North West England Cold Spell Discussion 2

[V for Very Cold]

Complete low cloud cover now, and showing is falling at a very steady rate - atm is fine and granular, but as you'ld expect, in these conditions it's all settling nicely away from the main roads

scrub that report - it's now belting down with nice medium size flakes about the 5mm size - looking better all the time

[Interitus]

Just wondering how marginal it is going to be this evening, at no point have the Met Office had a warning out for the fronts - there will flash warnings later of course - yet they've warned about tomorrow's showers for a couple of days. Seems strange as the risk looks to be about the same.

Snow is making the M6 a bit tricky between Wigan and Charnock Richard even now, so later there could be widespread disruption.

[Snowmad79]

Very fine snow particles here in oldham and looks like it will get heavier as my view of surrounding areas has diminished .

Last nights low was around -4.9c then between 10am and 10.30 it jumped to 0c. just before the snow started it was above 1c and is now dropping quickly into the minus's again. Snow picking up !

Lets stay calm and collected about the weather in the next 24-48hrs and not reach for the ow'd panic button to quickly.

This crappy Acscot weather station is actually seeming more and more accurate for a cheapo. Its was flashing for snow 30 mins ago which turned out correct lol. -0.4 now and still snowing.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Snowmad79

[James M]

Starting to snow lightly here too! temp still well below freezing upto -2.7°C atm

[karyo]

Light snow continuing and sticking as the ground is frozen!

Karyo

[cheshire cat]

Fine grains here in hale s mcr

[James M]

Very fine snow particles here in oldham and looks like it will get heavier as my view of surrounding areas has diminished .

Last nights low was around -4.9c then between 10am and 10.30 it jumped to 0c. just before the snow started it was above 1c and is now dropping quickly into the minus's again. Snow picking up !

Lets stay calm and collected about the weather in the next 24-48hrs and not reach for the ow'd panic button to quickly.

Quite a difference in temp considering we're not far away from each other, got down to -8.7°C here last night, perhaps because I'm a bit lower down and in a valley?

Edited December 19, 2009 by James M

[Snowmad79]

Quite a difference in temp considering we're not far away from each other, got down to -8.7°C here last night, perhaps because I'm a bit lower down and in a valley?

Either that or its becuase im on the second floor of a block of flats and my station sensor is dangling off the window sill about 3 or 4 meteres off the ground lol.

Anyway if were getting these sort of showers from weak ppn bands then im very exited for later on when heavier ppn hits us !

So much for the toones of grit on the road there covered over already.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Snowmad79

[James M]

Either that or its becuase im on the second floor of a block of flats and my station sensor is dangling off the window sill about 3 meteres off the ground lol.

lol :lol:. After tonights snow has cleared, are we expected to get clear skies do you know? I'm just thinking about how low it could go tonight with that extra snow cover!

[Louise]

Very fine snow by Mcr Airport

[HotCuppa]

still nothing here in Hale, Liverpool not even a flake, certainly non since the GFS pointed out last Thursday when we had a chance of snow.

Edited December 19, 2009 by HotCuppa

[Snowmad79]

lol . After tonights snow has cleared, are we expected to get clear skies do you know? I'm just thinking about how low it could go tonight with that extra snow cover!

Dunno Im not even looking at the charts today until the 12z comes out becuase that run is proving to be more accurate at short range imo.

[gearbox1001]

still nothing here in Hale, Liverpool not even a flake hasnt been since Thursday

Cloudy and been snowing all morning really, its not ammounting to much, it does go very wet/to very heavy from tiem 2 time. Light dusting and the temperature to me feels like its dropped over the last hour as this morning was quite mild to the feel.

Current conditions, very light grain sleet

Haydock (near Wigan)

Edited December 19, 2009 by gearbox1001

[cheshire cat]

Steady flakes now, topping the dusting

Fingers crossed if we can something out of today, which was always marginal, then hopefully Sun

pm will be great

[Dingwantssnow]

Is it snowing up ahston-under-lyne way?? Quite a good snow shower here in irlma at the mo has been comming down for about the last 20 mins

woo 100 posts!!!!

Starting to ease now. Sun will be out and that will be the acid test.

Edited December 19, 2009 by Dingwantssnow

[LiverBird]

We had a small period of snowfall around 11.30 in South Liverpool which has cleared now to brighter, blue skies. It was snowing in the city centre at the same time, and I've heard it was snowing in Meols on the Wirral too. :lol:

[gearbox1001]

Just wondering how marginal it is going to be this evening, at no point have the Met Office had a warning out for the fronts - there will flash warnings later of course - yet they've warned about tomorrow's showers for a couple of days. Seems strange as the risk looks to be about the same.

Snow is making the M6 a bit tricky between Wigan and Charnock Richard even now, so later there could be widespread disruption.

I think the met office are looking at it as a night event, in which they will probably issue flash warnings when required, but the main bulk of issues will be for Sunday as thats when people and snow will most likely interact.

Northwest tonight have been very negative toward this whole cold spell in general and many times ignored the fact its already been snowing, let alone the chance of possible heavy snow fall.

John

[karyo]

Everything is white again just with the fine snowfall. Now large flakes are starting to fall!

Karyo

[James M]

Some larger flakes coming down now, already covering the roads again!

[Interitus]

lol :lol:. After tonights snow has cleared, are we expected to get clear skies do you know? I'm just thinking about how low it could go tonight with that extra snow cover!

It should be clear for a while - how long depends on whether the forecast showers kick in. But it shouldn't get as low because of the the wind.

[Louise]

Yep coming down nicely now near the Airport so I'm reliably informed by my sister. Looking forward to the band moving down later..

[Weather-history]

Very light snow here after falling steady before. A coveringon all surfaces.

[HotCuppa]

if this radar is anything to go by things are looking a whole let better tonight if that snow can make to our region lol

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

[cheshire cat]

Anyone got an eta for the main band, looked about 5pm on the latest beeb

[Cheshire Gap]

I damn well hope so...looking north from crewe looks nicely dark now!