Snow Watch: East Midlands, Lincs And S & E Yorkshire

[Cal2]

No i havn't, it's not something i picked upon until late last night, nice surprise if it does come of though .

[Koyli19]

Have you seen any of the local forecasts for our area? I didn't realise we had a good chance

of snow so i haven't watched any

hello tomb raider legend and cal2

yes there is a very good chance of snow in our area today as a band of precipitation heads southwards.

forecast is for a covering by nightfall almost anywhere - even the coast has a chance

being inland and at a higher elevation you should fare well from this situation

[sunny scunny]

No i havn't, it's not something i picked upon until late last night, nice surprise if it does come of though .

The ppn on the radar is intensifying

hello tomb raider legend and cal2

yes there is a very good chance of snow in our area today as a band of precipitation heads southwards.

forecast is for a covering by nightfall almost anywhere - even the coast has a chance

being inland and at a higher elevation you should fare well from this situation

Fingers crossed we all do well today

[Koyli19]

The ppn on the radar is intensifying

Fingers crossed we all do well today

well i think it about our turn now - what say you?

[sunny scunny]

well i think it about our turn now - what say you?

Ive seen 3 coverings in the space of 7 days a little while back.

Only around 3cm each time as cal2 says. i want a dumping

[Koyli19]

Ive seen 3 coverings in the space of 7 days a little while back.

Only around 3cm each time as cal2 says. i want a dumping

theres a specified place in everyones home for a good dumping

3 coverings in 7 days, eh? thats alot of snowballs

[sunny scunny]

theres a specified place in everyones home for a good dumping

3 coverings in 7 days, eh? thats alot of snowballs

Yeah but sadly the snow didn't last for too long each time

It shouldn't be too long before the ppn arrives

[gobbyash]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/yh/...t_warnings.html

Yorkshire & Humber:

E Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull

N Lincolnshire

N Yorkshire

NE Lincolnshire

S Yorkshire

W Yorkshire

York

Heavy Snow 1030 Thu 12 1900 Thu 12

Outbreaks of snow will be heavy at times today giving accumulations up to 6cm in places especially over higher ground, before clearing southwards this evening.

Edited February 12, 2009 by gobbyash

[Koyli19]

its becoming increasingly overcast here now - clouds are looking ever more threatening.

the leading edge of the front lloks more like rain or sleet to me on the radar, but the greens and yellows are probably the snow.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/yh/...t_warnings.html

Yorkshire & Humber:

E Riding of Yorkshire

Kingston upon Hull

N Lincolnshire

N Yorkshire

NE Lincolnshire

S Yorkshire

W Yorkshire

York

Heavy Snow 1030 Thu 12 1900 Thu 12

Outbreaks of snow will be heavy at times today giving accumulations up to 6cm in places especially over higher ground, before clearing southwards this evening.

yep, thats what we want - what we really, really want

[Hurricane Andrew]

its becoming increasingly overcast here now - clouds are looking ever more threatening.

the leading edge of the front lloks more like rain or sleet to me on the radar, but the greens and yellows are probably the snow.

yep, thats what we want - what we really, really want

Hardly sleet now is it

Temps aint brilliant at the moment for most places, its like +2.9c here!

[Koyli19]

Hardly sleet now is it

okay, i stand corrected, but then again i don't yet have netweathers radar facilities.

[Hurricane Andrew]

okay, i stand corrected, but then again i don't yet have netweathers radar facilities.

signup there great! paul has done a good job on the stuff they provide the new NMM models rock! Its v affordable too which is good.

btw im a little colour blind, so i could still be wrong with the colours and the precip/snow radar

[Koyli19]

signup there great! paul has done a good job on the stuff they provide the new NMM models rock! Its v affordable too which is good.

btw im a little colour blind, so i could still be wrong with the colours and the precip/snow radar

yeah, i will do later, but, unless things change as the band moves south then that radar image you posted clearly shows light to moderate snowfall.

time will tell of course.

[Hurricane Andrew]

yeah, i will do later, but, unless things change as the band moves south then that radar image you posted clearly shows light to moderate snowfall.

time will tell of course.

I agree it will keep pepping up, expect the heaviest of snowfall to hit around 2:50PM - 3:40PM onwards.

[sunny scunny]

I agree it will keep pepping up, expect the heaviest of snowfall to hit around 2:50PM - 3:40PM onwards.

Sounds good but the temps could be better as you say.

[Koyli19]

I agree it will keep pepping up, expect the heaviest of snowfall to hit around 2:50PM - 3:40PM onwards.

okay i will note those times and await the dumping

[Hurricane Andrew]

Sounds good but the temps could be better as you say.

Temps will rise 0.5c during the light precip, once the moderate precip hits you will see the temp drop down to around 1.3c to many areas, with around 0c possible too. Looking at the isotherm and the dew points, we have nothing to worry about right until 3am tomorrow morning... Dews stay at 0c until 12am-3am tomoz morning, with them staying below 0 up until 8pm tonight

Dews

[Koyli19]

Temps will rise 0.5c during the light precip, once the moderate precip hits you will see the temp drop down to around 1.3c to many areas, with around 0c possible too. Looking at the isotherm and the dew points, we have nothing to worry about right until 3am tomorrow morning... Dews stay at 0c until 12am-3am tomoz morning, with them staying below 0 up until 8pm tonight

Dews

yep, looks good to me, but what about temps at the 500hpa and 850hpa levels?

is the -5c isotherm over or near us?

Edited February 12, 2009 by Koyli19

[sunny scunny]

Temps will rise 0.5c during the light precip, once the moderate precip hits you will see the temp drop down to around 1.3c to many areas, with around 0c possible too. Looking at the isotherm and the dew points, we have nothing to worry about right until 3am tomorrow morning... Dews stay at 0c until 12am-3am tomoz morning, with them staying below 0 up until 8pm tonight

Cheers for that. according to weatheronline the temp at 10:20 was only 1c here so it's looking good

[Hurricane Andrew]

yep, looks good to me, but what about temps at the 500hpa and 850hpa levels?

is the -5c isotherm over or near us?

It looks fine from where im standing.

Wind direction is crucial and its looking good indeedie. As we loose the feed off the north sea.

temp rose to 3.6c this must be wrong i think. Doubt it v much!

[Koyli19]

It looks fine from where im standing.

Wind direction is crucial and its looking good indeedie. As we loose the feed off the north sea.

thanks very much for posting those, and, providing we lose the on-shore wind and therefore the effects caused by SST's etc, then we have a very good chance.

snowball fight anyone?

[galba]

We got nothing from that band of 'moderate' snowfall that passed over us according to the NW and the Meto radar. Not a flake or a flurry.

Beats me how the radar can show such a strong echo and there's nothing to see for it.

[Hurricane Andrew]

We got nothing from that band of 'moderate' snowfall that passed over us according to the NW and the Meto radar. Not a flake or a flurry.

Beats me how the radar can show such a strong echo and there's nothing to see for it.

I was about to say the same thing, happened last night the radar showed a shower over me with a dark echo, it wasnt until it passed over me 25 mins later on the radar until i actually got it! Some kind of anaprop is possible, which is not good. Temp dropping now so precip very close.

[allenar]

Snowing heavy here, Swinton, South yorkshire, Im sure this wasn't forecasted!

[Koyli19]

Snowing heavy here, Swinton, South yorkshire, Im sure this wasn't forecasted!

that looks like its from that narrow band of precipitation showing on the radar from west of the humber down towards birmingham.

if my memory is correct swinton is near mexborough and at a fair height above sea level too.