North West Cold Spell Discussion

[loobiloo]

Still snowing here in Macc, and although it is light and intermittant there is a white covering on previously uncovered areas. Sun's out too.

ETA Snow fizzled out about about 2 mins after posting! Keeping my eye on the next batch of cloud from the east....

Edited January 9, 2010 by loobiloo

[Weather-history]

Ice on Manchester Ship Canal at Irlam locks, strong enough for seagulls to stand on

[HotCuppa]

Anyone registering temp drops?

Min last night due to cloud was -1.6C

Its dropped to -2.4C in the last half hour

Wind is NE

[Backtrack]

My min last night was -4.3c and we had cloud. Temp is rising now.

-1.6c.

[SP1986]

it appears theres a light dusting a snow on the plants this morning, but only very light.

[HotCuppa]

My min last night was -4.3c and we had cloud. Temp is rising now.

-1.6c.

At one point last night I thought we where going to see rain, the clouds where very dark (even the dp ended up very marginal) and very low and thanks to this our temps where quite high considering. However in the last half hour they are sinking.

Now -2.5C

Future radar still has this light snow encroaching on us here in the west. I have also included the latest radar image for comparison.

Edited January 9, 2010 by HotCuppa

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Another bone-chilling but indescribably gorgeous day here, with the temperature just -8.5C right now.

[HotCuppa]

I think its fair to say any snow falling tomorrow will need elevation of around 150m and you will need to be in the south of the region, this could change during today...these temps are a hinderance to any snow tomorrow.

Edited January 9, 2010 by HotCuppa

[Backtrack]

I think its fair to say any snow falling tomorrow will need elevation of around 150m and you will need to be in the south of the region, this could change during today...these temps are a hinderance to any snow tomorrow.

Im very worried about these temps atm, snow could melt today!!

-1.0c already!

[snowingtequila]

I think its fair to say any snow falling tomorrow will need elevation of around 150m and you will need to be in the south of the region, this could change during today...these temps are a hinderance to any snow tomorrow.

the temperatures across the region as a whjole seem pretty cold to me. \i woujld be very surprised to see rain, then again, last time rain wass mentioned and people were worrying I got 5 inches of snow so I shan't worry

[Backtrack]

Looks like it's all going to melt today.

-0.7c

[Darren Bown]

Gloriously sunny here with a gentle breeze :unsure: showers not far, but as usual they're dying quickly over the Pennines.

[SP1986]

its -0.7 not 7C, I very much doubt your temperature will rise that much.. besides even a temperature of 2C will not be enough to melt all the snow today.

[James M]

Had a few moderate showers earlier, some nice sized flakes at times too! hope more of these showers make it across the Pennines!

[Shaun L]

it appears theres a light dusting a snow on the plants this morning, but only very light.

There was a light flurry at 3am this morning stephen. Just enough to dust the cars and plants

[Backtrack]

its -0.7 not 7C, I very much doubt your temperature will rise that much.. besides even a temperature of 2C will not be enough to melt all the snow today.

What can we expect the temps to rise to today. It got to -4.3c last night, this time yesterday it was still -3c.

-0.6c now - Although the rise is slow, I think it will get above 1c today.

[Spurry]

Looks like it's all going to melt today.

-0.7c

Don't panic, my garden is south facing has sun on it all week and recorded temps of +2.7c, and it hasn't melted yet , the ground temps are a lot colder than the air temp and and besides temps of plus 2-3 is still bloody cold(your still in the minuses)

Stephen P , just saw your post (i've repeated basically what you said), hope that puts BT 's mind at ease

Edited January 9, 2010 by Spurry

[jennywren]

Hi everyone,

Been reading the site for a while but only registered today.

I was still up at 1.45am and we had light snow in Maghull just north of Liverpool, near Ormskirk.

I can't wait to see if we get more this weekend, but only after we have been out to get some shopping later on!!

Jenn

[Backtrack]

It doesn't put my mind at ease. :lol:

Coz it's -0.4c now.

[SP1986]

It doesn't put my mind at ease.

Coz it's -0.4c now.

You might need to sign up for counsilling then as it's supposed to rise above 0C tomorrow.

Hi Jenny, yes we saw the slightest of dutings this morning, really dry snow though, you could blow is off the surfaces. It was only a sugar coating though if that, and most of it's being melted by the sun.

[Snow free zone]

LCC received a delivery of salt last night and they don't know when they are getting anymore they are banking on the snow tomorrow being a non event because if it does snow then they will run out. Looking round today there's plenty of cloud to the east of here but its fizzling out over the Longridge area, at the moment its dry and sunny with a temp of -0.3c.

[snowdrifter]

LCC received a delivery of salt last night and they don't know when they are getting anymore they are banking on the snow tomorrow being a non event because if it does snow then they will run out. Looking round today there's plenty of cloud to the east of here but its fizzling out over the Longridge area, at the moment its dry and sunny with a temp of -0.3c.

I wonder if any is going to school car parks, because where I work in Leyland was an ice rink, hence closed Friday. I guess they're prioritizing roads.

[Snow free zone]

I wonder if any is going to school car parks, because where I work in Leyland was an ice rink, hence closed Friday. I guess they're prioritizing roads.

Don't think there's much chance of that. My kids school was closed Wednesday and i have no idea how they opened Thursday & Friday, pavements and car park very dangerous - it was the only primary school to be open in the local area.

Its funny though, i have been in the city centre this week, and for next week also, the only place(s) that have plenty of grit & salt are the entrances to the local council offices and administrative buildings what a coincidence.

I have only just looked at that last GFS run for the NW it does not look at all bad does it

[snowdrifter]

We're back in the meto advisories folks...

[Verglas]

+1c, calm, partly cloudy (cumulus) with occasional sunshine

light flurries in the early morning but came to little

still lying snow