TheTwirler   10 #1285 Posted January 28, 2015 Many thanks to Andy C for his very helpful updates on the roads. Sounds bad out there.  Last update from me as I have to be up at 6am to get the dog walked and get ready to trek into town to work. I'll try to make it a detailed one.  Currently the winds are blowing the snow increasingly from the NW and pushing colder Northern air down towards us. Over the Irish Sea what can be a small spec on the radar - maybe a mile or two wide light snow flurry - can be a heavy showers cloud just 45 minutes later spanning about 10-15 miles. I imagine it will give us showers and flurries over the next few hours periodically but it is really developing in the distance.  Now leaving N Ireland and the Atlantic are major spells of snow covering many square miles that should get here in around 2 or 3 hours. If the current trend continues, given our altitude and microclimate, these should give us persistent heavy snow in the early hours and on into and beyond rush hour. Particularly bad will be the spell between 6am - 9am.  I'm sure we'll know a lot more at 6am and as always this could change if the wind directions alter between now and then, but the prognosis for the morning is looking worse with each passing hour, not better.  Be safe out there!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nikki-red   307 #1286 Posted January 28, 2015 Well my son made it home fine from Doncaster. Will have to see what the morning brings now. Thanks for the updates Twirler, very helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
maryjane   11 #1287 Posted January 28, 2015 thank you twirler. xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rawsonator   10 #1288 Posted January 29, 2015 All melting s3 or looks like its melting anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
AndrewC Â Â 306 #1289 Posted January 29, 2015 ^^ Yeah, apart from a light dusting on rooftops and some untouched pavements, it's cleared up in the city centre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lesserthan1 Â Â 10 #1290 Posted January 29, 2015 Twirler, you are a legend. Excellent reports. Â I'm sure you know about this kind of thing, but for knownothings like me, this is real pretty and shows a little bit about what's happening: Wind Map *linky* Â Like I say, real purdy... And shows where the wind is coming from. Â Hope everyone is ok out there tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rawsonator   10 #1291 Posted January 29, 2015 Twirler, you are a legend. Excellent reports. I'm sure you know about this kind of thing, but for knownothings like me, this is real pretty and shows a little bit about what's happening: Wind Map *linky*  Like I say, real purdy... And shows where the wind is coming from.  Hope everyone is ok out there tonight  I like that just needs the snow clouds adding in and I would sit watching for hours lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alternageek   10 #1292 Posted January 29, 2015 Public Transport Bus information or 01709 515151 or @TSYalerts on twitter Trams: Tram information or 01709 515151 or @SCSupertram on twitter Train information or 08457 484950 for the morning people. please bookmark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloom   10 #1293 Posted January 29, 2015 thanks to all those helpful posters x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Carmen. Â Â 14 #1294 Posted January 29, 2015 Had to close up and come home earlier. A journey usually taking twenty minutes took one and three quarter hours, but home now and wondering if I shall get back for Saturday night. Love this thread, and so helpful. Thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Penistone999   10 #1295 Posted January 29, 2015 highways agency website,says Woodhead closed till 11am Thursday  Ive just come back from walking the dogs and i walked them on the road from the Flouch Roundabout to the Dog and Partridge pub seeing as the Woodhead is closed ,and the snow is roughly 4" deep with the drifting across the road, so i would say the Woodhead being open at 11am tomorrow is very optimistic to say the least. Its snowing up here again now and drifting . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Bloom   10 #1296 Posted January 29, 2015 Ive just come back from walking the dogs and i walked them on the road from the Flouch Roundabout to the Dog and Partridge pub seeing as the Woodhead is closed ,and the snow is roughly 4" deep with the drifting across the road, so i would say the Woodhead being open at 11am tomorrow is very optimistic to say the least. Its snowing up here again now and drifting .  I'm jealous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...