North West England Regional Weather Discussion

[Spah1]

I have to say Cumbria does seem to do shockingly when it comes to snow. 

[Day 10]

A few showers hitting north Liverpool appear to be snow as soon as they hit the coast. Sods law this happens when they are few and far between.

[pip22]

That line of showers west of Blackpool appears to be heading towards here.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

3 minutes ago, pip22 said:

That line of showers west of Blackpool appears to be heading towards here.

I had said before chorley will get the streamer

Edited January 13, 2017 by Stratocumulus perlucidus

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Hopefulle i might get something decent tonight

[Day 10]

Giving up for the night, pointless chasing 1mm of snow. Onto the next cold spell garden path from tomorrow SIGH! 

[Spah1]

2 minutes ago, Stratocumulus perlucidus said:

I had said before chorley will get the streamer

Prob not

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

It is snkwing here

[SP1986]

 

Just now, Stratocumulus perlucidus said:

It is snkwing here

thats good.. maybe youll get a covering.

[damianslaw]

17 minutes ago, Spah1 said:

I have to say Cumbria does seem to do shockingly when it comes to snow. 

Cumbria tends to get the snow when no-one else does. We have our own micro-climate so to speak. Our best snowfalls come courtesy of frontal features with an onshore SE light feed, usually when we have had cold air at the surface and a slow moving warm front moving in from the Irish Sea, stalling in situ. We tend to have little marginality in these situations. We don't do well in northerly airstreams unless there is a marked trough or frontal feature. This morning was very irritating, had the precipitation been a little heavier and further west we would have seen conditions like occured in Pennine/Peak District, alas not to be.

The last heavy snowfall we had (we just missed out in late March 13 - coastal regions saw copious amounts..) was 26 Jan 2013, 7/8 inches from a frontal feature moving into cold air, it quickly thawed. Can't remember the last staller front, ages and ages ago, most have moved through and produced milder conditions quickly, late Dec 2010 did this. Feb 5/6 1996 which I go on about all the time produced 18 inches.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

hailstoning

[carl1980]

23 minutes ago, Stratocumulus perlucidus said:

It is snkwing here

Nothing here,radar saying there should be 

 

Edit...A few flakes falling 

Edited January 13, 2017 by carl1980

[Darren Bown]

Got a hail shower here. My temp gauge is showing 1.5c and a DP of -6c?!

[carl1980]

Temp up to 2.3c from -0.1

Edited January 13, 2017 by carl1980

[WillinGlossop]

wnw winds now..... showers westerly movement.... where will get lucky? 

[Lake District Blizzards]

35 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Cumbria tends to get the snow when no-one else does. We have our own micro-climate so to speak. Our best snowfalls come courtesy of frontal features with an onshore SE light feed, usually when we have had cold air at the surface and a slow moving warm front moving in from the Irish Sea, stalling in situ. We tend to have little marginality in these situations. We don't do well in northerly airstreams unless there is a marked trough or frontal feature. This morning was very irritating, had the precipitation been a little heavier and further west we would have seen conditions like occured in Pennine/Peak District, alas not to be.

The last heavy snowfall we had (we just missed out in late March 13 - coastal regions saw copious amounts..) was 26 Jan 2013, 7/8 inches from a frontal feature moving into cold air, it quickly thawed. Can't remember the last staller front, ages and ages ago, most have moved through and produced milder conditions quickly, late Dec 2010 did this. Feb 5/6 1996 which I go on about all the time produced 18 inches.

 

 

 

Cumbria is a very large county...

It easily has the snowiest lowland parts of England (along with snowiest part of the uplands) looking at the met office climate maps, (possibly on par with Northumberland/Durham)

Up here the SE feed thing is useless, creates a rainshadow effect with no evaporative cooling or anything to suppress the temperatures. ends with light sleety nothing

recent decent snowfalls here are  17th Jan 2016 - 9cm, 29th Jan 2015 - 6cm, 21st Jan 2013 - 11cm, all from totally different directions / setups i think. 

Edited January 13, 2017 by Lake District Blizzards

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

With its westward movement, not a proper streamer if one at all

[pip22]

Snowing here.

[gearbox1001]

Raining here in haydock :/ 

Edited January 13, 2017 by gearbox1001

[Backtrack]

It's rain if anything this 

[northwestsnow]

3 minutes ago, Backtrack said:

It's rain if anything this 

Whats dp? Thought it was negative

[Backtrack]

2 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Whats dp? Thought it was negative

Mines way below 0C, but it rained a few mins ago. Air temp is 2C

[carl1980]

Temp still rising 2.6c, getting some sleep tonight, goodnight 

[northwestsnow]

2 minutes ago, Backtrack said:

Mines way below 0C, but it rained a few mins ago. Air temp is 2C

Oh sorry thought it was below freezing..

Probs a non event tbh it was crap here nearly all melted by sunset, youd think it was April already.

[SP1986]

The dewpoint here is +1.0C