North West Of England Regional Discussion - Part 6

[James M]

Clear skies here now, getting a bit chilly! -3.7°C. I hope we can get a good low min tonight.

[davacr123]

Some nice pics of the moon there bt

[Backtrack]

Thanks mate.

Temperature plummeting now like I've never seen before.

The wind is picking up but at the same time the temperature is dropping even more? Bizzare!!

[feb1991blizzard]

Here is a straw to clutch regarding the possible Greeny block next week, it doesnt always need a long lasting high to produce a dumping, as long as any trough tracks through the spine of the country or down the east rather than in the North sea / Scandi, run the sequence through from the start, ring any bells?, that spell gave 8 inches in the midlands (where i lived then) and drifts many feet high where i live now.

http://www.meteociel...90&map=0&mode=2

[Lancashire Lass]

Was hoping to get out with my camera tonight but too cloudy.

Temp currently -0.6c

[Backtrack]

-3.6C now. This is the fastest drop I have EVER seen. Was -2.6C 18 minutes ago.

Edit: -3.7C!!!!

Edited February 8, 2012 by Backtrack

[gareth73]

4.30am, about to leave for work -7.5c wow

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

WOW considering it's been cloudy all night the temp is still -4.3 with a dew point of -6.7. that'll explain the lack of frost.

[Weather-history]

More chance of having strong blocking to the NW this time next week than a major snow event, still, I guess we can't completely ignore it!

Lot of talk about a Greenland block actually its more of the Azores high ridging towards Greenland and thats not really a stable set-up and easily topples. None of the models are showing a Greenland block as we saw during the winter of 2009-10 and December 2010.

This is certainly evident in the latest 0z runs, only UKMO 0z has the Azores high ridging towards Greenland, GFS ensembles, ECM 0z (waiting for ECM ensembles) and GEM 0z don't.

I think we are also going to miss out on snow possibilities later this week, I fear that the threat of snow is going to be in the areas that got hit Saturday that is to the south and east of our region.

[Liam J]

Perishing here this morning with a fairly strong SE'ly wind gusting around 30mph. Currently -3.8c, wind chill -11.7c. :cold:

Edited February 8, 2012 by Liam J

[Snowmad79]

Station says -1.5 here but I can tell you, been sat here with the heating on full for 2 hours and am wrapped up in a thick fur cover and I'm still freezing my bladdy gonads off brrrrrrrr!

Edited February 8, 2012 by Snowmad79

[The snowman]

Minus 6 on my car thermometer this morning at six o'clock

Am now on my way to London and its decidedly snowier the further easy you go

[cheshire snow]

mean while meto going for 20cm snow for penines eastwards tomorrow

totally does a divert around our region

C.S

[pip22]

Cloudy this morning with no frost, estimate temps about -2C.

take a look of this!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167 Round 2?? :o

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Cloudy this morning with no frost, estimate temps about -2C.

take a look of this!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167 Round 2?? :o

not for us

[cfallon]

Well there's is the slightest of chances us on the Pennines may just get a little snow! Time will tell!

[pip22]

I make it 60% for freezing rain, 30% chance for snow and nowt 10%

[UV-RAY]

mean while meto going for 20cm snow for penines eastwards tomorrow

totally does a divert around our region

C.S

indeed, the mind numbingly borefest of a winter continues. The outlook looks pitiful for cold and snow IMO, only the UKMO offers a ray of sunshine,

[jam2010]

My phone has now gone for heavy snow in Manchester in Thursday, and that's only 24 hours, I'm not going to get excited but I live in hope :-)

[Lancashire Lass]

It got down to -5c here last night. It's still -1.5c now.

[dodge]

Could be a freezing rain/slush fest for us west of the Pennines. A stones throw over to the east could get something a lot more wintry. Quite suprised at the 10-20cm forecast for eastern areas. Does that mean the band will pep up or is it going to be a slow moving feature? -3c here

Edited February 8, 2012 by dodgeredee

[Lancashire Lass]

Morning by the way

[frosty ground]

My phone has now gone for heavy snow in Manchester in Thursday, and that's only 24 hours, I'm not going to get excited but I live in hope :-)

Which phone App are you using?

[chiffer]

Going by that my iPhone says snow tommorrow for my area and manchester, blizzard conditions Friday and snow saturday. Roflcopter

[jam2010]

Which phone App are you using?

It's the default one on the I phone so it uses yahoo weather.