising not sure where they are getting their info from though. Like you say, I suspect the Daily Express!

Banbury Cake is owned by the Oxford Mail, they keep doing this, with last weeks snow potential and the week before, basically they are going of what the Online forecast shows, on the website, for each location. Very annoying, as we all know these change so often. 

[Dancerwithwings]

That sounds promising not sure where they are getting their info from though. Like you say, I suspect the Daily Express!

A paper called.... 'The Banbury Cake'.... Methinks they've been putting funny stuff in there cake and eating it 

Edited January 28, 2015 by Dancerwithwings

[PolarWarsaw]

Potential for everyone to see a little dusting tommorrow evening, it's showers, so hit and miss, no guarantees - but no downgrades have happened regardless. 

 

PS - Proud to be a saddler tonight.

[Chunky Flake]

Just pray we see some snow tonight would be nice to wake up to a covering in the morning.

[Chunky Flake]

BBC local forecaster said that warning is in place for possible snow in staffordshire tonight. oh come to momma !!!!

[LadyEv06]

MetO have upgraded my area forecast overnight,now looking like snow for most of tomorrow. Heavy at times too.

[Supacell]

I am liking the sound of the BBC/Met Office forecast for tonight in the East Midlands:

 

• Tonight

  Cold and windy with further snow showers and icy stretches forming on untreated surfaces. Significant snow accumulations are likely in places by the end of the night, mainly over hills.

Looking at the models to determine where exactly showers will be is pointless but they do show most, if not all of us, getting some of the white stuff at some point over the next 36 hours. I do not expect any huge amounts (away from the western Peak District) but a few cm's will do me considering the snow possibilities then look to go on into next week. 

[snowangel32]

Could be a case of short term pain for long term gain for those of us in the west midlands the mods seem to make more of the warm sector in our neck of the woods. So sleet looks more likely although good elevation it could be snow still this is also shown now in met and bbc wich has a sleet snow mix for me, looks as though east midlands will do well though and our derbyshire friends. But its a very fluid situation so anything is possible. Long term though charts couldn't be better.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Could be a case of short term pain for long term gain for those of us in the west midlands the mods seem to make more of the warm sector in our neck of the woods. So sleet looks more likely although good elevation it could be snow still this is also shown now in met and bbc wich has a sleet snow mix for me, looks as though east midlands will do well though and our derbyshire friends. But its a very fluid situation so anything is possible. Long term though charts couldn't be better.

 

low levels have to wait until Sat night for the cold, all I can see falling from the sky upto then is rain, all models still look good from Sat night still, tits up on 12Z's? hope not but wouldnt be a shock

[marksp]

Met office definitely upgrading snow potential, last few days have shown snow showers , sleet, and some light snow on and off for Thursday but this morning its changed to periods of snow and then heavy snow all from weds evening through to Friday as well as some on sat/sunday.

[The Wolf]

Tonight and tomorrow seem to have downgraded for

the West Midlands looking at the forecast on bbc this morning.

Very annoying, again.

[marksp]

could have another tricky few days at work, due to be in Tideswell, Hathersage, Grindleford, Bradwell, basically all of the villages in the High Peak on Weds pm, and Thursday.

Sadly no trips to Buxton yet ??

 

love looking at GFS ppn charts (just for fun) they show Buxton with approx. 50mm of ppn (all snow) now that would good if it was true.

 

even met office site shows Buxton with heavy snow for 24hours.

[hilldweller]

Looks as though its game on will post pictures later.......

[cyclonic happiness]

Tonight and tomorrow seem to have downgraded for

the West Midlands looking at the forecast on bbc this morning.

Very annoying, again.

Never believe a bbc forecast. Quite a few times it's been snowing heavily for hours and they cannot even force themselves to say 'periods of snow', it's always 'snow showers'.  

 

You cannot predict snow with any great accuracy past 12 hours.

 

There will be quite a bit of snow about with this set up, even for the Midlands, we just have to radar watch.

And remember............DON'T BELIEVE THE BBC!!.

[shaky]

And to back up the post above!! The 00z euro4 is an absolute beauty with constant snow showers pushing in off the cheshire gap from tomorrow all the way to midnight! ! Accumalation charts show it accumulating aswell!!

[klippieboo]

Tonight and tomorrow seem to have downgraded for

the West Midlands looking at the forecast on bbc this morning.

Very annoying, again.

its going to be radar watching time but losts of promising signs this morning. the last time the mod thread was this happy was 2010! 

[marksp]

plenty of rain out to NW and over NI, temps are very , very slowly falling, ha ha 8c to 7.6 in few hours, gonner be another good event here again, and by the look of it for most of Midlands.

[Strider]

Checking the EURO4 which was excellent last week shows little snow overnight, but a good chance tomorrow morning post sunrise and Friday morning as well. 

[Chunky Flake]

Frustrating in the west it's Agony. East Mids looks nailed on for a good dumping.

[Essan]

Can I just reassert yet again that the only Met Office forecast is the written one on their website.   The symbols are simply a visual representation of the latest raw model output, changing with each run - and should always be taken with a truck load of rock salt.  They indicate what the model shows, and nothing more.  However, they can be useful if they do not change, since this indicates increased model confidence that the parameters will be right/wrong for snow in your vicinity.

Also, when you see there is a warning for your county, check the website to see what part of your county is affected and read what the warning actually says.   A warning does not mean snow is expected in your back yard


Edit: county, not country!

Edited January 28, 2015 by Essan

[Mair Snaw]

A very wet and windy start here this morning... not too cold but feeling raw in that wind....Good luck Midlanders....

[Supacell]

That second cold front moving in from the NW looks quite intense and reports in the NW England thread of very gusty winds, torrential rain and hail. Although the most intense area looks set to be cross over N England it could turn quite wet and squally within the next couple of hours.

[Staffordshire]

Some very strong winds just passed through here, odd

[Will Padz]

Torrential hail and very gusty winds here....hail laying.....