North West Of England Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4

[HotCuppa]

look how heavy that precip is in the cold front its prepping up quite nicely

[gearbox1002]

Its turned out quite snowy here at the moment in St.Helens, it did start of as freezing rain. Its buckets of the stuff now, so that must be a good sign as we are quite low down compared to some of ya locations.

[HotCuppa]

Been raining is st helens town for an hour now dunno what like imby

because the upper air profile is too warm, we'd want -8/-9C ideally from an imby perspective, we dont usually do well out of -5/-6C profiles

[Weather-Voyager]

ermm getting a bit of sleet / light snow flakes in the drizzle now.. temps dropping to -0.3.. !

[Chris.R]

Torrential freezing sleet for 5 minutes here, temp dropping, now -0.6c

[WorsleySnow]

Getting a covering now here due to falling on frozen ground instead of wet for once!

[Backtrack]

because the upper air profile is too warm, we'd want -8/-9C ideally from an imby perspective, we dont usually do well out of -5/-6C profiles

-3/-4 will do, it's a frontal event.

[Oakwell]

The snow is getting thicker, temp still dropping now at -0.8 C

[Backtrack]

MET OFFICE UPDATED ALL OF NW ENGLAND FOR SNOW!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/nw/nw_forecast_warnings.html

[Oakwell]

MET OFFICE UPDATED ALL OF NW ENGLAND FOR SNOW!

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

I like the statement of the obvious by the met

[HotCuppa]

just started now, grauple and very small flakes of snow

[johnwirral]

More rain here, not even freezing, although you could not get much closer to the coast without getting your feet wet.

Edited February 4, 2012 by johnwirral

[HotCuppa]

MET OFFICE UPDATED ALL OF NW ENGLAND FOR SNOW!

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

well and truly in the amber warning area now for snow and ice, which ties in with whats to come

[UV-RAY]

MET OFFICE UPDATED ALL OF NW ENGLAND FOR SNOW!

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

When it's snowing I'll believe it, until then, bah humbug. Still rain here in the Ribble Valley, twenty odd miles inland!.

[weatherobsuk]

long-TAF: EGCC 041111Z 0412/0518 17011KT 9999 SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 0412/0413 8000 -FZRA BECMG 0413/0415 7000 -RASN

[Oakwell]

Me driveway has now dissappeared under the snow, glad i can stay in today as barnsley are playing away , temp now fallen to -0.9c

[Martin M]

I have snow, the smallest flakes I've ever seen but its snow. Cars are starting to get a white covering on them.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Im in tesco gearbox and it not snowing here where are you

[I Cumbria Marra I]

this backs up my point that west cumbria is one of the worst places for snow in the uk

[HotCuppa]

long-TAF: EGCC 041111Z 0412/0518 17011KT 9999 SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 0412/0413 8000 -FZRA BECMG 0413/0415 7000 -RASN

sounds pretty much like what we've had here but its turned to grauple and mixed light snow flakes

[Liam J]

MET OFFICE UPDATED ALL OF NW ENGLAND FOR SNOW!

http://www.metoffice...t_warnings.html

LOL thats why it's raining

[sal007]

Not even a hint of sleet or snow in Preston, all rain! is this supposed to turn more wintry later in the day?

[swainclubber]

light snow here at the Dale

[weatherobsuk]

Leeds/Bradfod TAF going for light Freezing Rain aswell, so looks like that shower just about survives the passage across the pennines. skies going dark here now so stickin on the thermals and watching the skies.

[Bartlett Low]

Snow in Chorlton, South Manc, small flakes but 100% snow, not sleet or freezing rain. All east of Stockport will the all snow I reckon.