The Far North Of England Regional Discussion Thread

[Freezing-Point]

Just been on the Midlands thread - Nottingham & Birmingham areas have a decent covering, but still light to moderate ppn.

[Alex95]

I really struggle to see how we will get significant snow now.

[Isolated Frost]

Freezing rain and ice pellets here, no snow flakes.

I don't think this event was played out to be significant tbf. 2-5cms was my prediction and I still think frontal activity will gradually increase with SN likely soon.

[Thundery wintry showers]

There is a line of quite intense precipitation on the radar, not particularly "wide" but I think it may well give many of us 2 to 4 hours of heavy precipitation between 7 and 11pm before the band clears. Currently a dusting of ice pellets on the ground at Cleadon, reminiscent of small hail, even though hail forms under very different circumstances.

I can't see any strong signs of this batch of precipitation being associated with higher temperatures on low ground- it is still just below 1C around Morecambe Bay with the main belt almost upon that area of the country for example. The main question is whether the polar maritime airmass digging in behind the cold front will help to reduce the extent of that warmer air at high altitudes which is resulting in ice pellets instead of snow.

[Freezing-Point]

12z shows the cold holding the mild air back which increaces chances of the ppn being snow here.....

[P-M]

12z shows the cold holding the mild air back which increaces chances of the ppn being snow here.....

The problem is FP where is the PPN coming from?? lmao :-)

[Freezing-Point]

it seems to be intensifying to the west and heading this way. A possible covering, dont expect more.

[Alex95]

Just got home and there is an icy dusting of frozen sleet and snow. The front will have moved through in a few hours so I'm confident enough to call this as a non event. Disappointing, but not totally unexpected.

I had ice pellets like this in November 2008.

[CPK East Durham Coast]

Light snow with a decent dusting at Easington village, I've just drove back from Alston and it was sleety all the way to the western bypass

[Alex95]

A few snowflakes mixing back in now.

[P-M]

It looks like it's really intensifying to the north of us is it not?

[Alex95]

It looks like it's really intensifying to the north of us is it not?

Difficult to tell. It would be nice to get a cm of proper snow before it stops though.

[P-M]

Difficult to tell. It would be nice to get a cm of proper snow before it stops though.

It's not difficult to tell it's very obvious on the NW free radar. The reds and oranges of heavier PPN are increasing and actually backbuilding slightly...

[Alex95]

It's not difficult to tell it's very obvious on the NW free radar. The reds and oranges of heavier PPN are increasing and actually backbuilding slightly...

The warm front has stalled, and I think this is causing the precipitation to intensify as the cold front slams into it. There isn't that much more precipitation left for Newcastle though, but York and Leeds could be looking at 10 cm as they already have 3.

I reckon it's game over in an hour and a half for us.

Edited February 4, 2012 by alza

[P-M]

The warm front has stalled, and I think this is causing the precipitation to intensify as the cold front slams into it. There isn't that much more precipitation left for Newcastle though, but York and Leeds could be looking at 10 cm as they already have 3.

??? The precip I am on about is north of newcastle we should surely get something from this....I am not bothered how much just a few CM would be fine!

[Alex95]

??? The precip I am on about is north of newcastle we should surely get something from this....I am not bothered how much just a few CM would be fine!

I see it, but I'm not expecting much from it, and it's quite narrow so it won't snow or rain for long.

Edited February 4, 2012 by alza

[Cloud 10]

??? The precip I am on about is north of newcastle we should surely get something from this....I am not bothered how much just a few CM would be fine!

You mean this?

[Alex95]

Torrential freezing rain now, quite a thick layer of ice on top of the dusting of snow.

[P-M]

You mean this?

yup

[Alex95]

50p sized flakes mixing into what is becoming quite an ice storm!

The rooftops are turning white again despite the fact that it is 75% ice.

[P-M]

I have never seen freezing rain like this before like my car is literally encased in ice!!?

[Thundery wintry showers]

The scene outside at Cleadon resembles what we'd normally see after a hailstorm in one of those marginal sunshine-and-wintry-showers setups with all concerte surfaces covered in ice- I can't remember having experienced ice pellets on this large a scale.

[Alex95]

I have never seen freezing rain like this before like my car is literally encased in ice!!?

It's quite amazing - the bushes are covered in hundreds of tiny icicles!

[P-M]

It's quite amazing - the bushes are covered in hundreds of tiny icicles!

Tell me about it the icicles are hanging off the car it looks amazing - as well as the roofs etc....really never seen freezing rain like this ever really!

[Freezing-Point]

I have just had to knock my satillite dish with a broom as it was covered in ice and I was getting no signal!!!