Far north and northeast of England - regional chat

[Summer Sun]

3 inches/7cm on my coal bunker so within the Met Offices warning of 5cm to 10cm

[North East Blizzard]

Showers are seriously gaining in intensity now

[Matthew.]

Just makes you wonder how much they’ll be in the region by Thursday afternoon? It’s pretty severe already.

[Cloud 10]

Heavy snow shower here now.

[NorthEastSnow]

Heavy snow here now. All clear roads now packed full again. Struggling to get to work. 

Edited February 27, 2018 by NorthEastSnow

[tynevalleysnow]

1 minute ago, Matthew. said:

Just makes you wonder how much they’ll be in the region by Thursday afternoon? It’s pretty severe already.

Going off bbc forecast on top of what fell overnight up to 10cms more today, tomorrow 10cms+ and Thursday 10cms+ so that makes a min of 40cms here

[Matthew.]

Just now, tynevalleysnow said:

Going off bbc forecast on top of what fell overnight up to 10cms more today, tomorrow 10cms+ and Thursday 10cms+ so that makes a min of 40cms here

 no more needs to be said

[Cloud 10]

What a forecast for the region.

 

Regional Forecast for North East England

Headline:

Bitterly cold with frequent and heavy snow showers.

Today:

Frequent heavy snow showers through the day, interspersed with bright spells. Significant snow accumulations in places. It will be bitterly cold as a strong easterly wind develops,which will lead to drifting snow and an increasing wind chill. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Tonight:

Frequent heavy snow showers will continue through the night, with the easterly wind continuing to strengthen. It will be extremely cold with a widespread severe frost. Minimum temperature -8 °C.

Wednesday:

Snow showers continuing through the day, leading to significant accumulations in places. It will be an exceptionally cold day with many places remaining below freezing, and a bitter easterly wind. Maximum temperature 0 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Exceptionally cold, and windy with frequent, heavy snow showers and penetrating night frosts. Significant snow accumulations are likely with blizzard conditions and drifting. Winds and snow showers easing Saturday.

Updated: 01:45 on Tue 27 Feb 2018 GMT

[Hagler]

I was supposed to be heading into Consett for a 10am meeting. I'm sacking it off as I don't fancy the A68 challenge.

 

[Snowmaggedon]

 

[Chris W]

2 minutes ago, Cloud 10 said:

What a forecast for the region.

 

Regional Forecast for North East England

Headline:

Bitterly cold with frequent and heavy snow showers.

Today:

Frequent heavy snow showers through the day, interspersed with bright spells. Significant snow accumulations in places. It will be bitterly cold as a strong easterly wind develops,which will lead to drifting snow and an increasing wind chill. Maximum temperature 2 °C.

Tonight:

Frequent heavy snow showers will continue through the night, with the easterly wind continuing to strengthen. It will be extremely cold with a widespread severe frost. Minimum temperature -8 °C.

Wednesday:

Snow showers continuing through the day, leading to significant accumulations in places. It will be an exceptionally cold day with many places remaining below freezing, and a bitter easterly wind. Maximum temperature 0 °C.

Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

Exceptionally cold, and windy with frequent, heavy snow showers and penetrating night frosts. Significant snow accumulations are likely with blizzard conditions and drifting. Winds and snow showers easing Saturday.

Updated: 01:45 on Tue 27 Feb 2018 GMT

That's the absolute business for a coldie.

[Summer Sun]

Updated met office forecast for Darlo up to Monday

 

[P-M]

Well my 7 month old French mastiff is enjoying it! 

[Freezing-Point]

15 minutes ago, tynevalleysnow said:

Going off bbc forecast on top of what fell overnight up to 10cms more today, tomorrow 10cms+ and Thursday 10cms+ so that makes a min of 40cms here

Maybe up your way as the snow will not be melting today in between the showers.  Once the sun gets up here it will quickly deplete the snow depth

[Freezing-Point]

Not a lot happening the N sea.  Unless shower are going to rapidly develop before the coast I think there wont be anything until after lunch now

[Summer Sun]

Coldies waking up this morning and seeing the snow

[Summer Sun]

Just now, Freezing-Point said:

Not a lot happening the N sea.  Unless shower are going to rapidly develop before the coast I think there wont be anything until after lunch now

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The hourly met office forecast does show shower activity dying down for a time

[Boro Snow]

9 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Updated met office forecast for Darlo up to Monday

 

Well that's a bust already, light snow today apparently lol 

[Summer Sun]

3 minutes ago, Boro Snow said:

Well that's a bust already, light snow today apparently lol 

Yep when you see the hour by hour it has the heavy snow symbol 6 times for the rest of today

9an far left midnight far right

 

Edited February 27, 2018 by Summer Sun

[seabreeze86]

8 minutes ago, Freezing-Point said:

Not a lot happening the N sea.  Unless shower are going to rapidly develop before the coast I think there wont be anything until after lunch now

Think they will become more scattered but could still be heavy where they hit

[NickR]

What is needed for flakes rather than this graupel-fest?

[seabreeze86]

Some big showers just out of the reach of the radar

[Boro Snow]

5 minutes ago, NickR said:

What is needed for flakes rather than this graupel-fest?

Not had any graupel just flakes 

[NickR]

2 minutes ago, Boro Snow said:

Not had any graupel just flakes 

WHen the heavy stuff comes it's graupel. As it dies off slightly it turns to flakes. Clearly there's scientific reason... but I don't know what it is!

[Summer Sun]

Updated Arpege to Friday 18:00