Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[Sparkiee storm]

Snowing here now too. 

 

[nobble]

Flakes falling in pelsall 10 mins ago while I defrosted van

 

a few in bloxwich just now

[nobble]

Just turned moderate with a 1 min heavy butst in bloxwich

[Sparkiee storm]

1 minute ago, nobble said:

Just turned moderate with a 1 min heavy butst in bloxwich

Same here a small dusting now, stuck to most surfaces because of the frost 

[nobble]

1 minute ago, Sparkiee storm said:

Same here a small dusting now, stuck to most surfaces because of the frost 

When it’s not forecast like this it’s always the best

[Sparkiee storm]

13 minutes ago, nobble said:

When it’s not forecast like this it’s always the best

Agreed 100%, who knows may get more Tuesday/Wednesday.

Screen shot from a Bloxwich webcam shows the dusting nicely.

 

Edited January 15 by Sparkiee storm

[el tiempo]

light covering by the hospital 

[GokouD]

Woken up to a dusting in Telford, better than nothing! It'll be cold enough that it'll probably stick around for a few days in shady spots, so at least it will look wintery.

[nobble]

Snow all the way down train line into Birmingham

 

centre of brum just a smattering on windscreens / - city heat shield in effect 

[CoventryWeather]

Nice to hear about the snow - rather unexpected! Hopefully some more over the coming days! 

[kirksnow88]

As others have said a nice little unexpected dusting. With an overnight low of -3.1°c  

[Don]

A dusting here also!

[SollyOlly]

My Midlands friends - you're sure to get snow now - because I'm working away in Leeds this week...!  Anyway, good luck all...it's very cold here in Leeds, lovely and clear and sunny too for now. If I can get some snow up here I'll let you guys know! 

[MattStoke]

ICON brings some snow across the Midlands late Wednesday.

Edited January 15 by MattStoke

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Aye, surprise smattering of snow! 2nd snow night now, still yet to see snow fall

[BarometerCat]

-2 start. Bright sun though with lots of frost. No snow or any sign of so expecting a dry but cold week.  

[MattStoke]

Amazing how such cold air moving over anomalously warm sea and with low heights is producing so few showers.

[MattStoke]

Snow warnings removed for me  

Actually, still under a warning for Thursday.

Edited January 15 by MattStoke

[AltonMatthew]

31 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Snow warnings removed for me  

Actually, still under a warning for Thursday.

Only a matter of time before Thursdays is removed id say. Nice to enjoy some sunny frosty days I guess. 

[Metwatch]

1 hour ago, MattStoke said:

Amazing how such cold air moving over anomalously warm sea and with low heights is producing so few showers.

Air is too dry in the mid layers this afternoon, humidity of around 15% from the modelled sounding at around 3000m in Cheshire. 60% on the surface i'm recording. Very blue skies as a result here. Scotland seems to have more moist profiles so that's helping showers form, plus longer track over open water.

 

[Neil Harris]

Stunning out there. I'd forgotten days could be so bright.

[Gord]

Just had a lovely crisp walk with the dogs in Himley Plantation out near Wombourne. A very light dusting of snow in the woods and brilliant sunshine. Makes you realise that even though we've been let down by the change in modelling and forecasts this week, this kind of weather can still be very pleasant.

Just spare a thought for those of the North Sea coasts today. I grew up in Lowestoft and studied in Sunderland for 3 years. I know the fustration of watching the snow clouds out at sea drifting in the northerly wind but not getting any closer. So even though this week looks like it has turned out to be a disappointment for us in the Midlands, at least the weather isn't physically teasing us when you look outside!

[Midlands Ice Age]

Glad to see that some in the north west of our patch got a cm.

Solihull (here) woke up to a fine layer of grapel, which  had drifted  down the rooves into gutters, but was still 'laying' on the sheltered rubbish bins, etc.

As people above have reported this Arctic air  is brilliant to look at. A few flakes in it would be perfection.

MIA

[MattStoke]

Temperature barely above freezing at a time of year when the sunlight is very weak and yet frost and dusting of snow has all gone.

[Hathers]

Afternoon guys. 
Any chance of some more Cheshire gap streamers overnight? 
Nice surprise last night to see some snow falling. 

Edited January 15 by Hathers