JL23

Radar looking lively to the south west will it reach us??

Snow reported over Shropshire now - maybe of interest for southern members. Does anybody know the predicted timing of the band hitting us??

Reports of over 12 inches and widespread blizzard conditions over mid Wales at the moment. Grrr hurry up snow!

The band is intensifying as it moves NE but it is where it stalls that is the important thing and is worrying me. Will it reach the North West?? or just stall over the midlands??

Met office Amber warning is valid from 2pm so it looks like a mid afternoon return of snowfall to the south of the region looks likely - still not sure about any accumalating snow through after this mornings let down of blizzard conditions and 1-2cm of slush to show for it!

Yeah realise that now I was looking at a radar from early this morning - any views on the timing it will arrive here? Wrexham/ Mold / Flint etc... recording between 6-10inches - lucky lot 1cm of slush here sigh...

It looks like its going to miss us though- or am I reading the radar wrongly??

What are our chances for later Ian?

Do you think we may be in for a better chance of anything settling tonight??

I am not sure, would be great if it was but I am forever sceptical after about 3 hours of heavy snow this morning and only 1cm of melting slush 15cm? hmmmm.

Most of the snowfall is now easing across the region - now only snow grains here in South Cheshire. One to watchth though is the area of heavy rain/sleet/snow moving up from the south west that is due to be with us according to the GFS by the afternoon also some on the Wales thread beleive the very heavy snowfall over N. Ireland at the moment may well be dragged southeast into parts of the region later on but that remains to be seen. Any snow later on is likely to be more substantial due to lower dew points. Hope this helps

12z GFS an upgrade by the looks of things Fri afternoon onwards after a marginal sleety wobble across the west of the region mid morning.

Interesting - these models never agree - somewhere south of Carlisle and North of Birmingham is going to get the biggest pasting all the models seem to show something different though. I would still say 5-15cm widely over lower levels though.

NAE precipitation does look although more widespread generally lighter than the 6z - in particular for Gtr. Manchester/ South Lancs

NAE downgrade by the looks of things