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8 minutes ago, WillinGlossop said:

12z xcweather going for 54cm, netweather 90cm, metcheck 82.4cm.....

Metcheck got me down for 64.2cm

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think we could be on for something good in the next few weeks.

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11 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Agreed!

Fingers crossed joe..have to say it looks great after the low has gone thru...thur/fri as the colder swings back in..

I'm hoping this runner will edge south this time lol 

Could be heavy snow or if it keeps north I will be getting my canoe out 

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21 hours ago, Snowmusic said:

I live in Bolton but we tend to get lumped in with manchester in forecasts even though our weather is usually noticeably colder during cold spells. But my Meto app and and other app are both still saying rain until Friday. I’m finding it hard to believe that will be right? 

Im in Horwich just near the jolly crofters pub I'm 198m asl.

Anything south of the Bolton town centre can be classed as low ground 300 feet 

Head North, East and west out of the centre and you get  heights from 450- 700 feet above sea level. 

Where in Bolton are you? 

Ps.. head to Bromley Cross and Turton areas of the town and I think they are 800- 900 feet above sea level 

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4 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said:

I think we should forget about the slider.. or at the very least see it as a temporary annoyance which gets in the way of the polar WNW’ly. 

Slider or no slider (yes, it’ll probably go south), we have an entire week of cold WNW’ly winds, and the 18z has removed a lot of the marginality, even at lower levels.

A very cold and snowy run for the NW. Hilly areas will get absolutely buried. 

One thing is the WNW'ly winds will have Greater Manchester in the firing line.

NNW'ly and I'll be watching south Manchester and Cheshire take a pasting 

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18z has the slider further south... I'm getting a deja vu feeling 

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18 minutes ago, Spah1 said:

holly sh’t

Stunning run from the ECM tonight. 

Trouble is, it produced one a few years ago and it failed to materialise...

Fingers crossed this time it's got it correct..

 

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Fantastic charts from the ECM tonight. 

can't wait for the pennines to block any precipitation coming from the East 

 

 

 

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Heavy sleet now 

 

 

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Got a nice covering here 

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12 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Well if the apps are to believed you'll be building an ark not a snowman.

I'll be watching areas to my west like a hawk, although i fear i may have to set my alarm very eary- the front looks like crashing in before 5am !!

If it rains here at 198m asl then you with 200m asl will get the same.. 

I'l give you a shout when it's over my head lol 

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Drove through Bolton tonight to snow on the Ground. Got to Horwich and nowt here. 

Bolton in Amber warning, Horwich ain't..

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Took this photo on Monday from my high part of Horwich looking down at the mecca of football.. lol 

 

 

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I'm utterly speechless. Nothing whatsoever here in Horwich. 

Apparently there is falling snow, North, South & East of me. 

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Sleet.

Anyone below 250 -300 meters is going to get nowt.

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MetO have me down for a period of heavy snow 18.00 to 20.00 hours....... yeah right 

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I've come  to the conclusion after reading every post since this cold snap began, that St Helens is the snow capital of the North West.

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Snowing here but nowt to get excited about 

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I'm going to give this cold snap 1/10 . Might give it 2/10 for the MetO putting us in a amber warning for a laugh 

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Just now, Mokidugway said:

There's a geological hot spot there .

Nowt hot in wiggin 

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7 minutes ago, Stratocumulus perlucidus said:

If you think we got it bad, look at this place near salisbury. Completely diverted this vilage!!

Sure that's not wigan lol 

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Time for a pint me thinks, that's if I can get through the 0.5cm drift near the front gate.

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Think I'll give work a miss tomorrow. Told everyone to expect 20cm + when the amber warnings were issued.

Think I've counted about 5 snow flakes so far.

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Couple of flakes here in Horwich.. this must warrant the yellow warnings out...

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5 minutes ago, Snow shield said:

Thought it might be. Gonna find a hill on the way. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Got a big hill near me but very little on it