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

[Geordiesnow]

Just caught the edge of that shower, no more than just a light snow shower although could see heavier pulses further North and East for sure.

As others have said, our fun and games may come a little later when the winds start to veer more from the North Sea, the only problem is that weatherfront, the BBC weather graphics don't make for inspiring reading although they can underdo PPN amounts somewhat.

[Andy_]

Just caught the edge of that shower, no more than just a light snow shower although could see heavier pulses further North and East for sure.

As others have said, our fun and games may come a little later when the winds start to veer more from the North Sea, the only problem is that weatherfront, the BBC weather graphics don't make for inspiring reading although they can underdo PPN amounts somewhat.

I would never use any graphics for forecasting snow showers off the North Sea, unless its a recognised trough. They're always useless, its all about doing their job for them and watching the radar!

[Boro Snow]

cant see today happening to be honest those showers in the north east aint coming to darlo anytime soon, temp now up to 1.3 and its only 12pm

[NickR]

cant see today happening to be honest those showers in the north east aint coming to darlo anytime soon, temp now up to 1.3 and its only 12pm

But they were never forecast to! The wind hasn't changed direction yet. Why would you write off the whole day?

[Andy_]

Snowing here again..

[Steady Easterly]

cant see today happening to be honest those showers in the north east aint coming to darlo anytime soon, temp now up to 1.3 and its only 12pm

Give it a chance, the showers should pep up as the wind veers more easterly, this evening and overnight looking good.

[Snowmaggedon]

The Met Office have removed the snow warning for Saturday and Sunday lmao

[Summer Sun]

cant see today happening to be honest those showers in the north east aint coming to darlo anytime soon, temp now up to 1.3 and its only 12pm

And as if by magic its started to snow

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gavin.

[Boro Snow]

infact its snowing now lol

[Summer Sun]

The Met Office have removed the snow warning for Saturday and Sunday lmao

Yes its back to the Ice warning

Although some further slight snowfalls are likely, with 1 to 2 cm of fresh snow in a few places, the focus switches to ice, with sub-zero temperatures persisting over existing snow cover for many areas and spreading back into parts of the southwest towards daybreak on Saturday.

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gavin.

[snowmackem]

Look at the radar, it is definitely starting to show a turn towards the East, you can see showers appearing on the far right of the radar area that weren't there a little while ago, and there is definitely an Easterly drift, bring it on

[Summer Sun]

Have a feeling some snow warnings will be getting issued again during the next 24 hours for Sunday and Monday

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gavin.

[Andy_]

Its weird watching the news seeing it snowing in 'South West London', and also snowing here lmao

[Darandio]

The Met Office have removed the snow warning for Saturday and Sunday lmao

Thing is, they were there before yesterday and then were taken away before being reinstated. I'd bet money they will return, things are changing so fast at the moment.

[NickR]

Blast! Just going to miss out on the blob that looks like hitting Newc!

[tynevalleysnow]

The Met Office have removed the snow warning for Saturday and Sunday lmao

Still got it here

[NickR]

Still got it here

No. It's currently for ice, not snow.

[Summer Sun]

Still got it here

Do a refresh only snow warnings now are for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland

[Summer Sun]

Snow warning re-issued

Further sleet and snow showers will lead to accumulations of snow in places, with ice an additional hazard. The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to travel.

Valid from: 0005 on Sat 19 Jan 2013

Valid to: 1300 on Sun 20 Jan 2013

Edited January 18, 2013 by Gavin.

[Rollo]

First light snow shower,they are starting to come inland albeit slowly,our shower is only slight and in fact the sun is shining but it's a start.

[Darandio]

How accurate is the hourly forecast on the Weather Channel? I hadn't checked for 24 hours or so, but it is now snowing some sort of snowfall every hour from 14:00 this afternoon right through until Sunday, which is as far as it goes.

[Summer Sun]

How accurate is the hourly forecast on the Weather Channel? I hadn't checked for 24 hours or so, but it is now snowing some sort of snowfall every hour from 14:00 this afternoon right through until Sunday, which is as far as it goes.

To be honest Darren the most accurate thing is the Rainfall Radar

[Isolated Frost]

Snowing heavily and blowing around here.

[wizzo]

Snow warning re-issued

Further sleet and snow showers will lead to accumulations of snow in places, with ice an additional hazard. The public should be aware of the risk of disruption to travel.

Valid from: 0005 on Sat 19 Jan 2013

Valid to: 1300 on Sun 20 Jan 2013

That snow warning is only for Northumberland. The rest of us are only covered by the ice warning.

[Summer Sun]

Up-to the barmy heights of 2.4°C the dew point is still well below zero at -4.8°C