Yorkshire & E England Regional Weather Discussion

[Sunny_AS]

Definitely something falling out of the sky, but it’s that light can’t tell what it is ....

[cowdog]

Freezing Rain at Holmfirth according to the radar. Does look it is going to be Rain / Freezing rain everywhere.

[The PIT]

Well still dry so the latest radar echo is evaporating before it gets down here. The front very weak so that's a good sign if it's going to be freezing rain.

[Barking_Mad]

Gritters out in Leeds. 

[summer blizzard]

The bit we have now is not really the front, it's a radar echo. 

[cowdog]

-1c here now. We are ****ed. I hate Freezing rain, rain/snow mix is falling now but is light enough to not be of an issue once that first band hits then it's going to be a nightmare to deal with the animals.

Edited December 15, 2018 by cowdog

[NorthYorksWeather]

Few flakes at Crystal Peaks SE Sheffield earlier and also on M18 near Bramley.

Back home oop North now and it's currently 1c with a few of -2c. 

Wind chill at a Baltic -5c, expecting some very brief snow turning to freezing rain later. 

Tempted to head to the North York Moors later where 6 hours of snow is forecast but with freezing rain about it could be treacherous on the roads.

 

 

[Barking_Mad]

First signs of very light rain in NW Leeds. Wind is picking up too. 

[summer blizzard]

A lot of places west of the Pennines are just reporting rain rather than freezing rain.

[The PIT]

Light drizzle here temperature 0.1C

They're probably reporting train as the temperatures are a bit higher. We may get away with it although it won't have any snow in it.

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

A lot of places west of the Pennines are just reporting rain rather than freezing rain.

Different location though, conditions different east of Pennines later this afternoon.

[Love Snow]

Nothing here yet very dark tho and winds picking up!

[Pennine Ten Foot Drifts]

6 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

A lot of places west of the Pennines are just reporting rain rather than freezing rain.

Good, give me rain over freezing rain any day. Snow yes, freezing rain no - just extremely unpleasant, and downright dangerous if you are unfortunate enough to have to travel in it. Not bothered about 'seeing interesting weather' - watching my roof tiles getting blown off a few years ago was a good example of 'interesting weather' that's absolutely no use nor ornament to anyone.

[sausage]

why though. however much we know the met office guys no much better!! so why are they continuing to show heavy snow. shudnt thy be changing it to rain symbols and why do they word blizzards in their txt. very poor forecasting!! was looking forward to snow as theyre still showing but obvs not now according to peeps on here.

[summer blizzard]

 

2 minutes ago, sausage said:

why though. however much we know the met office guys no much better!! so why are they continuing to show heavy snow. shudnt thy be changing it to rain symbols and why do they word blizzards in their txt. very poor forecasting!! was looking forward to snow as theyre still showing but obvs not now according to peeps on here.

I thought they mentioned freezing rain in text. 

The symbols are just automated. 

[sorepaw1]

0.oC here  434ft asl bitting wind 

Winds increasing here

No rain sleet or snow yet

Heading out to do home visits soon

In Subaru outback AWD with winter tyres on 

Should be ok.

[sorepaw1]

Local BBC Radio warning of heavy snow around 2pm here.

As dark approches expect temperatures to drop

Within 1 hour from now most of Yorkshire will see some form of precipitation rain sleet snow

Black ice.

The wind up here is evil it feels colder than the beast from the East in February 

Edited December 15, 2018 by sorepaw1

[sausage]

7 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

 

I thought they mentioned freezing rain in text. 

The symbols are just automated. 

read the met office forecast for our region!! blizzards firecast and it may be automated but its normally always correct on their site but this time.

[NorthYorksWeather]

7 minutes ago, sorepaw1 said:

0.oC here  434ft asl bitting wind 

Winds increasing here

No rain sleet or snow yet

Heading out to do home visits soon

In Subaru outback AWD with winter tyres on 

Should be ok.

Remind me where you are again, is it Goathland?

[sorepaw1]

Just now, vizzy2004 said:

Remind me where you are again, is it Goathland?

Yes that area more remote than Goathland 

I have no central heating and no double glazing just log and coal fires that heat hot water on a back boiler system 

But i have  a large bottle of Dark Rum.

[Cold Winter]

2.0c here, dewpoint -3c. Expecting some very brief transient snow then mostly sleet before rain later. 

[sorepaw1]

1 minute ago, Cold Winter said:

2.0c here, dewpoint -3c. Expecting some very brief transient snow then mostly sleet before rain later. 

Are you in North Yorkshire. 

[The PIT]

Light drizzle here not freezing which is good.

[cowdog]

The Freezing rain is so far only North of Skipton. Hope it stays that way as it can't do a lot of damage up there.

Edited December 15, 2018 by cowdog

[sorepaw1]

Just now, The PIT said:

Light drizzle here not freezing which is good.

Freezing rain is treacherous 

My area never sees a Gritter we have to manage local farmers plough excessive snow.

I suppose its what i get I've chosen to live here.

Its usually January when we get the worst of the weather 

Never get much snow before Xmas 

Exceptions been 1991 1995 2009 10.