North West England Regional Discussion Thread 15/1/2018 onwards

[shadowfax]

Thunder snow here

[I Cumbria Marra I]

We would get monster showers if Ireland didn't exist

[Deep Snow please]

18 minutes ago, I Cumbria Marra I said:

We would get monster showers if Ireland didn't exist

Or at least if the isle of man sunk out of the picture, that would probably help. 

Seems like Scotlands getting absolutely pasted from showers forming around the same are as Ireland sits down here, we'd be talking 7-10cm of snow if Ireland didn't exist in today's event. What a pain in the weeble.

[Deep Snow please]

Imagine if this turns into a slider down to our region  Hopecasting  

 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Deep Snow please

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

This was last time we saw snow on 23rd March 2013

 

It was last cold shot of season 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Stratocumulus perlucidus

[Neiller22]

1 hour ago, I Cumbria Marra I said:

We would get monster showers if Ireland didn't exist

We would get monster showers if the Atlantic wasn’t there because today has been woeful for snow for most  of NI. The weather warning  is a joke. Iv had one snow shower first thing this morning. Rest of day sun has been splitting the sky. 

Edited January 19, 2018 by Neiller22

[Weather-history]

5 minutes ago, Stratocumulus perlucidus said:

This was last time we saw snow on 23rd March 2013

 

It was last cold shot of season 

You've lost me. What is your point? 

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

2 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

You've lost me. What is your point? 

Just reminiscing ? 

[Miamay]

Sleety showers here

[Deep Snow please]

Quite a few snow showers passed through in the last hour or so. Sadly going by the radar they seem to be the last.

7 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

You've lost me. What is your point? 

I think he was pointing out to the many people writing off winter on the 19th January that they are a few months of early in doing do so. Yes we've had a rubbish January, but given we've had snow in March before it's not late enough in the year to write it off.

Edited January 19, 2018 by Deep Snow please

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Just now, Deep Snow please said:

 

I think he was pointing out to the many people writing off winter on the 19th January that they are a few months of early in doing do so. Yes we've had a super duper January, but given we've had snow in March before it's not late enough in the year.

Thats a very good interpretation. I’ll take that. ? 

[Deep Snow please]

The tiniest of showers forming in the sea now, so obviously some potential activity into this evening.

[ItIsGee]

more of a hail and sleety mix here with the odd wet snow flake involved!

[pip22]

Its been rain, sleet and hail on and off all day here. Nothing special here.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Snowing here now

[captaincroc]

On 1/17/2018 at 17:54, captaincroc said:

That is good news, especially given the airports ASL

Just seen this tweeted...

 

 

[dodge]

We've had odd bits of wintry showers today, but not been heavy or persistent enough too stick.  Still yet to get that dry powdery snow that sticks around for awhile.

[Backtrack]

Showers now turning readily to snow looking at the radar 

[cheshire snow]

Met office text says Rain or snow for Cheshire in the Morning Lunch time forecast had us down for a dry and sunny day tomorrow.???

C.S

[Deep Snow please]

1 minute ago, captaincroc said:

Just seen this tweeted...

 

 

Unless the other models all agree with it I'm assuming a rogue run, not a chance of snow here this weekend. It's been struggling like mad to muster any decent snowfall here today in what are the best conditions.

Our best bet for a snow event looks to be towards the end of the month, if we get a straight northerly to remove that mild air that's coming in on Sunday and then just have it set over us for a few days that would be great. Anything else is pointless as there isn't enough of the Irish sea to get much in the way of coastal showers and the pennines kill anything from the east. 

[Deep Snow please]

Deep FI but here's a CFS rainbow to chase for early Feb.

[Frost HoIIow]

15 minutes ago, dodgeredee said:

We've had odd bits of wintry showers today, but not been heavy or persistent enough too stick.  Still yet to get that dry powdery snow that sticks around for awhile.

Unfortunately we need continental air for that, seems like 2013 was the last time we had a proper continental easterly. Anything from the west is a slush fest that lasts only half a day. 

[pip22]

Yes I agree we need some cold continental air to get proper snow.

Salty air from the sea is a killer. Easterlies are rarity these days but things could change in the next few years or weeks if we are very lucky.

[pip22]

Just taken this now: 

Still no snow on the hills. 

[Chris.R]

 All of a sudden tomorrow morning looks very interesting with a light off-shore flow and precipitation.