Snow Watch: North West England

[grab my graupel]

Please carry on

[Thunder Snow]

Latest radar shows the front moving South has now weakend rapidly. I guess you were right hot snow. Was getting a tad excited there.

However the front from the South is no making it way into preston and liverpool

[Thunder Snow]

Snow should be in blackpool now.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

temps hovering around zero here with a very slow thaw in effect.

Still have plenty in the drifts and im expecting a heavy frost tonight.

off out sledging shortly i think!!! :lol:

[Thunder Snow]

Ive turned my attention to the precip over Wales now, that look like it may reach some parts.

[Roady]

thawing the dusting now, still the odd flake in the sky in south liverpool.wont get anything now though .game over for most of the north west i feel.

[karyo]

Karyo, that precipitation is over me now I believe, persistent falling snow with small flakes, just the ground temperature is the wrong side of marginal.

Some heavier pulses now over Wales and the northern coasts of Wales! There are reports of snow falling in Shrewsbury in the last hour.

Stephen, yes you are under the band but not under the heaviest echoes.

Also, the band to the north seems to have stopped moving southwards, maybe as a response to the northward progress of the Welsh band.

Karyo

Edited February 5, 2009 by karyo

[SP1986]

thawing the dusting now, still the odd flake in the sky in south liverpool.wont get anything now though .game over for most of the north west i feel.

wouldnt lose complete faith yet, currently larger flakes and heavier too, still not settling though :lol:

[Thunder Snow]

wouldnt lose complete faith yet, currently larger flakes and heavier too, still not settling though :lol:

I think this band could make it to South Cumbria, then get pushed back down South.

[Roady]

even if it doe its not even heavy and wont settle

[toccylad]

snowing now in liverpool

[Thunder Snow]

even if it doe its not even heavy and wont settle

I would rather see snow falling and not settling, than nothing at all lmao.

[Shaun-reeves]

starting to get heavier here now.

[karyo]

I would rather see snow falling and not settling, than nothing at all lmao.

I couldn't agree more!

Anyway, the 2:30pm image shows the band maybe stalling at it's western and northern extend but it seems to pivot a little bit to the eastern side.

Karyo

[cheshire cat]

Band sat in a line from Stoke to Liverpool heading NE to us in Manchester at 14.50

Will it fall as snow or will it be rain/drizzle?

Fingers crossed.

Again not forecast, getting dark here in birchwood.

[Thunder Snow]

Looks like 3 polar lows have devloped North of Scotland, wonder where they will head

[Hot*Snow]

Talks of potential polar lows showing on the radars just north of Scotland on another thread, very difficult to forecast but worth keeping an eye on all the same, particuarly for those in the north of the region.

Hot*Snow

[Thunder Snow]

Talks of potential polar lows showing on the radars just north of Scotland on another thread, very difficult to forecast but worth keeping an eye on all the same, particuarly for those in the north of the region.

Hot*Snow

When did they develop hot.

[SP1986]

The snow had turned very heavy now and at least for the moment snow has started accumulating again, but I think this is down to the snowfall rate and thicker flakes than anything. If it went lighter it would start to melt again

[Thunder Snow]

The snow had turned very heavy now and at least for the moment snow has started accumulating again, but I think this is down to the snowfall rate and thicker flakes than anything. If it went lighter it would start to melt again

What are your though on the polar lows.

[SP1986]

What are your though on the polar lows.

I dont think anything will come of it, reason being is that the met-office would have mentioned the possibility. Even though polar lows are unpredictable, the met-office would be fairly concerned if the building blocks were right for Polar Low, so I dont see much to 'worry' about to be honest. They are probably area of showers which will become troughs over time.

[Roady]

very light snow in South liverpool, tiny flakes,nothing to write home about.think ive enough snow left in my back garden for the possibility of bulding two snow balls to be launched directly at the neighbouring gardens dog.

[karyo]

The 3pm radar has both good and bad news. The bad is that the brightest echoes over North Wales have eased but the band is moving slowly east/northeast.

Some brightest echoes appeared in the north Midlands now. I expect to see some light snow here before i finish my day at work.

Karyo

[Hot*Snow]

The 3pm radar has both good and bad news. The bad is that the brightest echoes over North Wales have eased but the band is moving slowly east/northeast.

Some brightest echoes appeared in the north Midlands now. I expect to see some light snow here before i finish my day at work.

Karyo

Alot of talk about polar lows Kayro, what are your views?

For me they are too difficult to forecast right now, but the potential is certainly there.

Hot*Snow

[Roady]

light snow in south liverpool heavier than before so heavy light snow if that makes sense!! still not sticking though!