North West Regional Discussion 30 Jan 2019 onwards

[Thunder Snow]

Just rain here

[pip22]

Matt Hugo just posted this:

Matt Hugo

@MattHugo81

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Just some evidence of the Irish Sea 'waking up' somewhat now with VIS imagery showing a greater convective signal. Showers unlikely to be as heavy as further N and W, but next 12 to 24 hours could still be disruptive for NW England if these showers develop....one to watch.

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by pip22

[Iceaxecrampon]

Intermittent Balderstone Hail

[itsnowjoke]

Wind calmed down here but was bad all night

[griff74]

It's gine very dark in Manc CC and something white is coming down hard, can't tell what it is from my desk though!

Edited February 11, 2020 by griff74

[severe snowstorm]

Hail shower in Winsford, Cheshire atm.

[Had Worse]

13 minutes ago, griff74 said:

It's gine very dark in Manc CC and something white is coming down hard, can't tell what it is from my desk though!

Polystyrene balls?

[frosty ground]

Lots of showers this morning giving temporary coverings mostly grapule some snow back at home. 

[frosty ground]

 

Showers out to sea are increasing with intensity as are the ones over land. 

[Iceaxecrampon]

Over the N Ireland thread - Belfast and other areas  doing well.

[karyo]

Let's make sure we make the most of today, it is the best day of the winter!

[Had Worse]

Proper large snowflakes now but not in quantity. 

[cheshire snow]

LOL

I must live in a different universe 

Dry sunny 5c

C.S

[itsnowjoke]

The wind has just picked up and I have sideways hail

[itsnowjoke]

And it’s stopped 

[Miamay]

It’s still really windy here. Hail showers passing thru

[Blowingsand]

Very windy here.

Not the best at putting links on but i will give it a go.

You can see this Blackpool webcam showing the shower clouds in the Irish Sea.

Over 9 metre tide at 1230 so waves could be interesting.

https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/united-kingdom/england/blackpool/blackpool.html

Edited February 11, 2020 by Blowingsand

[Snowmusic]

Hail in Bolton this morning then turned snowy. Now in Manchester CC nothing much occurring 

[Chris.R]

1 hour ago, cheshire snow said:

LOL

I must live in a different universe 

Dry sunny 5c

C.S

Same here. 2 showers in 36 hours.

[Weather-history]

14 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

Same here. 2 showers in 36 hours.

Baffling, I can't make out what is going on with convective activity. You would think the "warmer" Irish Sea waters would sustain and develop cells over the Irish Sea. Masses of preciptation despite survivng their journey across the Irish mainland, soon as they move across the Irish Sea seem to die out. So why is the Irish Sea killing them off? 

 

Edited February 11, 2020 by Weather-history

[severe snowstorm]

We've had two or three light to moderate hail showers this morning. Hopefully things will pick up a bit later. Irish sea not inspiring right now.

Edited February 11, 2020 by Dexter

[Geordiesnow]

47 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

Baffling, I can't make out what is going on with convective activity. You would think the "warmer" Irish Sea waters would sustain and develop cells over the Irish Sea. Masses of preciptation despite survivng their journey across the Irish mainland, soon as they move across the Irish Sea seem to die out. So why is the Irish Sea killing them off? 

 

It's not the Irish Sea killing them off, I just think the flow is too strong so all we get is legacy of convective cloud from the Atlantic showers and isolated cells developing. 

Since I moved down here, I was shocked at just how poor the Irish Sea is at developing showers, ii describe them as disorganised popcorn showers, random little showers pop up anywhere with at best a 5 to 10 mile radius wide and no real obvious direction to them so no real idea whether they will hit your location or not. Compare that to the North Sea and when easterlies develop, its chalk and cheese. 

It does seems like however areas to the south of the Isle of man will do better than areas like North Lancashire and Cumbria. 

Edited February 11, 2020 by Geordiesnow

[Day 10]

What a dreadful Winter.

[Summerstorm]

Had nothing here since yesterday morning/early afternoon either 

[SnowThunder]

Certainly feels more stormy last night and today, than the weekend, I wonder if that's because the wind is blowing more Westerly so we're not blocked by the Welsh hills ? At least it's starting to feel like winter at the moment, just a shame it has taken nearly the entire winter for it to happen