North West England Regional Weather Discussion

[Chris.R]

1 minute ago, Miamay said:

From the reports it looking very good for us on the coast !!

Yep, best chance since March 2013.  Watch out for the lightning. 

 

[iand61]

21 minutes ago, Linda said:

I am wondering though if any snow will be transient -how's it meant to stick with predicted temps of 5 or 6 degrees even with windchill

Temperatures should be lower than that and enough intensity and frequency in the showers will bring them down anyway so I wouldn't worry to much about thawing.

i'd say that a bigger concern would be longer dry periods and still quite strong sunshine between them, at least until the deeper cold arrives.

[Cheshire Freeze]

2 hours ago, I Cumbria Marra I said:

IMO thats the area that will get the most snow, probably 15-20cm.

Without a shadow of a doubt you can move that box 30- 50 miles N

Edited January 9, 2017 by CreweCold

[WillinGlossop]

2 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

Without a shadow of a doubt you can move that box 30- 50 miles N

The ecm precip charts from this evening have it east of manchester......

[Weather-history]

Memories of snowfalls on past NWly flows not often mentioned: 3rd February 2003, covering by evening.

1st February 2008: snow showers in the evening, a covering

 

[Spah1]

Beers check

Phone charged check

www.raintoday.co.uk bookmarked check

Hot Pot made check

Lampost working check

Back Garden spot light working check

PPN, Dew P, Wet Bulb, cold uppers check

Told Dad it's going to snow. Dam that's it gone tits up. 

 

Edited January 9, 2017 by Spah1

[Spah1]

looks like I'm going to get hammered! 

[pip22]

4 minutes ago, Spah1 said:

looks like I'm going to get hammered! 

It is only computer generated. By Tuesday night we'll shall see.

[Spah1]

I know, only joking. 

Looking good for us. 

4 minutes ago, pip22 said:

It is only computer generated. By Tuesday night we'll shall see.

[Miamay]

Showing rain on met office app for me

[damianslaw]

Certainly the NW will be a prime spot for snow if the models verify as shown today, wednesday overnight and more especially much of Thursday, with a WNW flow, added instability caused by the Irish Sea could set up a number of streamers which at this stage cannot be forecast. 

I remember Dec 20 / 21 2009 very well, it was a different set up in some respects with a slack low pressure over the region, but with the wind from a westerly direction, we received copious heavy snowfalls, and thundersnow, the showers kept piling in from Morecambe Bay, I think the wind was slightly more SW then.

The fells should see some heavy falls, which will be good to see. 

 

[benricky]

I live by Manchester Airport and work in Ellesmere Port! Thursdays commute is going to be interesting by the looks of it lol 

[iand61]

10 minutes ago, Miamay said:

Showing rain on met office app for me

Take it with a pinch of salt.

my lovely looking double snowflake symbol for Thursday has turned into a single one now

i think I'll call it a day before it finds mr rain drop as a partner.

[captaincroc]

1 hour ago, CreweCold said:

Without a shadow of a doubt you can move that box 30- 50 miles N

Haha. I agree, though i am smack in the middle of it so I do hope he is right!

[Thunder Snow]

Really hoping for some snow on Thursday It's been far to long 

[julie253]

I hope Wirral takes its snowdome off!!!

 

[NickyB]

I'm a bit concerned that we will just see sleet at best here in the dome :-(

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

18z is rolling and its pretty much the same. It has snow depth much sooner on thursday than earlier runs

[cheshire snow]

Mild sector removed from the 18z...Make no mistake Thursday is looking very wintry for the region

C.S

[Cheshire Freeze]

21 minutes ago, cheshire snow said:

Mild sector removed from the 18z...Make no mistake Thursday is looking very wintry for the region

C.S

Thursday night into Friday is looking best for my location, showers potentially becoming slower moving down the Cheshire gap too. Places that were having the showers during Thursday daytime would dry up as the shower distribution pivots and pushes them further into the W Midlands. 

Edited January 9, 2017 by CreweCold

[Thunder Snow]

 yey 

[Joe Bloggs]

13 minutes ago, CreweCold said:

Thursday night into Friday is looking best for my location, showers potentially becoming slower moving down the Cheshire gap too. Places that were having the showers during Thursday daytime would dry up as the shower distribution pivots and pushes them further into the W Midlands. 

Yes 18z GFS is very promising for much of the region. :-) 

[dodge]

Looking good but will it all be gone by the weekend? 18z has milder air pushing in with temps of 9c.  Hope it's wrong.

[SP1986]

Potential for big north sea storm surge... how can everyone have missed that glaringly obvious thing. North sea coasts could have problems. 

Here however the 18z has thundersnow or precipitation written all over them

Edited January 9, 2017 by SP1986

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

33 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

Potential for big north sea storm surge... how can everyone have missed that glaringly obvious thing. North sea coasts could have problems. 

Here however the 18z has thundersnow or precipitation written all over them

Just seen it now. Meto may have to name a storm for it! Doris i believe is next.