Far North of England Regional Discussion - January 19th 2013>

[Continental Climate]

have a look and see what a red represents,wer'e just talking a bit of snow here not loss of life.

Red dosent necessarily mean loss of life wales had a red the other day, it more means extreme trabel disruption etc

[peterf]

Wind and snow really picking up here in Barnard Castle. Can I ask is this front the cold meeting our warm air, or the other way around ?

its a face off

[NickR]

0.6°C / -0.7°C

[peterf]

A few days ago in Wales, you mean?

yip first and only under the new system.

[Isolated Frost]

0.9c/-1.0c here.

[snow_mad_09]

rain and temps risen to 1.9c

[LomondSnowstorm]

Just FYI, this is the 'high impact' (or red alert) description for snow:

Widespread deep snow with many roads closed or impassable.

Roads likely to become impassable with high risk of drivers becoming stranded.

Significant disruption to road, rail and air transport.

Risk to personal safety.

Expect significant disruption to normal day to day life as a result of transport issues, school closures etc.

Avoid making unnecessary journeys.

There's possibly a case for bits of Northumberland into the Borders and also Perthshire to fall under this category based on the current forecast.

[peterf]

does look naughty when looking at the radar i'll admit that.

[peterf]

Just FYI, this is the 'high impact' (or red alert) description for snow:

Widespread deep snow with many roads closed or impassable.

Roads likely to become impassable with high risk of drivers becoming stranded.

Significant disruption to road, rail and air transport.

Risk to personal safety.

Expect significant disruption to normal day to day life as a result of transport issues, school closures etc.

Avoid making unnecessary journeys.

There's possibly a case for bits of Northumberland into the Borders and also Perthshire to fall under this category based on the current forecast.

calm yaself down you'll end up wetting yaself lad.

i've dug sheep out of 18ft drifts up against dry stone walls.what colour does the METO have for the likes of them jobs?

[peterf]

the darks are closing in.

[snowmaddave]

I can report now that's its just snow falling here, i wouldn't mind the wind calming down a touch though, its preventing any top up.

When is the main band due to hit our area?

[paul tall]

This is looking epic for all of us.

I'm so going to regret saying that in the morning aren't I?

[NickR]

I'm giving this 30 minutes more then I'm off to bed and will await the morning scene with trepidation!

This is looking epic for all of us.

I'm so going to regret saying that in the morning aren't I?

That's it... you just go ahead and put the mockers on it! LMAO

[Hagler]

Give it another hour and its going to be banging down.

[Isolated Frost]

I can report now that's its just snow falling here, i wouldn't mind the wind calming down a touch though, its preventing any top up.

When is the main band due to hit our area?

The strongest onshore precip should hit boro before 2-

The upcoming morning has some Dutch delight with it- huge precip to come ..

[NickR]

I SOOOO need to go to sleep!!

[Isolated Frost]

0.8c/-1c here... The big bad band is coming !

5000 posts and I'm 15, good lord !!!

[Steady Easterly]

Moderate snow, 0.6 celsius.

[NickR]

Creeping up here: 0.8°C / -0.5°C ...a bad sign for those "dodgy" hours??

Edited January 21, 2013 by NickR

[Continental Climate]

just checked outside and its all very sleety and wet and drippy in darlington atm no sign of laying as of yet

[velouria]

My previous residence was Boro, seeing as the precipitation has gone bye bye from here I shall sit and watch what I would have had here lol Such a saddo.

[peterf]

got huge potential this.

[paul tall]

Creeping up here: 0.8°C / -0.5°C ...a bad sign for those "dodgy" hours??

No.

[Isolated Frost]

Creeping up here: 0.8°C / -0.5°C ...a bad sign for those "dodgy" hours??

Hold your hopes on evaporative cooling for now.

0.8c/-1c here, due to a very heavy snow shr (best since Friday )

[paul tall]

Coming down a bit heavier now, blowing about a bit in the wind though. A new dusting.