North West England Regional Discussion Thread

[chris78]

Hi all, good to be back

when are we expecting thing to reach a peak here?

Edited December 8, 2011 by chris78

[annamb]

Hi Folks

Glad to be back for the winter rollercoaster!

[dodge]

nasty squall line has passed through Old Trafford - extremely strong gusts

Edited December 8, 2011 by dodgeredee

[Liam J]

Becoming extremely windy here, 77mph max gust and the peak of the winds isn't due until late afternoon and evening.

PVC windows are bouncing and the chimney is at full howl! can't leave the house via the front door as it's west facing.

Edited December 8, 2011 by Liam J

[cheshire snow]

Cold weather warning still valid by meto surprised that has not been removed yet

Basically says

Snow showers becoming heavey and frequent Thurs night/friday with significant accumalations possible

snow sowers decreasing Saturday

I have seen no forecast to indicate the above today,unless they are concentrating on the wind and have not yet homed in

on the snow potential

talking of the wind take care out there folks

C.S

[jam2010]

Getting wild in Manchester now the Roar from the wind is crazy

[weatherobsuk]

Squall line just passed here, moderate-heavy rain for a time but now slackened off. Wind gradient (as expected) has picked up now were in the cold-pooling.

[Terminal Moraine]

Highest gust so far today is 58 mph, a bit lower than it was yesterday in the heavier showers. Perhaps the cold front will produce something higher.

[Alex95]

MetOffice warning:

Showers during Friday morning will fall as a mixture of rain, sleet and snow and are likely to give icy patches, especially on untreated roads Some wet snow is likely to low levels, with 2 - 4 cm of snow settling on hills above 200 m or so.

I'll be keeping an eye on this thread as I may be visiting Cumbria on Saturday

Edited December 8, 2011 by alza

[bridgechad]

dropped 5oC with that front, was getting near 12oC here now 7oC and wind i have never experienced before (only got into the weather the last 3 years)

[SnowObsessor90]

torrential rain in widnes now.very strong gusts as well!

So did I just over the bridge in little Runcorn.

Lets hope that precipitation amounts haven't burnt out "too" much come tomorrow.

Edited December 8, 2011 by Anonymous21

[weatherobsuk]

62mph gust recorded in Buxton just now @ 13:48ut

[Snow free zone]

Well after a calmer spell winds really starting to pick up here. Must be bad further North.

[Terminal Moraine]

Gust of 71 mph and the cold front hasn't even got here yet, about 15 miles away by the look of the N.W radar.

[trickydicky]

Is anyone else getting needled by all this 'Winter Storm' crack? Did I sleep through the day when it was announced that American had become our official language? Its a gale, a storm at a push, not a "win'er storm", or a "Nor' wester" while were at it! Not on my shift.

Anyway, its windy.

Edited December 8, 2011 by trickydicky

[widnesgas]

Is that the worst of it for us in the north west then?

[cheshire snow]

Temp at 1300 was 12c temp now 7c that is quite a drop in two hrs lol

C.S

[cfallon]

Temp here has fallen from 11 to 6.5c! It's windy but no way near a storm!

[Backtrack]

Looks like the max gust here was 29.8mph. Absolutely pathetic. Non event.

Went up the hills just now, gusting to 45mph up there according to my hand held anemometer.

Cold front passed over: 12.2C at 1pm, 6.7C at 2pm.

Now 7.6C, rising VERY quickly. At this rate we'll be back to 12C by 19:00hrs.

[cfallon]

Just had a look at the NBC forecast for my area thus/frid and they aren't going for anything wintry! Why the downgrade thought everything was in place?

[mandi35]

i dunno bout it being calm hubby went out in car about quarter to 2 and he said its blowing the car about something chronic its battering us here terribly even the motorways are having murder with traffic issues

[AderynCoch]

That was a pretty nasty cold front. The wind was so strong that the rain felt like hailstones.

It's been rather unpleasant outdoor weather for about a week now.

[cheshire snow]

Just had a look at the NBC forecast for my area thus/frid and they aren't going for anything wintry! Why the downgrade thought everything was in place?

Because we live in NW England advance weather warnings equal non event imo :lol:

C.S

[cfallon]

Because we live in NW England advance weather warnings equal non event imo :lol:

Lol how very true! Well still early days for this winter! Who knows what's around the corner

C.S

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Regarding hotcuppas post earlier today the maximum upper temp low we get here is -8 surely this is enough. Doesnt the dam hav a say though?