Far north and northeast of England weather discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[ScottSnow]

Pic from my dog walk this evening before it sadly melts tomorrow.

 

[Gizzy]

53 minutes ago, ScottSnow said:

Pic from my dog walk this evening before it sadly melts tomorrow.

 

As the saying goes better to have loved and lost rather than not loved at all. Just replace a few words haha.

Great pics, next chase soon I hope.

[Summer Sun]

Beeb week ahead forecast suggesting a spell of transient heavy snow on Thursday as a band of rain moves up from the southwest

[Summer Sun]

Few flakes on the air as that rain further south edges up 

[NorthEastSnow]

Light snow here. Was expecting this to be rain? 

[Phil Blake]

Very wet here this morning. Temp on the car only said 1c but heavy rain driving to work at 4.30am

[ScottSnow]

Slow thaw here this morning.

I just watched John Hammond on the news and he mentioned about cold returning later in the month towards Christmas. Hopefully he’s right.

 

[NorthEastSnow]

What a difference a day makes. Snow all but gone now and it’s hammering it down. 
 

let’s hope John Hammond is right

[gazzac69]

heavy rain here this morning, thaw is happening quickly with current temp 5c

[Chris Smith]

Man, it's grim out there. Slush, rain, and fog above about 150m. Gotta love the British winter.

[Summer Sun]

The mad thread isn't a happy place this morning.

 

I guess that's it for cold weather for a while, then.

[Gizzy]

1 hour ago, ScottSnow said:

Slow thaw here this morning.

I just watched John Hammond on the news and he mentioned about cold returning later in the month towards Christmas. Hopefully he’s right.

 

Well the bookies aren't rich by giving things away and the odds for Northern cities, Edinburgh, Newcastle etc are pretty stingy at the moment.

I think there is a good chance after a couple of weeks of less cold weather we could see something wintry around Christmas time, nothing scientific in my thinking by the way, just a general gut feeling.

Edited December 4, 2023 by Gizzy

[Summer Sun]

Yellow warning issued for heavy rain from 12:00 today to 9am tomorrow

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2023-12-04&id=9441dfbf-cf8d-4508-8aa6-7a6a99433f4f

 

[Continental Climate]

So our cold spell is at an end. I would rate this cold spell as a 5/10. Darlo got a reasonable covering that lasted a few days. We've had snow, freezing fog and ice. So all in all not too bad. Hopefully the chase won't last so long and we are back in the freezer before Xmas. 

[Chris Smith]

All this rain plus snow-melt is going to make for some swollen rivers.

[ScottSnow]

3 hours ago, Continental Climate said:

So our cold spell is at an end. I would rate this cold spell as a 5/10. Darlo got a reasonable covering that lasted a few days. We've had snow, freezing fog and ice. So all in all not too bad. Hopefully the chase won't last so long and we are back in the freezer before Xmas. 

Probably 6/10 for my location. We had lying snow from last Wednesday and it snowed everyday from Tuesday to Sunday. Some low temps as well.

For my location it was better than last year’s December cold spell.

Hopefully it’s just the warm up for the rest of the winter.

[Chris Smith]

1 hour ago, ScottSnow said:

...Hopefully it’s just the warm up for the rest of the winter.

I see what you did there! 

[Summer Sun]

19mm of rain exactly so far today in Darlo.

[Phil Blake]

Rain totals must be piling up now. Supposed to rain all night too

[Gizzy]

1 hour ago, Phil Blake said:

Rain totals must be piling up now. Supposed to rain all night too

Why oh why does it never happen like this when it comes to snow.

[NorthEastSnow]

7 minutes ago, Gizzy said:

Why oh why does it never happen like this when it comes to snow.

I was thinking the same thing, just imagine, one day we can dream

Edited December 4, 2023 by NorthEastSnow

[Summer Sun]

2 hours ago, Phil Blake said:

Rain totals must be piling up now. Supposed to rain all night too

26.2mm and rising in Darlo

[Continental Climate]

12 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

26.2mm and rising in Darlo

What would that equate to in snow I wonder

[Cloud 10]

18 hours ago, Continental Climate said:

What would that equate to in snow I wonder

10mm of rain = approx 10cm of snow.

[gazzac69]

canny cold outside now at -0.1C, last frosty night before the real mild sets in for the rest of the week, fingers crossed we will be on the next chase sooner rather than later