North West England Regional Discussion 04/02/13 18z ------>

[Mucka]

Preston is 3C now but 10 minutes ago it is 2C.

Don't worry, overall your temps will drop but they will fall rapidly during heavy showers and rise again between showers.

[feb1991blizzard]

Take that back - we have a dusting!!!!

Yes just saw that big flash! excellent!! not often we get thundersnow here.

You got a covering yet?

[SparkleS]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/lancashire/trafficcameras/highwaysagency/31681

[Lesley Johnson]

belting down with snow again. lovely.

waiting

[feb1991blizzard]

Here is the link i forgot to put up - met office Precipitation prediction, does not distinguish between precipitation types though - look at the 4 oclock - someone could get 15 - 20cm if they cop the whole streamer!!!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/?tab=map

[James M]

Take that back - we have a dusting!!!!

You got a covering yet?

A bit of a dusting on the grass and some paths and roads.

[Storm Animal]

More more more.........

[dodge]

Strange not wet flakes on this fall, much smaller yet the intensity of the fall has left all surfaces white, even tarmac. Sign of temps getting close to zero

[swainclubber]

waiting

use raintoday.co.uk and you can determine timescales

[Interitus]

someone could cop 15 - 20cm, Could be Lesley Johnson

*snigger*

[feb1991blizzard]

Strange not wet flakes on this fall, much smaller yet the intensity of the fall has left all surfaces white, even tarmac. Sign of temps getting close to zero

Good news - like i say, lets get a foothold first, idealy you want powder to get it sticking first, then you want flakes the size of golfballs and high intensity for hours to get the big falls and then back to powder with Storm force winds to get the drifts - thats in eutopian world of course!!!

[Mucka]

use raintoday.co.uk and you can determine timescales

I think this is superior.

http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/home/maps

But either way it is there for peeps to use if they want. You can move and zoom the map as with raintoday.

[feb1991blizzard]

*snigger*

I was just going to question why you said that but quickly realised, my post was definately based on the 10pm met PPN chart update and nothing else!!!

while i am at it i might as well complete the set - i use the Met office radar.

http://www.metoffice...ap&map=Rainfall

Edited February 4, 2013 by feb1991blizzard

[swainclubber]

I think this is superior.

http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/home/maps

But either way it is there for peeps to use if they want. You can move and zoom the map as with raintoday.

I'm on a mobile and rain today works well. that link was sluggish even on my galaxy s 3 but I'll be sure to check it out on the Mac book when I'm next on. still heavy snow here.

[dodge]

Good news - like i say, lets get a foothold first, idealy you want powder to get it sticking first, then you want flakes the size of golfballs and high intensity for hours to get the big falls and then back to powder with Storm force winds to get the drifts - thats in eutopian world of course!!!

Sounds good to me quite confident now that the falls will be snow all the way through the night now. Just a matter of how heavy the precip will be. The snow should play its hand further west too as the night draws on

[syed2878]

hey peeps just popt into say hello and enjoy your snow, hoping we too can join the fun. How ever i cant c we will get anything this time.

[James M]

Starting to stick a bit more

Edit: trying to attach a picture from my phone!lol

Edited February 4, 2013 by James M

[Mucka]

For anybody wanting live weather station updates go here for Manchester

http://homepage.ntlw...m/phqfh1/wx.htm

Also these pages are useful.

http://www.mylocalweather.org.uk/

http://www.weatherst....uk/aws_map.htm

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I'm on a mobile and rain today works well. that link was sluggish even on my galaxy s 3 but I'll be sure to check it out on the Mac book when I'm next on. still heavy snow here.

Ah thanks for the info. It works well on PC

Edited February 4, 2013 by Mucka

[pip22]

Snowing here now.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Snow and gale force winds now!

[Lesley Johnson]

*snigger*

Sorry don't do metric Whats that in old inches????

thanks for the info guys I am having a look now on all of them

[swainclubber]

For anybody wanting live weather station updates go here for Manchester

http://homepage.ntlw...m/phqfh1/wx.htm

Also these pages are useful.

http://www.mylocalweather.org.uk/

http://www.weatherst....uk/aws_map.htm

.

Ah thanks for the info. It works well on PC

it's as if there's too much data mate. it wouldn't scroll to UK let alone zoom. obviously phones have less cache memory so maybe that's why. getting heavier now out. shame it's bed soon ha.

[SparkleS]

Take it all back! Snowing!! High winds and lightening here now!

[feb1991blizzard]

A word of warning though - this is GUARANTEED to turn back to rain at some point even at 1000ft elevation if your in the NW, how much rain you get before it stops and how much snow cover you have left if any before any freeze tommorow night as ever will depend on elevation, Easterly extent of location and how much snow has fallen.

Snow and gale force winds now!

You got a covering yet down there crewe?

[pip22]

Blizzards again here. Third time I saw blizzards this winter. One I while I went to sweden, another few weeks back and then now.

Edited February 4, 2013 by Fresh_Prince_Of_Leyland