The Midlands - Weather Chat

[The Wolf]

Gut wrenching for West Midlands. Horrible rain out there. Pathetic cold spell, so far, here.

[Lukey]

2 minutes ago, klippieboo said:

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

Agreed, our seasons are just getting mashed together!!  In August we were getting dull, drizzly days with temps of 12-15 degrees - we had better days in December!  Roll on Summer 2016 - I'm off to the USA for 4 weeks, i'm sure I'll see a proper summer there!

Still seems to be just drizzly here..... 

[Sweatyman]

6 minutes ago, Gustywind said:

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

unbelievable couldn't make it up

[Summer of 95]

2 minutes ago, Lukey said:

Agreed, our seasons are just getting mashed together!!  In August we were getting dull, drizzly days with temps of 12-15 degrees - we had better days in December!  Roll on Summer 2016 - I'm off to the USA for 4 weeks, i'm sure I'll see a proper summer there!

Still seems to be just drizzly here..... 

Our climate here just seems to be turning into 10-15C, cloud and drizzle all year round. Heat and cold never reach these parts any more, even when the synoptics are right and other parts of Europe and Britain get them- see winter 2011/12 and 1st July last year. It's like we've been moved to a small island out between the Azores and Iceland. I wonder if the melting Arctic ice is to blame- warmer winters up there mean less cold northerlies, the south flowing cold water means cooler duller summers. But why only the West of the UK, that's what I struggle to understand.

[cyclonic happiness]

Dry as a bone here, even though the radar is showing moderate levels of precipitation 

[Snowshine]

It's raining, and this cold spell is already a failure.

[Adzyy]

Well I'm bored of holding out hope, doesn't look like much is going to happen. If it snows it snows, losing the will to actually care now.

[conor123]

To boot the potential for anything Monday/Tuesday is fast vanishing, looks like another week of sunless grot now before the mild muck returns Thursday/Friday.

See y'all in Spring

[fizz511]

Bizarrely, accuweather, which has shown nothing for me for the last few days has suddenly decided to cough up this forecast..... Bonkers!

[LeeKay]

Some precip intensifying, as the winds have steered a little bit. esp over mid to north wales. Its just clipping the cold low uppers but hey, you never know.

[nobble]

Snowing lightly on and off here guys 

rained at 4 then sleet now very light snow on and off

everyone keep the faith , my father passed away 3 years ago tomorow, it snowed , me and my sister love the snow , so we agreed our dad had made it snow as he passed so we wouldn't be as upset . I believe he'll be back tomorrow to say hello 

[Costa Del Fal]

This front marks the end of the cold spell now really for me. Pathetic.

[fizz511]

Oh wait, there's more!

What the f... Is going on?!!

[Mair Snaw]

Nothing here yet..... thinking we may not see anything even here....

[cyclonic happiness]

The main bulk of the stuff isn't even due here until around 7-10pm. Give it a chance.

 

If you run the radar you can see it's already hit the cold air wall up north and is starting to edge westwards.

 

I think we'll be alright for a dusting tonight :-)

[Kirk Langley]

Precipitation just started to the West of Derby and it is snow although very very light

[shaky]

Temp continues to drop leicester!!now 1 degrees with dew point -1!!

[Eye to the sky]

A few flakes starting to fall here now,if I look very hard at the street light!!

[snowangel32]

Ppn looks to be pivoting west now met have me down for snow from 11pm we shall see.

[shaky]

Anyone got a current live 850hpa temps link?

[Matthew Gill]

6 minutes ago, cyclonic happiness said:

The main bulk of the stuff isn't even due here until around 7-10pm. Give it a chance.

 

If you run the radar you can see it's already hit the cold air wall up north and is starting to edge westwards.

 

I think we'll be alright for a dusting tonight :-

yep a slider low. Always looks like going too far east then pulls back West.  seems to be heavier then predicted in the north

[Gord]

Snowing here again but it's so sopping wet outside that it just seems pointless.

Feels more like snow we'd get in late April.

[Lukey]

Met office still predict rain and sleet for here in Tipton - but heavy snow for places like Sutton Coldfield..  hmm.   I really can't see how I will get anything out of this though, its just not that cold outside...  damp squib.

[LeeKay]

Shaky - here u go. No link you will need Netweather extra for that.

[andy_leics22]

Is it just me or is the PPN way further East than originally forecast? Really bad news IMO because that means the mild sector will be further East. Looks like it could be an East Midlands event i'm afraid.

Edited January 16, 2016 by andy_leics22