North West England Regional Discussion Thread

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

signs of more in the way of shower formation in the irish sea i think some heavy showers of hail sleet and snow are probable for many in the next few hours.

wont settle for long though the temps are too high.

[The Northern Ramper]

Some beefy showers heading our way, could be fun today.

[Cheshire Gap]

Huge anvil north of me...say manchester way heading east...some one is having fun under that!

Anybody know of wind directions today, are we expecting a more northerly from west element soon?

Ta

CG

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

I think the irish sea maybe just warming up and giving us some convection but unless the dps go lower along with the temps we are just going to get hail. I need bt or someone to confirm this though

[widnesgas]

Small hail showers in widnes is all were getting

[Backtrack]

I've just woken up and it's white outside.

It was just hailing heavily and it looks like we're under a streamer. Good stuff!

[Liam J]

I think the irish sea maybe just warming up and giving us some convection but unless the dps go lower along with the temps we are just going to get hail. I need bt or someone to confirm this though

Temp and dews look to high, 4-5c and dewp around +1c

Rain and hail showers here, 850 temp -6.2c, dew 0c air temp 3.8c

[The Northern Ramper]

There is a nice streamer setting up, through the top of Preston and right at me.

[Lancashire Lass]

Morning all. Just seen a car drive through the village with snow on the bonnet, so somewhere not too far away has got lucky. Probably on higher ground though.

Edit although it could have been slushy hail......

Temp 5.2c dewpoint 1.2c here so I'm thinking at best hail.

Edited December 9, 2011 by Lancashire Lass

[Backtrack]

3.4C here with a dewpoint of 1.0C under heavy showers of what look like sleet, and heavy hail too.

Just need evaporative cooling to push the temperature down to about 1C before we see any snow. Could happen in the heavy, prolonged showers.

3.2C now.

Edited December 9, 2011 by Backtrack

[Chris.R]

So where are these showers then? It's been dry here since yesterday afternoon! how can they keep missing me.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

This is just getting annoying now

[Backtrack]

So where are these showers then? It's been dry here since yesterday afternoon! how can they keep missing me.

Would seem you're about 5 miles North of the streamer.

Happened to me last night. Annoying!

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Them showers are missing me too by about a mile bt. I can see them from here. When i look towards fiddlers ferry i can see the stuff falling from the sky

[Backtrack]

I think the irish sea maybe just warming up and giving us some convection but unless the dps go lower along with the temps we are just going to get hail. I need bt or someone to confirm this though

Irish Sea is throwing out convection due to rapidly cooling 850 temperatures.

Uppers aren't low enough yet for snow, that's why we're getting hail. Wait until they drop to about -6.5C later, and I've a feeling we might receive a bit of snow. Although I'm enjoying this hail. Absolutely love it.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Would seem you're about 5 miles North of the streamer.

Happened to me last night. Annoying!

there wasnt a streamer last night :smilz38:

[Backtrack]

Them showers are missing me too by about a mile bt. I can see them from here. When i look towards fiddlers ferry i can see the stuff falling from the sky

Reverse situation from last night then. :lol:

Just started hailing again, 3.3C. I'll post up the radar pic now.

there wasnt a streamer last night :smilz38:

No but there's one right now, I've just been sat through it.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Reverse situation from last night then. :lol:

Just started hailing again, 3.3C. I'll post up the radar pic now.

No but there's one right now, I've just been sat through it.

yes ino but you just said "Would seem you're about 5 miles North of the streamer.

Happened to me last night. Annoying!" there wasnt a streamer last night

[Backtrack]

yes ino but you just said "Would seem you're about 5 miles North of the streamer.

Happened to me last night. Annoying!" there wasnt a streamer last night

I meant the shower line last night.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

I meant the shower line last night.

there was a couple of showers around st helens way then it died dont think that would be classed as a streamer mate

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

We never got much last night bt. I can believe how close they are and there still missing me lol

[I Cumbria Marra I]

We never got much last night bt. I can believe how close they are and there still missing me lol

im in the same boat as you, some heavy looking showers just keep to the north of me and are probably pasting LiamJ

[Backtrack]

there was a couple of showers around st helens way then it died dont think that would be classed as a streamer mate

I know, I was referring to my streamer now, and his showers last night.

Just had TORRENTIAL hail. The temperature has fallen down to 2.9C, and everywhere is white. Amazing weather!

[HotCuppa]

We have had continuous hail for the past 40 minutes, and we have accumulated around 2cm of hail on the ground..should turn to rain pretty soon.

As for snow...its marginal at best...-6.5C uppers...sleet at best...true fact that....to guarantee low lying snow we need far colder upper in this area...the temp your talking about is fine for high ground..you however are not on high ground not even close to 200m..infact id say right now its probably closer to 350m+

Temperature as not fallen at all BT its remained steady at 5.4C for the past 1 hour.. couple of true facts...1 your day time temperature is the same as mine, no fluctuations.

2 You need to check your temperature guage..its clearly broken. There is no way on earth you are recording -3C temperature differential.

Edited December 9, 2011 by HotCuppa

[I Cumbria Marra I]

where do you think the least snowiest place is in the North West?