risk of freezing rain tomorrow. (sat 14th)

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I just wanted to highlight the potential still exists for freezing rain for those in northern england and Scotland tomorrow afternoon and evening. No real details and probability is fairly low BUT it is such a serious weather event when it does happen, that I feel flagging it is a wise thing.

Those who got freezing rain in March in southern England will remember how just a cm or so of freezing rain caused some very dangerous driving issues and brought branches down. Remember freezing rain is not hail - it falls as water and freezes on contact with surfaces instantly.

Tomorrow's event if it happens could be very nasty, with high winds and lots of precipitation forecast. If it were to fall as freezing rain then I would expect travel disruption and the potential for power supply interruption.

Don't cancel plans based on this post but please do just keep an eye on things. If the temperature is below 0 and it is raining, then it's a worry.

Now been snowing in alloa for over an hour so far...

Just really bloody cold and windy here in south lakes. It’s strangely reassuring to hear of bad weather out towards skipton / Leeds though - I feel vindicated for cancelling my plans (was feeling guilty for not taking DM to see family)

Just heavy rain and high winds here in Manchester

It was a good call I think :) well done.

Really windy here now in Cheshire

I think we must have had freezing rain overnight - the car this morning was covered in rock solid frozen raindrops and the road was lethal. I could actually hear the ice cracking when I was sitting in the car with the heated windscreen on.