Isolated Frost

11cm at 0800 this morning, about to check again- any other recorded depths? pics would be nice

The snow totals in Dec 2010 reached 42cm, most of it in between Nov 24 and Nov 30, with a cold e'ly on the 1st making way for a upper ridge and some incredibly cold temps- the snow in Consett probably is about 40cm in one DAY (!), absolutely incredible, so envious at some of these snow amounts, shame the lower areas couldn't join in, that is Syracuse, NY type snowstorm totals !! Hopefully any NE/E reload will be similar to Dec 2010 and provide us lower areas with huge convection and snow totals- especially with a colder continent now than in Nov/Dec 2010

INCREDIBLE snow amounts on high ground inland- superb !

Here is an animation about the 7 days (20 Nov-27 Nov) that built up and extended into one hell of a cold and snowy spell. The notes regarding it (which relate to the potential NE reload) is the retrogressive motion in the mid-atlantic and subsequent stalling of the jet (before retrogression fades towards the end of the animation), and the advancing upper cold pool from the NE, acting as an extended segment of the polar vortex. This is the type of pattern that would be preferred over the next few weeks as the MJO shifts, and the stratospheric conditions move into northern blocking territory- watch out for these prominent signals in order for a NE reload

I didn't mind today, very cold and raw, sleet and wet snow and slush, but very wintry and fun! Good on those who had all snow or thereabouts, enjoy it (Consett, Durham, Stanley etc)- Tomorrow has a strong streak of upper humidity across Scotland and Northern England, and a stripe of vorticity associated with an upper low moves in tomorrow afternoon- CAA is present and -8c/-9c 850s remain across our region from 6am onwards-- -11c/-12c's around Ekofisk and surroundings Lower level shear at less than 2m/s from the early hours so we definitely have some real unstable cold air crossing the North Sea- and that should form some hefty showers (Tues eve to Weds morning look the best with a strong signal for a ESE>E upper air flow) Could be v marginal out there on the coast though- especially early on, but the wind dies down and the uppers cool progressively. Good luck to those hoping for snow or getting more snow this evening, and heres hoping you's west of T&W have some big totals to report tomorrow ! PS, anyone fancy this again ? Maybe Feb time ?

Derwentside hit the jackpot as expected. Not in my usual position, at my grans (about 6 miles from coast, 25m asl)- so much slush around the pavements and roads, no snow on any concrete anymore and a slight thaw of the snow on the grass.. My house at 8 miles away and 50m asl should have mostly snow which highlights the marginality. Heavy sleet for most of the day here, some snowy intervals.

Told yous, be positive! Turning to v heavy snow at 40m asl, 5 miles from the coast.

Sleet/wet snow mix nr Sunderland. More snow than sleet here. Here's hoping we can manage accu nearer the coast as the day goes on.

I'd wait until at least 12pm- the strongest signal for sleet and rain was 0200 to 0600, and after that, the signal was progressively snowier. The stuff coming in seems to be intensifying nr the coast- I'm interested to see what is the snow-rain line atm.

After near enough constant precip (fading away in the afternoon hrs)- this trough activity moves in from the SE overnight and we look in prime position for it.. the hi-res EC has got a grip of it in this morning's output. That would be some very heavy precip (sleet and snow) for those under it- and it seems to hover near, around and over us all evening. NMM has it instilled in its output as well. Expect some heavy/moderate sleet and snow today, before slowing petering out in the afternoon- still with some heavy bursts. Treacherous conditions for many with strong winds, blowing snow and accumulating snow away from inner cities and the coastline. Take care.

Snowing heavily, big flakes this time- visibility down. About 2cm on the car- no concrete surfaces were cleared here so everything has an extra coat of white.

0.7/-0.3 light snow here, small accumulations overnight.

Blowing snow, howling winds, 0.6c- yum!

Looking at the radar and reports in Yorks- this could be epic

Lots of heavy stuff to come tonight and throughout today - persistent as well. Rain and sleet for the coast, mostly snow inland and with elevation- some lucky spots are looking at a ft of fresh snow accumulations over the next 24 hrs.

Dew point rising in this lighter shower, 0.8c/-0.8c, main line/band hitting Boro now with some intense precip associated.

Hold your hopes on evaporative cooling for now. 0.8c/-1c here, due to a very heavy snow shr (best since Friday )

0.8c/-1c here... The big bad band is coming ! 5000 posts and I'm 15, good lord !!!

The strongest onshore precip should hit boro before 2- The upcoming morning has some Dutch delight with it- huge precip to come ..

0.9c/-1.0c here.

Temp falling and humidity rising in accordance with the front arrival (next 25-45 mins for Tyne and Wear). 1.0c/-0.9c - eeek!!

The scariest period is 3am-7am Nick- and that coincides nicely with the coldest temps.. after that, most models have all snow for Durham. If you have snow falling when you wake up, I'd be VERY confident.

Definitely a red warning if all that came here, but there is only some of it coming (which is still a huge amount- amber material). Moderate blowing snow here... band making quick inroads through Teesside, any reports?

Band hitting Boro now- expect a lot of pivoting and twists and turns, with VERY heavy (stronger than that nr Scarborough) to be around our region in a few hours time.

Ignore the break in the North Sea- that's just poor radar coverage... Germany to Yorkshire- this band will pivot, tilt and flow straight into us- a hell of a system.. note the heavier precip appearing to the NE of East Anglia- that's coming for us ! Will it be rain or snow ? Better take care anyhow because it's heavy and persistent!