North West England Regional Discussion 09/02/13 20z ------>

[Buxton Codge]

Just heard an update on Radio 5 Live, Cat & Fiddle still just passable apparently.

Snow ploughs are working today. Road is clear 15 mins ago

[SparkleS]

Bloody charming! Lol see that little gap in the middle of the warnings? Well thats us! http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=map&map=Warnings&zoom=7&lon=-2.54&lat=53.70&fcTime=1360411260&regionName=nw

They have updated i think as i dont remember that huge blob extending beyind scotland before

[iand61]

Unsurprisingly the UK Met Office haven't updated their warnings yet, they must be bloody snookered!

Just looked and they have updated them.

The areas haven't changed but the emphasis on the forecast has.

Still looking decent for the region as a whole although with the South Pennines looking to be taking the lions share and conditions getting worse (better if you like snow) later in the day.

Just need the cold air to dig in as even up here with snow still falling heavily it's still to marginal for my liking.

[Snow free zone]

Same old same old here. Cold with persistent cold rain.

[Buxton Codge]

Here in the Peak District the snow is as follows:

Below 1000 feet some wet snow but mainly rain or sleet

Below 1400 feet wet snow maybe 1 or 2cm

Above 1400 feet heavy snow and blustery winds probably 6cm or so

Snow also in north staffordshire moorlands above 1000 feet

[SparkleS]

Gawd its almost like the suns trying to come out here! Lol temp keeps flicking from 3.9 to 4.2

[UV-RAY]

Sleeting here with a temp of 4.2c, will it turn to snow I wonder.

[dodge]

Strange what happened to the met office radar http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/index.html up until 10:30 it showed a large area of precip out in the Irish Sea, and on subsequent updates it's just vanished. Doubting weather we'll have enough precipitation at this rate, certainly not heavy enough for 'disruptive' snowfall.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Strange what happened to the met office radar http://www.metoffice...adar/index.html up until 10:30 it showed a large area of precip out in the Irish Sea, and on subsequent updates it's just vanished. Doubting weather we'll have enough precipitation at this rate, certainly not heavy enough for 'disruptive' snowfall.

no dodge,im with you,although i think we might get a wet dusting by the end of the night ,then wed the last hurrah before spring imo.

[itsnowjoke]

Stqill not sticking

[MrSunshine]

Stqill not sticking

Count yourself lucky, still bloody raining here!

[itsnowjoke]

Well its a strange one

Typical you wait for snow and then it dont stick

[swainclubber]

icy rain in stalybridge half hour ago. was coming back on the bike it wasn't too cold but on the a627m I suddenly felt freezing. my visor was too steamed to see but when I lifted it up at the motorway it was a full on snow fest. so much colder here

[iand61]

Radar is showing a period of lighter stuff coming over this part of the region and it does seem to be easing off a bit now.

It looks like the Met O Yellow warning areas have changed slightly with the eastern parts of GM and Lancs in a sort of no mans land where the two warnings meet.

Don't know whether that is a good or bad thing but hopefully two lots of overlapping yellow means twice the amount of snow.

[jam2010]

Just hope there is enough ppn when the dew points fall would like to see snow but I know will be a while yet before it starts snowing here.

[itsnowjoke]

What a waste far too wet to stick

[MrSunshine]

What a waste far too wet to stick

Stop moaning at least its snowing its a good start!

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Stop moaning at least its snowing its a good start!

yeh good point,lovey cold rain ere!

[itsnowjoke]

Stop moaning at least its snowing its a good start!

yeh good point,lovey cold rain ere!

I am not moaning just stating a fact

[MrSunshine]

I am not moaning just stating a fact

Dew points are still far too high so your lucky to be seeing any snow at all to be honest.

This looks promising for the Greater Manchester/Cheshire part of the region, still don't trust the UK Met Office though after lastnight's p**s poor forecast!

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2013-02-10/latest-snow-map-shows-south-of-our-region-could-see-up-to-12cm-over-the-hills/

[itsnowjoke]

Do you reckon dew points will lower?

[Liam J]

5c here with a dew point of 3c, wet wet wet lol

[itsnowjoke]

5c here with a dew point of 3c, wet wet wet lol

your going to start that song thing off again

[SparkleS]

your going to start that song thing off again

Oh baby its cold outside! Lol

[itsnowjoke]

As long as it not raining men