The Midlands - Weather Chat

[VeryCold]

Looks like the big mass of snow/sleet is stalling a little ....much further North than here though around Stoke to Sheffield ...think Sheffield and Chesterfield will do as well as anyone tonight

[snowangel32]

By the time it reaches the midlands it will be very patchy, ppn looks to be dying rapidly. Glad I have seen snow Wednesday and Thursday because this looks like a let down. 

[nats]

2 minutes ago, Gord said:

Sadly this winter is turning more into a John Hurt...shoe-horned in at the last minute to make the other winters around it make sense.

This is my second winter since I moved to Halesowen, and frankly, as I don't have a drive and my car is parked on a narrow street used as a rat run, I'm actually pretty scared what will happen to my poor car if we have any real snow! But you and I have been on the midlands snow thread for a number of years now so you'll know, despite the car, that I really, really wanna see some proper snow! Not holding my breath

[Harsh Climate]

Looks like that first blob of precipitation over the leeds area was anaprop. 

That blob just west of harrogate will be the real stuff, things are shaping up nicely for a good night in west yorkshire It's also showing signs of intensifieng on the last loop and a good 50-75 miles further east than initially progged, I expect a direct hit now for some of us tonight!

 

[i love snow]

Rain turning to sleep in northwest. Still time yet for later. I hope 

[Gustywind]

Nothing worse than a cocky Yorkshireman! Enjoy the snow.

[Turnedoutniceagain]

1 minute ago, Harsh Climate said:

Looks like that first blob of precipitation over the leeds area was anaprop. 

That blob just west of harrogate will be the real stuff, things are shaping up nicely for a good night in west yorkshire It's also showing signs of intensifieng on the last loop and a good 50-75 miles further east than initially progged, I expect a direct hit now for some of us tonight!

 

I think you're posting in the wrong thread mate?

[saint]

1 minute ago, Harsh Climate said:

Looks like that first blob of precipitation over the leeds area was anaprop. 

That blob just west of harrogate will be the real stuff, things are shaping up nicely for a good night in west yorkshire It's also showing signs of intensifieng on the last loop and a good 50-75 miles further east than initially progged, I expect a direct hit now for some of us tonight!

 

Wrong thread, Climate? 

[nats]

Sleet here

[Harsh Climate]

2 minutes ago, Turnedoutniceagain said:

I think you're posting in the wrong thread mate?

oooops thought I was in the yorkshire thread lol!

[Matthew Gill]

If you look at the forcast through the night the shift East should stop and then move south. Birmingham looks to be a dividing line with east of that getting snow

Edited January 16, 2016 by Matthew Gill

[nobble]

Rain just turning to sleet here !!

[MKN]

Just now, Matthew Gill said:

If you look at the forcast through the night the shift East should stop and then move south. Birmingham looks to be a dividing line with east of that getting snow

Imo opinion even where i am looks like being to far west, although i cant see me missing much unless things pep up a bit

[davehsug]

Still waiting for anything to fall here. Did see an umbrella about 15 mins ago, but whatever it is is so light it's not dampening the ground and I'm not about to go down to find out!

Edited January 16, 2016 by davehsug

[snowangel32]

After light snow we now have a starry clear sky can't see much happening. 

[Polar Maritime]

The first flakes starting to fall here just now.

[Summer of 95]

1 hour ago, weather09 said:

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.  

Yes I do, it was showing temps above zero in the places that were reporting snow. I thought the milder air was to the west, which is why it seemed strange that places west of here were getting snow.. Perhaps it's just the unexplainable Shropshire curse again. I mean I've seen it rain at -1C here.

Just a damp mess outside, not even feeling very cold. 

[Matthew Gill]

I still think it will push in then will slide back south west slightly. So all that on the radar around Manchester will come over the Midlands. 

[Adzyy]

Nothing's dropped here yet, taking a walk out to Tesco later when it's due to hit properly so will report then.

[mackerel sky]

Provided there is some precipitation then we have quite favourable conditions here. Down to 0.3C at present with a dew point of -1C.

[pegg24]

2 minutes ago, mackerel sky said:

Provided there is some precipitation then we have quite favourable conditions here. Down to 0.3C at present with a dew point of -1C.

Let's hope so. 

[klippieboo]

This island quite possibly has the worst climate in the world. Roll on the summer 

[MKN]

Just now, klippieboo said:

This island quite possibly has the worst climate in the world. Roll on the summer 

roll on summer? for that 1 day that might classify as a summers day

[Gustywind]

Still over 2c here and dew points having been low all day are now above zero.

[WillinGlossop]

My neighbour in glossop just confirmed 3-4cm of snow on ground up above glossop.... Enjoy.... In san diego will be in washington dc on monday where its not expected to get above -2/-3c monday/tue/wed....