snow Snow for some on Thursday 19th Dec (even to low level south)

[ZONE 51]

Looks as though there could be snowfall today as cold air blasts south through daytime getting to the far south during the evening time, the wind storm affected many areas yesterday and is still affecting the parts of the north now is dragging down a cold pool as it moves away later, this brings with it the threat of snowfall, and for some, there is likely to be accumulations of snow.

 

Looking through the data it looks as though Scotland most at risk of heavy snow with large accumulations over the high ground and snow settling to low levels at times too.

 

Trough features/shower bands moving through and with low pressure staying quite deep to our far north along with the much colder air then this bringing sleet/snow showers across many areas at some point over the next 24hrs (possibly hail showers too)

 

Some prolonged snowfall over the west and north of Scotland with significant disruption from the snow.

Other quite strong snow signals are for northern Ireland, south Wales, northwest England, the Midlands also has some snow signal on the charts for example. But also other areas to as I mentioned above many areas at risk. Risk of snowfall over central Scotland and possibly some getting further east.

 

The south is at risk from high hill snow as showers sweep in here especially during the evening and possibly to low level as much colder air moves in. Here is the GFS 18z Thickness 500/1000hpa at 1800hrs:

This shows the cold plunge well as it moves southeastwards.

 

So to finish of this post the snow starts in the northwest today this risk extending south with the cold air by the evening. I must emphasize this is looking like a big snow event for parts of Scotland.  

 

 

ESS

Edited December 19, 2013 by ElectricSnowStorm

[mountain shadow]

Great post. Had a light covering this morning. Hopefully heavier showers will penetrate this far East in NI later on.

[ForeverPomeroysnow]

Decent snow showers here in Co.Tyrone a nice festive whiteness around

[mike Meehan]

Bootiful 'ere today - wall to wall blue sky and not too much wind

[hollowbaron]

Hmm. Maybe I am missing something, but I can't see any snow even falling let alone staying on the ground in between now and New Years for East Anglia.

 

In fact.

 

I think I will be celebrating Christmas and New Years like those in Australia will be, in a T-shirt and Shorts. May even bring the BBQ down from the loft and have some cold beers on the Beach.

 

Edited December 19, 2013 by hollowbaron

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

No snow forecast here, just rain!

 

When the precipitation starts around 9pm here the temperature is expected to be around 6c 

 

Be quite surprised if any of the areas near me get any sleet let alone snow!

[TonyH]

It has been sleeting and snowing here for 45 minutes

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

That's quite promising, I've just checked your location and V6 radar is only showing rain in your area, this means that many other places showing up rain may actually be getting sleet / snow

 

What's the current temp there?

[hollowbaron]

High today was 8c. 6.5c now. Low will be 3c.

 

For Christmas eve 10c predicted high and 6c low

 

Sorry. Misunderstood. Thought you were asking me. 

Edited December 19, 2013 by hollowbaron

[Snowyowl9]

Had heavy snow...it started off as rain/sleet then huge flakes of snow with a covering...very wet now and sloppy as its went back to sleet..thats what`s to expect with a SW-ly flow.

Edited December 19, 2013 by Snowyowl9

[Richie V]

Yaw, I have wondered into a thread with the word snow in it! I feel like a fish out of water. Precip about to begin here, but what will it be?!

Giggerdy!

[Snowyowl9]

Its snowing again now...ground frost tonight will make it icy....

[WillinGlossop]

Sleet here.....very wet and cold 1c but sleet....

[Ǝssex Ǝasterly]

Temperature has started to drop here, slowly falling away from what was 8.1c now to 6.2c

 

Moderate cloud cover overhead, I'm thinking that come 9pm if we could get down to 4c here I may be in for a chance of some sleet

[Mountain Snow]

Had some sleety rubbish earlier but hills have a nice festive covering. 

[summer blizzard]

Got rain earlier but the temperature dropped to 3C, it looks like Leeds will be too far north to benefit.

[Eye to the sky]

Plain old rain as I left work in Derby,but as I headed north it turned steadily to sleet.We now have a mixture of sleet and big flakes of wet snow in Denby though nothing settling.

[snowtimenow]

Hail stones, then rain, no snow or sleet as yet here, soooo bloody boring

[Snowyowl9]

Hail stones, then rain, no snow or sleet as yet here, soooo bloody boring

Nasty hailstorm here last night...

Its freezing now with snowcover on fields above 850 to 900feet....

[The PIT]

Just light rain here earlier.