North West Regional Discussion 30 December 2020 onwards

[damianslaw]

Are winds set to shift more to a ENE through tonight and tomorrow, hoping that might enable the showers to not break up as they reach us as much. I'm surprised how well intact precipitation is so far SW in the region, longer fetch than here yet for some reason it fell apart but pepped up Morecambe Bay.. 

[More Runs Needed]

5 minutes ago, Kasim Awan said:

Law of averages mate

Are we about to be punished for already having too much

[Chris.R]

3.0°C here. Need the precip to stay away as long as possible so we can get a temp drop otherwise it will definitely be wrong side of marginal.

[Weather-history]

4 minutes ago, raul_sbd said:

As I mention on previous post should be 2 bands one about 2pm and the other one 3.30 to hit Mcr area.. the one to follow up is the later one.. no gaps there  RainToday pro subscription looks quite accurate

What 2nd band? 

[James M]

Had a short burst of very heavy snow with thick fluffy flakes, but typically that gap in the band is heading for me haha 

[shadowfax]

coming down really heavily now and sky has darkened dramatically in the last few minutes 

[Backtrack]

2 minutes ago, Chris.R said:

3.0°C here. Need the precip to stay away as long as possible so we can get a temp drop otherwise it will definitely be wrong side of marginal.

Light snow here. Nothing marginal about it. Everything must be prefect for a change 

 

snow ahead of the front is interesting. Energy transferring south quickly. 

[Geordiesnow]

2 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Are winds set to shift more to a ENE through tonight and tomorrow, hoping that might enable the showers to not break up as they reach us as much. I'm surprised how well intact precipitation is so far SW in the region, longer fetch than here yet for some reason it fell apart but pepped up Morecambe Bay.. 

Must be a trough(which was not fully forecast it seems) and the Eastern side of the trough had more energy than the western part hence the break up it seems. We got fortunate, it was struggling but managed to get some heavy snow out of it. 

[raul_sbd]

3 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

What 2nd band? 

That one

[Joe Bloggs]

The radar is filling in a bit... It could come good 

[severe snowstorm]

An hour or two ago, the Eastern part of the band was more fragmented. It is less so now. Perhaps the gaps will similarly fill in. Just run the radar back to see.

[dodge]

The north east is delivering...snowing fluffy flakes...sticking to areas away from traffic.  Nice to see after a Baltic start to the day, coldest so far -5

[Backtrack]

Just now, raul_sbd said:

That one

That’s part of the same band. It’ll prob sink too far S for us. 

[frosty ground]

Manchester sized hole

[Weather-history]

Just now, raul_sbd said:

That one

I noticed that but get the feeling that is going to pull slowly southwards

[raul_sbd]

Just now, Backtrack said:

That’s part of the same band. It’ll prob sink too far S for us. 

Nah it’s got the jackpot trajectory to hit the sth Mcr area.. 

[Mark_p]

Flakes getting bigger amazing. I can't remember the last time it actually snowed in the afternoon here. 

[Chris.R]

1 minute ago, Backtrack said:

Light snow here. Nothing marginal about it. Everything must be prefect for a change 

 

snow ahead of the front is interesting. Energy transferring south quickly. 

Ok good sign then no stupid inversion or saturated air.

[shadowfax]

[Rain Lady]

Done and dusted.  Blue sky again.  Birds twittering.  Temp 2.9C

 

[raul_sbd]

Is it?

[Joe Bloggs]

Hmm the more eastern clump actually looks like it might clip south Manchester now. 
 

“eastern clump” lol. Makes sense to me anyway. 

[Andrew Griffiths]

Just starting here, some big flakes, everywhere still frozen from last night and ground is dry (and very cold), could look very pretty here very soon. Shame I’m about to stick on my VR HMD and play Elite Dangerous! lol 

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Heavy snow st helens and sunny too

[Frost HoIIow]

Big fluffy flakes here. Turning out to be a decent winter this. Had a sugar dusting this morning from a rogue shower too.