North Of England - Regional Discussion

[Snowy Easterly]

This is the heaviest fall of snow here since Dec 2010!

dec 2010 was the best snow event here for about 20 years

[Allseasons-Si]

Starting to snow here

Starting to snow here

hi Aaron

looking at http://www.raintoday.co.uk/ ,you are just on the pivot of the lp and is very slightly shifting south,barely noticable realy,that ppn further north is not budging much either,when will it all sink south :unsure:

[Aaron]

Snow is very very fine but becomes more noticeable in heavier bursts

[NW Leeds Russ]

Good, what is your temperature and asl?

Still doing the whole rainy sleet thing in the city centre (i live across from Leeds Met Uni at 70m asl).

Annoyingly i bet my parents have seen snow from the off at 184m asl.

Hi S B Yes been snowing up here since approx 7.30pm.

Decent covering on cars, grass, pavements etc.

Should start to build as temp drops and heavier stuff goes through.

[Aaron]

Good, what is your temperature and asl?

Still doing the whole rainy sleet thing in the city centre (i live across from Leeds Met Uni at 70m asl).

Annoyingly i bet my parents have seen snow from the off at 184m asl.

Around 90m asl at 1.5C, really need that heavier stuff further north to start moving south then it'll get interesting

[Cloud 10]

dec 2010 was the best snow event here for about 20 years

Dec 2010 was the best snow event here since....Jan 2010!

[summer blizzard]

Must only be the urban heat effect preventing snow now.

In terms of what is to come, our precipitation will be coming from Scarborough roughly once the front straightens.

Looks like a bit more snow in the sleet, still majority rain.

[pip22]

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Edited April 3, 2012 by Fresh_Prince_Of_Leyland

[Aaron]

Must only be the urban heat effect preventing snow now.

In terms of what is to come, our precipitation will be coming from Scarborough roughly once the front straightens.

Looks like a bit more snow in the sleet, still majority rain.

Seems to be hailing now instead

[Cheese Rice]

Hail/ice pellets mixed in with snow. Temperatures remain consistent at 0.c

Snow cover varies, drifts against the side of the house showing the strength of the wind yet struggling to stay on the ground. It's quickly blown to the side of objects.

Pic below- nothing special just highlights snow cover at present on objects. Patchy snow cover on the ground with the grass doing well.

Edited April 3, 2012 by Cheese Rice

[Allseasons-Si]

Dec 2010 was the best snow event here since....Jan 2010!

Dec 2010 was epic here with 2 foot of snow,it grounded me from work for several days,but i was'nt complaining,just wondering when we will see that again

si

[Lancashire Lass]

Nowt here as of yet. Think we may just get sleet at best. Current temp 3.8c, dewpoint -0.3c

Noticeably windy than of late.

[richjb78]

Dec 2010 was epic here with 2 foot of snow,it grounded me from work for several days,but i was'nt complaining,just wondering when we will see that again

si

I agree, by far the best snow event im my (short) lifetime. Missed out completely this winter so far!

[Cheese Rice]

The NAE is great, an upgrade for here as the percipitation is further north...

[summer blizzard]

Snow!

Still sleet but snowflakes have been hitting my window for the past 2 minutes.

Either need a much heavier burst or for it to stop for sustained snow (being night the lack of moisture will cool the air if it stops).

[Aaron]

The NAE is great, an upgrade for here as the percipitation is further north...

Looks great even to lower levels

[summer blizzard]

The NAE is great, an upgrade for here as the percipitation is further north...

As i say, once the front straightens out the snowline will be Leeds-Scarborough roughly as it slowly moves south.

[AderynCoch]

Still nothing here. Some snowflakes in the wind 7 miles to the east (St. Helens) and moderate sleet 7 miles to the northwest (Crosby).

Cloud has increased though, and it's gusting very strongly.

[Allseasons-Si]

I agree, by far the best snow event im my (short) lifetime. Missed out completely this winter so far!

I agree, by far the best snow event im my (short) lifetime. Missed out completely this winter so far!

i think nearly everyone missed out this winter,so we are not alone,we may not miss out tonight and tomorrow morning though

si

[I Cumbria Marra I]

The snow has got heavy again

[summer blizzard]

Jan 10 was the best of my life, Dec 10 was second best.

[damianslaw]

If you look at the radar for the last couple of hours we should have been seeing persistant precipitation, alas we have seen nothing. It seems the precipation from the north has broken as it has hit the central fells. We don't do very well for heavy precipitation in these kind of set ups - really need the feature to be further west. It is a bit dissapointing it has to be said - because conditions are perfect for decent low level snowfall in these parts, dewpoints and evaporative cooling working together. Expecting to wake up to a white snowy scene on the fells though.

I also don't believe today is the last chance for further snowfalls this spring, indeed we could end up with a snowy scene mid-late next week as we see a proper northerly plunge take hold.. you heard it here..

[Interitus]

Still nothing here. Some snowflakes in the wind 7 miles to the east (St. Helens) and moderate sleet 7 miles to the northwest (Crosby).

Cloud has increased though, and it's gusting very strongly.

Very noticeable rain/snow shadow to the west of the Pennines on the forecast charts backed up by the radar images.

Here south of Warrington in north Cheshire the cloud is actually quite broken.

[SparkleS]

Nowt here as of yet. Think we may just get sleet at best. Current temp 3.8c, dewpoint -0.3c

Noticeably windy than of late.

Well the wind picked up earlier the temp dropped and i went outside half hour ago and theres huge snowflakes blowing about in the strong winds here in leyland, it was meant to miss us but hasnt lol

[I Cumbria Marra I]

If you look at the radar for the last couple of hours we should have been seeing persistant precipitation, alas we have seen nothing. It seems the precipation from the north has broken as it has hit the central fells. We don't do very well for heavy precipitation in these kind of set ups - really need the feature to be further west. It is a bit dissapointing it has to be said - because conditions are perfect for decent low level snowfall in these parts, dewpoints and evaporative cooling working together. Expecting to wake up to a white snowy scene on the fells though.

I also don't believe today is the last chance for further snowfalls this spring, indeed we could end up with a snowy scene mid-late next week as we see a proper northerly plunge take hold.. you heard it here..

its been snowing here most of the day mate