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

[iand61]

Morning Ian, I read your earlier post and thought, there's no snow then I went outside to do the chickens and down it came, flake size increasing all the time but it appears to be quite dry stuff which means it is settling, lets hope it carries on!

Yes it's looking good at the moment.

Could be some decent totals by the end of today if it doesn't all go the shape of the pear.

It's also nice to actually see snow falling as far to often it just appears over night.

I always prefer to see it coming down.

[Stubbette]

D'oh, the 8.30 rain today radar shows the 'turning to snow' bit all round us - Bolton, Macclesfield and Stoke - and we're in a defiant blue rain blob in the middle. Push this way, won't you?!

[Iceaxecrampon]

Wet.

[Rossyvalley]

Crawshawbooth Ian61.

[The Northern Ramper]

Light snow

[James M]

Rain here this morning!

[The Northern Ramper]

Rain here this morning!

Take a closer look

[gearbox100]

wet miserable but colder day here in haydock, don't see snow this low down, but the weather forcast on breakfast was not that fantastic either for snow lovers unless you live in the Midlands.

[iand61]

Crawshawbooth Ian61.

Quite high up then so settling shouldn't be a problem.

Dunnockshaw is about as high as where I live so I would imagine that it's white up there by now.

[snowingtequila]

Still defiantly rain in Macclesfield.

[SummerNSnow]

Rain

[damianslaw]

The lightest of rain here, it needs to be much heavier if we are to see snow, however it looks like it will fizzle out before the colder uppers dig in, Its a pope show, there is no evidence of White on ground below 350m. Ive not checked radar but suspect the gravide stuff is way to out South, angle of attack all wrong again for cumbria.

[shadowfax]

Yes it's looking good at the moment.

Could be some decent totals by the end of today if it doesn't all go the shape of the pear.

It's also nice to actually see snow falling as far to often it just appears over night.

I always prefer to see it coming down.

I know I won't get much done this morning, I also love to watch it fall and I can see this without standing at the back door with the security light on in the garden!!

[carl1980]

Heavy rain ,quite windy too, 2.8c

[frosty ground]

Damp here in Oldham no real rain ir snow

[The Northern Ramper]

Seems sleety again now that it's lighter, the snow line is 30-50m higher judging by the hills that surround me.

[Dean McCormick]

Rain turning to sleet - Urmston

[SparkleS]

It looked like it was trying to snow about half hour ago, then sleety, now very fine rain

[iand61]

Seems sleety again now that it's lighter, the snow line is 30-50m higher judging by the hills that surround me.

That's seems to tie in with what is happening in Bacup.

We are just on the right (sorry white) side of the snow line and the town centre is at about 250 metres.

It should drop though as the day goes on so more areas will, hopefully start to see sleet and then snow.

The radar is showing heavier stuff moving in from the SW and with the wind coming from the east conditions are certainly looking favourable for a rain to snow event.

To me the only spoiler could be the amount of precipitation around.

[itsnowjoke]

Light snow too wet to stick

[frankie01]

100 per cent non event where i am...enjoy it if you get some everyone, but its going to rain rain rain

[SummerNSnow]

Damp here in Oldham no real rain ir snow

Heavier here now..

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

Heavier here now..

rain?

[MrSunshine]

Still rain here but I do expect that to change in to the afternoon as the colder uppers kick in.

EDIT: Dew points still stupidly high though!

Edited February 10, 2013 by DaveMac82

[feb1991blizzard]

Crap so far.