Yorkshire and Lincolnshire - Weather Chat

[PHLIPPY67]

How can it rain when it's below freezing...!! i've known it snow at 2-3degC...give me a break...

[PHLIPPY67]

I can see real heavy ppn heading straight for us on radar...maybe it'll turn to that beautiful white crystaline structure...

[Muffelchen]

Stopped snowing here now. Not going out to check depth (too much of a wus!) but there appears to be lots of light showers in the N Sea that are heading this way. However, at the moment they do appear to be fizzling out before they get here, i.e. over the Wolds. It would be interesting if someone was to report from North of the Wolds on the nature of these showers. If they can pep up a bit and drive further inland, over the Wolds, then it could be very interesting come the morning.

 

It is also interesting that the temperature went up when the precipitation arrived - presumably some mild air entrained in the little system these showers were associated with - then dropped again and the precipitation got heavier. I guess an example of evaporative cooling in action. I will defer on this question to Reef who has a far better knowledge of local conditions than do I. We have had similar instances before here where we had rain, whereas a few miles further inland they had snow.

[Kentish Snowman in Yorks]

Am I correct in thinking a Yellow warning has now been issued for the majority of our region including South and West Yorkshire for tonight.

Snow and ice apparently valid from 10pm tonight until 10am tomorrow. Possibly just the ice part only applies?

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/mobile/warnings/yh

Just noticed any settling snow is likely to be above 200 metres...

Edited January 18, 2015 by Kentish Snowman

[Lakes Tom]

Showers really starting to pep up in the North Sea over the last 1/2 hour. East Yorks could see a few more beefy showers!

Edited January 18, 2015 by Lakes Tom

[Jeremy Shockey]

We have had similar instances before here where we had rain, whereas a few miles further inland they had snow.

Interesting that Muffelchen.... , last night at 10 pm we had lying snow at High Hunsley ....yet rain in both Beverley and Newbald.

 

Snow all the way in E Yorks tonight ......hope we might get a few more showers

[Steveyd]

I can't see the showers reaching as far as west yorkshire tonight but heres hoping!

[Aiden2012]

I can't see the showers reaching as far as west yorkshire tonight but heres hoping!

Me too lol it all melted with the stupid rain earlier

[reef]

Stopped snowing here now. Not going out to check depth (too much of a wus!) but there appears to be lots of light showers in the N Sea that are heading this way. However, at the moment they do appear to be fizzling out before they get here, i.e. over the Wolds. It would be interesting if someone was to report from North of the Wolds on the nature of these showers. If they can pep up a bit and drive further inland, over the Wolds, then it could be very interesting come the morning.

 

It is also interesting that the temperature went up when the precipitation arrived - presumably some mild air entrained in the little system these showers were associated with - then dropped again and the precipitation got heavier. I guess an example of evaporative cooling in action. I will defer on this question to Reef who has a far better knowledge of local conditions than do I. We have had similar instances before here where we had rain, whereas a few miles further inland they had snow.

 

This is pretty much it. Temperatures are very marginal (-5C or -6C at 850hPa level) so these small effects make a big difference. Literally 0.5C difference in temperature can make it sleet or snow. Unfortunately closer to the coast (depending on the wind direction), warming from the sea makes a bigger difference. Usually a northerly is good with -6C 850hPa temperatures and you'll get snow closer to the coast (but rain on it), however an easterly needs a couple of degrees lower and will still be marginal on the coast.

 

Elevation helps of course, even 50m made a difference tonight.

[Love Snow]

All eyes on Tuesday Evening for us in West Yorkshire tonight good luck to the East of us tonight hope the showers throw some surprise heavy snow falls.

[bella09]

Hoping to get some snow this week 

 

I'm in Leeds 9 and not had any laying snow but drive a few miles to Pudsey way and they get quite a bit

[Steveyd]

Im lucky I'm still sat with 10cm+ in queensbury but could do with it not snowing tonight with important work stuff to do tomorrow

[Muffelchen]

I'm at a poxy 19m asl but this was enough tonight with evaporative cooling. This effect somewhat inland was obviously not so pronounced on the coast at Withernsea. Just goes to show how local things can be.

 

Originally I am from Pembrokeshire and in the 20+ years I lived there, there was a similar effect at the eastern end of the county, as you got near the Carmarthenshire border. Here the rainfall would turn to snow in spite of no difference in the overall elevation of the rolling countryside, yet there was a clear snowline running South to North across the county. You could see it clearly from the train at Whitland. This again was obviously a local effect from the Irish Sea influence. It never occurred in an easterly wind when we had our best (extreme!) snowfalls, but was always present in a northwesterly or even a westerly (it was the 80s after all!).

[cheese]

LOL, GFS shows a great snow event for our region on Wednesday and another on Saturday.

[Muffelchen]

LOL, GFS shows a great snow event for our region on Wednesday and another on Saturday.

Well looking out my window all is white and it has started snowing again. With lots of showers in the N Sea it looks like I will break my snow day duck this winter and, with as you say top-ups to come, the kids might get a chance for a sledge or two.

[inghams85]

The 18 was an excellent run for West and South Yorkshire! Time for changes but encouraging. Showing snow from 7 on Tuesday to Wednesday afternoon!

LOL, GFS shows a great snow event for our region on Wednesday and another on Saturday.

[saint]

Well, 18z looks good, especially for the western area of the region as it stands..

[Mark James]

Had nothing in Boston,Lincs so far this winter but met office has us down for a lot of snow on Wednesday, I really hope we do as we didn't have any last year and two years in a row would be rubbish!

[PHLIPPY67]

Ah well...the heavy ppn went east of us into the sea...least it's turning frosty again, maybe catch a shower later and have a surprise in the morning...

[Richard Lake]

Very brief snowfall here, fot like a minute lol going from the radar earlier we were right on the edge of everything. Started settling mine shamed it didn't last for anything longer than 30 seconds. Pathetic really.

[sunny scunny]

  No thaw at all from yesterday evenings snow, although the temp is rising.Still below freezing at -0.6c currently.

[Adam lufc]

Gfs 00z boom for snow for our region.

[Barking_Mad]

GFS snow charts are so wildly different to the actual forecast (at least for Leeds). Charts show snow Tuesday night and all day Wednesday - some with really strong chance of snow. Met Office and BBC say no snow at all Wednesday.

 

*shrugs*

[LeeSnowFan]

GFS snow charts are so wildly different to the actual forecast (at least for Leeds). Charts show snow Tuesday night and all day Wednesday - some with really strong chance of snow. Met Office and BBC say no snow at all Wednesday.

 

*shrugs*

I agree BBC confuse me and continue to play it down with "Wintry showers"

 

Gfs 00z boom for snow for our region.

 

The charts again do look fantastic for yorkshire and continue to show quite a few hours of heavy snow but time will tell if metoffice release any warnings!

[tayzi]

BBC going for hill snow in the north on wednesday.....so Il have to stand at top of Harborough Hills then