The Midlands - Weather Chat

[snowangel32]

Still on a knife edge i am right on the dividing line so it could be anything here but we do have decent asl here. But cant complain if we dont get any last night was brutal with a ground and air frost. And previous two nights were very snowy. So gd luck to everyone especially those who have seen nothing so far. How do i get rid of the snow man lol it wont let me delete it. 

[snowangel32]

5 minutes ago, Serendipity said:

dew point is too high here currently.

Its dropping though the later it gets here the better and there are reports of snow in th NW already even at low altitude.

[Serendipity]

it seems to be rising here, but maybe it will drop later. dew point 1.3 now and was 1 about 15 mins ago.

 

[shaky]

Current temp in my part of leicester:temp-2 degreees!!dew point--1!!lookking good!!frost starting to form in the shade again!!

[Arctic Hare]

Temp has fallen here to 2.7 °C, but the radar looks as though nothing significant will reach me. Derbys/Notts/Leics might do quite well later if it's cold enough, though. Fingers crossed for you N/E folks!

[Ian Ballinger]

I can report, it's raining

[Summer of 95]

Light rain for last 2 hours here, not even any sleet. Never expected that honest....

[Adzyy]

Well we've now got mostly sleet forecast. Can't say I'm surprised. Always the way. Hopefully we will be pleasantly shocked, never mind...

Edited January 16, 2016 by Adzyy

[snowangel32]

Met have changed to rain, sleet and snow mix ppn looks alot lighter than forecast also think this is a bust for me but the peak district could get 10cm out of this.

[Arctic Hare]

Right, I've had enough. Now continuous light rain, occasionally verging on moderate. Can't see this "cold spell" being anything but a 0/10 disaster, so I'm off to have a moan in the moaning thread, then I'll be taking a short break from weather forums. I'll be back when I feel a bit less grumpy!

All the best to you guys, and it would be great if some got some snow tonight.

[Summer of 95]

It's snowing up in Lancashire further west than here and lower down. WTF????

3C now, still light rain. 

[cyclonic happiness]

It'll turn to snow as it gets darker 

[Gustywind]

Temps have looked cooler all day in NW, must be lower uppers there.

[shaky]

Shrewsbury is in the mild side of things from all the models ive seen today!!!

[Matty23]

2c here and rain was a tiny bit sleepy in heavier bursts but just cold rain. Cudnt have to get much colder to snow surely. Would the nite time help u think?? 

[nobble]

Real knife edge stuff

could be good later this evening, I'm sure im East side of west mids lol @500ft asl also 

so all to play for , Alton towers seem sweet spot heavy snow fro 17.00 also hednesford heavy snow from 20.00 that's only 3 miles due north of here .... Exciting weather times .....

[Mair Snaw]

Nothing here yet... very cold tho and clouding over... ive probably just wrecked it by going to the cellar and getting the kids snow boots out of storage...

[Snowshine]

These north-westerly cold spells always seem to fail to impress when it comes to bringing snow. The easterlies always seem to bring the snow here, while the northerlies/north-westerlies rarely bring any decent snowfall.

Anyway, the forecast from the Met Office is only rain here, so I'm certainly not looking forward to tonight.

[markw2680]

Well I keep seeing the odd flake dropping from the sky so I'm pretty hopeful of it been decent here if it gets heavy enough 

[snowangel32]

6 minutes ago, nobble said:

Real knife edge stuff

could be good later this evening, I'm sure im East side of west mids lol @500ft asl also 

so all to play for , Alton towers seem sweet spot heavy snow fro 17.00 also hednesford heavy snow from 20.00 that's only 3 miles due north of here .... Exciting weather times .....

Yh this could go either way what worries me at present is the ppn looks to be fragmenting and weakening let's hope it peps up a bit because anything light will be rain. Met have changed forecast for here about 10 times now today lol. Just shows how close it is from rain to snow. Also real chance of freezing rain in places could be interesting.

[weather09]

18 minutes ago, Summer of 95 said:

It's snowing up in Lancashire further west than here and lower down. WTF????

3C now, still light rain. 

Do you not look at obs?

NW has temps generally around 2C and dewpoints at 0C or below, whereas many parts of W Mids have temps at 3-4C, with dewpoints around 1C in some parts.  Add to that WBPTs of around 3C and 850s creeping up toward 0C this evening and overnight, it's as marginal for lower level parts of the W Mids as it can get.  

[shaky]

I am really surprised how far east the band has gone!!somewhere around the central midlands could get some good snowfall from it!!at the moment derbyshire looks a good bet!!

[i love snow]

Rain in Penkridge 

[Mair Snaw]

now full cloud cover but very odd looking cloud.... really bright.. feeling colder than it has at any point in the day so far.... i hear its Snowing in Manchester currently.

[Lukey]

Ugh, It's just a damp squib here, drizzly rain...