North West England Regional Discussion 26th January 2013

[frosty ground]

wait til after dinner mate

More like the evening!

[Snow free zone]

Quite a bit of IMBY ism around in here. For those who have had plenty of snow i can maybe understand why they would want the seasons to "move on" but for those of us who have had little or none of the white stuff this "watered down" polar westerly or nw'erly may represent the best chance of any decent snow this winter.

Here we will always get showers out of this kind of set up, i am quite sure there will be some snow/hail mixed in during tomorrow morning but looking increasingly likely that by the early afternoon temps will be too high for the lower parts of the "shower" area to be receiving anything other thay a sleety mix. Anyone to the west of the region with a bit of height will do well out of this i'd imagine.

Looking at the showers we've had already this morning it could be a lively 36/48 hours.

[chiffer]

Bit warm here!

[julie253]

My car temp was 8 on the way to work

[SparkleS]

7 degrees here, windy, light rain

[Chris.R]

One word: evaporative cooling

Actually that's 2 words LOL!!!!

[SparkleS]

6 degrees now, so dropping

[Liam J]

Howling gales here on the coast with gusts reaching around 60-65mph quite frequently, the mobility outside the house is a bit tricky and one of the neighbours was clinging onto her drainpipe in the gusts so I got her safely back inside!

6.2c here but it feels sub zero in the wind.

Edited February 4, 2013 by Liam J

[frosty ground]

Howling gales here on the coast with gusts reaching around 60-65mph quite frequently, the mobility outside the house is a bit tricky and one of the neighbours was clinging onto her drainpipe in the gusts so I got her safely back inside!

6.2c here but it feels sub zero in the wind.

Impressive stuff, are you near the sea? It must be rough out there today!

[greybing]

What is on the weather agenda tonight for our region .Can anyone fill my lazy self in...pretty please.

Edited February 4, 2013 by greybing

[Liam J]

Impressive stuff, are you near the sea? It must be rough out there today!

Sure is wild, strongest winds so far this winter in fact. Very close to the coast here with a bit of elevation as well plus the house faces west and today we have severe westerly gales! Love it

[frosty ground]

Amber warning out for Eastern Greater Manchester up to 15cm of snow in 6 hours

[Tom Montalbano]

Good luck with your Liverpool Bay streamer tonight guys!

Cheers

Tom

[SparkleS]

A right storm coming in, driving rain and gusts!

[julie253]

Good luck with your Liverpool Bay streamer tonight guys!

Cheers

Tom

What are the chances of this happening? Is this what happened in 2010?

[greybing]

Right ,since no one enlightened me about tonight's prospects I got off my skinny bottom and checked the BBC weather and it looks as if there may be a bit of snow on the way for out region, albeit marginal.What are my learned friends thoughts on the matter?

Edited February 4, 2013 by greybing

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

The winds are north westerly today and tonight so irish streamers are possible. Last i checked bout 2 hrs ago uppers were -4 so now about -5 to -6. And with strong winds wont take long for the upper temps to filter to ground level. Evap cooling is a possibillity too and streamers are always possible but with these winds and ppn wont last long as it would move quickly

[greybing]

The winds are north westerly today and tonight so irish streamers are possible. Last i checked bout 2 hrs ago uppers were -4 so now about -5 to -6. And with strong winds wont take long for the upper temps to filter to ground level. Evap cooling is a possibillity too and streamers are always possible but with these winds and ppn wont last long as it would move quickly

Ta for that info mate.Also much ,if any settles ,will melt tomorrow.

[julie253]

Thank you SP

[chiffer]

Were'd all these warning come from im sunbathing here next to the lit barbecue.

[Backtrack]

Boring really. For anywhere south of say Manchester, we need precip to set up just off the North Wales coast, so unfortunately for the south of the region it's going to be dry & bright where as places further north and east get plastered. Mainly rain & hail on western coasts turning to snow as the showers move inland. A streamer will probably set up tomorrow morning looking at the NMM, but it's going to be mainly rain as slightly milder air moves in. Snow inland as usual.

As I said yesterday, snow isn't appealing to me anymore, I'm looking forward to blue skies and sunshine.

[Backtrack]

The winds are north westerly today and tonight so irish streamers are possible. Last i checked bout 2 hrs ago uppers were -4 so now about -5 to -6. And with strong winds wont take long for the upper temps to filter to ground level. Evap cooling is a possibillity too and streamers are always possible but with these winds and ppn wont last long as it would move quickly

No, the uppers are still -4C, the -6C line is still north west of Scotland...

[SparkleS]

Were back up to 7 degrees here

[UV-RAY]

Looking fantastic for this part of the world, sod the South of the region they had there snow last month.

[Lesley Johnson]

Looking fantastic for this part of the world, sod the South of the region they had there snow last month.

I never got any