[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Looks like the line of showers pushing in off the sea into Northumberland is turning more wintry as it hits the land.Lets hope it stays intact as if pushes south.

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

The Tyne & Wear snow shield has been holding firm all day now,is there any chance of snow coming through it tonight?

[Model Output Discussion - A cold start to Spring?]

GFS going for a 24 hour snow event for the far north of England and Southern/Central Scotland from Thurs into Fri.

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

Moderate/Heavy snow in South Tyneside now

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Jarrow,South Tyneside about a  hour ago.Looks like more showers heading our way too.

 

[Storm Arwen]

1st time in my 50 odd years that I find myself within a Red Weather warning zone.

I love all things weather but I await tonight with a fair bit of trepidation.

I have to work tonight and I am quite worried what awaits me in the morning.

Wind is in my mind the most dangerous type of weather,you cant see it but its impacts can be catastrophic.

Stay safe tonight everyone

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

Showers out in the North Sea upto the NE now intensifying...looks promising for later  tonight 

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Netweather radar is predicting this by 20.30...first shower approaching Tyneside

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

32 minutes ago, Snow White said:

I live in the highest part of Gateshead near the QE hospital and it has been lying here all day but I went down to the Team Valley at 1pm and there was no lying snow there.

Just shows what a difference even a small amount of height can make.

Here is a picture of my location now.

I was up there the other day to see the snow,its just under 500 feet asl around there 

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

7 minutes ago, Penrith Snow said:

Some heavier snow showers moving into the far north of Cumbria now with reports of snow in Carlisle and more especially Brampton and Spadeadam.

 

That streamer is actually intensifying as it moves east to west across the country 

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

13 minutes ago, Smoggieontour said:

Indeed, that area seems to have pepped up significantly in the last hour. Hopefully a sign of increased instability and things get going for the region in the next couple of hours.

Looks like that line maybe missing Tyneside to the north,the lighter shower band to the south may hit us.

We shall see.

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

Lines of showers are starting to  become organised,still nothing too heavy though 

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Snow grains now falling a bit harder now and trying to settle

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1 minute ago, Vee89 said:

This gives me hope as only about 4/5 miles from Jarrow. 

Annoyingly,the lampost turned off just as it got started making it harder to see now lol.Very light at the moment though.

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

Is it me or is there a little more intensity and frequency in the shower activity showing on the radar now?

Very,very light snow here atm. 

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3 minutes ago, Craig Richards said:

Morning all!

I've been a lurker on here for years, and eventually got around to registering back in 2018 - still didn’t post anything

Anyway, back to today - I’ve been up since 5am (went to bed at 1am) and I’ve been watching the radar since with fingers crossed something would start heading over, but all seems to disappear before it gets here

Hoping for a much better day than the dross that was yesterday. Walking the dogs at 10pm last night wasn’t a pleasant experience!!

Craig

Welcome to the sometimes crazy world of these forums mate.

 

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

I was expecting at least a dusting this morning.

The radar shows the North Sea coming to life now though so hopefully we will get some snow soon.

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21 minutes ago, seabreeze86 said:

Much colder air still out at sea. Temperature will drop like a stone when they arrive 

Quick tip...If you click on 'Show Borders' it gives you a rough outline of the British Isles,helps when precipitation covers the chart like that.

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Its a bit bleak down in South Shields today.

4 degrees,heavy rain and blowing a gale....lovely!

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24 minutes ago, Vee89 said:

I feel like a giddy excited schoolgirl

Taking advice from here I’m ignoring the weather apps, trying to make sense of the radars and getting ready to watch the lamppost

I find  the Netweather radar quite good.

Weather Radar - Live UK Rainfall Radar | Netweather

WWW.NETWEATHER.TV

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Live weather radar for the UK including weather type to track whether rain, sleet or snow is falling. Updated every 5 minutes.

 

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

Things starting to turn wintry on the radar now,greens is sleet,pink is snow.

[Far north and northeast of England weather discussion]

GEM and ECM are definitely ones to watch with regards to a Scandi high forming into next weekend.If correct there is some extreme cold waiting out east if the alignment of that high is in our favour.Long way to go yet though.

Onto this weekend,anyone else a bit disappointed about the lack of shower activity being forecast for Sunday up here?Monday is looking better though.

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33 minutes ago, Vee89 said:

Ha glad it’s not just me. Considering swapping bedrooms with my 6 year old as his window has a direct view of the lamppost. 

Just going to try and ignore the MO app, and try and figure the radars out over the next few days. Quite new to all this (not the love for weather), so steep learning curve!

Hope you get plenty. 

I'm confident we will see plenty come Sunday and Monday.

I have learnt so much from the forums in here,there some really knowledgeable people posting.

Enjoy the lampost watching a fingers crossed for a good covering for us all.

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8 minutes ago, North East Blizzard said:

So unreliable, I'm not that far from you and mine is snow throughout

The difference is ridiculous.

I know altitude is a big help but that suggests that the cloud off the North Sea will pass over here dropping nowt before dumping it all over Consett.

Edit Things are really ramping up now on the MO app for Jarrow.

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9 minutes ago, Vee89 said:

 

Yep, MO forecast pretty much the same for me about 3 miles from you. I’m trying to take on board what was said on here about disregarding it, but it is a bit disheartening. 
especially when we always see rain & sleep near the coast. 
 

Is it normal to spend all week getting excited, then as it gets closer start to panic it’s going to go wrong feel about 11 rather than 31 today! 

Ha ha,nothing wrong with that at all,I've been obsessed with snow for as long as I can remember and that's getting on for 50 years now.

I think it will be a case of radar watching from tomorrow PM onwards as things start to turn colder and then over to lampost watching as night falls....exciting times even for a 50 odd year old lol!