North West England Regional Discussion - January 19th 2013>

[dodge]

Last night we got 1-2cm from the continuous snow dust that was falling and as for right now, just a few icy particles blowing about.

Are you worried about temps and dewpoints? The snizzle that was in the air this morning had a wet sleet feel and didn't stick to the car - maybe your a little colder up there lol Hope the precipitation invigorates tonight and makes on our side of the Pennines

[HotCuppa]

we have had no sleet, just light powder snow, even now but not sticking

Edited January 20, 2013 by HotCuppa

[itsnowjoke]

Is it going to come my way?

[cheshire snow]

HC

Have you got access to the NW radar?

looking at rain today it should be snowing over south cheshire at the momemt,but nowt

falling,think the radar is playing up LOL

C.S

[karyo]

The temperature here increased by nearly half a degree in the last hour. Now at 2.5c and rising...

[HotCuppa]

HC

Have you got access to the NW radar?

looking at rain today it should be snowing over south cheshire at the momemt,but nowt

falling,think the radar is playing up LOL

C.S

i think its just very light precip, nothing much in it at all. but there is more intensity towards where i am to the south

[Liam J]

Amber warning issued now for the NE and eastern Cumbria - http://www.metoffice...Time=1358596860

Not far off red on the matrix.

Edited January 20, 2013 by Liam J

[SparkleS]

Give up now, ive had enough lol

[HotCuppa]

the way the temps are rising all its going to be is rain, so perhaps a flood warning or two haha

[Backtrack]

Temp rocketed up to 1.7C now, DP is +1.1C, yet snowflakes continue to fall. Doubt we'll see any more lying snow now till mid-Feb.

[HotCuppa]

Temp rocketed up to 1.7C now, DP is +1.1C, yet snowflakes continue to fall. Doubt we'll see any more lying snow now till mid-Feb.

we have tonight to go yet the temps will fall soon enough

my dp is -1.6C and slowly rising

Edited January 20, 2013 by HotCuppa

[Backtrack]

we have tonight to go yet

Pointless mate, whatever falls won't stick.

[itsnowjoke]

Is it going to come my way?

[HotCuppa]

Pointless mate, whatever falls won't stick.

it will be colder for a start and dew points will go back south. Meto still have heavy snow for me tonight from 9/12am

id rather have falling snow than falling rain

what is the upper air temp right now -8/-9C?

Edited January 20, 2013 by HotCuppa

[Snowmad79]

[clangers23]

Looks like a nice big rain shadow right over us on the radar, feels too warm to snow. Not holding out much hope today.

Light drizzle is all we've seen today.

Edited January 20, 2013 by wrightc23

[SP1986]

Definitely has been a mix of sleet and snow.. some of the 'flakes' look like half melted ice pellets, so it really is marginal

[HotCuppa]

no one got a map of upper air temperatures?

[karyo]

Gone up to 2.6c now!

It seems we are cursed here in terms of snow. Last Monday, the westerly flow took us in the wrong side of marginal and snow turned to rain and now it is the easterly flow that is bringing the temperature rise!

[Backtrack]

no one got a map of upper air temperatures?

[Liam J]

Seems to be a small pool of -4c over Lancashire, generally -6/-7c

[Weather-history]

Had 3 days of consecutive snow cover here but it doesn't look like it is going into a 4th. It's slowly thawing away.

[cheshire snow]

no one got a map of upper air temperatures?

Current upper air temp is -7c,set to fall to -8c by midnight

Man airport current conditions 2c DP -2c and overcast

[The Northern Ramper]

No thaw here

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Whats your airport friend said hotcuppa