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4 minutes ago, Durham snowman said:

Pittington hill. Quite a few people enjoying it. 

Cheers - Might head to observatory hill tomorrow.

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7 minutes ago, Durham snowman said:

Stunning evening sledging with the kids, decent enough cover of around 4/5 inches so cant complain too much. Be great to get a few more heavy showers but looks like things are dieing off on the radar

Where did you head? Just around the village?

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2 minutes ago, Phil Blake said:

And again. But a good hour of sledging with the bairns has been great 

Wish we had a decent slope near - there's Observatory Hill, but might be a lot of folk there.

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1 minute ago, Continental Climate said:

Yep it's definitely game over now especially for the southern part of the region. Today has been pretty good really in darlo. The whole spell however has been pretty frustrating really especially Saturday to Tuesday. Could have been one to remember this  but sadly it will be quickly forgotten. 

Yes. That's been largely what's driven my unremitting depression: this was a real chance for something special, and those chances don't come along often. And every other sod seemed to get lucky! Ah, well, at least some snow to play in today.

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1 minute ago, garylaverick said:

I think to sum up this cold spell in one word I would chose frustrating. We've had all the right pieces at all the wrong times and it just never hooked up to the extent it could have for us. Don't get me wrong I'd take this over mild drab any day but I'm afraid to say my craving for a proper snow event remains unfulfilled at present. Saying all that, I'll be straight back at the smallest hint of new potential!

I can read between the lines. I always had you down as a Club member,  Gary.

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16 minutes ago, Fairweather Teessider said:

Well gentlemen, as they say when the Titanic sunk, it's been a pleasure! Really kept me entertained since Saturday on this particular page. Much better than reading those southern t w a t s moan. 

I'd like to think I combine t w a t with humour. But, yes, definite moaning t w a t.

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9 minutes ago, stjamesnewc said:

Interesting how, like yesterday, showers fade at the mouth of the Tyne when coming in on an easterly wind. Doesn't seem to affect the showers north and south of here. 

A masterclass in the use of euphemism,

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2 minutes ago, untiedshoes said:

@Phil Blake @P-M looks like that big one we were hoping would come through our way is going to head through Northumberland

 

I've reserved you a spot on the Steering Committee.

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Just now, Continental Climate said:

Beefy shower but very fine flakes. Does that mean it's colder? 

The range of types of snow is bizarre - graupel, fine flakes, chunky flakes. No rhyme nor reason - sometimes jackpot, other times frustrating to "waste" a big blob on graupel!

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A good morning for Teesside.

Anyone else finding it really hard to work out the exact path of these showers?

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Another question: why still so much graupel?

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1 minute ago, Phil Blake said:

Aye they seem to dramatically increase as they hit the coast. I'm sure there will be a scientific reason why this happens. Hopefully It will hit us both 

I was just thinking that. It's the opposite of yesterday. I'd love to understand what determines this.

Certainly pepping up.

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2 minutes ago, garylaverick said:

Certainly, it's been a close but no cigar setup that would have only taken a few minor tweaks to deliver the goods. The crux of the issue for me is that the air came from eastern Europe instead of the arctic so was inherently more stable, but isn't it the fact that it doesn't always come off that keeps us coming back for more?

Very true. And that's really interesting what you say about the air source and how that impacts stability. Something I wouldn't have thought about had I not been spamming the thread with non-celebratory posts...

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24 minutes ago, Smoggieontour said:

Not Nick sapping the fun out of things again. Honestly mate, you've spent 4 days just moaning about how bad the cold spell has been, even when you've had 2 inches of snow overnight and a heavy shower is just passing through Durham. If it's that bad, surely you have something better to do than spamming a forum with whingeing?

Not sapping the fun at all. Certainly not spamming. We can enjoy what we've got, but also be capable of being a bit objective about it, can't we? I didn't think a weather forum had to limit itself to "yay there's a snow shower" posts. Stick me on ignore if you don't want to read my posts, mate.

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1 minute ago, garylaverick said:

There's been plenty of convergence lines on the FAX charts but I haven't seen any troughs on them through this spell.

A huge waste of synoptics that don't come around very often, then, basically.

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2 minutes ago, garylaverick said:

I'm hoping we develop something similar to what the Borders had yesterday as the sun aides convection, but that purely based on hope!

What's been really evident in this spell is the lack of any trough features to bring some organisation to the showers, the airmass has just been too stable in our region.

And yet didn't the fax charts forecast such instability?

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3 minutes ago, Snowmaggedon said:

No idea where it’s gone...

 

Blue skies. 

I know a lot of our region has finally had a decent fall overnight but again it feels like Teesside has missed out on the worst. We’ve probably had 1-3cm on each of the last 3 mornings. Expected a lot more to be honest. Personally feel like it has been a massive fail. 

Yep.

We were luckier than you guys, but even those areas that got hit last night, let's face it, it was still due to a handful of showers that hit. The way it was being talked about, I expected the N Sea to be much more active last night/this morning. 2 or 3 inches is really not great when you think how the inches pile up with a properly active N Sea. Last night rescued something, but it doesn't change the fact that pretty much everywhere down the East has done better than us, which is shocking given the synoptics.

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1 minute ago, Freezing-Point said:

Until this evening.   You must have been hit overnight?

Yes. Probably another 2 inches on top of what we had - so about 4 altogether. Looks like that's it after today for this spell, though. Mild by Monday according to meto. Cold one tonight. Might be hard getting to a sledging spot today given roads.

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When are the showers due to last until?

 

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I'll get to bed at some point.

Very little development of any note apart from that strip that's now approaching.

Seriously - this can't be as good as people hoped for the region.

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Going to bed. I see a good night for a narrow band around the Toon. Apart from that, this radar is getting worse, not better. Let's at least be honest about it: objectively it's poor for the region as a whole.

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1 minute ago, garylaverick said:

I'm watching Bullseye on Challenge, it does feel like a real life "here's what you could have won" when my Scottish friends are posting this on Facebook.

I've been getting sent pics from Kent all day and thinking exactly that! And it's a damn sight better than a motor boat!

 

Anyway, a good hour or two before anything hits Durham south, so might turn in.

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Just now, NorthEastSnow said:

I think that comment is very much imby post, there is a lot of people further south on this forum where this isn’t good at all. 
 

hopefully we are all in the game soon. Enjoy. 

That's pretty much the point I've been making. It IS good for Newc and Tyneside, but looking at the region as a whole, sorry, but CURRENTLY it's poor. Not saying it won't improve, but as it stands, nah.

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1 minute ago, Phil Blake said:

This is looking much better for imby tbh. Having had nowt. Still have green grass showing. 

 

Wow! That really is bad! :/

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Just now, P-M said:

Mate honestly look out at the North Sea man.  It's aliiiiiiiiiive 

 Nurse!

Scanty Radar Fever. I've seen it before. Poor blighter... ;)