Midlands regional discussion - Winter 23/24

[Metwatch]

Just ridiculous, wettest winter in over 135 years here, and the same for the central England region which has a record span of over 150 years.

Edited February 22 by Metwatch

[Neil Harris]

 Metwatch 3 of the wettest winters were after cracking summers (so probably needed)

Not this one. Hopefully this precedes a cracking summer

[Terminal Moraine]

A thin covering of snow here this morning at 0300, about 0.5cm. ( I didn't go outside and measure it !) after a brief but heavy snow shower. Almost all of it had thawed by the time I took the readings at 0900.

[Neil Harris]

Sharp shower here, Tinsy winsy bit of white in it

[SollyOlly]

Hail here. At least it's something a bit different! It's slim pickings if I'm getting interested in hail, of course...

[Arctic Hare]

Jubilee Gardens, Bewdley this afternoon. Daffodil beds in full bloom. 23rd February.

[MattStoke]

 Metwatch Just wait until we finally have a dry spell and people cry that our arid wasteland desperately needs rain as we can’t survive without being flooded every 5 minutes.

[SollyOlly]

Absolutely stunning start to the day here, a decent bit of cold, beautiful blue sky and very welcome sunshine. If only we'd had more of that this winter, rather than the boring, cloudy mild-fest. This type of weather lifts the spirits! Oh, and a lesser-spotted frost, too...  

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Spring sprung already before today, first appearance of ice cream van, convective cumulus, signs of summer, now who will win Wimbledon?

[SollyOlly]

 I remember Atlantic 252  Nice one mate! Funnily enough, standing at the bus stop earlier, one bloke was in a thick coat and beanie hat, the fella behind him was wearing shorts! Literally! He might have been going to the gym for all I know, but it made me smile...the sun does feel like it's got some strength to it now.

[matty40s]

First proper cruise of the year, often the best time to do it before the trees obscure views and the hire/leisure boats come out of hiding.

Glorious morning, but more cloud now

 

[Metwatch]

The fog formed (at last @lassie23!) around 4am with an air frost, down to -1C at sunrise. Looked quite cool with the lights cloaked by it and the moon shining above!

 

5 hours ago, MattStoke said:

Just wait until we finally have a dry spell and people cry that our arid wasteland desperately needs rain as we can’t survive without being flooded every 5 minutes.

Also yes. Probably by the end of April!

 

Edited February 24 by Metwatch

[matty40s]

Looks like we have hail on the way now...

[Arctic Hare]

Best day for quite some while. Started out cold (min -1.4 °C, hey look an actual air frost!) with freezing fog, but this was rapidly lifting by about 8:30 am. After that, a really pleasant late winter's day with lots of sunshine. Not that warm (max 8.3 °C) but with light winds and plenty of sunshine it felt fine. Reminded me all too sharply of how much I've missed these conditions during all the rain!

[wende123]

 SollyOlly Agreed Solly Olly. The recent rains have been relentless, it's so much better to finally see the sun and clearer skies at long last. Even the cat was getting cabin fever earlier this week due to the rain 

[SollyOlly]

 wende123 Totally. My cat was much happier today too, sure, he wasn't overly keen on getting his cute paws wet on the lawn but perching on a stone wall in the sun...a happy boy. And so far, it looks like a nice evening...I can see a lovely big moon as I type! 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Aye folks but another soaker wet through day for me, on Thursday (leap day) to Lichfield/King's Bromley, risked trench foot Thursday just gone, couldn't avoid walking through flood water

[CoventryWeather]

Nice dry day forecasted.

Oh no, a lonely shower exploded to life as it hit Coventry. 

Clean car now not so clean spent a good hour cleaning it.. 

[Iceman2606]

Morning Squall Line - 22 February 2024 Time-Lapse

 

[Metwatch]

Stunning sunrise this morning with some mist. First colourful sunrise since the end of January by the looks of things. Another air frost going down to -1C here, official met station a mile west went to -2C.

Reflecting back on this winter, and well it may have not been great for snow, and it's been excessively wet, one thing it hasn't lacked in, is the abundance of some amazing skies. Counted up around 25 colourful sunrise / sunset afterglows this winter, which is not bad going for a very unsettled season!

Edited February 25 by Metwatch

[nobble]

Following on from yesterday afternoon / evening cold feels Baltic again today

[SollyOlly]

 nobble Yeah, really does! Wind chill feels quite significant today!

[Arctic Hare]

A fairly decent day for brisk walking today. I walked about eight miles today with a brunch out in the middle, and it was actually fairly pleasant. Agreed that the wind chill was noticeable, but it was nice to be able to walk fastish up the hills without overheating in a coat! Tbh I'm just happy when it's dry - well, mostly dry as there were one or two brief showers. The river is about a metre down now from its peak, and though there's rain in the forecast (I know, what a shocker) it doesn't look *too* bad and so fingers crossed we'll get a longer respite from floods.

[Dancerwithwings]

 SollyOlly

Yes today was certainly brass monkeys with them cutting North-eastly winds

I wonder if we may have a last bite at the cherry come Saturday morning

 

Edited February 26 by Dancerwithwings

[Dancerwithwings]

2 minutes ago, Arctic Hare said:

fairly decent day for brisk walking today. I walked about eight miles today with a brunch out in the middle, and it was actually fairly pleasant. Agreed that the wind chill was noticeable, but it was nice to be able to walk fastish up the hills without overheating in a coat! Tbh I'm just happy when it's dry - well, mostly dry as there were one or two brief showers. The river is about a metre down now from its peak, and though there's rain in the forecast (I know, what a shocker) it doesn't look *too* bad and so fingers crossed we'll get a longer respite from floods.

I couldn’t agree more….a respite is needed for sure