Far North Of England - Weather Chat

[topsweep1506]

Coming down heavy now huge flakes looks great without the wind

[gazzac69]

Yeah it does look like they are forming offshore and making it inland so may get a few more showers.

Still snowing and nice fluffy flakes this time round.

huge flakes falling here, was not expecting this, everywhere is now covered. 

[NickR]

looks amazing... but the radar says its getting more like rain and sleet

[topsweep1506]

Unfortunatly its raining at Walkergate now a few sleety bits in it noooooo

[NickR]

The snow is very wet here WOuldn't be bad if the streamer shifted on a bit so we don't have the snow washed away!

[Freezing-Point]

Well the first snow from the northerly blast has already delivered more snow than all the north westerlies combined this winter.  However the temp has risen (1.7c) and its heavy sleet now.  The gfs is showing colder air digging in later so any showers could turn back to snow.

 

The charts on Wednesday remind me of 2010.  I am expecting some decent snowfall here.

[Freezing-Point]

Don't forget the 8 inches of snow which fell on November 26 2010 was supposed to be sleet.

[Cloud 10]

Well the first snow from the northerly blast has already delivered more snow than all the north westerlies combined this winter.  However the temp has risen (1.7c) and its heavy sleet now.  The gfs is showing colder air digging in later so any showers could turn back to snow.

 

The charts on Wednesday remind me of 2010.  I am expecting some decent snowfall here.

 

A decent covering from the overnight snow here this morning,although very slushy at the moment thanks to one of those famous mild sectors passing over the region.

 

Thankfully colder and drier air is on its way down from Scotland to slow down the thaw.

 

The fax chart for tonight looks interesting with a front draped across the region,so more fun and frustration to come no doubt!

 

[Boro Snow]

we did get some snow last night but it also rained a few hours ago leaving the paths etc slushy, hopefully we will get a few suprises over the next 3-5 days, temp currently 2.3c dp 0.6

[Summer Sun]

We managed a bit of snow in Darlington its just a slushy mess outside now though with a the wind getting stronger

[jason75]

does anyone know what time the colder air is spreading south over our region?

[gazzac69]

woke up to a slushy mess this morning, was a nice bit of snow up to about 3.30am, then the less cold air arrived to spoil it

[Deep Snow please]

Seems that some snow did happen overnight, but it's all been slushed away by a particularly heavy bout of rain between 7-8am.

 

A bit annoying at the moment, it seems if it doesn't rain before the snow it seems to rain after it. Tonight into tomorrow morning is going to be the key, and ideally we nee a bit of drying up time today.

[Penrith Snow]

Woke last night at 1am to heavy snow and thought great this is the Arctic air to preserve my lovely 9cm covering that suffered little in the sunshine yesterday, but no milder temperatures followed the snow and now a thaw is underway.

The higher uppers were only meant to last one day Friday but now the cold air doesn't arrive till tonight.

All so frustrating, what does it take to get a good clean snowy 1960's type northerly these days.

Andy

[4wd]

Wet snow for a while here, slushy mess now but there must be loads higher up as gauge has counted 5.6mm of melt already.

[Deep Snow please]

So the BBC are now forecasting this all to fall as rain or sleet here tonight but looking at the temperatures (1-2C) it's still marginal right?

[Summer Sun]

Seems that some snow did happen overnight, but it's all been slushed away by a particularly heavy bout of rain between 7-8am.

 

A bit annoying at the moment, it seems if it doesn't rain before the snow it seems to rain after it. Tonight into tomorrow morning is going to be the key, and ideally we nee a bit of drying up time today.

 

Another band of rain, sleet and snow is due overnight

 

 

As tomorrow progress showers should become increasingly confined to the coasts

 

Edited January 31, 2015 by Summer Sun

[Deep Snow please]

Don't forget the 8 inches of snow which fell on November 26 2010 was supposed to be sleet.

 

Can't remember exactly but I think it did fall as rain nearest to the coasts to begin with, before giving us a few inches but certainly not eight (lived in Gateshead at the time), it's okay for you guys in Newcastle. I certainly don't remember that particular winter racketting up until the christmas holidays (second/third week in December), Might be misremembering it though.

 

EDIT: I was thinking of 09-10, as the first severe winter I lived through I shouldn't really muddle it up with the slightly colder than average one your talking about but it happens. How I yearn for 13 inches of lying snow this January, I think I'd have a snowgasm.

Edited January 31, 2015 by Deep Snow please

[Nice Ice Babe]

Morning all, completely white here, although melting now.  However the BBC charts had us down for rain now - which is not the case and rain later.  Yet the netweather forecast says it will be snow.  Very marginal indeed. 

