North West Of England Regional Discussion Thread - Part 3

[Backtrack]

What's a carpfest?

[Cheshire Freeze]

What's a carpfest?

swap the a and the r around

[Lancashire Lass]

Swainclubber and Backtrack have you two finished bickering yet? If not, might I suggest you continue it via pm.

[swainclubber]

We've had rain that's frozen over after frosts, but in terms of freezing rain events (ie. rain that freezes onto already frozen surfaces instantly) mymemory can't recall of any such events. Now 2 meter high snow drifts, -11'c temps, rime frost across surfaces, frozen canals, etc are obvious yearly ocurrances here in the high Peaks.

are you at altitude?it's likely to be snow

[Backtrack]

swap the a and the r around

Oh, I had my hunches lol!

I like carpfest though. Could be used to describe some very rainy model runs

Swainclubber and Backtrack have you two finished bickering yet? If not, might I suggest you continue it via pm.

Yes, we have finished mam.

Unless he wants to tell me to get a grip again, in which case he'll be the first person to enter my ignore list.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Yes, we have finished mam.

Unless he wants to tell me to get a grip again, in which case he'll be the first person to enter my ignore list.

Wow, you go girlfriend mmm mmm mmm

[swainclubber]

Wow, you go girlfriend mmm mmm mmm

;-)

[weatherobsuk]

i'm at 210m (688ft) here but literally a quick 15 minute dash up the hillside and i'm 320m (1050ft) overlooking this part of the Peak District. views are far as Bolton on a good day, with Kinder Scout, the Goyt Valley and Kettleshulme valley 5 miles as a panorama. Obviously i'm also bordering near Shining Tor (Cheshires highest point) which is also in the distance and a good 4 hour trek away on foot. So when it snows here, it's hard to miss amongst the +1000ft summits

[Never snows where i live]

Ha ha

[swainclubber]

i'm at 210m (688ft) here but literally a quick 15 minute dash up the hillside and i'm 320m (1050ft) overlooking this part of the Peak District. views are far as Bolton on a good day, with Kinder Scout, the Goyt Valley and Kettleshulme valley 5 miles as a panorama. Obviously i'm also bordering near Shining Tor (Cheshires highest point) which is also in the distance and a good 4 hour trek away on foot. So when it snows here, it's hard to miss amongst the +1000ft summits

sounds nice. lovely area is that. winter wonderland coming your way :-)

[Cheshire Freeze]

Right, who wants to give me an extra like to make it 500.....lol

[SP1986]

It's 0.4C here in tropical wirral with a stronger southwesterly wind.

Tomorrow the snow will almost certainly turn to rain here, but that is normal for this location.

Also I can verify that I've never seen freezing rain in my life.. it is very rare around here if it has occurred.

[weatherobsuk]

fingers crossed. time to hit the bed for a early start tomorrow morning. If not hiking the hills and chasing the traffic jams around town it'll be around NW and the media outlets to see what's going on. Enjoy it when it comes.

[Lancashire Lass]

-0.4c, dewpoint -5.6c

[Cheshire Freeze]

It's 0.4C here in tropical wirral with a stronger southwesterly wind.

Tomorrow the snow will almost certainly turn to rain here, but that is normal for this location.

Also I can verify that I've never seen freezing rain in my life.. it is very rare around here if it has occurred.

I have a feeling I'm going to wake up to 4 degres and lead skies tomorrow but who knows

[Martin M]

We've had rain that's frozen over after frosts, but in terms of freezing rain events (ie. rain that freezes onto already frozen surfaces instantly) my memory can't recall of any such events. Now 2 meter high snow drifts, -11'c temps, rime frost across surfaces, frozen canals, etc are obvious yearly ocurrances here in the high Peaks.

Yeah same here. Can't think of any freezing rain events at all here. Closest to it (like you said) would be last December when it rained then froze over night. That was a scary experience driving on that if thats anything to go by.

I can imagine how dangerous freezing rain actually is as most people would go about their business without much care as to them its just rain and wouldn't think about the freezing aspect of it, till its too late.

[James M]

Back from ze pub! Interesting everyone talking about snow in the pub, one fella said we're gonna get a foot! ha yeah we'd be so lucky. lol

[Lancashire Lass]

Right off to bed. You lot be good

[Snowmad79]

Back from ze pub! Interesting everyone talking about snow in the pub, one fella said we're gonna get a foot! ha yeah we'd be so lucky. lol

Well, he may have been slaughtered but he was definitely talking sense the good man!. Just wish it started Friday evening because I've been stuck in work since 10 when it could easily have been a night off

[James M]

Well, he may have been slaughtered but he was definitely talking sense the good man!. Just wish it started Friday evening because I've been stuck in work since 10 when it could easily have been a night off

haha well I'll believe it when I see it

[gareth73]

Just up at 4am -3.2c funny though, no frost on cars!

[stoke weather watch]

Could Macclesfield get any Snow later today?

[ICETAB]

Could Macclesfield get any Snow later today?

Yes Macc will defo get snow, it may end up an all snow event there. Better than I'm gooing to get!

[ICETAB]

It's currently -3.8 with a dew point of -6. I wonder how long it will fall as snow later. I think it will be a quick event here. Maybe two hours. I just hope I get enough to make snowman with the kids!

[HotCuppa]

its interesting because the radar is clearly showing the precip hit a proverbial brickwall of cold, yet ironically its hardly that cold unlike last weekend...so expect the rain to be in all parts by late afternoon and plenty of rain over eastern areas tonight...this is looking washout if ever i saw it..