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

[itsnowjoke]

20 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 Very biased and mostly off topic mad thread again tonight.

 

Feel like sticking a post in again because nobody else seems to be doing anything about it. 

Got for it they will either read it then delete it or not bother then delete it nothing to lose only thumb exhaustion 

[Chris.R]

6 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Posting is one thing, keeping it there for the archive is quite another.

 

Lol my posts are still there, must be a record ??

[itsnowjoke]

1 hour ago, Mokidugway said:

Next time I'll put snowman on  top of my CNC machine  if that makes you happy   Snowmen are allergic to welding though.

You go girl lol

[Chris harry]

Think this sums today's event up..??

[itsnowjoke]

1 minute ago, Chris harry said:

Think this sums today's event up..??

That's exactly what's mines doing now will have to hold a funeral for him 

[Had Worse]

2 minutes ago, Chris harry said:

Think this sums today's event up..??

can you reverse it as thats whats happened here. No snow to an inch and now frozen.

Edited February 6, 2018 by Had Worse

[Day 10]

12 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 

Lol my posts are still there, must be a record ??

Mine normally last 20 minutes

[Mokidugway]

25 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 

Lol my posts are still there, must be a record ??

I posted some bs in response to itsnowjoke and got 17 likes 

Edited February 6, 2018 by Mokidugway

[Day 10]

Next area of interest is Thursday night into Friday, coastal snow showers. What you reckon Chris? I have hope

[Chris.R]

4 minutes ago, Day 10 said:

Next area of interest is Thursday night into Friday, coastal snow showers. What you reckon Chris? I have hope

 I think it’s looks really good. Most importantly winds aren’t going to be too strong which ruined it for us the last few times. If that doesn’t deliver then Monday might anyway. 

[Day 10]

2 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 I think it’s looks really good. Most importantly winds aren’t going to be too strong which ruined it for us the last few times. If that doesn’t deliver then Monday might anyway. 

Judging by those charts a streamer could setup right over the both of us, I think we deserve a change of fortune TBH

[Spah1]

I still don’t understand why we needed to be ‘warned’ about today. 

I think the MO need to raise the threshold for warnings. 

 

[Chris.R]

1 minute ago, Day 10 said:

Judging by those charts a streamer could setup right over the both of us, I think we deserve a change of fortune TBH

 Yes indeed. The only similar set up this winter was on the 8th of December. I think the 850s were slightly warmer then and we had 40 mph winds and the sea was 2° warmer. We should be getting buried in this sort of set up. I just wish there was some precipitation around tonight, could’ve been good as well.  

[Day 10]

2 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

 Yes indeed. The only similar set up this winter was on the 8th of December. I think the 850s were slightly warmer then and we had 40 mph winds and the sea was 2° warmer. We should be getting buried in this sort of set up. I just wish there was some precipitation around tonight, could’ve been good as well.  

Yes agree, conditions look better this time around and I'm keeping a close eye on Friday. Could be one of those VERY rare occasions were we are actually in the best spot.

[SP1986]

Here's a debatable question: (now that this is not my opinion for or against this is just a question to ponder)

Has today's setup happened 30 years ago, would it have delivered the goods (ie a fair covering, and snow start to finish)?

Let's not forget we did not expect it to turn marginal, and the conditions seemed right for it to remain as snow. It cannot be forgotten that for all the long periods of mainly light snow, it did actually turn to rain in the end by the coast. 

[Wardlegacy]

32 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

Here's a debatable question: (now that this is not my opinion for or against this is just a question to ponder)

Has today's setup happened 30 years ago, would it have delivered the goods (ie a fair covering, and snow start to finish)?

Let's not forget we did not expect it to turn marginal, and the conditions seemed right for it to remain as snow. It cannot be forgotten that for all the long periods of mainly light snow, it did actually turn to rain in the end by the coast. 

I tend to think it would. Certainly similar events in the past seemed to deliver proper snowfall. Or maybe the block would have been a lot stronger in previous years? I sometimes wonder whether 2010 would have rivalled 1947 if it had happened 30 years ago. 

[Mokidugway]

Indeed go back 10,000 years I'm shure i would have had 30 cm of snow on top  of my 2000 metre glacier ....

Edited February 6, 2018 by Mokidugway

[Geordiesnow]

44 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

Here's a debatable question: (now that this is not my opinion for or against this is just a question to ponder)

Has today's setup happened 30 years ago, would it have delivered the goods (ie a fair covering, and snow start to finish)?

Let's not forget we did not expect it to turn marginal, and the conditions seemed right for it to remain as snow. It cannot be forgotten that for all the long periods of mainly light snow, it did actually turn to rain in the end by the coast. 

Don't think it would make a difference as there was no influence from the Irish Sea regarding wind as there was virtually no wind to speak of and any breezes were off shore from what I could see so it was all down to upper air temperatures and intensity of the PPN which for here and Cumbria were all the right side of marginal. I was very fortunate because it seems going by the reports 15 to 20 miles further southwards the PPN was not as heavy as it was here at times therefore struggling too settle as a result, even up here you could see the snow struggling to accumulate at times and no doubt we would of got more if temps were a fraction cooler. 

I do agree with those if there was more in the way of clear skies the temp and dew points would be a bit lower therefore ground temps may of ended up being a bit colder also but it really was all down to luck in this set up and imo if this set up occurred 30 years ago, the results would be the same.

 

[damianslaw]

6 hours or so of continuous light snow, gave about 4cm level cover, nothing special, but it was good to see. There was a rapid thaw once it stopped but only from some surfaces and roads, many have held the snow, all grass surfaces have, so we have had our first full day with a decent snow cover on the ground of the season. The last 2 snowfalls or similiar amount quickly melted, but we have a very cold night in the offing, and the snow will take until Thursday to clear, tomorrow looks a very cold one, with the surface cold embedded.

Its been quite some time that we had a frontal feature from the west bring snow throughout, the last two on 29 Dec and 21 Jan turned to rain; indeed probably have to go all the way back to winter 12/13 the last time this happened. The front on the 16 Jan 2016 brought heavier snow but it was much wetter and it did turn sleety.

However, shame the precipitation was so light, it could have been 6 inches instead, alas there was no evaporative cooling at play, as the front was weakening all the time. Still hopeful we get 6 inches before the winter is out - and I include March as winter.

Edited February 6, 2018 by damianslaw

[carl1980]

The space x launch was amazing......-1.2c here now going to be a cold one brrr

[Mokidugway]

6 minutes ago, carl1980 said:

The space x launch was amazing......-1.2c here now going to be a cold one brrr

Little red tesla on a trip to the sun ,cool .

[carl1980]

16 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

Little red tesla on a trip to the sun ,cool .

 

[Day 10]

Don't like the new Northwest graphics it looks like the Meresy has been filled in!

[itsnowjoke]

3 hours ago, Mokidugway said:

I posted some bs in response to itsnowjoke and got 17 likes 

What post was that exactly 

[itsnowjoke]

Off to bed night all