Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[Tommytomtom]

6 minutes ago, sheikhy said:

Its mad!!!just updated for here!!temp -6 dew point -10!!!

Are you in the city? I live in a village in an old house and ive got 2 blankets on my bed. Its deffo chilly

[markw2680]

Personally I don’t get the fascination with cold weather, if we get snow then yeah great but bone chilling cold and dry doesn’t float my boat at all, would rather stormy and mild 

[Tommytomtom]

Just now, Tommytomtom said:

Are you in the city? I live in a village in an old house and ive got 2 blankets on my bed. Its deffo chilly

Ha. After 5 years on here that was my first post that i didn't have to wait for the moderator to pass!

[Wade]

Just now, markw2680 said:

Personally I don’t get the fascination with cold weather, if we get snow then yeah great but bone chilling cold and dry doesn’t float my boat at all, would rather stormy and mild 

I'm with you on this one, having cold without snow is like xmas without gifts, it is just bland and ultimately miserable. I too like a good ole storm, if it don't snow then it has to be mild and stormy or mild and dry.

[Eskimo]

-5.2C here. Coldest night in a quite a few years.

[cyclonic happiness]

I bet we have a dry frost though 

[sheikhy]

2 minutes ago, Tommytomtom said:

Are you in the city? I live in a village in an old house and ive got 2 blankets on my bed. Its deffo chilly

I live on the outskirts in the oadby wigston area south east leicester!!freezing out there!!!!

[CoventryWeather]

17 minutes ago, Severe Siberian icy blast said:

So we got know pics of the swiss lol? 

 the link is there if you want to take a look, been rather consistent on showers from 2/3 in NW England tomorrow. 

[Dancerwithwings]

It wouldn’t be a total surprise if the famous P hollow gets a low of -9 at some point tonight

[Metwatch]

14 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

When was the last time you seen recorded dew points like this in your part of our region  Sheikhy

Early April 2021 most notable case and February 2021 easterly. This spell have to admit been some quite low dewpoints as well.

 

6 minutes ago, markw2680 said:

Personally I don’t get the fascination with cold weather, if we get snow then yeah great but bone chilling cold and dry doesn’t float my boat at all, would rather stormy and mild 

Agreed, Only interesting thing is to see how frozen ponds or a bucket of water in the garden gets otherwise pointless cold. I'd prefer mild and sunny in a heartbeat over cold and sunny, and even stormy and mild if no snow. Dry cold air also makes my skin quite dry which I find unpleasant. Cold is made so much worse with no snow or proper visible frost

 

2 minutes ago, cyclonic happiness said:

I bet we have a dry frost though 

Yes sort of a 'black frost', but I think the temperatures would need to be much colder for that, probably below -10C while humidity under 80%. it's -4.4C with a humidity of 81% so still pretty cold. Surrounding countryside down to -5C to -6C.

[Dancerwithwings]

Ive just hit -6c 

dews at 7.6C

[Polar Maritime]

-7s now here

[Dancerwithwings]

Just now, Polar Maritime said:

-7s now here

Show off

[BarometerCat]

no working thermometer but clear sky and very very cold out.  Looks like will be cold right into later morning tomorrow too. 

[Fozfoster]

A chilly -5 at the moment. I must agree real cold and no snow is not my thing!! Birthday today (60) and 7 days ago I was promised 30cm of snow. Note to myself AGAIN NEVER EVER TRUST WEATHER COMPUTERS 7 DAYS PLUS…. I feel better now.. good nite all 

yes temperatures still dropping down to -5.3 now

Edited January 17 by Fozfoster

[Dancerwithwings]

2 minutes ago, BarometerCat said:

no working thermometer but clear sky and very very cold out.  Looks like will be cold right into later morning tomorrow too. 

Latest UKMO hi-res temps for mid morning tomorrow

[Sparkiee storm]

-6 here now with just below -8 DPs, looking forward to seeing how low temps manage to get overnight . 

Edited January 17 by Sparkiee storm

[Dancerwithwings]

7 minutes ago, Sparkiee storm said:

-6 here now with just below -8 DPs, looking forward to seeing how low temps manage to get overnight 

Birmingham airport is at -7 and I’m a stone’s throw from it

 

edit, I bet it’s a shock to the system for peeps coming back from warmer climes

Edited January 17 by Dancerwithwings

[Dancerwithwings]

12:30am….Before one hits the zzZZ 

I’m at -6.4c and dp -7.7c …

Now where’s that water bottle

[Weather Enthusiast91]

Now -6 with a dew point temp of -8. It's certainly a cold one out there. 

[sheikhy]

Im waiting for @CoventryWeather cheshire gap snow update this morning!!its gona be a 200 mile long streamer straight through the midlands and into east anglia!!!currently -7dew point -8!!

[Fozfoster]

-6.2 c now

[kirksnow88]

Currently-6°c reached a low of -6.8°c with a dew point of -8°c  

can’t help imagine what it would have been like with snow on the ground

[CoventryWeather]

51 minutes ago, sheikhy said:

Im waiting for @CoventryWeather cheshire gap snow update this morning!!its gona be a 200 mile long streamer straight through the midlands and into east anglia!!!currently -7dew point -8!!

Not as good this morning, still the French models bringing some into the region but not as far, perhaps Stoke/Stafford but easing. 

The UKV remains uninterested in anything but hasn't been brilliant last few days.

The Swiss is probably the most promising with plenty of showers feeding inland by 10/11, but again fades quickly after midnight. 

The Swiss has done well with the east coast snow this morning, so no promises

[kirksnow88]

Our single glazed bay window is frozen, not ideal but it does look pretty