Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[WillinGlossop]

Looking out front garden 2/3 inches in places 

moderate powdery small fluffy snowflakes 

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Heaviest snow yet about to hit Manchester? 

 

Edited January 16 by Joe Bloggs

[Miamay]

Stopped snowing here

[Scuba steve]

Wow a lot of action in here got about an inch here

[frosty ground]

About a cm of snow here nice covering and the temp is -2.

GFS was closest from last night 18z with the amount of snow 

[Foxgloves]

Commute up the Wirral has been alright this morning, roads not bad.  Clear to the west- it looks like all the incoming precip is over the other side

[Jan]

2 minutes ago, Miamay said:

Stopped snowing here

How much is there, I'm away at the moment. Just my luck

[Snow free zone]

Best covering here for a few years. 

[Geordiesnow]

1 minute ago, damianslaw said:

BBC weather still going for snow over Scotland but now expecting it to hit central belt eve rush hour. They barely mentioned NW England, can they not see the radar.. 

Not much further snow past hour, just very light flakes.

I expect the main band due to hit soon will result in dewpoints rising, big wet snowflakes which in time may not stick, but we may see a few cms before that happens.

 

I don't think the band is further south, you can see the stuff in the western isles, that's all part of the same system. They just have to be patient up there, it will(surely) arrive for them.

As I say it will be interesting watching the radar development. A lack of a onshore wind has helped things for sure but that will surely increase during the day. 

As for tonight, it all depends when the westerly feed gets cut off and if there is still PPN around. Models on the face of it suggests once that westerly feed is cut off(around midnight it seems) and the colder air tries to head southwards again it will fizzle any PPN out. Be interesting how it all develops.

I reckon we may see some surprises in the north of the region like Carlisle perhaps.

 

 

[Chris.R]

Still coming down heavy, small flakes again. Not stopped since 2:30. About 5 cm now.

[Rush2019]

It's absolutely beautiful out here.  Needed a blood test at 8am so I walked.  Enjoying a right old stomp around in the snow.  Wrap up and get out.

[Miamay]

5 minutes ago, Jan said:

How much is there, I'm away at the moment. Just my luck

About 2cm. It atopped

Edited January 16 by Miamay

[Rob 79812010]

[Spah1]

Hate working in Kirkham on days like today. 
 

sleet / rain 

[Joe Bloggs]

Enough to make a snowman on Albert Square, that is a good event! 

[Frigid]

Enjoy your day folks. Not often we get a proper snow event.. wrap up and take some great pictures

[Maz]

2cm in Summerseat (near Ramsbottom) from a long period of very light snowfall.  Nothing excessive, but really nice.

Really enjoyed my pre-dawn run making fresh tracks in the snow and light levels transformed so could easily go off-road without a torch.  Best run since the first Saturday in December.  Ground hard frozen too, so no wet feet and trudging through mud.  

Everything looks so magical with a fresh cover of snow....

 

Edited January 16 by Maz

[Rob 79812010]

10 minutes ago, Joe Bloggs said:

Enough to make a snowman on Albert Square, that is a good event! 

Doesn't often settle in centre either! 

[Joe Bloggs]

Heavy stuff moving into Manc now 

[Rob 79812010]

Am so tired. Been up since 4

[Frigid]

Just now, Rob 79812010 said:

Doesn't often settle in centre either! 

Yes it's quite the rare event. Possibly due the ground being rock solid from last night's frost. The perfect conditions for snow cover. 

[Rob 79812010]

Moderate to heavy now in Stockport

11 minutes ago, Frigid said:

Yes it's quite the rare event. Possibly due the ground being rock solid from last night's frost. The perfect conditions for snow cover. 

Brings to mind I think it was 20 Dec 2009

[Miamay]

[Spah1]

Back snowing in Kirkham 

[Miamay]

Bright skys mow