Grimsby Snow Lover

Trust me you are not missing much mate. We have had a shower for the past 15 minutes or so that has done nothing at all. I don't know about you but I feel very envious of our neighbours further west some of those snow drifts look fantastic! The snow from the weekend has just about gone now around here exept from the 1ft drifts lol in more exposed areas.

The temperatures have been a few degrees above freezing today which will explain the slow thaw you have mentioned. Its also worth mentioning that the sun is quite strong at this time of year so when it does poke out through the clouds the thaw will occur quite quickly, but until humidity levels and dew point tempertures rise the thaw will remain very slow, especially over higher elevations. I also read some where that because the air is so dry some of the snow will evaporate (can't remember the proper scientific term for it) Hope this helps.

Its worth remembering that the sun has quite a kick at this time of year. Technically its as strong as it is in September, the low air temps and negative dew points will help the snow cover in shaded areas. I have friends up in Mirfiield that have drifts 6 feet high, here in Grimsby the 2 inch from yesterday morning has all but gone in most areas due to the sun although I still have a covering in shaded areas. Considering its late March this has been an exceptional event!

I always use this website. I am sure if your scroll up to your part of the world your will be able to find you dew temps. http://www.wunderground.com/wundermap/

Yeah I've noticed that band too edge steadily southwards. We still have a good covering from last nights snow where the sun didn't reach, currently -1 with dew of -8 brrrrrrrrr

Woke up to a nice suprise this morning with around 2-3cm of snow on most surfaces where the wind hasn't blow it off.

Quite large flakes blowing about in the wind here at the moment. Currently we have a dusting on the grass/fence etc but nothing on the roads or paths yet.

Lol, you must be looking at a different radar to me Adam, things look fine to me.

Really heavy snow shower just passed through here that lasted a good 15 minutes leaving a good dusting on cars amd grass. Temperature here just above freezing at 0.2

Quite heavy on and off snow/grupel showers here today with temporary coverings. Are we to expect some lying snow tonight? The met forecast reads well for our region.

Try this http://forum.netweather.tv/topic/76042-model-output-discussion-2nd-march-onward/page__st__960

Thinking the same mate, however the fun and games will begin again in around 9 months time. Can't wait

Light snow shower here in Grimsby, not enough to cause a dusting but nice to see non the less. Tomorrow and Saturday could throw up a few suprises I think.

I think thats because the one shown above is a higher resolution chart compared with the other one.

A little help please. All I keep reading is about snow showers in the south east/south coast and everywhere else dry. Surely showers can be expected over other eastern areas of our country in this kind of setup. For what they are worth the GFS precipitation charts suggest that a lot more eastern areas should see a few snow showers too. Have I missed something? Thanks GSL

Forgive me if Im reading the chart wrong but wouldn't we still see surface cold with frost etc with a chart like that? Yes the uppers are warmer but the surface should be cold. Isn't this the faux cold setup? Thanks GSL

For what its worth the GFS 18z run is a beauty with possible snow showers or more prolonged periods of snow for a lot of areas, especially eastern areas from late Tuesday early Wednesday onwards. With -10 uppers and very low dew points due to the continental feed things should be less marginal. All we need now is for this to continue on future runs. We dont ask for much do we?

Will this do mate? http://en.vedur.is/weather/forecasts/atlantic/#type=prec

LOL, I wouldn't worry too much about charts 9/10 days away. ECM still a thing of beauty for most of the run. The detail will change from run to run, especially the last few frames of the run. The overall trend of below average temperatures with easterly winds remains on both the ECM and UKMO. Chin up.

If anything like that does verify then the cold uppers could help generate convection showers. When looking for snow though its best off waiting until the actual day its due as there are so many different variables that need to be correct for snow too fall. T168 is way to far out to worry about where and when it will snow. Good charts though non the less.

Steady snow here in Grimsby since around 3pm. Most areas have a covering but nothing more than that at the moment. Currently -1 which is the coldest its been here for a good while. Really hope next week delievers as the UKMO model is suggesting tonight.

We have had some really dry snow flurries today, not enough to even cause a dusting but nice to see non the less. Tomorrow could be good for a few hours before it all melts again later in the night. Next week could be interesting if tonights ECM verifies.

At the minute it is pretty hard to tell. It the winds are from the east then quite a lot of cloud could get be blown in off the north sea, areas to the west of highground would have better chance of any sunshine and freezing temps at night. Fog could become a problem under any clear skys.

Some say the default for the GFS is for zonal, or low pressure based weather from the Atlantic. I would say it has a slight bias, but more so when its low resolution take over around day 7 in its model run. The ecm has had a few incidents this winter when its modelled easterlies have not materialised, the main one for me was mid December when its showed the monster of all easterlies at 5 days out only for it to suddenly disappear a few days later. Hope this helps.

I would say around 4 or 5 days which is the usual timescale TF. Enjoy the ride