Northwest Weather Discussion

[Backtrack]

Back to sleet 

[Chris.R]

It is so close, almost there

[James M]

Some thick heavy snow for a time but not sticking below 400m in saddleworth. Now I’m Manchester just rain.

[Scuba steve]

Sleety snow here 3 c

Edited March 11, 2023 by Scuba steve

[damianslaw]

8 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Sleety snow here 3 c

Yes we have sleety snowflakes whirling about, temp dropping, but still a mild 4 degrees, I am not expecting much, perhaps the briefest of temporary cover on favoured surfaces but blink and miss, it will turn to wet sleet then rain.. not a fan of these events, when you know mild air will wash away whatever settles.

[Mary C]

It’s been sleeting here all afternoon 3.5°C.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Very light sleet just started, feels like the temp has dropped a lot in the last hour, very raw. About 3-4cm fell in egremont on saturday but rapid thaw and all gone by about 1pm, was a good snowfall for here just wish it happened before february to enjoy it more. Not expecting any more than a few flakes tonight and definately no laying snow.

[pip22]

Snow getting heavier here

[Kasim Awan]

I am switching to the Midlands chat

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Turning to snow now but very small flakes, a bit like dandruff

[Backtrack]

Sleet has turned to heavy wet snow 

[damianslaw]

Moderate wet snow, more sleety in nature than proper snow, temp dropping but still mildish at 2.7 degrees, faintest of slight cover on grass and car roofs, I say faint, but as said we may see a temporary very slight cover if it peps up more. Its going dark now, has felt a raw wintry day. One thing watching snow fall does is tell you what are the coldest surfaces and warmest, huge micro climates out there, why do some cars see a cover well before others.. why does one side of the road see a cover and the other take ages... roofs a re a give a way, you can tell the poorly insulated buildings straight away, also its a barometer of the compass, east and north aspects tend to hold on to snow far longer than west and south.

Edited March 11, 2023 by damianslaw

[Kasim Awan]

Heavier now.

[pip22]

It stopped here now.

[PennineMark]

1 hour ago, Kasim Awan said:

Doubt anything will settle below 300m.

Snow here is now heavy enough to be settling on grass. Temp just above 1c and still sub zero dp. 

[Backtrack]

1.5C now. Wet snow continues to fall. Another temp drop and it’s the good stuff 

[Slidergate '17]

Heavy rain & cold out. Unpleasant.

[damianslaw]

Some heavier precipitation is incoming, and the temp is dropping further 2.3 degrees, we might see a general cover out of this rather than temporary slight, grass is turning white.

[Backtrack]

Even the smaller bits are snow now. No rain. 
temp has another 2 hours to drop, then it’s on the rise. 

[Osca31]

Snowing steadily.

[damianslaw]

2 minutes ago, Backtrack said:

Even the smaller bits are snow now. No rain. 
temp has another 2 hours to drop, then it’s on the rise. 

Has it really, might see a cm cover at this rate, it is coming down thick and fast, evaporative cooling doing its job and most surfaces are now quickly turning wet. Might need to go on a brief walk in the next hour before it all goes..

[Scuba steve]

Grass turning white along with car roofs roads and roofs wet

[Kasim Awan]

3 minutes ago, Backtrack said:

Even the smaller bits are snow now. No rain. 
temp has another 2 hours to drop, then it’s on the rise. 

It's moving through quickly tho.

[Scuba steve]

Just now, Kasim Awan said:

It's moving through quickly tho.

Proverbial flash in the pan stuff

[damianslaw]

Just now, Scuba steve said:

Grass turning white along with car roofs roads and roofs wet

Bodes well for here if Morecambe is going white!