North West Regional Discussion 22/03/13 08z ------>

[Alex95]

Still coming down hard, smaller flakes now though. I'll take some photos in the morning down by the Lake.

[captaincroc]

Nothing, I'll go take a pic

OOooooh, the cars have started to go the tiniest bit white! hahaha. It been snowing for hours but nothing is settling properly, maybe it's starting now! hahah

[WillinGlossop]

Isle of man has some strange wether due to its position in irish sea. Lived there 91-2000 remember going to bed one night in mid nineties and no snow, next morning drifts over the hedges and no school.... And was ill off school from king bills one day, it rained really heavy, turned to sleet midday by evening had eight inches of snow! Oh what fun weather can be..... Has ballaugh had power cuts? My grandad is up there....heard nw of island has been worst hit....

Ps mountain webcams looks quite severe.....

Edited March 23, 2013 by willinkent44

[realist]

Yes Ballaugh and rest of west coast has power cuts, strong winds all over Island and lines down....no sky tv either!

[Cheshire Freeze]

Hot off the press

[Miamay]

Easing off here

[Stubbette]

Have you literally got zilch? Not even a dusting?

Absolutely sodding nothing here too in Knutsford. A bit of snizzle, some sleet then nothing since about 8pm apart from a few flakes. It's dry and cold and I'm sulking!!!

[Pete1983]

bucketing down here in Macclesfield for a change!! hopefuly this is the stall of the front & PPN intensification!!

[Backtrack]

Well the snow here has turned moderately heavy yet again, and on that note, I'm off to watch a movie. Night guys.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

I just looked on traffic cams and i have lots of snow but 1 mile down the m62 has none all way to m6 bt has snow it seems to be a line from bt to me and west that has snow maybe a 10 mile square around merseypredominantly

[Alex95]

Light snow here now with a depth of 4-6cm. It is even settling in the town centre now judging by the webcam.

[WillinGlossop]

Yes Ballaugh and rest of west coast has power cuts, strong winds all over Island and lines down....no sky tv either!

Oh dear will buzz my grandad, hes 98, tomorrow....hope hes ok.... My older brother is a policeman over there works in ramsey, he usually checks in on him after his nightshift...

[realist]

I know the MEA have been working in Bishopscourt area and checking on elderly so hopefully all is well.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Anyone know if there is such a thing as convective warming. The opposite of evap coolling

[MrSunshine]

One question. Now I've received nearly 8 inches of accumulated snow why wasn't part of Greater Manchester included or even updated in the amber warning? And its still coming down!

Anyone know if there is such a thing as convective warming. The opposite of evap coolling

Not a scooby mate. Is it still coming down there?

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

One question. Now I've received nearly 8 inches of accumulated snow why wasn't part of Greater Manchester included or even updated in the amber warning? And its still coming down!

Not a scooby mate. Is it still coming down there?

your on a hill and yes still coming down here heavy and fast

[davacr123]

Still going here as has been all day some pics just taken

[swainclubber]

One question. Now I've received nearly 8 inches of accumulated snow why wasn't part of Greater Manchester included or even updated in the amber warning? And its still coming down!

Not a scooby mate. Is it still coming down there?

because for the most part it is in the hill shadow

[Alex95]

Getting heavier again here. These orographic snowfalls render the radar useless.

[Brass_Monkeys]

One question. Now I've received nearly 8 inches of accumulated snow why wasn't part of Greater Manchester included or even updated in the amber warning? And its still coming down!

Not a scooby mate. Is it still coming down there?

Greater Manchester has been under Amber Warning since this afternoon Dave

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&fcTime=1363996800&regionName=nw

Valid from 2pm Friday until 6am Saturday

Edited March 23, 2013 by Brass_Monkeys

[Cheshire Freeze]

Even people further south in the Midlands reporting 3-4cm now. I haven't got a clue what's going on. Madness.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Even people further south in the Midlands reporting 3-4cm now. I haven't got a clue what's going on. Madness.

it is bizzare Edited March 23, 2013 by Saintpeter

[MrSunshine]

it is bizzare

Its a conspiracy.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

I have a confession to make

Fed up of all the lack of snow i made a machike that filters all the falling snow to my area

[Cheshire Freeze]

What I really can't get my head around is how people are reporting it 'belting down' when they're having the same rate of precip showing on the radar as here. I don't buy this orographic thing either as some people are at the same altitude as here.