North West England Weather discussion 16/01/16 Onwards

[Iceaxecrampon]

Snowing 4 hours continuous - big flakes radar shows no sign of abaiting  - cold easterly so much for the Pennine rain shadow.

[toggerob]

RADAR doesn't show much in the way of ppn but outside the snow continue to comes down in a flurry. Already it's evident that since 8am there's been another cm or two added on-top of the already lying snow.

[Cheese Rice]

Turned to rain here in the last 20 minutes. Watch out you guys further West.

[Blowingsand]

Hi

I should not have made my last post.I have put a curse on things.

Got a little cocky perhaps-the snow has vanished.

Within 1 minute of posting the snow stopped and just for a moment thought i saw rain,

Strange how some down Liverpool way have not seen much.

I hope things change for you.

[frosty ground]

2 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

RADAR doesn't show much in the way of ppn but outside the snow continue to comes down in a flurry. Already it's evident that since 8am there's been another cm or two added on-top of the already lying snow.

Yeah the radar return looks light but its been moderately snowing here for the last half an hour, but with an injection of more heavy returns expected in the next half an hour form that area moving west from hull

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Just been to st helens town and stopped there and not as much on ground. Came back home 2miles towards the mersey and it still thick and fast and about an imch on floor

[Mokidugway]

Turned to snow at midnight here 7 hours leaving 6 cm covering now melting

 

[pip22]

still snowing here with little thaw here.

[SparkleS]

Really fat juicy flakes but not sticking at all what was on the grass has melted

[pip22]

I think it is turning sleety now.

[Chris.R]

continuous light rain. I wish it would just go away now!!! 

I'm that stressed I just posted in the wrong thread!

[dodge]

No let up yet, although it's quite light snow, got 2 inches here at the last check, which is quite good for me at 175m - traffic chaos everywhere although it's wet snow so not too bad for the councils to clear from main roads.  They might have more problems tomorrow morning if the snow melts a little and then freezes over.

Edited March 4, 2016 by dodgeredee

[dr snow]

Yep , about 2" lying here in Marple Stockport and getting heavier again.

Gridlock trying to get out of the town - one of the two roads out closed by the Police earlier  ( normally due to cars sliding down the hill!)

[SMU]

Expect around 8-10 inches @ glossup by end of day

Edited March 4, 2016 by Steve Murr

[Snow free zone]

Hardly any snow at all north of the Scorton area.  All snow south of there, and even west towards Kirkham. Listening to the traffic reports it sounds bad further east.

[chris78]

that was a pleasant surprise...a couple of cm on some surfaces, its sleet at best now though, unless it intensifies thats it for here I imagine

[Maz]

After a lul for an hour or so, now moderate snow again with big wet flakes. 

[Iceaxecrampon]

Stopped - front sinking South - more showers wheeling into Cumbria - worth watching.

[Day 10]

24 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

continuous light rain. I wish it would just go away now!!! 

I'm that stressed I just posted in the wrong thread!

Chin up Chris we just have to grin an bare it mate, our time will come again. I know it's frustrating as hell but at the end of the day it is only snow. Who knows March may still deliver for us, just because this winter has been so dire for us doesn't change the rules. It could still snow next week or next winter, but I know we will get proper snow again some day

[toggerob]

Noticeable is the change in snow-type as it's now turned to the fine-powdery type as the pivot swings the ppn more easterly across the region, already drifting snow is blowing off the rooftops.

[Snowy L]

2 hours ago, mike57 said:

Was sleety rain this morning at 06:00 (miserable cycle into work) turned to snow around 07:00, and been snowing since - Birchwood near Warrington.

Settling on grass and trees but roads are clear

Train home at 12:50, I wonder if its the wrong kind of snow

For about the 3rd time this winter it looks as if the snow line is about 2 miles East of me. This is why this winter is so much worse here than 2013/14.

[dodge]

Yep a renewed burst of falling snow.

[alr1970]

4+ hours of constant snowfall here now, small flaked but plenty of them. 1.5C on my thermometer probe hanging out of the office window. I think it is falling as fast as it's melting, the snow cover hasn't changed since I got in to work: just a covering on roofs and grass but the roads are wet.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

It now meltimg faster than it falling

[Darren Bown]

Can confirm I now have rain, radar looks heavier than it actually is too.

 

Has Anyone N, S or west Manchester have much snow?

Edited March 4, 2016 by Darren Bown