Midlands Regional Weather Discussion

[nobble]

Think the depth of cold has been mentioned before , here and other threads . 
I agree the frosts have had some bite this year

mothers natures way of preparing us for the historical one in a 250 year winter 23/24

[Metwatch]

An even better sunset tonight. 

Lowest temperature at -3.4°C this morning. 

[Dancerwithwings]

9 hours ago, Midlands Ice Age said:

Its -4.9C still outside here in sunny Solihull at 8;20

-3.1C now at 8:50.

MIA

I know it was I’ll second that as I was in Monkspath at 8am working in an empty property with no heating…..it was Baltic

Back again there tomorrow 🫣 this time I’m taking 5 woolly hats and ten coats

 

[Fozfoster]

-5.5c here this morning, be surprised if its colder in the morning 

[matty40s]

stunning sunset after wall to wall sun all day.

 

[Fozfoster]

9 hours ago, Fozfoster said:

-5.5c here this morning, be surprised if its colder in the morning 

Nope-3.3c not bad though 

[matty40s]

-4.8 was quite a surprise, canal hasnt iced over though, possibly due to the dew point.

[nobble]

Lovely snow moon again this morning 

shame it’s only illuminating frost not snow …..

[Midlands Ice Age]

1 hour ago, Fozfoster said:

Nope-3.3c not bad though 

My minimum was -4,1C an hour ago. Currently at 8:40 it is at -3.1C, slightly milder than yesterday,

Gorgeous blue  sky

MIA

[Neil Harris]

What a glorious day... 

It's too soon but I think I'm ready for Spring.

[Fozfoster]

-4.5c this morning 

[nobble]

4th frost on the bounce

[matty40s]

Another impressive frost, down to -5.6 last night , canal frozen over for the 3rd time this year!!

[matty40s]

Still -4.4 at 10am

[Midlands Ice Age]

Recorded min of -4.2C this morning.

Absolutely clear deep blue skies...

Wonderful outside now.

Ponds gradually freezing over.

MIA

[Sparkiee storm]

Even with not much snow, this winter has been impressive for cold and frosts. Wonder if this SSW can help us get a decent snow event before the winter is finished. Ill be watching until mid/end of March.

Edited February 8, 2023 by Sparkiee storm

[Dancerwithwings]

6 hours ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Even with not much snow, this winter has been impressive for cold and frosts. Wonder if this SSW can help us get a decent snow event before the winter is finished. Ill be watching until mid/end of March.

[phil nw.]

So far this month has seen a glorious spell of weather around here.

Sunny days and frosty nights with almost calm conditions.

Great for walks and it has enabled me to give the lawn it's first light cut.

Got a feeling we may see more cloud towards the weekend but it's been great so far.

If we can't get snow then this is a decent second prize.

[Midlands Ice Age]

A bit milder here today after last nights cloud prevented the temperature from dropping too low. (Around 0.0C)

Cloud cleared early to leave a nice sunny day, It made the golf very enjoyable, but in the sheltered shady sections by the woods the ground was still rock hard - even though no frost was visible. It seemed as if a ground frost was developing around midday. A bit odd really. I think it must have been radiative cooling which had prevented the ground warming up. 

Looking forward (like most) to this pleasant spell continuing.

MIA

[nobble]

Looks like another frost tonight 

from memory I reckon about 40 ground frosts since mid November ?

 

could any friendly member confirm this ? 

even non frost days it has been cold / cool, without the couple of really balmy mild spells , we could have seen a really low avg winter temp

[Midlands Ice Age]

More cloud around this morning..

Temperatures still fell to a minimum of -2.1C overnight with a widespread frost.

Nobbie - I am checking back on the ground frosts, but the data is not readily available.

I have just counted 31 air frosts that have occurred around here in central Solihull  (though in  a bit of a frost hollow), 18 of which have been below -2.0C, so a moderate frost, 

13 have been below -4.0C so a hard frost.   Lowest was -7.1C back in December.

I suspect that more rural areas may show even colder numbers.

This winter has had  a below minima, but just above average maximum in many places in the south of the country.

MIA

Edited February 10, 2023 by Midlands Ice Age

[Polar Maritime]

Wind gusts have realy picked up here touching 60mph.

[Neil Harris]

On 09/02/2023 at 12:52, phil nw. said:

So far this month has seen a glorious spell of weather around here.

Sunny days and frosty nights with almost calm conditions.

Great for walks and it has enabled me to give the lawn it's first light cut.

Got a feeling we may see more cloud towards the weekend but it's been great so far.

If we can't get snow then this is a decent second prize.

Still treads like there's frost in my lawn.

I'm not a gardener, however I had new turf laid last Spring, should I be cutting it in February?

[phil nw.]

50 minutes ago, Neil Harris said:

Still treads like there's frost in my lawn.

I'm not a gardener, however I had new turf laid last Spring, should I be cutting it in February?

If it looks long enough.

No hard and fast rule really .I raised the cut height on my mower and waited until the afternoon when the frost and dew had lifted.

It did need a light trim as I had left it longer this Winter as this helps to keep the moss down.

[Weather Enthusiast91]

Since yesterday, it has been cloudy with little to no sun to be seen. Not really complaining as we have had plenty of sunshine this winter so I am happy enough for now.