Started again and falling steadily - but no significant settling yet.  9.10am.

Originally Posted by: Roger Parsons 

GFS Models and BBC forecasts have actually been very good here over the last few days. Even predicted the rain turning back to snow in East Anglia as it moved out into the N.Sea. A short lived squall earlier gave almost blizzaed like conditions for a few minutes. Blew the lid of the dustbin and a branch came down. Sun out now, 2.4C.

Originally Posted by: fairweather 

It was poor here, they suggested very little after 11pm instead it snowed almost continuously all night.

Originally Posted by: four 

We will have had somewhere between the predicted 30 to 40cm, hard to tell because of the moderate drifting which gave us drifts around 3ft deep. Lovely.

Originally Posted by: Hade Edge Snowman 

Aboit 6cm and still snowing. Our biggest snowfall since 2014?

Originally Posted by: Russwirral 

Even lowland Wirral gets more than me. A pathetic 1cm and that's being genereous. I'll sayit again, I pay no attention to the snow depth forcasts for this area as the Pennine rain shadow affect kills most of it off in these situations. There was the classic Greater Manchester 'snow hole' in evidence yesterday and overnight. Of course it reinvigorates further west so yuo managed a respaectable enough 6cm. More snow on the way on Saturday? Whatever. Not interested as it won't happen, now which way to the moaning thread.....

Originally Posted by: Col 

My time-lapse for Thursday here. An expected major snowfall, only results in a few minor accumulations early and late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuxUJJGQfOU 

Originally Posted by: Bolty 

Even lowland Wirral gets more than me. A pathetic 1cm and that's being genereous. I'll sayit again, I pay no attention to the snow depth forcasts for this area as the Pennine rain shadow affect kills most of it off in these situations. There was the classic Greater Manchester 'snow hole' in evidence yesterday and overnight. Of course it reinvigorates further west so yuo managed a respaectable enough 6cm. More snow on the way on Saturday? Whatever. Not interested as it won't happen, now which way to the moaning thread.....

Originally Posted by: Col 

That prompted me to look at my cctv history and I can see that it triggered at 5.25am due presumably to the heavy snow. It was bucketing it down with good flakes - and both the road and the pavement were white.

Next time it triggered was 6.59am (missus leaving for work). Snow is just light flurries and the pavement/roads are clear and just wet.

The snow stayed on the grass/cars/some other surfaces, and when I took the dog it wasn't wet, it was decent and fairly dry.

Rather frustrating.

Originally Posted by: Saint Snow 

In fairness as much as people go on about the manchester "snow hole" - it really doesnt affect you as much as you think.  Most if not all other situations you get plenty of snow.  I lived in manchester for several years and my son still does, and has had plenty of snow in snowy setups where most other people get nothing.  Just in this case it didnt come off.   Theres much worse places to live than manchester for snow.  Infact there was stat that the Beeb/Met put up the other day that puts Manchester in line with most of Central and northern England for snow days.  Merseyside gets the same as London. :(

Originally Posted by: Russwirral 

I can get snow in NW situations of course but the 'snow hole' appears in easterly scenarios which tend to be the best overall for those most favoured by it. A NE snow situation in Leeds is likely on average to give more snow than a NW one in Bolton at equivalent altitude. And I know, I grew up in north Leeds at a similar altitude to where I am now and it was considerably snowier, even factoring in climate change since then. There are regular reports from north Leeds on here with snow depths that I rarely acheive.

Originally Posted by: Col