Dan B Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Walton le Dale, Preston, Lancashire Weather Preferences: Cold, icy, snowy etc Location: Walton le Dale, Preston, Lancashire Share Posted January 20, 2021 'heavy sleet' here now... Some massive flakes of snow intermingled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather-history Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Irlam Location: Irlam Share Posted January 20, 2021 3.3C and sleet in the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severe snowstorm Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Near Northwich, Cheshire, 75m asl Weather Preferences: Snow, frosty nights, thunderstorms and the odd gale Location: Near Northwich, Cheshire, 75m asl Share Posted January 20, 2021 Rain has turned to snow here. Massive flakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty ground Posted January 20, 2021 Location: oldham Location: oldham Share Posted January 20, 2021 so is that the low and associated fronts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methuselah Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Beccles, Suffolk. Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine... Location: Beccles, Suffolk. Share Posted January 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, SP1986 said: It's just exploded in intensity over that area and looks as if it will continue to do so.. right where we don't need it! Sounds like you've got your own wee Triangle of Doom, up there, Stephen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty ground Posted January 20, 2021 Location: oldham Location: oldham Share Posted January 20, 2021 It’s going sleety here now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty the Snowman Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Blackburn - 180m asl Location: Blackburn - 180m asl Share Posted January 20, 2021 Bit sleety in low bursts, but heavy precip bundling 50p flakes (about 200m asl). Temp just needs to drop a few degrees and precip remain that heavy and we'll be buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWatcher2 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Share Posted January 20, 2021 just keeps getting worse.. proper bad this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weather-history Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Irlam Location: Irlam Share Posted January 20, 2021 I wonder if the rainfall radar returns over Greater Manchester are picking up large wet snowflakes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP1986 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Heswall, Wirral Weather Preferences: Summer: warm, humid, thundery. Winter: mild, stormy, some snow. Location: Heswall, Wirral Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, General Cluster said: Sounds like you've got your own wee Triangle of Doom, up there, Stephen? Hello Pete.. yep we certainly have.. might call it the raging torrent of doom by the end of the night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty the Snowman Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Blackburn - 180m asl Location: Blackburn - 180m asl Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just now, SnowWatcher2 said: just keeps getting worse.. proper bad this. Will be snow soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Cumbria Marra I Posted January 20, 2021 Location: West Cumbria, Egremont 58m (190.3ft) ASL Weather Preferences: Cold/snow winter, Warm/hot summer, Thunderstorms, Severe Gales Location: West Cumbria, Egremont 58m (190.3ft) ASL Share Posted January 20, 2021 Slightly sleety now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedmus Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Moulton, Cheshire Weather Preferences: Thunderstorms and big wind Location: Moulton, Cheshire Share Posted January 20, 2021 48 minutes ago, Day 10 said: Yeah always bad by B&Q, I'm sure the path toward Tesco & the M53 is a write off. I wonder how high the Birkett is getting too (by the golf course) , I've noticed that getting higher & higher over the years, won't be long before that breaks onto the slip road one day. I went to Tesco about 5pm, Birkett was really high then. The part of the road by B&Q which always seems to get flooded was clear though unusually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severe snowstorm Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Near Northwich, Cheshire, 75m asl Weather Preferences: Snow, frosty nights, thunderstorms and the odd gale Location: Near Northwich, Cheshire, 75m asl Share Posted January 20, 2021 Wasn't expecting the transition to snow so early here. Are things moving through faster than expected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty ground Posted January 20, 2021 Location: oldham Location: oldham Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Weather-history said: I wonder if the rainfall radar returns over Greater Manchester are picking up large wet snowflakes? Maybe because the rain / sleet is not as heavy as the radar would indicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWatcher2 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, Frosty the Snowman said: Will be snow soon. lets hope it turns to snow before that patch of hell descends over us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day 10 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Wirral, Merseyside Weather Preferences: Snow & Thunderstorms Location: Wirral, Merseyside Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, tedmus said: I went to Tesco about 5pm, Birkett was really high then. The part of the road by B&Q which always seems to get flooded was clear though unusually. That does seem strange, maybe they've sorted the drainage there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.R Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67 Weather Preferences: Winter - snow, Irish sea convection. Summer - thunderstorms, hot sunny days Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67 Share Posted January 20, 2021 All going to plan as per WRF if not slightly better. I always said 8 pm for widespread snow to start and I’m sticking to it. my location Irlam and Runcorn snow 8 pm, Manchester 830, Glossop and Peaks 9 pm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bloggs Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Manchester City Centre, 31m ASL Location: Manchester City Centre, 31m ASL Share Posted January 20, 2021 Homes are now being evacuated in Didsbury close to the Mersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakwell Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Blackrod Nr Bolton 156m ASL Location: Blackrod Nr Bolton 156m ASL Share Posted January 20, 2021 Snowing here now temp of 3C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iand61 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Bacup Lancashire, 1000ft up in the South Pennines Weather Preferences: Summer heat and winter cold, and a bit of snow when on offer Location: Bacup Lancashire, 1000ft up in the South Pennines Share Posted January 20, 2021 Just drizzle here and even the torrential type. there’s a large gap between the biblical rain currently across Greater Manchester and the other heavy band heading across the Ribble Valley and we are pretty much in the middle of it. It hasn’t been the case all day though and we’ve had heavy rain throughout but fortunately we look to have missed out on the worst of the flooding around the region. temperatures are dropping back now, currently 3.5c from a max of 10c so maybe a chance of snow providing, and I never thought I’d be saying this today, the precipitation crosses here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam2010 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Manchester City Centre Location: Manchester City Centre Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Lashing it down really thick rain ha if that makes sense, can't work out if it's now turning to sleet. Edited January 20, 2021 by jam2010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWatcher2 Posted January 20, 2021 Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Location: High Crompton, Shaw (213m/699ft asl) Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) absolutely bombing it down with rain here now, reminds me of Thailand and the storms they have, hope it turns soon Edited January 20, 2021 by SnowWatcher2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_p Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Garswood, Merseyside Location: Garswood, Merseyside Share Posted January 20, 2021 It's changing to snow here now, big snowflakes. Assuming it is still a mix though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.R Posted January 20, 2021 Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67 Weather Preferences: Winter - snow, Irish sea convection. Summer - thunderstorms, hot sunny days Location: Pemberton, Wigan, 54 M ASL. 53.53,-2.67 Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 minute ago, jam2010 said: Lashing it down really thick rain ha if that makes sense, can't work out if it's now turning to sleet. 1 minute ago, jam2010 said: Lashing it down really thick rain ha if that makes sense, can't work out if it's now turning to sleet. It’s snowflakes which have melted a few hundred metres up but retain their shape and stuck together with other melting flakes that makes the rain thick and coagulated. Always a precursor to snow transition. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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