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  1. It's funny... When sliders are forecast they either slip south or they blow up more, ending up with milder air and a more northerly/mild track. They never seem to just 'be'.
  2. Beautiful morning, dusting of powder/dry type snow, had a really early walk this morning (sunrise) was beautiful...as have a job interview so had to take him out early. Was STUNNING with twilight and the snow covered ground.
  3. I do love watching the showers change course as the wind changes. You can see them veering as we speak. Fingers crossed for us all tonight! #FlakesPlease
  4. Cheers for these Joe! Really handy when in a rush and haven't got time to go through them all.
  5. I always thought this too. I think my 'dream' is to see a proper extreme snow event in my area. Snowdrifts, etc..roads cut off. But if we get that will be satisfied again? It's a bit like model fatigue even in cold weather as once we get it then we are kinda 'done'. Yesterday was a joy to see, yeah it was barely a covering but it was SO pretty and so rare to have a 'Canadian morning' (my new phrase haha) where nothing has melted, everything is dry, no dripping and it was stunning. Took the dog for the longest walk and then even sat out in my garden for a good hour with a coffee just chillin and soaking it up. As minimal fall as that was it kinda gave me my fix I think! Obviously I want more but I got my dopamine hit from that! As a slushy two inches does nothing for me... Fingers crossed for a few more flakes before the obese lady belts this weekend. haha.
  6. I've been thinking a lot of the 'chase' of cold and to be honest the novelty does wear off quicker and quicker each year. They seem to take an age to come - that's if they do - and then get watered down as our climate normally makes sure normality resumes. America is always going to get it worse as the mass land mass keeps the cold, where as we are surrounded by warm waters so if any cold does come our way it normally breeds shortwaves, lows and spoilers quicker than Gremlins pop out after a glass of water is poured on them. I think what makes it, is this thread really, the 'nowcasting' and updates as to what is going on. Yes I would love to see a good dumping in Crewe but second to that is seeing reports from around the area, I get a brew and scroll reading all your posts, pics etc. Like Day 10 I think I will take a break from it all this weekend and ignore the models for a while, of course I will bob in to check periodically but another wet/stormy spell doesn't excite me that much. This is not a downbeat message, I just think I'm becoming less bothered about the models and the 'chase' as I was. Don't get me wrong, as soon as the fluffy stuff is here I am buzzing like a kid in a sweet shop...that love will never die...but it is exhausting and hard not to get emotionally charged one way or another when a spell gets downgraded etc. I think a 'what will be, will be' approach will be mine moving forward and then if something does materialise I shall share it all with you lovely lot. Before I take a break, it looks hopeful for some flakes Thursday?
  7. The front does look a lot more south than expected (just looking at the Met office radar/prediction map). Does this mean the colder air could sweep south quicker too?
  8. WhatsApp Video 2024-01-16 at 10.52.01_5b596512.mp4 Just love seeing urban areas covered in snow, I think it's prettier than in the countryside. Let's hope some more surprises appear the next few days, if not then I aint bothered as got my fix this morning. Even sat out in my garden with a coffee to soak it up. My dog thought I was mad...though he was just as mad as tried to eat the snow! haha.
  9. So buzzing to catch up with the last 12 hours, loved reading the build up ad reports etc. To echo Aaron et al we have snow in Crewe. Yes it wasn't much and soon moved away...BUT this is the snow I LOVE, because as some have mentioned...it's dry snow. This is SO rare in Crewe and it was so beautiful to walk my dog in dry air with power snow and at my feet with NO drip drip drip. Someone else said it but it looked like a Canadian morning...no snow melt and everywhere covered with no wet 'melting' spots. I can count on both hands the amount of times I've seen that in Crewe. All the snow was intact, even added photo of a close up on my garden chair with the snow crystals in full form. It's now melting but to get to see it in the light looking like an Canadian morning was beautiful. Weirdly I'm glad it moved away as temp dropped and got to see the sunrise with it all. Keep the reports coming people, love to read them. P.s can feel your giddiness @Joe Bloggs. There is nothing prettier than seeing an urban area covered in dry snow!
  10. Nice little cheeky graupel shower overnight, like icing sugar but very pretty walking Charlie (The dog) in it.
  11. I copied this from the MOD thread to paste in here and you had already shared it. It's SO rare to have Cheshire as the place with the most snow forecast, normally the colours are always diluted with whites and pinks all around. Might save that for the memory I agree with some of the comments in here today about this being a friendly/great thread. I've said before that I am a fair/coldweather Netweather-er so drop in and out but you guys are my go to when there is something brewing. To echo Joe Bloggs et al, I think we are in for a cracking week with so much potential, If Kasim(really respect your input!) is correct it could be dry but it might not be if things come together, and it will be a fun week of weather watching that's for sure. I personally think in such low uppers with low pressure and low dams around that things will pop up. Either way, at least we have a chance of something happening rather than relentless wind and rain with the possibilty of some transitional wet snow for a few hours...what we have now is totally my scene.
  12. I'm lazy so just screenshot a post from the MOD thread but this is what's exciting me... Southern Jet with very cold uppers and lots of low pressures flailing about.
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