North West Cold Spell Discussion

[Snow free zone]

Thanks Snowdrifter, here are a few if they work i'll put some more up.

Edited January 6, 2010 by Snow free zone

[Liam J]

I've been watching that as well and wondered when someone with some knowledge might mention it! If it develops more, do you think it might throw some precipitation in our direction?

as has been said before radar watching and nowcasting is the key with unusual synoptic set ups, snow events can occur at short notice hence why looking at models for ppn to far out is no good...

there is two systems one north of scotland and one to our east moving west from denmark

if current forecasts are correct it should start to head more to the south soon, or of course it has decided to plough through the north of england and the borders....

we can only wish as im sure both will miss us, they may deflect each other away

[Chris D]

Lets see how low Southport goes, my record is -7.0c - but I don't think Ill beat that tonight. More like...-6c perhaps - because the temp here is dropping slower than other coastal places at the moment! Current temp is -3.6c and slowly but gradually falling with clear skies...

Edited January 6, 2010 by chris93

[k19]

as has been said before radar watching and nowcasting is the key with unusual synoptic set ups, snow events can occur at short notice hence why looking at models for ppn to far out is no good...

there is two systems one north of scotland and one to our east moving west from denmark

if current forecasts are correct it should start to head more to the south soon, or of course it has decided to plough through the north of england and the borders....

we can only wish as im sure both will miss us, they may deflect each other away

So are we looking at any tonight going by the current outlook?

[gearbox1001]

So are we looking at any tonight going by the current outlook?

It is anyones guess mate, the nowcasting is the only way as something might happen, something might not happen. Im going to go with my gut feeling that nither will give the Northwest any snowfall, and its not been mentioned by anyone, especially the powers of be, but a snow event can come from nowhere, hit like a brick and leave us all scratching our heads in the morning wondering what happened.

Wait/See/Hope Sunday seems to be our best bet.

[zolno]

-6 in Northwich

[shadowfax]

as has been said before radar watching and nowcasting is the key with unusual synoptic set ups, snow events can occur at short notice hence why looking at models for ppn to far out is no good...

there is two systems one north of scotland and one to our east moving west from denmark

if current forecasts are correct it should start to head more to the south soon, or of course it has decided to plough through the north of england and the borders....

we can only wish as im sure both will miss us, they may deflect each other away

Thanks, I thought I was imagining things - lets hope it keeps going towards the west - it's being very greedy really, we still have loads and that is being topped up by small showers every day.

Shadowfax

[Backtrack]

It went to -4.9c and now has gone to -4.6c.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

It went to -4.9c and now has gone to -4.6c.

get the suntan lotion out BT.

[Oakwell]

Minus 6 here in Blackrod, how low can it go!

[Mark.C]

-6 here now dew point -8 thats very cold very early for the coast, how low can it go.

[Alister]

Does anyone know where the forecast PPN for Sunday is coming from? Is it showers off the Irish Sea or do we have a front incoming?

Cheers

[snowdrifter]

-6 here now dew point -8 thats very cold very early for the coast, how low can it go.

Hi Mark, I was just about to post the same. Amazing!!!

[ibanez]

-2.7 on the Isle of Man and dropping at a rate of about -0.3 every 15 minutes. About 1m ASL

Had about 5in of snow Tuesday morning and non-gritted roads have turned to sheet ice-loving it!

Here's to the start (for us at least) of a lot more to come

[Mark.C]

Hi Mark, I was just about to post the same. Amazing!!!

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I will see tomorrow morning at 6am what the car thermometer reads, i would think at least -8, especially if the skies stay clear and we have the added bonus of snowcover.

[Backtrack]

-3.9c now....

wtf?

[Simon_]

Woodford weather station has obviously blown a gasket!!!.......now reporting -12.3

[Spurry]

Woodford weather station has obviously blown a gasket!!!.......now reporting -12.3 :)

Benson in Oxfordshire reporting -13.5c

[SP1986]

-3.0C here, but still there will be very low minimas, even here

[Never snows where i live]

I'm no expert but after looking at sat24 i see a front from the north of scotland making its way sw and the front that past us yesterday now looks like joining up with the front to the east. If they all come together its gonna be a right mess.

[Liam J]

-5.5c with DP -8c

the last few winters at least have only produced around -2 or -3 at the lowest so not bad going for my location, and expect -7 by morning

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

I JUST WATCHED THE BBC FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND.

I THINK SHOVELS ARE GOING TO BE A WASTE OF TIME COME MONDAY IF THAT CHART HE POSTED FOR SUNDAY COMES OFF.

Edited January 6, 2010 by happy days

[Spurry]

-3.9c now....

wtf?

You'll soon be at +2c with Rain :)

[SP1986]

You'll soon be at +2c with Rain :rofl:

:lol: I was thinking more along the lines of a steaming jungle

[thewirral]

It went to -4.9c and now has gone to -4.6c.

- 3.2 Dew Point -5