North East England Cold Spell Discussion

[izi]

my brother says he has about a ft of snow towards hexham- he already had about 3-4 inches before all the showers from last fall

[Geordiesnow]

There's no low in the North Sea??

What we had i think was the trough that was being predicted by the FAX charts and the reason why the showers are moving the way they are is because there is a kink in the isobars and Teesside and places further east are under a NNW flow at the moment although this should soon change before winds veer more northerly.

Maybe TWS can clear it up better than me, the only low in the north sea would be from that shortwave but that is miles away up north still, no-where near us yet.

Snow is stopping here and skies are brighten up but we did had a good old topping up. Seeing the sun reflecting off the snow cover will be great too see aswell. Should not be much melt(if any) either as the sun is weak still.

Edited January 1, 2010 by Geordiesnow

[tumbleweed]

Hello From Newbottle, Sunderland !!!!

Heavy snow falling....the kind of snow you can easily make hugh snowballs with!!!!

3.5 inches of snow on the ground already and increasing.

Outside temperature 0.3oC

This winter for me has been superb so far with two great snow fall events

Happy New Year from snowbound Newbottle !!!!!

[Alex95]

Light snow again, the radar does show some snow flurries following on from the main thing we've just experienced.

[topsweep1506]

In Cramlington just measured the snow on top of the car and theres 3in of snow on there and its still snowing but lightly

Temp -0.2c dew -1.9c

[mcyates]

I've just done a time-lapse moview of that pathetic snow we just had. I'll pload it soon

[Freezing-Point]

It stopped here for 10 minutes and is starting again now.

[Cloud 10]

There's no low in the North Sea??

http://www.sat24.com/Region.aspx?country=gb&sat=ir&type=loop

There is,and its coming for your hoose.

[paul tall]

The sun is out and the snow is disappearing before it gets here. JOKE. Massive deep green blob sliding down the Pennines.

[Cloud 10]

Weather Alert or Watch Issued For The UK - Netweather.tv

[Snowstorm1]

Snow has stopped for around 5minuites so far

Edited January 1, 2010 by Snowstorm1

[izi]

sun is out now, v pretty out

[Thundery wintry showers]

Measured the snow depth at Cleadon, and astonishingly, it has reached 17cm level depth! And there was me hoping I might top the 8cm that I haven't seen exceeded since February 1994...

Edit: error in measurement- ruler snapped at one end- should be 12cm.

Edited January 1, 2010 by Thundery wintry showers
inaccurate snow depth

[Snowstorm1]

Measured the snow depth at Cleadon, and astonishingly, it has reached 17cm level depth! And there was me hoping I might top the 8cm that I haven't seen exceeded since February 1994...

Lucky you i had a sugar dusting were is my inch?

[peterf]

Measured the snow depth at Cleadon, and astonishingly, it has reached 17cm level depth! And there was me hoping I might top the 8cm that I haven't seen exceeded since February 1994...

5 inches here and all the roads are shut

[Geordiesnow]

Measured the snow depth at Cleadon, and astonishingly, it has reached 17cm level depth! And there was me hoping I might top the 8cm that I haven't seen exceeded since February 1994...

Thats alot of snow!!! I had 6CM here but i'm not entirely sure where you suppose to measure the snow. Does it have to be in an exposed place and does it have to be on the ground or the grass?

Nonetheless, i am inpressed with my 6 or so CM of snow and with more on the way for Saturday(potentially) and next week(potentially), i'm sure i will be able too add to the 6CM of snow.

[izi]

snowing again in newcastle woohoo

[paul tall]

Measured the snow depth at Cleadon, and astonishingly, it has reached 17cm level depth! And there was me hoping I might top the 8cm that I haven't seen exceeded since February 1994...

Ian, you're supposed to stick the ruler in the snow, not lie it across the snow.

[Alex95]

Snowing moderately here again

[Thundery wintry showers]

Oops- the ruler was snapped at one end (just checked) so although the "17" was level with the surface of the snow, it was overstating the depth. The actual depth using the non-snapped end is actually 12cm. Still pretty impressive though!

[Alex95]

Oops- the ruler was snapped at one end (just checked) so although the "17" was level with the surface of the snow, it was overstating the depth. The actual depth using the non-snapped end is actually 12cm. Still pretty impressive though!

Bet you did that on purpose Still there's 11cm here so you've got more than me :o

[paul tall]

4cm here, maybe 5cm in favoured spots...I've been robbed!

[Snowstorm1]

Bet you did that on purpose Still there's 11cm here so you've got more than me

11cm! i have a sugar dusting not fair

[Geordiesnow]

Snowing again here aswell although i can already see the break in the cloud in the distance so it should not last too long. However snowflake counts!

[mcyates]

Looks like were going to get another band coming over us in a few hours!