Far North of England Regional Discussion - January 21st 2013, 06z onwards

[Dandy]

I find it weird Gavin that Darlo is just about three miles from me and the snow is so different. Think we are about the same asl as well ???

[Snowmaggedon]

11cm at 0800 this morning, about to check again-

any other recorded depths? pics would be nice

IS, please could you give us your input on this streamer which is apparently developing. Will it hit us or not?

[Continental Climate]

In my mam's backyard in darlo DL1 there is precisely 0.0mm of snow

IS, please could you give us your input on this streamer which is apparently developing. Will it hit us or not?

Should be hitting you now mate!! is it snowing in boro now? If so i think it will continue for a while.

[NickR]

6.5" in the best spots in my garden here (non drifted). Now at its most marginal all day! Lots of graupel.. any ideas as to what the hope for flakes is tonight?

[Snowmaggedon]

In my mam's backyard in darlo DL1 there is precisely 0.0mm of snow

Should be hitting you now mate!! is it snowing in boro now? If so i think it will continue for a while.

Yep it's snowing, albeit very very light. Is it meant to get any heavier?

[Summer Sun]

I find it weird Gavin that Darlo is just about three miles from me and the snow is so different. Think we are about the same asl as well ???

Your higher up than we are

Newton Aycliffe is 299 ASL

Darlington is 178 ASL

[Continental Climate]

6.5" in the best spots in my garden here (non drifted). Now at its most marginal all day! Lots of graupel.. any ideas as to what the hope for flakes is tonight?

Looking at the radar you will get more snow mate and a reasonable amount

[paul tall]

I find it weird Gavin that Darlo is just about three miles from me and the snow is so different. Think we are about the same asl as well ???

It's a bit more than 3 miles from Aycliffe to Darlo, what part of town are you in? As for asl, all of Aycliffe is higher than Darlo.

[peterf]

Not so sure looks to be intensifying to me

Hope it comes off,we've been spoilt up here today. there'll be some dog crap about once this lot melts away.

[Continental Climate]

Yep it's snowing, albeit very very light. Is it meant to get any heavier?

I think it will although radar could be wrong im going off that

[NickR]

Looking at the radar you will get more snow mate and a reasonable amount

It's all graupel at the moment... fingers crossed for something pretty!... I tell you what though, when it's as windy as it's been today, even flakes struggle to look "pretty"... awesomely bleak yes!... and I like awesomely bleak. ;-)

[Snowmaggedon]

I think it will although radar could be wrong im going off that

It's certainly getting heavier mate, looks to be intensifying every second. This could be a fun night after all.

[recklessabandon]

As an aside, Id like to see how some places east of the A9 do overnight, some of the towns like Braemar, Pitlochry, Ballater etc are going to get the full effect of orographic forcing as the SE wind slams square into the Highlands....worth a check in the MacForum in the morning...

[peterf]

good luck to yas all.

[Continental Climate]

The one unmistakable truth however is that darlo will get none

[recklessabandon]

It's certainly getting heavier mate, looks to be intensifying every second. This could be a fun night after all.

Small squall line seems to have appeared out of nowhere behind the main system....maybe this ain't over....oh dear....

[Emma Jayne Agar]

The one unmistakable truth however is that darlo will get none

Me 2 guaranteed to not get an ounce

[Summer Sun]

I find it weird Gavin that Darlo is just about three miles from me and the snow is so different. Think we are about the same asl as well ???

Its 7.7 miles from Darlo to the Tesco Extra store along the A167 I don't know much of Aycliffe but I know where the Tesco is

[Isolated Frost]

Jealous Nick!

4" (11cms) here - same as this morning so the snowfall/sleet has been equalled by the thaw/melt.

[Snowmaggedon]

Small squall line seems to have appeared out of nowhere behind the main system....maybe this ain't over....oh dear....

What does this mean then? Sorry I'm an amateur

[Bridgehill Blizzard]

Looks like streamer heading straight for region. Could do with it clearing now!! Snow on ground here for two weeks now

[Continental Climate]

If you look at the radar our streamer starts off in the ipswich area and meanders its way up here as far as i can read it to directly hit our region it dosent look as heavy as todays snow but should provide a few more hours of reasonable stuff and may give boro a covering (hopefully)

[Summer Sun]

The one unmistakable truth however is that darlo will get none

According to the radar we should have snow around 20:15 we shall see..............

[recklessabandon]

What does this mean then? Sorry I'm an amateur

Sometimes behind the main system, a linear feature of convective activity (heavy showers) can occur. Being convective they can appear and dissipate fairly rapidly. The 'oh dear' is because we have enough snow thank you.

[davyf]

Looks like streamer heading straight for region. Could do with it clearing now!! Snow on ground here for two weeks now

nah we need some more man. greedy but so what