Northern England Regional Discussion Thread

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

sleet here

[Liam J]

Heavy hail and sleet shower. Temp fallen back to 3.0c

Turing much colder this afternoon from the north after this trough moves away and the skies clear. Parts of Scotland are still sub zero or just a few degrees above. winds will fall light with a sharp frost setting in, temps of -2c predicted here and -4c inland,

Edited January 27, 2012 by Liam J

[Snowmad79]

cfallon, we're right on the SW edge of the Meto snow warning mate... could be fun here later and through the night

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Just had heavy rain wit the odd bit of sleet mixed in for 30 minutes, expected it to be a little more wintery tbh

[cfallon]

cfallon, we're right on the SW edge of the Meto snow warning mate... could be fun here later and through the night

Sounds good to me pal! Not liking all this rain at the moment! Feels to cold for rain weird!

[Liam J]

Heavy wet slushy snow falling here, temp down to 2.4c.

Edited January 27, 2012 by Liam J

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

snowing

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Heavy hail here, Liam looks like that extra 20m asl is making a differance

[SparkleS]

Cloudy,bright,drizzly rain on and off and sticking at around 5 degrees plus here in Leyland

[dodge]

The wettest of sleety mix here in old trafford - not sure if it's any different up in Oldham or the pennine hills.

Edited January 27, 2012 by dodgeredee

[cfallon]

The wettest of sleety mix here in old trafford - not sure if it's any different up in Oldham or the pennine hills.

No different pal, rain but of sleet mixed in! To warm for snow! Feels cold though, meto has Oldham on the edge of there warning for snow above 200m later!

In fact just starting snowing! How strange lol

[Coast]

WIDESPREAD wintery showers and hail are expected to blast parts of Britain today as the country braces itself for a spell of cooler weather that could bring snow to some regions. While the past few weeks have seen unseasonably mild weather across the country, temperatures are set to drop by this weekend reaching as low as -5C overnight.

Experts say there is also the potential for a dumping of snow as a warm Atlantic weather system from the west clashes with cold air in the east. The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for ice to motorists travelling on untreated roads in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England this morning after temperatures dipped overnight.

Issuing its “yellow†be aware graded warning, it said: “Icy stretches are expected to form on untreated surfaces, especially in places affected by showers. “The showers will fall as snow above about 250 metres, but there may be temporary slush deposits to lower levels. The public should be aware of possible travel disruption.†Sunny spells are expected to be interspersed with wintery showers that will progress in a southerly direction throughout today, bringing sleet, hail, thunder and some snow on high grounds.

Lindsay Dovey, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: “Today will see sunny spells and wintry showers which are going to be pretty heavy falling as sleet and hail. “The showers will progress down from the north throughout the day and there could be the odd lightning strikes and snow on high ground in those showers. “Overnight they will continue over the southern parts of the UK then on Saturday morning a front coming in from the west will start move in and spread eastwards bringing in some rain. “This could meet a band of cold air and then turn to snow.†Ms Dovey said that temperatures will drop to between -1C and -5C in the north overnight, with a southerly low of -1C.

During Saturday and Sunday temperatures are expected to range between 4C-7C across Britain with lows of -1C during the night, she added. Snow fell over high ground in Wales, northern parts of England and Scotland yesterday, reaching depths of between 1-4cm, MeteoGroup said

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/snow_alert_stand_by_for_a_white_weekend_1_4188023

[Snowmad79]

Alert .. heavy snow in Oldham east right now.. big fat juicy flakes too. Yum!

[cfallon]

Alert .. heavy snow in Oldham east right now.. big fat juicy flakes too. Yum!

You were spot on pal! Will it stick! Hope so maybe to wet though!

[The Northern Ramper]

Snow!!!

No different pal, rain but of sleet mixed in! To warm for snow! Feels cold though, meto has Oldham on the edge of there warning for snow above 200m later!

In fact just starting snowing! How strange lol

you were saying?

[Snowmad79]

You were spot on pal! Will it stick! Hope so maybe to wet though!

Hehe, if it carries on heavy and thick I can't see why not. Seems to be stopping and starting very rapidly but heavy each time.

[dr snow]

hail/sleet and a little snow now nr glossop - sky v dark - radar looks like more to come

[jpwild]

Wintry shower here. Not sure what exactly it is though.

It is hail / graupel

heavy

[cfallon]

Snow!!!

you were saying?

Lol I know I should try that more often!

[Snowmad79]

I think your right mate.. the snow is too wet. May aswell be rain at the moment lol.

[James M]

Yes some lovely heavy snow here! not sticking though.

[feb1991blizzard]

Yes some lovely heavy snow here! not sticking though.

Yep, cracking sized flakes.

[SparkleS]

Alert .. heavy snow in Oldham east right now.. big fat juicy flakes too. Yum!

Oh i so wish i was back in my hometown now! Why did i ever move to leyland lol...... Its like a spring day here jow, temps rising from 5 to 6, birds singing, the sun is out and puh! Boring.....

[jpwild]

It's now snowing here!! Big flakes

[jpwild]

Thunder!!!!