Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Geordiesnow]

 frosty ground

Funny how you mention negatives yet your post previous mentioned "looking like a washout for most tomorrow". 

What do you want me to say? Be one of those members who wants likes or be one who is just saying from what I am seeing. I might be wrong and Im hoping I'm wrong(and I have been before) but it's not going to stop me posting from what I am seeing.

I'll be more than positive if I see true sustained proper cold blast, like we did a few weeks ago and not this transient half hearted affair. I mean the dew points across most of the region are above freezing so it's not really all that cold out there and yet I have seen comments in here we are in for 6+ hours of snowfall(!).

[Day 10]

ECM has joined the others in downgrading...

A messy mix of rain & snow now, not much accumulation there unless you live up a hill.

Orange = rain/snow

Blue = snow

Edited February 7 by Day 10

[Geordiesnow]

 Day 10

Obviously it coming in the daytime does not help things either. It would seem the best scenario for frontal snow in this region is a front coming in from the West into cold air with little or no wind. I've lived here since 2015 and I don't recall ever seeing a significant frontal snow event although I think it's always much tougher up here because the rain shadow affect will come into play whilst those further south and especially in the Liverpool area.

Hopefully it will happen again one day as too often it seems the cold breaks down without much of a significant snow event and not just in this region but UK wide.

[frosty ground]

 Geordiesnow

I don’t want you to say anything, it’s the I was  right all along and how you declared you got it right look at me and aren’t I great attitude.

I want being negative it’s how I see it going based on the latest data rather than the law of sod.

 

[WillinGlossop]

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Had Worse

Had Worse & Raul just inside amber… ️️

will have to see what we wake up to 

Edited February 7 by WillinGlossop

[Geordiesnow]

 frosty ground

I certainly never intended to come across that way all I said the Arctic airmass coming down was just a "wishy washy" type with 850s not being particularly low. In all honesty I don't even think it comes across that way and not quite sure why you interpret it that way? 

Let's hope I'm wrong and there is some surprises of at least people seeing snow falling before it reverts back to rain.

[Day 10]

 WillinGlossop

Good luck tomorrow mate, I'm sure you'll do well

I'll trade you for 3 points instead

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlossop Your house is Yellow,  your drive entrance is Amber

[WillinGlossop]

 Day 10 there’s a farmhouse above Glossop above Derbyshire level that’s at 450m that’ll be plastered 

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlossop is that the one on that track at the side of the grand House.

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse Im not sure what it’s called… edit Turf Pits Lane… I’ve seen a tractor going up there quite a few times… it looks like a good snow house in winter… but a bit Smokey when they burn the heathland in spring

Edited February 7 by WillinGlossop

[Chris.R]

Sorry all I'm only just having tea

[Had Worse]

 Chris.R come on Chris, are we guessing its a Wigan Kebab?

[severe snowstorm]

 Had Worse Everyone pile over to Will's house tomorrow then, and we know they'll be someone on hand to do the catering

[WillinGlossop]

 severe snowstorm

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlosso@severe snowstorm will be disappointed

[iand61]

Looking at the timing, I can’t see snow being a problem going to work in the morning but it could be an interesting drive home again later.

I’m just outside the amber area here but it’s looking more and more like altitude will play a big part so I can see all of the Rossendale area, even the valley bottom getting a covering which will play havoc with the already crappy and full Victorian road system.

Roads over the tops still look to be in for a pasting though so just glad home is the highest I have to drive.

 

[WillinGlossop]

Windy harbour to Padfield Main Road 250-265m asl… usually drifts across the fields and fills in the roads across to cemetery road along to Park Road Hadfield like March last year 

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlossop Meanwhile,  your off the map in some highup secret location. Hope you've got a tractor to pull your car out.

Picture is at the top of Park Road looking down to Hadfield Road with Bankswood Park on the Left. 

Edited February 7 by Had Worse

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse I’d like to buy that house at the top of the track… looks quite pretty old farmhouse with trees at front… 450m asl your guaranteed.. don’t think Paddy would want do drive a tractor up a track probably comes with quite a bit of land and way out price wise bit of a walk to town too carrying backpack with shopping…get strong calf muscles though  

[Winter Hill]

 WillinGlossop  Had Worse

I used to service the primary school in padfield. And then next job was hadfield library. 

[WillinGlossop]

 Winter Hill oh wow you know the area well

[Had Worse]

 Winter Hill So you've met the 'Local People' then 

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse  

[Alexis]

As I said on Monday, we'd see 8 or 9 big snow events each winter if these sort of setups delivered.

Really need deep entrenched cold, with a long fetch south easterly and a slow moving front. I can't remember the last time a front from the south west sped in and dumped a load of snow outside Pennine areas. The low just isn't slidey enough.

But, not to say one out of every 20 attempts might just do it. 

Edited February 7 by Alexis