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

[Alex95]

Heavy snow and grauple, everything is white over again.

[lizmartin1981]

Oh, and temp was 2.3c around an hour ago so dropped very quickly

Got off my bum and had a proper look, where had thawed has been covered in proper snow again!

Edited January 21, 2013 by lizmartin1981

[Freezing-Point]

Moderate sleet here. Temp 1.3c. I note that the temp has not been dropping as much as it did in the showers yesterday. Likely the wind. Until that drops off, there is not a chance of proper snow here.

[NickR]

Surprised Freezing point is reporting sleet because the PPN here is all wintry, albeit its mainly snow grains rather than snowflakes. I know this because the snowgrains have now settled on the wet surfaces(Eg roofs) and has given a light dusting.

Things are swinging our way it seems, shame it took so late in the day to do so.

I don't see how it's going to stay with you for long... system seems to be moving north at a fair rate.

[Freezing-Point]

Surprised Freezing point is reporting sleet because the PPN here is all wintry, albeit its mainly snow grains rather than snowflakes. I know this because the snowgrains have now settled on the wet surfaces(Eg roofs) and has given a light dusting.

Things are swinging our way it seems, shame it took so late in the day to do so.

Certainly no settling here. Just been out to the car to get my gloves in and I can confirm on the windscreen its sleet.

[bedlington83]

I don't see how it's going to stay with you for long... system seems to be moving north at a fair rate.

I can see what you you're saying, but what about that clump making its way around East Anglia? It seems reluctant to line up behind the rest of the streamer and may join in on it's southerly flank

[NickR]

I can see what you you're saying, but what about that clump making its way around East Anglia? It seems reluctant to line up behind the rest of the streamer and may join in on it's southerly flank

...and Newcastle may get a world class striker.

[Isolated Frost]

I can see what you you're saying, but what about that clump making its way around East Anglia? It seems reluctant to line up behind the rest of the streamer and may join in on it's southerly flank

That's the stuff hitting us from the E at 4-6ish in the upcoming morning.

[NickR]

That's the stuff hitting us from the E at 4-6ish in the upcoming morning.

I haven't got a handle on this, IF... so the winds are veering more directly E'ly at that time which should push that feature into us?

[Cloud 10]

The wind has dropped here now and light hail is falling.

[Freezing-Point]

I have not seen anything like this. 10 mins ago it was 1.3c and sleet. I just check the temp and its 0c. Proper snow which is instantly lying on all surfaces. Ah....the wind has almost gone

[Isolated Frost]

This system is coming in from the south. The band outside EA and what's north of it will come in from the S/SE and tilt/curve into us from the E in the early hours. Still snowing here, will hopefully have more than 11cm when I measure tomorrow morning.

[Continental Climate]

Is there actually nothing where you are?

In my mams back yard 0.0mm thats the depth im going off a bit of slush on the pavements etc thats it

[Geordiesnow]

Certainly no settling here. Just been out to the car to get my gloves in and I can confirm on the windscreen its sleet.

Seems to be less snow grains around here and more snowflakes but very small in nature and more than likely quite wet in nature, the easterly breeze has died down a heck of alot though which is probably explains why things are more wintry around here.

[Moor Driver]

I have not seen anything like this. 10 mins ago it was 1.3c and sleet. I just check the temp and its 0c. Proper snow which is instantly lying on all surfaces. Ah....the wind has almost gone

Same happening here in Hexham

[Deep Snow please]

The layer of slush seems to be killing the snow on the concrete need some desperate intensity.

[NL]

Snowing hard here on the coast too and settling on all surfaces..!!

[Cloud 10]

The trough shows up nicely on the radar and looks like the dividing line between the strong

easterly winds and the much lighter south-easterly i have here.

[Smoggieontour]

It is still snowing in the new snow capital of the NE - Middlesbrough.

Unfortunately it's about 2/10 for intensity and small grains, as it has been for the majority of the cold spell.

[Emma Jayne Agar]

Snowing hard here on the coast too and settling on all surfaces..!!

Hope for me then

[bedlington83]

That's the stuff hitting us from the E at 4-6ish in the upcoming morning.

Hmmm. I think I'm coming round to TyneValleySnow's point of view: We've had enough now thanks - time to share

[Andy_]

Settling on all surfaces here including the main road

[Snow phall]

Wellity wellity wellity,i have just left the house and everything is covered in snow again and its still snowing,Temp is 0.0.

Will it be here in the morning?

[Isolated Frost]

At 1900 we had:

11cm here, 8 miles from the coast at 49m asl

5cm at my grans, 6 miles from the coast at 26m asl

Shows just how localised the differences are around here, and for much of the region. I think most of the northern part of the region should see top-ups tonight, before most of the coastal strip and slightly further inland see some tomorrow morning. Convection-wise, the EC goes for shrs skirting the coast until the winds veer more E/ENE later on tomorrow- so radar watching time I'm sure.

[tynevalleysnow]

All been good fun today but have to get out tomorrow so faced with digging out half a mile of road a foot deep in snow.