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

[Spah1]

jaffa cakesgni down

[northwestsnow]

3 minutes ago, i luv snow said:

Diane on BBC North West hates cold... drives me crazy!

Take it she didnt mention any snow lol

[Acupuncturist]

1 minute ago, Spah1 said:

jaffa cakesgni down

Que? 

[Had Worse]

21 minutes ago, Spah1 said:

Hope so

You should have had lightning according to my map.

[itsnowjoke]

Still got rain

[frosty ground]

40 mph gust and heavy snow over night wednesday..... hope that holds true.

 

 

Temperature has dropped now around 1 degree and falling.... last shpwe was intense horizontal hail pretty impressive

Edited January 15, 2018 by frosty ground

[shadowfax]

Got heavy hail

[carl1980]

Just heard thunder

[northwestsnow]

Just now, frosty ground said:

40 mph gust and heavy snow over night wednesday..... hope that holds true

who said that FG?

Not the ruddy BBC app i hope!!

[frosty ground]

Just now, northwestsnow said:

who said that FG?

Not the ruddy BBC app i hope!!

Yep lol 

Bbc app never had me down as snow until midnight and the temp is falling

[Had Worse]

2 minutes ago, northwestsnow said:

who said that FG?

Not the ruddy BBC app i hope!!

And then he woke up from his dream.

 

Could be reality soon though.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Had Worse

[Chris.R]

@carl1980 Did you hear anything then? 

[northwestsnow]

BBC app on my pc still says heavy rain for moorside wed night FG..

[carl1980]

1 minute ago, Chris.R said:

@carl1980 Did you hear anything then? 

Yes in the distance

[northwestsnow]

Can see the precip coming off the irish sea turning to sleet inland now..

[WillinGlossop]

Netweather updated forecast for here has gone mental saying torrential snow tonight and tomorrow.... 120 mm between now and Friday.... 

Edited January 15, 2018 by WillinGlossop

[Had Worse]

1 minute ago, WillinGlossop said:

Netweather updated forecast for here has gone mental saying torrential snow tonight and tomorrow....

You could be forced to work from home. Get the candles and generator ready.

 

Off to bed now, kids up early for school.

[toggerob]

Exciting night for any shift-workers at Holme Moss as that thundery-shower passed overhead

[northwestsnow]

still the hail remains on the windscreens- suggests temps dropping now imby..

[Spah1]

going bed. hopefully a fun day tomorrow.

[pip22]

The rain turning little bit more sleety now.

[itsnowjoke]

Off to bed good luck peeps

[Deep Snow please]

7 minutes ago, WillinGlossop said:

Netweather updated forecast for here has gone mental saying torrential snow tonight and tomorrow....

That's about 3ft (90cms) of snow by Wednesday?

Edited January 15, 2018 by Deep Snow please

[Deep Snow please]

Given up on anything tonight - although had a bit of hail - fingers crossed for tomorrow and Wednesday!

[James M]

Some great showers rattling through, several flashes of lightning and lots of hail/graupel. Bit of a covering driving through Mossley.