North West Regional Discussion 30 December 2020 onwards

[Cheshire Freeze]

We have a few flakes!

[More Runs Needed]

So close... I may just get a dusting

[SP1986]

13 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

Had about 5cm lying on our main road the other night mate

 

I wonder if staff numbers are much lower because of covid? Certainly around here now gritting tends to be reactionary rather than perceptive 

[Iceaxecrampon]

Cant see the NW failing from this...!

Pivot point looks like Anglesey a Pink snow laden front is moving N NE

Either the Radar is telling big Porkies?

[Iceaxecrampon]

2 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

We have a few flakes!

Good - big echos above you.

[severe snowstorm]

Snow slowly increasing in intensity here, but still very light. @CreweCold looks like you are under some reasonable radar returns, you must be seeing something falling now?

[Steve_Alltami]

Heavy snow here in Gwernaffield and nicely topping up the 12cms from yesterday. According to the radar, it was snowing for much longer than it actually has been. The returns on the radar are misleading. Perhaps the front of the precip is more a virga affair.

[WillinGlossop]

Still -4c just put some recycling in bin and took an effort to open as frozen solid... black ice on patio and snow still 1-2cm with trees and grass covered and rock solid... darker cloud slowly moving up from sw... 

[Had Worse]

A few small flakes falling. Ill get my flea size sledge out  

[NickyB]

Just spoken to a friend in Llangoed in Anglesey and he says they’ve only had a dusting. 
 

Just noticed a few tiny flakes falling here

Edited January 24, 2021 by NickyB

[Chris.R]

First few flakes falling here. Every flake is sticking which is nice to see for a change. -1.0°C.

Apart from  3 runs yesterday WRF has been adamant it would reach this far north so I’m happy with that.

Edited January 24, 2021 by Chris.R

[Cheshire Freeze]

2 minutes ago, Dexter said:

Snow slowly increasing in intensity here, but still very light. @CreweCold looks like you are under some reasonable radar returns, you must be seeing something falling now?

No mate, just a few flakes

[severe snowstorm]

May be light, but every flake is settling. 

[A Face like Thunder]

2 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

No mate, just a few flakes

I must be on the wrong side of Crewe. Looking ominous but nothing so far!

[Cheshire Freeze]

It's intensifying to the west of me and leaving me in a snowless void! lol

[Day 10]

Predictive radar 10.15am

[severe snowstorm]

3 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

No mate, just a few flakes

Thanks. Wasn't expecting you to be seeing anything heavy, but thought you must at least be seeing snow falling.

[Chris.R]

Just as I say that about the WRF I notice it’s not showing the precip reaching me on its latest run yet the Met app now is.

Come on you’re letting me down there.

Edited January 24, 2021 by Chris.R

[Spah1]

I can’t see any HP over Greenland! 

[Cheshire Freeze]

1 minute ago, Spah1 said:

I can’t see any HP over Greenland! 

Think he's essentially saying the N arm of the jet is non existent 

[SP1986]

Small flakes started to fall here now

[Joe Bloggs]

26 minutes ago, Dkeane3 said:

So close... I may just get a dusting

You think ? I was determined not to bother checking today. Yesterday morning was stressful enough!  

[dodge]

Might just scrape a few snizzle grains this far north east before it pivots away.  Yesterday was pretty impressive with some decent falls, the only negative it was all a bit wet looking so didn't take much traffic to reduce it to slush.  Lost count of the number of snow falling days since mid December, more to come hopefully.

[More Runs Needed]

4 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said:

You think ? I was determined not to bother checking today. Yesterday morning was stressful enough!  

If ICON is to be believed

[severe snowstorm]

Slightly larger flakes here now and a further increase in intensity. Very still outside.