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

[SP1986]

2 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Since I was 5 (in 2000), I can remember at least 15 good falls of snow, more than a dusting that is.

2005–06 - several falls of an inch or 2. 

2007–08 - a few 1 inch falls.

2008-09 - again a couple of 1 inch falls. 

2009–10 - 4 inches on Dec 23rd; several inches throughout January; one or two transient falls in February. 30th nov 2010 - 1 inch off in Easterly. 

17th Dec 2010 - 11 inches, An evening  never to be forgotten.

2013 - 3 inches on Jan 18th; 2 inches on Jan 25th (transient); some transient falls in February;  two falls of 3 inches in March.

Nothing like that since. Just the last 5 years that have been really bad here. 

Re: last 5 Years.. in 2015 it didn't get below 0C the whole winter. 

[Chris.R]

3 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

Re: last 5 Years.. in 2015 it didn't get below 0C the whole winter. 

14-15 or 15-16?

[chicken soup]

33 minutes ago, Alexis said:

February 1996 was the big one for Preston, so you just missed it!

Deepest snow i can remember that...will we ever see the likes of that again.

[Snow free zone]

12 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Since I was 5 (in 2000), I can remember at least 15 good falls of snow, more than a dusting that is.

2005–06 - several falls of an inch or 2. 

2007–08 - a few 1 inch falls.

2008-09 - again a couple of 1 inch falls. 

2009–10 - 4 inches on Dec 23rd; several inches throughout January; one or two transient falls in February. 

30th nov 2010 - 1 inch off in Easterly. 

17th Dec 2010 - 11 inches, An evening  never to be forgotten.

2013 - 3 inches on Jan 18th; 2 inches on Jan 25th (transient); some transient falls in February;  two falls of 3 inches in March.

Nothing like that since. Just the last 5 years that have been really bad here. 

Wow you do much much better than we do here for snow !

[trickydicky]

9 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

Re: last 5 Years.. in 2015 it didn't get below 0C the whole winter. 

That's incredible, you must be right on the beach/by the sea?

[Had Worse]

01/12/2010, remeber it well. Memories.

 

[Chris.R]

1 minute ago, trickydicky said:

That's incredible, you must be right on the beach/by the sea?

 He’s up a hill believe it or not. 

[Had Worse]

1 minute ago, Chris.R said:

 He’s up a hill believe it or not. 

A road hump (sleeping policeman) maybe.

[Chris.R]

Well just checked and I had 19 air  frosts in 2014–15 winter, 8 in 2015–16. 1981-2010 average is 23.2. 

 I’m at 50 feet asl, 1.5 miles from the coast. 

Edited January 18, 2018 by Chris.R

[Backtrack]

It’s only the peaks by the looks of it that have a weather warning for snow. However, that warning mentions western coasts, so maybe it’ll update later on. 

[mottram blue]

becoming much more sleetier here in Mottram with wet flakes mixed in turning to snow in heavier burst. Let's hope this gets better later this evening. 

[shadowfax]

Snowing here now following about an hour of sleet and hail, its going to be one of those days where it snows all day but doesn't accumulate.  Car temp flicked between 0 and 1. Hope the temp drops later and we might be in with a chance.

[toggerob]

Here all the lying snow has gone with just a mix of sleet and occasional snow falling, down the Goyt towards the Cat and Fiddle however it's typical altitude conditions with HGVs jacknifing and many having to turn back around to Buxton.

[northwestsnow]

Fingers crossed guys, i hope for just ONE day were there is snow on the ground - saturday looks dry and cold so if we could just get a covering overnight tonight or friday that would be great..

[Iceaxecrampon]

2 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

Fingers crossed guys, i hope for just ONE day were there is snow on the ground - saturday looks dry and cold so if we could just get a covering overnight tonight or friday that would be great..

iPhone app has double figures for us lowland types early next week 

[northwestsnow]

1 minute ago, Iceaxecrampon said:

iPhone app has double figures for us lowland types early next week 

Yes it looks really bleak after saturday with little hope for a good week or more.

All my eggs are in tonight / tomorrow.

 

[Alexis]

Heavy shower in Whitefield. Of rain 

[northwestsnow]

Just now, Alexis said:

Heavy shower in Whitefield. Of rain 

I just got back home from Oldham Town centre 200m and i can confirm its rain there too.

Think the showers will die away tonight- really tomorrow is last chance saloon for quite a while for this cursed region.

[frosty ground]

16 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

I just got back home from Oldham Town centre 200m and i can confirm its rain there too.

Think the showers will die away tonight- really tomorrow is last chance saloon for quite a while for this cursed region.

some of the sowers have hail

[northwestsnow]

3 minutes ago, frosty ground said:

some of the sowers have hail

ive had enough ruddy hail to last me a lifetime over the last few days..

You be OK tomorrow FG- your altitude will mean its snow for you, i'm borderline for a couple of cm but we need the showers- ..

euro4 shows our only chance to be tomorrow evening..

Edited January 18, 2018 by northwestsnow

[cheshire snow]

Some torential hail storms in cheshire at the moment even heard some Thunder but not seen any lightning

C.S

[Deep Snow please]

Heavy sleet.

[SP1986]

2 hours ago, Chris.R said:

14-15 or 15-16?

15-16

[SP1986]

2 hours ago, trickydicky said:

That's incredible, you must be right on the beach/by the sea?

Very near the coast of an estuary on a hill/ridge that moderately inclines SW and NE. In Spring of 2016 we did record an air frost just not in the winter period.

[Chris.R]

10 minutes ago, SP1986 said:

15-16

I got 8 air frosts lol

Another 3 in March. 

 Coldest was -2.6 on 16th Jan. 

Edited January 18, 2018 by Chris.R