[Nice Ice Babe]

Can't remember exactly but I think it did fall as rain nearest to the coasts to begin with, before giving us a few inches but certainly not eight (lived in Gateshead at the time), it's okay for you guys in Newcastle. I certainly don't remember that particular winter racketting up until the christmas holidays (second/third week in December), Might be misremembering it though.

 

EDIT: I was thinking of 09-10, as the first severe winter I lived through I shouldn't really muddle it up with the slightly colder than average one your talking about but it happens.

hello Deep Snow - it was the 30th Nov, 2010.  I remember it well as I was out over the town.  The girls laughed as me as I turned up in my thick heavy hiking boots, (as being the little weather geek knew what was coming) whilst they were in the sparkle heels.  By 10pm all the taxi were off the road and we had to walk home.....they stopped laughing then at my boots. .   

[Deep Snow please]

hello Deep Snow - it was the 30th Nov, 2010.  I remember it well as I was out over the town.  The girls laughed as me as I turned up in my thick heavy hiking boots, (as being the little weather geek knew what was coming) whilst they were in the sparkle heels.  By 10pm all the taxi were off the road and we had to walk home.....they stopped laughing then at my boots. .   

 

Yup, if my memory of this stuff is this bad now the stories I tell when I'm an old prune about those winters are going to make the liberal democratic manifesto look like a work of non-fiction... (apologies to any lib dem supporters I may have offended with that joke).

 

EDIT: What is with this swear filter, is their a way of turning it off?

Edited January 31, 2015 by Deep Snow please

[Geordiesnow]

I decided to stay up to watch the very heavy snow shower that occured between 2 and 3 and it provided a decent covering but sadly after that cleared, there was bits of light rain falling and from what the temps and dew points being recorded in Scotland, I knew it was almost game over but was still hopeful to be surprised when I woke up. I'm not too disapointed as for me, the snowfall was unexpected and a surprise.

 

So why did it snow last night? A couple of reasons come to mind, the night started clear and weather stations were reporting a temp/dew of 1/-1 in most weather stations and despite increased cloud cover, the temps never really rised so we had cold enough air for snow to fall and it did, was a slow burner but despite that, it did started as mainly of snow. 2nd reason could be down to the lack of wind, too much wind mixes the air too much so evaporate cooling struggles to take effect, I mentioned last night that evaporate cooling would help and no doubt it did so whilst there was barely any breeze and it was snowing hard, it felt like we were on the right side of marginal and there did not seem to be any danger of it turning back to sleet/rain. 

 

Regarding tonight, I just think its the wrong side of marginal at lower levels, the air will get slightly colder today but only for the mild sector again to come back into play along with the risk of increased PPN, I suspect it will be windier tonight so evaporate cooling will probably not come into play much either, just have to wait and see though. 

[NickR]

hello Deep Snow - it was the 30th Nov, 2010.  I remember it well as I was out over the town.  The girls laughed as me as I turned up in my thick heavy hiking boots, (as being the little weather geek knew what was coming) whilst they were in the sparkle heels.  By 10pm all the taxi were off the road and we had to walk home.....they stopped laughing then at my boots. .   

LOL :-D

[Freezing-Point]

I decided to stay up to watch the very heavy snow shower that occured between 2 and 3 and it provided a decent covering but sadly after that cleared, there was bits of light rain falling and from what the temps and dew points being recorded in Scotland, I knew it was almost game over but was still hopeful to be surprised when I woke up. I'm not too disapointed as for me, the snowfall was unexpected and a surprise.

 

So why did it snow last night? A couple of reasons come to mind, the night started clear and weather stations were reporting a temp/dew of 1/-1 in most weather stations and despite increased cloud cover, the temps never really rised so we had cold enough air for snow to fall and it did, was a slow burner but despite that, it did started as mainly of snow. 2nd reason could be down to the lack of wind, too much wind mixes the air too much so evaporate cooling struggles to take effect, I mentioned last night that evaporate cooling would help and no doubt it did so whilst there was barely any breeze and it was snowing hard, it felt like we were on the right side of marginal and there did not seem to be any danger of it turning back to sleet/rain. 

 

Regarding tonight, I just think its the wrong side of marginal at lower levels, the air will get slightly colder today but only for the mild sector again to come back into play along with the risk of increased PPN, I suspect it will be windier tonight so evaporate cooling will probably not come into play much either, just have to wait and see though. 

Your point regarding the wind is very true.  That's why I like the look of the set up on Wednesday.  Nice gentle NNE wind with -5 uppers.  Forecasts are not of that much use is those situations. Radar time.

[Deep Snow please]

Just made the mistake of looking at pictures and videos of boston. Anyway back on topic Netweather forecast tonight as sleet and snow for Washington where as the beeb says it's rain, just going to be a case of lamppost watching I think.