North West Of England Regional Discussion Thread - Part 3

[kold weather]

Here is a new thread for Friday, the NAE and many other models suggest there will be heavy snow for a time. Right now still alot of uncertainty over how much snow will fall but I'm pretty sure most will see snow fall...

[Backtrack]

Probably a steady drop down until dawn now.

-1.3C, and I'm off to bed!

[AderynCoch]

Well I'm keeping schtum with regards to the s-word. I just can't see the forecast synoptics getting west enough to stop a quick thaw. We're running out of time as the event nears.

So so close to a proper battleground event (i.e. with the cold air winning)...

[Lancashire Lass]

Cheers Kold

[Cheshire Freeze]

Don't want to give anyone nightmares.....but night all.....

[Cheshire Freeze]

Don't want to give anyone nightmares but......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167

Night all (run rainfall progression through)

[weatherobsuk]

-5.7'c at 1.am in Buxton, temp dropping like a stone currently -0.87'/hr in clear skies and slack wind.

[Cheshire Freeze]

-5.7'c at 1.am in Buxton, temp dropping like a stone currently -0.87'/hr in clear skies and slack wind.

-10 seems a bit optimistic for tonight now.....I wouldn't even be surprised if Buxton scraped some precipitation from that lot out east.....I should certainly think it will cloud places up somewhat. -3.9 here right now.

[weatherobsuk]

I'd say another hour at least before our night minimas are threatened by it, could introduce some granule snowfall but unless the convergence builds further inland I doubt much accumulation will form by the morning. Could give some nice scenes as moisture is reintroduced away from the drier DPs which are now starting to lower as the warm front out west approaches.

[Snowmad79]

Nice meto warnings especially for this part of the region as we stay just within the snow warning boundry that moves over the south Sunday meaning that its highly likely those on the SW pennines at altitude will see the back end stay snowy in nature. A further shunt west of the the front and cold air would see more people keeping the band as snow rather than rain or sleet. Lets not forget that until it actually happens that anything we see weather wise for Saturday is still a prediction subject to changes.

[gareth73]

-4.5 as i leave for work, lowest we have had this winter

[Thunder Snow]

According to my car it's -6 here, just had to look up the dew point temp and that's -8. I'm still going forca quick snow to rain event here, hope I'm wrong though

[dodge]

-6 showing here, will be even colder in the rural areas. Coldest night of this spell so far. Hard frost.

[snowdrifter]

Nice meto warnings especially for this part of the region as we stay just within the snow warning boundry that moves over the south Sunday meaning that its highly likely those on the SW pennines at altitude will see the back end stay snowy in nature. A further shunt west of the the front and cold air would see more people keeping the band as snow rather than rain or sleet. Lets not forget that until it actually happens that anything we see weather wise for Saturday is still a prediction subject to changes.

Yes, and although atm I'm being realistic for my area, being west and sea-level, I also know that in Feb '96 the front was very much expected to drive through and bring rain to most. Looks good for many in the east of the region though - good luck to all.

[NickyB]

-4.0 over here on the coast

[SummerNSnow]

Morning! Lovely and frosty today. Feeling slightly nervous today, how pathetic is that! It's only snow! :winky:

[dodge]

dipped now to -7 just before heading for work. Simon King on radio 5 live playing down disruptive snowfall for the north west 'a brief spell of snow before it turns back to rain' - and indicates more for central/eastern areas. He also indicates a more ealier timeframe i.e. mid morning Saturday for our parts. We shall see.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

lol just watched NW weather forecast on bbc and eithe she has lost the plot or we are going to be very dissapoointed saturday.

perdiod of snow befreo it all turns to rain and 8 deg on sun and 9 on monday.

[Chris.R]

-4.1c here in crosby, -4.7c min.

[Liam J]

--5.2c here, dew point -7.0c.

Minimum -6.3c.

Edited February 3, 2012 by Liam J

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Morning Liam, NMM has the snow starting at 07.00 tomorrow.

And i still coming down 5 hours later at noon. but for some it shows as freezing rain

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Morning Liam, NMM has the snow starting at 07.00 tomorrow.

And i still coming down 5 hours later at noon. but for some it shows as freezing rain

Yup its looking increasingly like a snow to rain jobby im afraid,obviuosly the further east you are the better but after all the excitement of yesterday gfs picked up on a downgrade last night for the NW and its continued this morning.

i seriosuly doubt there will be much lying snow across much of our region come sunday morning now.

Ah well,will be nice to see falling snow ,im kind of hoping it stays snow here but not optmistic,if i was in the west of the region id have gievn up already/

[swainclubber]

at work again so can't check but I take it that it's still east of the 12 z and Warner on Sunday?

[Liam J]

Morning Liam, NMM has the snow starting at 07.00 tomorrow.

And i still coming down 5 hours later at noon. but for some it shows as freezing rain

Yes Peter a brief snow to rain event likely for us in NW England, I wasn't really expecting all that much to avoid disappointment. Might get a covering for an hour or so. I'm not to happy about freezing rain as that could cause fatal accidents.

More snow chances next week though, but thats a while off.

Edited February 3, 2012 by Liam J

[cfallon]

at work again so can't check but I take it that it's still east of the 12 z and Warner on Sunday?

I think looking today pal we could still be okay with been as far east for snow! Think we will know more tonight!

Edited February 3, 2012 by cfallon