Far north and northeast of England weather discussion

[Continental Climate]

2 minutes ago, Chris. said:

Looks a bit more meaty

Scottish mountains will probably gobble it up. Or will fizzle by the time it reaches us. 

[Boro Snow]

When just checking the radar I was not expecting all that PPN to the north in Scotland, looks interesting to me and has some purpose as its moving, might be interesting in the morning 

[NorthEastSnow]

19 minutes ago, Boro Snow said:

When just checking the radar I was not expecting all that PPN to the north in Scotland, looks interesting to me and has some purpose as its moving, might be interesting in the morning 

looks to me like it just completely fizzles out to nothing. Never reachers here, I think our next best chance is Sunday when we get a more of an east wind.

[geordiekev]

Important to watch out for local disturbances (squiggly isobars) in these Northerly flows. Shame most are in Irish Sea as of now

[Willitwontit]

Morning all. Damn cold this morning. We had 5 mins of flakes yesterday morning and that was it

[Tucka20]

Morning. A slight covering here in Whickham last night has remained. Hopefully we get some more action in the coming days.

[ScottSnow]

Been out and about this morning. Snow is localised to area’s with a bit of height. Nothing in the Team Valley but here at the top of Gateshead we have about an inch. Very cold this morning so can’t see it melting much.

 

Note the first picture how it is green in the valley.

[Phil Blake]

Well the ice hasn't shifted all day here. Lethal out there. When do we reckon our best chance for snow will be?

[Snowmaggedon]

26 minutes ago, Phil Blake said:

Well the ice hasn't shifted all day here. Lethal out there. When do we reckon our best chance for snow will be?

Looks like a pretty boring spell of cold weather on the horizon can’t see where the snow opportunities are going to come from for our region.

[NorthEastSnow]

We're in a good place regrding cold, its always hard to predict precipitation but anything can pop up from the North Sea and surprise us.

As always the mod thread is all about the South and they forget about charts further north,

Still confident we will see some snow in our location before the cold spell is out.  

[Gizzy]

It's looking very cold and very dry for the foreseeable and beyond but whilst we have the very cold then anything is possible with, I am sure, the odd surprise snowfall springing up at the last minute.

[Phil Blake]

11 minutes ago, NorthEastSnow said:

We're in a good place regrding cold, its always hard to predict precipitation but anything can pop up from the North Sea and surprise us.

As always the mod thread is all about the South and they forget about charts further north,

Still confident we will see some snow in our location before the cold spell is out.  

Yes, last night proved (although the warm sector spoiled it for some) we can get a bit shower activity going as soon as the wind direction veers to come off the sea. 

[Chris Smith]

2 hours ago, Phil Blake said:

Well the ice hasn't shifted all day here. Lethal out there. When do we reckon our best chance for snow will be?

I had some errands to run today, and was glad of the winter tyres on my mountain bike (tungsten carbide studs). They're damn slow and heavy, but pretty much a Get Out of Jail Free card from the fracture clinic. The back lanes were like glass out of the sun.

[mathematician]

4 hours ago, Phil Blake said:

Well the ice hasn't shifted all day here. Lethal out there. When do we reckon our best chance for snow will be?

Never I'm afraid 

[Gizzy]

Maybe they could be a little window of opportunity PM tomorrow for a bit of snizzle but that window is very small and very frozen.

Still think we shouldn't give it up yet, the cold is here to stay for a long time and I am convinced some disturbances will pop up through the next week.

[Continental Climate]

Just checked the radar has the wind changed to more of a northerly or nor easter? Good news if it has better for us. 

[Rollo]

Certainly looking at the radar the showers in the North Sea seem a tad nearer the coast. here’s hoping!

[Phil Blake]

22 minutes ago, Continental Climate said:

Just checked the radar has the wind changed to more of a northerly or nor easter? Good news if it has better for us. 

Where's @geordiekev with his wind vector chart? Lol

[Phil Blake]

Actually flicking the radar back and forth there seems to be a rotation around the showers just off the coast of Aberdeen. Maybe a small low dropping down?

[NorthEastSnow]

If only we had a North East wind! 

[Rollo]

Check the movement of the clouds on the radar near Dundee,there are coming from the NNE. Hope springs eternal.

[Continental Climate]

27 minutes ago, NorthEastSnow said:

If only we had a North East wind! 

Tantalisingly close now but I just don't think they have our name on them. Hope I'm wrong though. Literally only about 80 miles off shore do you think? 

[Rollo]

Yes but if a mess scale is moving south we must have a chance.

Sorry that should read me so.

[geordiekev]

4 hours ago, Phil Blake said:

Where's @geordiekev with his wind vector chart? Lol

Sorry for late reply as looked a bust most of the night as the low pressure up in Scotland has barely moved all night so we've been in localised Westerly flow for our region

[gazzac69]

cold start here -3.4c, disappointing so far with regards to snow, fingers crossed for the next few days there is still a window of opportunity for the white stuff to fall