North West Of England Regional Discussion Thread - Part 4

[weather eater]

Snow just started here at the edge of high peak area

[LiverBird]

Icicles are starting to form on our shed and fence! Haven't seen that from just rain before! Fingers crossed for 3 pm then...

[Oakwell]

Hurray the temp has fallen to -1.1 C

[weatherobsuk]

I think as it goes METAR/TAFs are based on observational values rather than forecasts so although useful to pilots to gauge a rough idea of what an airfield conditions are likely to be they aren't solely based on accuracy as this is still down to the pilot's assesment of the situation aswell as airfield landing capabilities (ie CAT III instrument approaches which Manchester is designed to deal with on the VOR/DME/ILS approach.)

[k19]

In preston atm, but we have had freezing rain this morning, anyone know whether the next band will be snow?

[swainclubber]

Rain getting steadier now, can't wait fir the heavier stuff to arrive. :lol:

lol hope it delivers the goods if only for a short while. sure it will.

[R.P. McMurphy]

Some quite large flakes are falling here now

Are you registering a temperature drop same as me?

[Backtrack]

My anemometer has frozen despite a moderately strong wind.

[Bolton67]

No posts from backtrack in the last 5mins? do i get the feeling he wont be hitting 10,000 post by tonight.

[shadowfax]

Snowing properly now

[Chris.R]

snowing here now! Well it's gone a bit sleety again, temp -0.3c

[HotCuppa]

Icicles are starting to form on our shed and fence! Haven't seen that from just rain before! Fingers crossed for 3 pm then...

you have freezing rain. one the precip hits a cold object it freezes instantly. Ground temperatures are still below freezing

[Backtrack]

No posts from backtrack in the last 5mins? do i get the feeling he wont be hitting 10,000 post by tonight.

Posted about 20 times in the last 5 minutes actually lol.

[swainclubber]

get in. big flakes at last.

[Backtrack]

snowing here now! Well it's gone a bit sleety again, temp -0.3c

Get in! Bodes well for us that.

IT'S COMING

[SummerNSnow]

Hi all. Small snowflakes falling now!

[Weather-history]

Are you registering a temperature drop same as me?

No it has been steady but the snow is coming down now, the heaviest it has been thus far and it is sticking easily on most surfaces.

[guvnor22002]

getting heavier here and seems the band has slowed the cold front may give it a kick

[Oakwell]

Are you registering a temperature drop same as me?

I am was -0.4c about 2 hours ago now -1.2c

[UV-RAY]

A quick sortie outside, and I can confirm we have freezing rain. Rain that's colder than normal.

[Oakwell]

get in. big flakes at last.

Sounds like you have the same sort of snow here in Bolty cheers

[HotCuppa]

A quick sortie outside, and I can confirm we have freezing rain. Rain that's colder than normal.

its the ground thats frozen, hence water hitting it, and instantly freezing. If rain was colder than normal it would be snow or even hail lol

Edited February 4, 2012 by HotCuppa

[dodge]

Very light snow at work in Old Trafford - some heavier stuff knocking on the door according to latest snow-dar (rain today)

[Spurry]

1/2 an hour of snow , then ice and freezing rain...yet another crap call by the METO

[Backtrack]

Freezing rain is rain that has a temperature below 0C, as this hits the frozen ground, it turns to ice instantly.