Snow Watch Part 4. The Winter continues....

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

met office warnings For tomorrow for Scotland and NW England, extending to Yorkshire. NW Scotlant in particular looks awful with blizzard conditions.

I'm not quite sure about the warnings for England, I'm going to be really interested to see how they pan out. Tuesday scattered sleet and snow showers for many.

The forecasts I've seen on News24 this afternoon have been reflecting that forecasters are struggling with where/how much snow will fall over our way ~ methinks I'll be doing a lot of 'lamp-post watching' tomorrow evening/night!
A poster on met-monkey mentioned Wednesday as another possible 'snow day' too.

Fatsatsuma, even if the air temp close to the ground isn't cold enough, if the rest of the layers of air that the snow goes through is it can often stay as snow. How long it lasts on the ground for is another matter, but it takes heat to mel the snow and so the ground cools as more and more snow hits it and melts. Eventually, hopefully it can then stay for a bit. Once you get a decent layer of snow on the ground it also cools the air above it.

We may get some evaporative cooling into play too, where if precipitation falls through a drier layer of air, even if that air is above zero, as the precip evaporates it takes heat out of the air and cools it down.

Thanks OYBBK that's a very helpful explanation.

I knew it. Who stole my snow?

Me

Pah! We never seem to get any in Manchester. Fed up.

Give it back!

Latest nae has down graded the snow for cs England :( Kent look to be positioned well as is a good part of the midlands and the welsh borders.

OYBBK the forecast seems to be changing hourly for both Herts and London. From heavy snow to light snow to sleet to rain - and back again!!

What do you think will happen oh weather guru?

OYBBK when you mean kent is positioned well do you mean to get lots of snow or to escape the snow?!

If I know OYBBK, she'll have meant that Kent is going to get bucketloads of it!

What time? I haven't panic-bought anything!

Raining here in Nth Manchester, and looks like rain is going to win over snow for us today.....not fair [sulking]

Birds are singing here and it doesn't sound like the road outside is wet (still in bed and cba to get up). Going to watch DS's rugby match this morning, so I hope it's not too cold. Then got to take DD's friend home, right out in the middle of nowhere. THEN the blizzards can begin :o

Raining here in North Yorkshire too . I woke up this morning hoping for lots of snow but nothing.

Suppose I better go and organise rugby kit

Rain here in Leicester Need snow for the kids, then they can have free fun while it`s half term
Not happy that boiler broke though on Friday, so no heating British Gas came yesterday, boiler needs new motor which he did not have, so coming back tomorrow!

Tobes it's wet here (kent) but v cold. Met office says heavy snow from 6pm tnight, into tomorrow

Perfect! See you on the big hills with the sledges on our snow day tomorrow

Hopeful for Kent now though sometimes it seems to miss is as we are very near the coast in the east of the county.

The ground looks quite dry out there which bodes well.

I'm gonna have a look at the radar, see what's afoot.

Whatever it is it's getting closer.

Really? Pleasebesnowpleasebesnowpleasebesnow!

Nat- that was always expected til later. Don't lose hope!

latest NAE once again bringing snow further south than the met office warnings. A lot of people will have to wait until this evening/night before they see snow (if they get any)

2gorgeous, I think later for you too. It seems to be taking longer to turn to snow in your area than the models were showing, but I think it will happen by this evening. (No guarantees though, it's already misbehaving)

Snowing here now but it's too wet to settle.

Kent looks like this evening.
To be honest the situation is so utterly marginal that the best thing for people to do is look out of the window and see what is happening. All sorts of things are going to make a difference today, including even small changes in elevation. I've still not given up hope for my area, it is possible we may get lots, or none. I know that most of the day will be rain though.

Yay 2 gorgeous, it's back on track! Naughty weather!