North West Regional Discussion 3 June 2020 onwards

[Backtrack]

New met office warning for snow tomorrow from a front moving south!!!!

[carl1980]

1 minute ago, Backtrack said:

New met office warning for snow tomorrow from a front moving south!!!!

Just got the notification we'll see

[Mark_p]

More warnings? I actually can't handle the loss of sleep from all this excitement haha I hope it's coming through in the daytime.

[Joe Snow]

Sorry for the Cheshire snow spam but what a winter wonderland this morning. We’ve got roughly around 4-6cm in Sandbach not to be sniffed at at all considering recent Winters! The best & heaviest snowfalls are often the surprise ones! Potential Cheshire gap streamer to watch tonight too although ice likely to be the biggest hazard. Normally we don’t see our first snow till January so although no big freeze we’ve been spoilt so far. Hopefully more of the region can get in on the action in the coming days and weeks!  

[captaincroc]

2 minutes ago, Joe Snow said:

Sorry for the Cheshire snow spam but what a winter wonderland this morning. We’ve got roughly around 4-6cm in Sandbach not to be sniffed at at all considering recent Winters! The best & heaviest snowfalls are often the surprise ones! Potential Cheshire gap streamer to watch tonight too although ice likely to be the biggest hazard. Normally we don’t see our first snow till January so although no big freeze we’ve been spoilt so far. Hopefully more of the region can get in on the action in the coming days and weeks!  

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Don't apologise, yes it is annoying when you miss out of the snow and others get it but I love seeing pics of fellow NorthWesters getting some.

...and to be fair, it's normally us watching the snow pics! haha.

Looks stunning mate.

[itsnowjoke]

Beautiful 

[frosty ground]

A morning of sledging with the little one it’s amazing what fun you can have with a 1-2 inches of snow 

 

slight thaw and it might survive the day

[itsnowjoke]

Drip drip drip noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Chris.R]

1 hour ago, Day 10 said:

Just had a good look, there looks to be a Cheshire Gap streamer setting up from about 8am tomorrow lasting most of the day before sleet & snow showers then switch and start coming in from the North East early hours of Thursday from around 6am.

Conditions actually look a bit more conducive tomorrow/Thurs for snow for the whole region, seems a bit more realistic for here too.

Couple of snapshots.

Just looked at the data and yes I agree with you. Certainly tomorrow evening until tomorrow night there is much better parameters. 500–1000 Thickness down to 519, T850  down to -7.2 and surface/ boundry layer temperature around or below 0. Just need precip i”which WRF doesn’t want much of.

[Joe Snow]

After a partial thaw ice will be a big issue I think tonight. Estate and side roads likely to be tricky where snow has fallen. Wintry showers potentially tonight also likely to increase that ice risk even in coastal areas that have missed the snow. 

[Deep Snow please]

2 hours ago, Backtrack said:

New met office warning for snow tomorrow from a front moving south!!!!

Can we make it 3 out of 4 with falling snow and 4/4 with lying snow tomorrow.

 

Best cold snap in a long time

[icedust]

Hi all

06Z Euro4 looks interesting for us Cheshire Folk, and nearby.  Possible polar low development in the Liverpool Bay area tomorrow night.

     

 

Note the very cold 500mb temp of -36C. A pre-requisite for Polar lows.  But Euro4 was very poor last night for this morning's accumulations. So we will see.....

 

[cheshire snow]

Looks like these snow to rain events will be a reoccurring event during the next 10 days or so not complaing at least I am seeing snow just need it a bit colder for the snow to hang around longer lets hope we benefit from the SSW and get some deep cold in then the words"marginal and altitude" become a thing of the past.

C.S

[Chris.R]

I’m not sure -36 is cold enough for a proper polar low but certainly something like 29th Jan 2016 could happen. Not sure if it was the 29th  30th or 31st actually @Weather-history? but it was like a quasi polar low.

[Deep Snow please]

31 minutes ago, icedust said:

Hi all

06Z Euro4 looks interesting for us Cheshire Folk, and nearby.  Possible polar low development in the Liverpool Bay area tomorrow night.

     

 

Note the very cold 500mb temp of -36C. A pre-requisite for Polar lows.  But Euro4 was very poor last night for this morning's accumulations. So we will see.....

 

Definitely one to keep an eye on. 

 

 

[SP1986]

51 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

I’m not sure -36 is cold enough for a proper polar low but certainly something like 29th Jan 2016 could happen. Not sure if it was the 29th  30th or 31st actually @Weather-history? but it was like a quasi polar low.

I'm sure polar lows can exist below -35C however for a much more robust low sub -40C is best 

I'm not sure we'd necessarily know the true convective form of Polar Low would be on the way until maybe 4-6 hours before the event anyhow.

Edited December 29, 2020 by SP1986

[toggerob]

Made the most of the snow after being allowed back out again since having the op 2 weeks ago, took my time up Whaley Hill but the views were worth it. Bring on tomorrow  

Edited December 29, 2020 by SNOW_JOKE

[Frost HoIIow]

A slight thawing of the snow here as temps rose to 3C for a about a couple of hours. Dropped back down to 1C now though. Going to be very icy later I suspect. Good luck tonight to those of you in the south-west of the region. 

[Weather-history]

Weird driving from a higher suburb with no snow to my area where there has only been a very slow thaw. Still slush on roads and pavements.

Edited December 29, 2020 by Weather-history

[A Face like Thunder]

I agree, subject to some pretty dramatic turnarounds in the current weather, ice is going to be a major issue, starting tonight. At the moment, it is bright and just right for a walk, but I'm not so sure the same is going to apply in an hour or two's time.  

[Weather-history]

1 hour ago, Chris.R said:

I’m not sure -36 is cold enough for a proper polar low but certainly something like 29th Jan 2016 could happen. Not sure if it was the 29th  30th or 31st actually @Weather-history? but it was like a quasi polar low.

You mean 29th/30th January 2015?

 

 

[Chris.R]

12 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

You mean 29th/30th January 2015?

 

 

Yes sorry that was it. We had a Cheshire gap streamer first  and then that polar low the day after I think.

[toggerob]

There's a interesting Lenticular-formation looking East from here, currently being illuminated by the setting sun.

[Spurry]

After yesterdays 2-3 inches, we got another slight dusting overnight,although a slight thaw has happened ,there is still an inch of lying snow on gardens,paths and sideroads.Temps starting to drop again now from a 4c high today.Keeping my fingers crossed for another snowfall or two over the coming days

[Deep Snow please]

17 minutes ago, SNOW_JOKE said:

There's a interesting Lenticular-formation looking East from here, currently being illuminated by the setting sun.

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