A light flurry here, lasting about 15 minutes around 23.00GMT, has left a
nice dusting on the roads and car roofs. Now dry again with higher cloud,
though it was never very thick (none of the characteristic "orangey"
appearance under the street-lights) and has melted a little over drain
covers etc. Temp currently hovering around zero.

Even if that's our lot for tonight - the MetO radar shows the heavier stuff
missing us to the east (as usual!) but quite a few scattered showers in
Shropshire/Staffordshire that might reach us or might fizzle out - it's
still actual snow for the first time this winter!

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote in
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Even if that's our lot for tonight - the MetO radar shows the heavier
stuff missing us to the east (as usual!) but quite a few scattered
showers in Shropshire/Staffordshire that might reach us or might
fizzle out - it's still actual snow for the first time this winter!

Well, surprise surprise, it's looking like the fizzle option. The western
edge of the main "blob" of snow seems to be extending gradually westwards,
but it's too far south already to help me.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote:
David Buttery wrote in
.145:

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Even if that's our lot for tonight - the MetO radar shows the heavier
stuff missing us to the east (as usual!) but quite a few scattered
showers in Shropshire/Staffordshire that might reach us or might
fizzle out - it's still actual snow for the first time this winter!


Well, surprise surprise, it's looking like the fizzle option. The western
edge of the main "blob" of snow seems to be extending gradually westwards,
but it's too far south already to help me.


Same here David. I looked outside about 11.30pm it was snowing lightly.
Lawns, paths, and roads with a dusting.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Joe Egginton wrote:
David Buttery wrote:

David Buttery wrote in
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Even if that's our lot for tonight - the MetO radar shows the heavier
stuff missing us to the east (as usual!) but quite a few scattered
showers in Shropshire/Staffordshire that might reach us or might
fizzle out - it's still actual snow for the first time this winter!



Well, surprise surprise, it's looking like the fizzle option. The
western edge of the main "blob" of snow seems to be extending
gradually westwards, but it's too far south already to help me.


Same here David. I looked outside about 11.30pm it was snowing lightly.
Lawns, paths, and roads with a dusting.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl


The dusting that settled earlier on in the night, is now being washed
away, by sleet.

If the skies clear in the night, there'll probably be quite a lot of
accidents tomorrow, with icy roads, having not had winter this year.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Joe Egginton wrote in
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The dusting that settled earlier on in the night, is now being washed
away, by sleet.

If the skies clear in the night, there'll probably be quite a lot of
accidents tomorrow, with icy roads, having not had winter this year.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Much the same is happening here, except that it's cold drizzle rather than
sleet; not really surprising given our respective altitudes. Agreed about
the ice: it could be quite nasty come the rush hour.

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.