iand61

Still snowing here, still light and and still only a little on the ground but its still snow, just!

I agree with your statement and TBH, they are the only part of the UK which comes close to enjoying a continental climate; hot summers and cold winters but although the synoptics for summer heat are available in most summers, apart from 2012 of course, those needed to deliver a 1987 style winter spell are few and far between. Maybe this year will be another 1987 then we can look at deep frost whilst they dig out from huge amounts of snow.

Just thinking that myself. They get seasons in the order they should do, we just get weather and the main difference between summer and winter here is length of daylight.

Backtrack, although you are probably close to the truth with that graph I bet you've just upset 75% of the members on NW by only showing a single snowflake for EA and SE regions. They won't like seeing that

If previous experience is anything to go by then it'll probably either turn to rain or die a death in the North West and then intensify again and plaster the south with tons of the stuff.

Still snow here but not "day after tomorrow" stuff. Only good thing is that the temperature has levelled off though, in fact its dropped back a fraction although no doubt i've put the kiss of death on that now.

Still snowing here, not heavy but still snowing so can't complain. Worryingly though the temperature is still slowly on the way up - 0.9c now.

Are you sure that you really want to know. It'll probably make Lancashire the sun capital of the UK as it did in December 2010 when we had about four days of clear blue skies and wall to wall sunshine. It was bitterly cold though and with a few inches of powder snow IMBY which certainly helped while the east was getting plastered. I do think though that the projected cold spell; i say that rather easterly will deliver a few surpises to our region which were largely missing in December 2010. these being in the form of frontal events as the Atlantic tries to make inroads and hopefully fails with the resulting large snow totals in the NW. The snowy winters of 1979 and the early 80's had these types of conditions so while the East gets the lions share of the North Sea precipitaion we grab the Atlantic stuff as it arrives. To me, that is our best chance for widespread snow, except of course for troughs off the Irish Sea in a North Westerly airflow; although these have a habit of heading through the more southern parts whilst leaving much of the region dry.

Last winter there was a Yorkshire and Lincolnshire thread. Maybe this has not opened yet.

Still snow here but not that heavy and little in the way of a breeze.

Just tried to post in the previous regional thread only to be told that it was locked. Now I find we have a regional regional one instead. still snowing here although only light now. Got a grand total of about 1 inch so far on grass and pavements with the main roads clear. The radar is showing plenty more in the Irish Sea but whether we're just the wrong side of marginal for that only time will tell. While it lasted it looked good though with plenty of blowing snow, always my favourite type to watch.

Radar shows a very slight north easterly direction to whatever is coming off the Irish Sea so currently the majority is heading across Morecambe Bay and Cumbria rather than making it into Lancashire. This probably ties in with why the snow depths are forecast to be greater to the North of the NW region and gradually decreasing further south. Don't think it's doom and gloom for those of us further South, myself included as the general direction should swing more East and even SE as the main part of the front arrives. Still -1.4c here so hopefully that side of it won't prove to be a worry but whether the DP and uppers play ball is another matter.

Latest radar shows the strat of the main band of precipitation just off the Lancashire coast so would expect any members in the Blackpool area to start seeing something wet or white shortly. This ties in with forecasts which show most areas West of the Pennines under it by lunchtime.

Iron grey sky now with any gaps in the cloud completely filled in. -0.7c and very slowly rising but hardly noticable. I've just been outside and even the slightest of breeze goes straight through you. Now it's a case of just waiting for the snow to start.

I don't normally take ITV weather forecasts that seriously but the one just shown on Daybreak says blizzards for Trans-Pennine routes this afternoon. Is this the day I start to look up when ITV weather comes on or will my previous ideas remain justified.

-2.3c here ATM and starting to cloud over. Things could get interesting later in the day, certainly on high level routes around Cumbria and the Pennines as the snow starts to accumulate and i do think that much of the region, including those without altitude on their side will see at least a covering. How much falls and whether I stays as snow remains to be seen but I am quite confident on this occasion.

I'll start it off by saying It's freezing; well almost it's now down to 0.1c Sorry just changed to 0.0c so it is now officially freezing. Good luck to all wanting snow, especially those who are still waiting for it in winter 2012-13 and for those probably now struggling with too much of the stuff; stop being greedy and stay safe.

Temperature is falling quite fast now as the sun drops. Now 0.8c and looking like a frosty night is on the way. As for Thursdays snow chances - quietly confident of some to add to my 2mm which still covers the shaded parts of the garden from last night.

This talk about the North West region doing bad from an easterly is based purely on an IMBY perspective. Yes as a whole the region does poorly from one unless it's a raging beast from the east which is rare to say the least and even if it does deliver,the NW will always be talking about a few inches of snow when those on the eastern side of the country talk in feet. However the same can be said about a straight northerly which delivers next to sod all for anyone more than a couple of miles from the west coast and even a North Westerly which has this habit of dumping large amounts of snow south and west of a line from Blackpool to Derby but little north and east of that. Not being overly critical here but once a Cheshire Gap streamer sets up, the Noth West suddenly becomes the snow capital of the hemisphere even though the majority of the region will tend to stay dry and lets face it, if yesterday evenings precipitation had been snow rather than rain and at best sleet, the lower ground to the west and south west of here would have ended up with far more than even the higher ground of the Pennines would. From my point of view; even living in the highest town ASL in Lancashire, we are quite limited in directions from where good snow is possible and, other than tending to get frontal snow as and when it occurs; an easterly does sometimes deliver. Hopefully this threatened wintry spell will become just that for all of the UK and not just the select few.

Classic wishbone today by the looks of it with the radar backing up what east coast members are saying. What little shower activity there is down the western side of the UK is pretty well hugging the coast or heading in land further south than the North West region. TBH i can't see that changing in a hurry so for much of Northern England especially those of us west of the Pennines it's looking like a cold dry day followed by a damn cold night tonight.. To those towards the east coast, enjoy and hopefully we'll all be joining in with you shortly.

I'm on one of those hills and believe me, your not missing much. -1.8c here and a beautiful morning.

Same here, everything is white but barely measurable in depth. At least, the last 24 hours have proved snow is possible so a bit more hopeful for Thursday now. i have a feeling that things could get a little interesting, especially as the initial period of snow is due in daylight hours when more people are about.Some Trans-Pennine roads could become difficult, at least for a few hours. Beyond that, there are upgrades again this morning for the threatened easterly but whether this turns out to a EA and SE event or whether the more nothern areas get an invite only time will tell. Anyway i've got a few days off now so between Christmas shopping expeditions I may get a bit of winter walking in.

Is that officially Bacup's first snow of year then Shadowfax. If so it's been along time coming but hopefully it's the first of many falls this winter. Raining where I am but a lot lower ASL

Some quite heavy showers here overnight and still going on now. A bit of sleetyness within them but not amounting to anything and with a current temperature of 2.8c I can't see that changing. Things lare possibly looking a little more hopeful for later today and on Thursday but I still feel that the coming days are going to be more wet than white, certainly this side of the Pennines.

temperatures definately on the rise here. It was 0.1C when I came in at 5.40pm but is now at 0.6C. Personally I can't see much of a snow event for this side of the Pennines tonight although if it all ends as wet slush I'd sooner miss out in it. Hopefully better chances will arrive later in the week but ATM and certainly for the North West it seems like a constant, close but no cigar situation.