North West England Regional Discussion - January 18th 2013

[Iceaxecrampon]

Think i'm writing this one off again. Can't see it moving it at all towards me - frustrating because we seem to be right on the northern edge of the band, its just dying right over PR2.

Not sure what some of you are saying about the low pivoting and whether that will bring us into play later on today ?

It seems if it can find a reason not to snow in Preston it won't. Today has proved that point, I mean its even snowing in Blackpool for gods sake !! Ho hum and all that .... but no toys being thrown

Man Up and be patient.....!!!!!

[V for Very Cold]

just a few flakes here - seems like the action is West and South of here

Edited January 18, 2013 by V for Very Cold

[maykram]

Pounding down in Old Trafford now, can hear the school kids going insane

[Oakwell]

Here is the blizzard blackrod style

[Backtrack]

Gonna go for a walk with my camera in a sec.

[NW_Blackburn]

Too hard to say for sure but the band is supposed to pivot round to a northward then northwestward motion. It's not even started doing that yet and southern end of band is way east of my location....

Sorry I'm not very clued up on this sort of stuff? Is what you explained a good or a bad thing for our area?

[Cheshire Freeze]

Well this is bloody fantastic,it's like Narnia out there. Not very often I say that about Crewe!

[MrSunshine]

10:30am BBC News Forecast still showing no snow for any of the North West north of Merseyside are they for real!!!

Edited January 18, 2013 by DaveMac82

[Darren Bown]

BBC news 24 forecast is a joke, saying it shouldn't be snowing here more than a flurry at all today!

[NW_Blackburn]

Too hard to say for sure but the band is supposed to pivot round to a northward then northwestward motion. It's not even started doing that yet and southern end of band is way east of my location....

Sorry I'm not very clued up on this sort of stuff? Is what you explained a good or a bad thing for our area?

[annamb]

Just watched the latest BBC forecast on the tele. I quote.....

"a few flurries in North West England, not amounting to much here"

Really???? Get with it beeb.

[wysiwyg]

10:30am BBC News Forecast still showing no snow for any of the North West north of Merseyside are they for real!!!

BBC news 24 forecast is a joke, saying it shouldn't be snowing here more than a flurry at all today!

There were plenty of warnings on here yesterday to ignore the BBC - bunch of jokers!!

[UV-RAY]

Looking a non event here, it's really struggling to push a few miles from Darwen.

[Oakwell]

Gonna go for a walk with my camera in a sec.

looking out the window here, I dare not go out as if I do......... 'I may be some time' .......... to quote Mr Oates' ......

[Walkinglad2013]

the snow is a non event in Rochdale. Halifax. Leeds

[Cheshire Freeze]

There's about 3 inches accumulated just on one of the car wing mirrors. Pelting it down

[feb1991blizzard]

There were plenty of warnings on here yesterday to ignore the BBC - bunch of jokers!!

The problem is that they seem to carry on using old data when there is either radar or updated model output to the contrary.

[weatherobsuk]

buxtonweather.co.uk

- It snowed steadily in Buxton through Thursday evening into Friday, to about 02.00 and it is snowing heavily again right now - we have 3cm of fresh snow in Buxton @ 10.10 Friday - Side roads have a covering in Buxton, but no reports of any main road closures - REPORTS IN TODAY - "Macc rd A537 update - open at 8.30am, 80% of road is clear but where snow has drifted and on corners it is very dangerous, icy underneath the snow. If snow continues I cannot see it being open for long because of the drifting snow" Thank you Rachel Browett @ 09.50 AND "A5004 All fine and clear this morning at 07.45 today (Long Hill, Macc/Whaley road)" Thank you Emma Fairbrother @ 09.40 AND "Main roads are fine, side roads well covered" Thank you David Hilton @ 08.00 AND "A515 is open and traffic moving" - Thank you Christine Orchard @ 07.00 AND "Cat and Fiddle very difficult even in Land Rover with Winter tyres. Drifting severe in places" Thank you Nick Pearson @ 02.00 AND " A 53 to Leek just about passable with care...drifting snow and frozen snow on the drop into Buxton" Thank you roadhawk @ 07.45.

[dr snow]

_{Started here in Hollingworth(nr Glossop) - grey heavy clouds and quite windy}

[HotCuppa]

Approaching 5 cm now and still falling heavily. Doesn't seem to have gotten any lighter although the flakes are a little smaller.

just been out and measured 6.8CM, flakes are now bigger and heavier and almost blizzard like conditions in the wind, drifts are past 12cm already

[Ian Brown]

How are the snow totals looking Ian

I'm at work mate (in stoke) so hard to tell but lots of problems on the minor roads. The heaviest snow coming down right now.

[Backtrack]

LOL, well played Eno, funny looking flurry this.

[feb1991blizzard]

Well this is bloody fantastic,it's like Narnia out there. Not very often I say that about Crewe!

I tell you what you know this stalling might not be great for me but it could mean you see one of your biggest ever falls - Good luck!!

[Backtrack]

Band pepping back up, bigger flakes are returning.

[barkie]

Surprised the BBC aren't saying sunshine and 20c in the north west.

Still snowing in Southport everything covered.