Far North of England Regional Discussion 20/03/13 22z ---->

[seabreeze86]

Had plenty of snow showers here today giving dustings but soon melting, another raw day here. Lookng forward to some warmth now although cant see any coming for a while yet

[Freezing-Point]

The band of light snow showers sitting to the south of Newcastle is moving up north. Now light snow here.

[Boro Snow]

north sea just starting to pep up i reckon

all white again

Edited March 27, 2013 by Boro Snow

[Freezing-Point]

north sea just starting to pep up i reckon

all white again

We have been saying that for a few nights now to no avail.

[Boro Snow]

We have been saying that for a few nights now to no avail.

aye but here we have a good covering from the last shower so hopefully more on the way, its not looking good for geordie land tho

[Summer Sun]

Well after that covering last night the lot has melted and now you would never know it had been snowing

The radar is a lot quieter today so I don't expect much snow around yesterday seemed to be the peak in the showers

[Summer Sun]

NE is now down to a level 2 cold weather alert this is in place till 03:00 Monday

Cold easterly winds easing, but still with occasional wintry showers and risk of ice.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/coldweatheralert/

[Summer Sun]

Not a bad day today getting some bright spells at times this morning

The north sea is just about dead at the moment so apart from the odd snow shower hitting NE Scotland the east should be snow free today during day light hours

Edited March 28, 2013 by Gavin.

[Summer Sun]

Another Ice warning has been issued

Issued at: 1141 on Thu 28 Mar 2013

Valid from: 2200 on Thu 28 Mar 2013

Valid to: 0900 on Fri 29 Mar 2013

Wintry showers are expected to develop in some eastern areas later on Thursday, persisting in places overnight. Where they do occur, they will increase the risk of icy stretches on untreated surfaces, and additionally could leave a cm or so of snowfall, just here and there. The public should be aware of the risk of local tricky travel conditions, although such problems should be relatively few and far between.

Chief Forecaster's assessment

Wintry showers have faded at present, but there are indications that they will develop again in some areas later today and tonight. There are some uncertainties attached to the extent of showers, and thus ice, within the warning area.

Covers

Redcar and Cleveland, Northumberland, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&regionName=ne&fcTime=1364428800

[Summer Sun]

Not a bad afternoon here the sun to broke through you can certainly feel its strength now

Edited March 28, 2013 by Gavin.

[Boro Snow]

Not a bad afternoon here the sun to broke through you can certainly feel its strength now

yeah it felt spring like in the sun, few showers develping out to sea

[Summer Sun]

I never thought I'd this but it feels like spring out there lots of sunshine a light wind about bloody time!

lol the sunshine is having its usual affect on the darlo weather station apparently its 7.0c out there and we've had a high of 8.3°C!

http://www.wundergro...p?ID=ICOUNTYD18

Edited March 28, 2013 by Gavin.

[seabreeze86]

I never thought I'd this but it feels like spring out there! lots of sunshine a light wind about bloody time!

You must be joking its 3.1 and still a raw wind. Yes the sun is out but hardly spring like. Just cycled 3 miles from work with 5 layers on and trust me its still very cold, not spring like whatsoever

Also some decent showers getting going in the north sea could give a dusting later on.

Edited March 28, 2013 by seabreeze86

[Boro Snow]

You must be joking its 3.1 and still a raw wind. Yes the sun is out but hardly spring like. Just cycled 3 miles from work with 5 layers on and trust me its still very cold, not spring like whatsoever

Also some decent showers getting going in the north sea could give a dusting later on.

to be fair its always cold in redca most of my family live there its the wind you notice more Edited March 28, 2013 by Boro Snow

[Summer Sun]

You must be joking its 3.1 and still a raw wind. Yes the sun is out but hardly spring like. Just cycled 3 miles from work with 5 layers on and trust me its still very cold, not spring like whatsoever

Also some decent showers getting going in the north sea could give a dusting later on.

Certainly not that cold here been in Redcar your getting the wind coming straight off the north sea here its not raw now

[seabreeze86]

Fair enough, i love cold weather and snow but now i cant wait to go outside in a tee-shirt, walk down the beech with a lemon top and moan about it being hot. Last time i did that was in Greece in october.

Last time i did it in Redcar was the October before that i remember it was very mild.

[Airedalejoe]

You must be joking its 3.1 and still a raw wind. Yes the sun is out but hardly spring like. Just cycled 3 miles from work with 5 layers on and trust me its still very cold, not spring like whatsoever

Also some decent showers getting going in the north sea could give a dusting later on.

Nothing like spring, hardly getting to an average January temp never mind almost April.

It feels like spring in the conny but in the real world it's still me fleece hat!

Never known such constant cold and maybe no end in sight!

[Boro Snow]

i feel darlo will get a streamer tonight

gav you must be loving this ecm output

Edited March 28, 2013 by Boro Snow

[Snowmaggedon]

i feel darlo will get a streamer tonight

gav you must be loving this ecm output

Poor Gavin haha, the weather just does not want to warm up

[tinybill]

http://www.meteoradar.co.uk/Home/ZoomRadar?lat=48.7025&lon=5.109090909090909&z=7&x=609&y=617&type=rain-snow-sleet

people around Newcastle should be see showers to#night

[Summer Sun]

i feel darlo will get a streamer tonight

gav you must be loving this ecm output

Light snow in Darlo as I type

Its not bad tbh coldest uppers away in eastern Europe on this run

[JP1972]

Had a bit of graupel/ice pellety kind of shower.

[Cloud 10]

North sea coming to life again this evening,another dusting on the cards.

[Summer Sun]

Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

Staying cold with moderate to severe overnight frost. Variable cloud with a few light wintry showers in places, and with rather more bright or sunny intervals. Mainly light winds.

http://www.metoffice...Time=1364688000

[Freezing-Point]

North sea coming to life again this evening,another dusting on the cards.

certainly not expecting anything from that. This is a pitiful easterly for snow showers.