North West England Regional Weather Discussion

[iand61]

4 minutes ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

here too, surprised at your location 300m asl, you are  probably too far west for snow though

We do ok purely based on altitude and can do very well from frontal snow if anyone can still remember that extremely rare weather phenomena but on the whole this winter has been pants.

that said though, there was a slight covering on the cars first thing yesterday.

[Mokidugway]

And it's raining which it has since I got back

[iand61]

Not rained here since before dawn, serious drought conditions starting to develop with the conservatory floor now bone dry.

[Mokidugway]

Lol, rain started here , a lot of crappy weather over Ireland plus squall line

 

[iand61]

13 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

Lol, rain started here , a lot of crappy weather over Ireland plus squall line

 

Looking at the radar the system seems to be keeping further west and for the moment at least, missing most of the northwest region.

that said though the central fells in Cumbria look like they are getting some very heavy rain at the moment.

[Miamay]

Im flying back from Belfast this evening !!  I expect a bumpy ride

[dodge]

Weather looks to be going downhill out to the west and no doubt will spread eastwards in the next few hours.  I'm off to sunnier climes tomorrow for a week, if I miss a surprise north west snow event then I'll doff my cap to you, but somehow I think I'll just be missing blustery, icy cold rain falling in frequent spells with limited sunshine.  When I return I expect it will be a continuation on a theme of wetness.  Spring is nowhere near us yet looking at the reliable timeframe.

Edited February 26, 2017 by dodgeredee

[SP1986]

It's sunny here at the moment and feeling pleasant in the sunshine

[toggerob]

I'm hopeful that tomorrow might bring the first lightning strikes of this year into the NW, with snow, hail, lightning, all forecast by the BBC from 5am until midday.

[Chris.R]

 Lovely and sunny here and it's 13°C. Mad! 

[Mokidugway]

Squall moving in now wind and rain 

[frosty ground]

Was in Reykjavik this morning they had 51cm of snow over night...... unbelievable sight 

[I Cumbria Marra I]

Wait and see me location dodge all of the heavy wintry (thundery?) showers tomorrow, i'd put my savings on it.

[toggerob]

Squall-line just developing overhead here with rain lashing the window and a few strong gusts rattling the roof. Looking at the current RADAR it seems this evening is looking lively for similar squalls passing through, maybe one or two rogue lightning strikes somewhere.

[Weather-history]

Manchester airport

40% :

Temporary
from 27 at 07 UTC to 27 at 20 UTC

Visibility: 3000 m

Broken clouds at a height of 1200 ft, Cumulonimbus.

heavy rain showers, small hail or snow pellets

Temporary
from 27 at 20 UTC to 27 at 24 UTC

Visibility: 4000 m

Broken clouds at a height of 1400 ft, Cumulonimbus.

rain showers, snow

[iand61]

Other than a bit of light rain early afternoon, it's been mainly dry here through daylight hours but a couple of showers have been rattling the Windows over the last 20 minutes or so.

Think I heard thunder as well but can't be sure.

[frosty ground]

Just heard thunder here

[Chris.R]

35 minutes ago, frosty ground said:

Just heard thunder here

  Nothing been detected; annoying when that happens. 

[Mokidugway]

Sferics aren't always picked up

 

[damianslaw]

Quite probably wettest weekend of the winter. We've had few back to back washout days this season thankfully. Looking ahead, quite a bit of snow for the fells in the days ahead, and perhaps a wintry sprinkle on lower ground tomorrow.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

hmmmmm.......

[I Cumbria Marra I]

[cheshire snow]

10 hours ago, Weather-history said:

Manchester airport

40% :

Temporary
from 27 at 07 UTC to 27 at 20 UTC

Visibility: 3000 m

Broken clouds at a height of 1200 ft, Cumulonimbus.

heavy rain showers, small hail or snow pellets

Temporary
from 27 at 20 UTC to 27 at 24 UTC

Visibility: 4000 m

Broken clouds at a height of 1400 ft, Cumulonimbus.

rain showers, snow

Manchester Airport

Updated 05:00 Monday 27th Feb

Temporary

From 27 at 05 UTC to 27 at 22 UTC

Heavy Rain Showers,Small Hail or Snow Pellets

Temporary

From 27 at 22 UTC to 28 at 06 UTC

Snow Showers

C.S

[cheshire snow]

Regional weather 

Showers turning to snow this evening covering even to low levels.

Interesting 

C.S. 

[Chris.R]

 They've taken thunder out of the text forecast, that was all I was interested in. Why did they have to do that!