Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[stewfox]

On 16/01/2024 at 12:34, stewfox said:

No snow here. So it's the water butt test.

2 days ago could only take something light. 

Today a potted plant

Those who have asked . That's a heavy pot on there today full of stones 

Could take much more but time is running out.

 

Edited January 18 by stewfox

[MattStoke]

18 minutes ago, stewfox said:

Those who have asked . That's a heavy pot on there today full of stones 

Could take much more but time is running out.

 

Tomorrow needs to be a selfie of you standing on the ice.

[stewfox]

51 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Tomorrow needs to be a selfie of you standing on the ice.

Would I get more rep if I did it on Monday?

[I remember Atlantic 252]

could see the anvils coming back from Lichfield on the bus, don't think they will get here somehow

[MattStoke]

Interesting. 

[Polar Maritime]

4 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Interesting. 

Yes as advertised here by netwx-sr with showers moving south this evening.

[MattStoke]

Incoming. Unless it dies out.

[MattStoke]

Wow. Really heavy graupel. White over.

[MattStoke]

Turned to pure snow now.

[CoventryWeather]

1 minute ago, MattStoke said:

Turned to pure snow now.

looked like you had a shower develop right over you. Decent progress inland and more developing behind. 

[Summer of 95]

Just had a brief snow shower here, a few bits are getting down the gap

[MattStoke]

That makes it 5 days of snow so far this winter. Everything covered again, although we still already had last night’s patchy dusting.

[nobble]

Come on snow god dammit

up until these last 2 years chesire gap streamers used to be a bullseye for me

 

let’s end this spell strong 

[GokouD]

Just watching a shower fizzle as it approaches

[el tiempo]

light covering here

[nobble]

7 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

That makes it 5 days of snow so far this winter. Everything covered again, although we still already had last night’s patchy dusting.

 

[markw2680]

Barely a flake here yet this winter, it’s been proper shocking especially this cold snap after all the hype 

[MattStoke]

Seen more snow than most of England this winter. Stoke striking it lucky again. Would be pretty cheesed off if I lived elsewhere.

[GokouD]

Shower arrived, fair to say it wasn't worth watching it on radar for the last hour haha.

[Weather Enthusiast91]

12 minutes ago, markw2680 said:

Barely a flake here yet this winter, it’s been proper shocking especially this cold snap after all the hype 

Brum almost always seems to miss out. 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Snowing! showers making it here through gap, even lightest of dustings

[Don]

17 minutes ago, MattStoke said:

Seen more snow than most of England this winter. Stoke striking it lucky again. Would be pretty cheesed off if I lived elsewhere.

Yes, Stoke seems to have been a bit of a sweet spot this winter!  Does it often do well for snow compared to other nearby areas?

[nobble]

Just now, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

Snowing! showers making it here through gap, even lightest of dustings

There’s hope for me yet 

Getting close first 30 miles away ish

now 12 ish in Stafford 

 

can smell the flakes can they make it

[I remember Atlantic 252]

1 minute ago, Don said:

Yes, Stoke seems to have been a bit of a sweet spot this winter!  Does it often do well for snow compared to other nearby areas?

Donald, Stoke isn't bad, better than here, my location okay, sometimes better than Stoke on a 24th Jan '21 type setup, systems like 18th Dec 2010

[MattStoke]

9 minutes ago, Don said:

Yes, Stoke seems to have been a bit of a sweet spot this winter!  Does it often do well for snow compared to other nearby areas?

Seems to. Certainly in the 7 years I’ve been here. Averages historically more snow days per winter than anywhere else in England outside of the really hilly areas like the Peak District, Lake District and Pennines.