Far North of England Regional Discussion - Cold and Snow 17/01/13 ->

[Snowmaggedon]

loads of potential now showing.

OMG this is incredible stuff atm

[Isolated Frost]

There must be 4 inches back home now - where's some local posters when you need them?!

Freezing Point had at least 4 inches just a few hours ago!! Paul Michael showed quite a bit in Wallsend.

[Alex95]

Freezing Point had at least 4 inches just a few hours ago!! Paul Michael showed quite a bit in Wallsend.

I don't really see how there'll be less than half a foot by the end of tomorrow then!

[Andy_]

Snow laying on the main road into hebburn! Cars leaving tracks!

[Freezing-Point]

Update. Not stopped here currently heavy snow intensity 8.5/10. snow depth looks to over 6", but unconfirmed as I have not measured. Temp fallen to -0.7c. wind has picked up and snow is blowing across the surface.

[davyf]

Heavier here in Consett.

Was beginning to think we weren't going to get any mate. Good old Consett

[Geordiesnow]

BBC seems to think it will just be cold and grey tomorrow which is a little surprising I have to admit looking at the output, thicknesses are not that low but they look low enough to create instability surely?

[Isolated Frost]

I don't really see how there'll be less than half a foot by the end of tomorrow then!

Indeed, that convective E'ly should dig in tomorrow morning with heavy snow shrs for much of the region (esp Northumberland), sorry nick!!!).

Sunday also carries the chance of some convection before a band of snow moves in from the S, and if the EC came off, over a ft in many places and deep frosts by next Friday!

[recklessabandon]

BBC seems to think it will just be cold and grey tomorrow which is a little surprising I have to admit looking at the output, thicknesses are not that low but they look low enough to create instability surely?

To be fair BBC were still saying at 5pm that snow showers would be light this evening and fizzle out by midnight.....

[peterf]

seen heavier stuff in me santa shaker.

[davyf]

seen heavier stuff in me santa shaker.

It's still more than we saw xmas day so try to enjoy it

[recklessabandon]

Be interesting to see how the next hour pans out....it looks initially as though the front from the west is converging with the trough right over the north east and they are stalling each other's progress....

[Cloud 10]

Moderate snow here now and decent sized flakes as well.

[Alex95]

Monday looks eerily similar to the February 2nd-3rd 2009 event which gave loads of rain in the North East and washed away the snow.

Edited January 18, 2013 by Alza

[Isolated Frost]

Monday looks eerily similar to the February 2nd-3rd 2009 event which gave loads of rain in the North East and washed away the snow.

MetO 5 Dayers going for sleet and snow for most of us and no mention of rain on the regional fcst.

[Alex95]

MetO 5 Dayers going for sleet and snow for most of us and no mention of rain on the regional fcst.

They didn't back then either...

[peterf]

Monday looks eerily similar to the February 2nd-3rd 2009 event which gave loads of rain in the North East and washed away the snow.

today wasn't even called correctly by the hi-res,so Monday is another story entirely.we are in the zone so lets enjoy the unpredictability of mother nature.

[NickR]

Indeed, that convective E'ly should dig in tomorrow morning with heavy snow shrs for much of the region (esp Northumberland), sorry nick!!!).

Sunday also carries the chance of some convection before a band of snow moves in from the S, and if the EC came off, over a ft in many places and deep frosts by next Friday!

Why esp Northumberland??

Still yet to see any heavy ppn here - nothing above yellow (briefly) on the NW radar. It's just not happening.

[Freezing-Point]

This could beat the 8" fall we got in late Nov 2010........

[tynevalleysnow]

Heavy snow in prudhoe I hear from workmates

[recklessabandon]

Just popped into the Yorkshire thread....reports of thundersnow from this trough around humberside.

[Dandy]

Coming back to the office to get the 4x4. It's getting hard to get anywhere safe.....long night !!

[Isolated Frost]

Why esp Northumberland??

Still yet to see any heavy ppn here - nothing above yellow (briefly) on the NW radar. It's just not happening.

The shrs in the North Sea tmrw will mainly be further north it seems, with E Scotland and SE Scotland in the firing line, though the EC convection could be wrong, we want to see shower activity start moving in the southern North Sea overnight.

Mod to heavy here again, 8-9cm I think.

[peterf]

looking at the animated radar my location is in a cracking conveyor of snowfall.it may intensify it may fizzle,makes this hobby all the more addictive.

[Summer Sun]

Where are you?

Darlington

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Edited January 18, 2013 by Gavin.