Far North Of England - Weather Chat, July 4 and on...

[Summer Sun]

No snow warnings for the region tomorrow the hills south of Edinburgh could see as much as 20cm of snow

For Sunday we do have a warning in place until mid-day though not all the region is covered by this warning

Issued at:1148 on Fri 12 Feb 2016

Valid from:0005 on Sun 14 Feb 2016

Valid to:1200 on Sun 14 Feb 2016

Further outbreaks of sleet and snow are expected through Saturday night and Sunday morning, with some heavy snow likely at times, especially over higher routes. Please be aware of difficult travelling conditions and the risk of some disruption to transport. There remains some uncertainty in the details and this warning will be updated as required.

Chief Forecaster's assessment

A front will continue to move gradually southwards on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Further accumulations of snow are expected over southeastern Scotland with this snow extending into parts of northeast England during Sunday morning. A further 2 to 4 cm of snow is possible at lower levels, mainly away from the immediate coastal strip, with 5 to 10 cm above 200 m and perhaps as much as 15 cm on the highest routes above 300 m.

Covers

Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Durham, South Tyneside, Sunderland

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1455408000&regionName=ne

Edited February 12, 2016 by Summer Sun

[NorthEastSnow]

Nice to see i miss out on that snow warning AGAIN!

[Cloud 10]

Some nice low dewpoints spreading across the region from late Saturday onwards which will be a big help in getting snow down to low levels.

 

 

I'm quite optimistic about this cold snap now.

[doctor32]

Morning all, well let the fun begin with regards to who gets any snow or sleet and rain over next 48hrs.

Whats people's thoughts?

cloudy and damp here this morning.

[Summer Sun]

10 minutes ago, doctor32 said:

Morning all, well let the fun begin with regards to who gets any snow or sleet and rain over next 48hrs.

Whats people's thoughts?

cloudy and damp here this morning.

Down here in Darlo we have some good sunny spells and its dry just goes to show what difference 20 miles or so makes

[doctor32]

Just now, Summer Sun said:

Down here in Darlo we have some good sunny spells and its dry just goes to show what difference 20 miles or so makes

Very true, it's actually raining here now.

[damianslaw]

Looking at the radar I would be expecting Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to have had a fair few snow showers overnight and this morning with lots more to come - surprised no reports...

Hoping we might see a few showers penetrate across the Pennines our way later, temps, dewpoints favourable for low level snow here.

[doctor32]

1 minute ago, damianslaw said:

Looking at the radar I would be expecting Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to have had a fair few snow showers overnight and this morning with lots more to come - surprised no reports...

Probably they are a wintry mix of sleet/rain and most levels, especially near the coasts... hence not many people on here so far. 

I expect it will be the overnight period when the showers turn more to snow, wherever they may be lol

[Deep Snow please]

Pretty much given up on winter to be honest. Looking forward to my sleet.

[Geordiesnow]

24 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Looking at the radar I would be expecting Northumberland and Tyne and Wear to have had a fair few snow showers overnight and this morning with lots more to come - surprised no reports...

Hoping we might see a few showers penetrate across the Pennines our way later, temps, dewpoints favourable for low level snow here.

I think once winds back more Northerly then that will be the best chance for lower levels to recieve snowfall, would not be surprised come Monday morning, some areas of the NE receive a covering of snow(probably no great amounts but better than nothing).

[Summer Sun]

Updated warning for tomorrow has removed more areas

Issued at:1038 on Sat 13 Feb 2016

Valid from:0005 on Sun 14 Feb 2016

Valid to:1200 on Sun 14 Feb 2016

Showers of sleet and snow are likely during Saturday night and Sunday morning, leading to further accumulations of 2-5 cm of snow in places, with ice an additional hazard, particularly where skies clear after showers during Saturday. Please be aware of the potential for difficult travelling conditions.

Chief Forecaster's assessment

A more persistent area of rain, sleet and snow over southern parts of Scotland and parts of northern England will clear from the north during Saturday evening, but leaving behind some sleet and snow showers in places and an increasing risk of ice forming on untreated surfaces. Meanwhile, a cold northeasterly flow will become established across much of Scotland with sleet and snow showers affecting areas exposed to the northeast. During Sunday morning, these showers will become more frequent over the far north of Scotland and the Northern Isles.

Covers

Northumberland, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings/#?tab=warnings&map=Warnings&zoom=5&lon=-3.50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1455408000&regionName=ne

[Summer Sun]

After a dry and fairly bright start its clouded in with some rain moving up from the south

[Cloud 10]

Well certainly an interesting morning here.

 

Have had rain,fog,hail,heavy snow and thunder and lightning!

 

Snow left a temporary covering and surprised not more reports of it.

[doctor32]

heavy sleet here now, mixture of rain, hail and some decent flakes... if showers persit into the night then im sure some places west of A1 will see a covering by morning... we shall see

[Deep Snow please]

Some heavy hail showers this morning.

[Freezing-Point]

There has been hail and sleet in the heavier bursts today.  Temp now dropped from 2.5 earlier to 1.1.  looking hopeful for tonight.....

[Boro Snow]

5.9c here I can see this been another disappointing cold snap for my part of the world 

[seabreeze86]

Colder uppers not due on our region until after midnight, Dew points will continue to drop until monday, i think a dusting is not out of the question even at sea level. 

Signs of colder air already here with hail falling instead off drizzle.

Edited February 13, 2016 by seabreeze86

[geordiekev]

Temp suddenly dropped to 2.7C as band moving through, light snizzle starting and sky has went very grey. Hopefully as the sun goes down we might get more pinks on the map. Fingers xd for the coming week guys

Edited February 13, 2016 by geordiekev

[Freezing-Point]

Temp climbed back up to 2.3 here since the sleet stopped.

[geordiekev]

Huge flakes here atm

Edited February 13, 2016 by geordiekev

[Freezing-Point]

Would not  be surprised if you get a covering in Consett shortly...

Edited February 13, 2016 by Freezing-Point

[geordiekev]

14 minutes ago, Freezing-Point said:

Would not  be surprised if you get a covering in Consett shortly...

A slight covering in the last 10 min on the grass, skies clearing now and can see snow line on hills of chopwell.

Edited February 13, 2016 by geordiekev

[Cloud 10]

38 minutes ago, seabreeze86 said:

Colder uppers not due on our region until after midnight, Dew points will continue to drop until monday, i think a dusting is not out of the question even at sea level. 

Signs of colder air already here with hail falling instead off drizzle.

 

Yes,much colder air lurking just to the NE waiting to spread in as the wind veers.

 

[geordiekev]

Anyone snow starved this winter, here was my back up plan  though the snow is really falling now and thick

Edited February 13, 2016 by geordiekev