Snow Watch: Nw England

[Interitus]

Local forecasts definetly worth keeping an eye on considering the national weather dont have us in the script. Also nw radars and the forum will be very useful - learn alot more here anyhow.

The BBC national forecast map nearly always pans round this area without mentioning it!

[vicky-woo]

lol!!!! no snowing very heavily and at least 3cm down

Yep, was watching that band on the radar hoping it would be just a little further south for me

[snowdrifter]

Naked ladies????

Can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather see snow!!

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

I am yet too see it mate - could you explain further, cheers.

In summery bitter until next tues with temps barely above freezing by day and some pretty low mimima overnight.

IMO 18Z is one of the best snowy cold spells of weather since the 80's.

[jembutler]

Can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather see snow!!

or naked ladies in the snow!

[ian34]

Balti..c pies

only jealous

[Interitus]

Can't believe I'm saying this but I'd rather see snow!!

How about naked ladies in the snow?

D'oh too slow!!

Edited February 1, 2009 by Interitus

[Shaun L]

only jealous

VERY !!!!

[bluetoff]

This was the m6 at 10.35 junc 25

[karyo]

Snowfall turned light here now.

By the way, has anybody viewed the 18z GFS yet? Until recently it was reluctant to bring the northerly blast at the 2nd half of the week. Now it keeps us bitterly cold throughout!

Karyo

[Spurry]

This was the m6 at 10.35 junc 25

That's Wigan (jct 25)

[snowdrifter]

or naked ladies in the snow!

No snowballs then.

[annamb]

I'm in stockton heath and guess what?? its snowing !! but only slightly

snowing heavily here again with moderately sized snowflakes. Just taken this picture from outside my front door, its starting to buid up now.

[snowdrifter]

Snowfall turned light here now.

By the way, has anybody viewed the 18z GFS yet? Until recently it was reluctant to bring the northerly blast at the 2nd half of the week. Now it keeps us bitterly cold throughout!

Karyo

Does it bring snow down the west side karyo?

[James M]

Going by the radar the rest of these showers are just going to miss this area unfortunately, looks good for Rochdale though.

Edited February 1, 2009 by James M

[swainclubber]

Going by the radar the rest of these showers are just going to miss this area unfortunately, looks good for Rochdale.

oh yes

[john74]

march 2006 as the last decent lying snow her in Crosby north Liverpool and only lasted about 4 hours, well after i got out of bed anyway really thought this one would be a lot better, maybe just maybe tomorrow will be the day

[karyo]

Does it bring snow down the west side karyo?

The GFS shows a band of showery precipitation between midnight and 3am and then the main event tomorrow from 6pm. Plenty of precipitation!

In fact, the midnight till 3am band is getting picked up by the 10:30 met office radar on the coast of north Lincilnshire and Yorkshire. Areas south of Manchester should be mainly dry till about midnight.

Karyo

Edited February 1, 2009 by karyo

[SP1986]

ah heavier snow now, temperature now -0.1C so it should settle soon?

[swainclubber]

Going by the radar the rest of these showers are just going to miss this area unfortunately, looks good for Rochdale though.

actually not too sure now, just looked on meteox and there is nothing at all now to the east

[Storm Animal]

Going by the radar the rest of these showers are just going to miss this area unfortunately, looks good for Rochdale though.

Oh drat! thats no good, do something about it!!!!

[James M]

actually not too sure now, just looked on meteox and there is nothing at all now to the east

There's still a fair few though, I'm just a little bit too far south for these.

Edited February 1, 2009 by James M

[swainclubber]

There's still a fair few though, I'm just a little bit too far south for these.

ah right maybe i will be too, milnrow isnt too far from you

[snowdrifter]

march 2006 as the last decent lying snow her in Crosby north Liverpool and only lasted about 4 hours, well after i got out of bed anyway really thought this one would be a lot better, maybe just maybe tomorrow will be the day

Hi John - that's March '06 in my avatar. Big difference was that we had a major front coming from the west which mixed with cold air until the milder Atlantic sourced air won out. Now we are reliant on showers making it over the Pennines - we'll keep the cold more readily but precipitation is more of an issue. AQs happy days has mentioned though, the latest models are suggested longer and more pronounced cold - check out the model output discussion.

[James M]

Oh drat! thats no good, do something about it!!!!

We'll have to see what happens later on, GFS predicts they'll become a bit more widespread after midnight for the N of England so a chance then.