North West England Regional Discussion 18/01/13 12z---->

[Cheshire Freeze]

Still fairly light but steady snow in Stoke. The thing that's puzzled me this morning has been the temperatures. They seem to have been up & down quite a lot. Sometimes above freezing, others below. Clearly seen by snow sliding off parked cars & then icicles appearing as it started to freeze again. Really strange. Anyhoo around 5 inches of level snow & not much drifting as the wind has been a bit lighter in my particular area.

Yep same thing has happened here. Thought it was a bit odd!

[feb1991blizzard]

Yep same thing has happened here. Thought it was a bit odd!

I dont think the temp has been above freezing all week here!, yesterday MAX -2c, today so far MAX -2c

Edited January 18, 2013 by feb1991blizzard

[karyo]

Is that big band coming our way?

It is an extensive area of moderate snowfall.

You can keep an eye on it on the radar. http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

[NickyB]

New Brighton Seafront

[Snow free zone]

Sit rep ..... delivery driver just arrived ....

Snowing in Barrow, Ulverston, Morecambe and Lancaster. He's actually worried about getting back to Preston ...... i've managed to convince him he'll be ok !

[cfallon]

It's actually telephone boxing snowing

Obviously the telephone and boxing were expletives lol

Edited January 18, 2013 by cfallon

[Joe Bloggs]

Light to moderate snow in south Manchester, heaton chapel area

[UV-RAY]

Light snow now, temp -0.4c.

[feb1991blizzard]

Yes, its letucing onions snowing!!!!!

[Rainy]

It is also Jan the 18th and two weeks away is a life time in Meteorology.

For sure that's right. We've hardly got going with winter yet ...

2 weeks takes us just about to Candlemass (2 Feb). For farmers up here, that's midwinter. You are supposed to have half your winter feed for your stock still left.

[feb1991blizzard]

Telephone Boxing it down now!!!!!!!! what a prune that this did;nt start earlier.

[Backtrack]

Rather moderate/heavy fine snow now. Front is pepping back up, this is unexpected.

[Storm Animal]

And at 3pm, we have lift off with a temp of -2.4oC!! Nothing too heavy but its a start for now!!

[cfallon]

Telephone Boxing it down now!!!!!!!! what a prune that this did;nt start earlier.

Lol it's no blizzard but I'd take a covering

Rather moderate/heavy fine snow now. Front is pepping back up, this is unexpected.

Stop showing off! I bet it's not telephone boxing it down l

[Osamasbinsledgin]

same here moderate/ fine snow picked up again in last 20mins

[Rainy]

Yes, its letucing onions snowing!!!!!

Eh? What's them? Saddleworth speciality? Pic?

[summer fun]

Meto have us in light snow till nine tonight, before it was only till three, maybe theres a little life left in this yet

[feb1991blizzard]

Lol it's no blizzard but I'd take a covering

Its really fine but its coming down fast, the flakes are not very big but this is the best ive had all day, LOL, just shows how desparate i am to celebrate fine snow, looks like it will stop going by the radar in a minute but should only be a brief stoppage and should start again.

[Darren Bown]

I think people in the east of the region may get a surprise soon, the precipitation east of the Pennines is trenching over and filling in the gaps! This is quite impressive!

[carl1980]

Wind has got gusty again snow is getting heavy again , at work in kirby

[Backtrack]

Lol it's no blizzard but I'd take a covering

Stop showing off! I bet it's not telephone boxing it down l

No telephone box, but it's topping up the good cover we already have.

[cfallon]

I think people in the east of the region may get a surprise soon, the precipitation east of the Pennines is trenching over and filling in the gaps! This is quite impressive!

That will do lovely!

[The Northern Ramper]

i'm confident now, if it's snowing telephone boxes in Saddleworth then it's only over the hill from me

[cfallon]

No telephone box, but it's topping up the good cover we already have.

I always preferred A good covering off dandruff! Now am of to celebrate with tea and cake that's how I roll!

[Barmada Casten]

still nothing here in south lakes :-(