Thought I’d start a topic in here for the first time in a number of years!  This has been an uncharacteristically wintry spell for Manchester.

Christmas Day - an unforecast snow shower gave a light dusting and an official white Christmas.

28th - overnight showers left a dusting in places, with a good covering in parts of SW Manchester 

29th - a band of snow from the NE in the morning gave 3-4cm 

NYE - a band of heavy Irish Sea snow showers in the morning gave another 3-4cm, plus more snow showers as the bells chimed midnight. 

2nd Jan - Further snow showers from the NE in the afternoon gave a fresh light covering.

There was no rain or sleet to speak of, but there was some thawing during the day. 

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these were taken the morning of the 29th December on the busy Wilmslow Road linking Didsbury and Manchester city centre, plus a few of my local park, Fog Lane (an absolute saviour during lockdown) .

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These were taken the morning of 2nd Jan at Kersal Dale and Wetlands. This is an area of Salford, just over 2 miles from Manchester city centre. All the snow from previous days had melted by this point but the area would receive a fresh covering that afternoon. I love this area as it’s such an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city - you can see on some of the pics the very “new” skyline of Manchester in the distance. New towers are sprouting up all the time despite COVID. A few close ups from Hulme Park below.. these are known as Deansgate Square, let’s just say they divide opinion, I happen to like them! The tallest tower is just over 200m in height. 

 

Last but not least here are a couple from Ancoats/New Islington in the frost/ice, again taken 2nd January. I love this area of town, a former industrial heartland with some beautiful old mills and striking architecture, the marina linking the Rochdale and Ashton canals converted into a lovely little park. Again, more towers are appearing here too, I believe this one is known as Oxygen.  

 

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Good stuff, Joe! The contrast couldn't be greater from here down south. Just a 5 minute flurry on the 29th, and otherwise rain and more rain.

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Good stuff, Joe! The contrast couldn't be greater from here down south. Just a 5 minute flurry on the 29th, and otherwise rain and more rain.

It really has been quite the contrast. 

Manchester is well placed for showers/convection from both the Irish and North Sea which is one of the reasons why it’s such a wet city (note not in terms of volume of water, but number of rain days). We were so lucky this time as these showers/troughs happened to arrive at the coldest part of the day. 

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Impressive pictures Joe! You could probably sell some of those at the Manchester markets when everything's one day allowed to re-open again. South and West Manchester seems to have done a lot better than East Manchester, where I am.

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Impressive pictures Joe! You could probably sell some of those at the Manchester markets when everything's one day allowed to re-open again. South and West Manchester seems to have done a lot better than East Manchester, where I am.

Cheers Scott.

Very, very unusual for south and west Manchester to do better than north and east. 

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Yes the NW has done very well . It's been a shocker here though not one flake. Apart from the Christmas Day freak snow shower we had.

 

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Yes the NW has done very well . It's been a shocker here though not one flake. Apart from the Christmas Day freak snow shower we had.

 

I have my fingers crossed you’ll get some snow at some point mate :) 

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Looks great up north!

I had occasion to visit Manchester a couple of years ago. by car, and thought I I could find my way around having lived there for ten years in the 60s/70s. But it's all quite different! 

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Great Stuff Joe.

Manchester is my home town and due to restrictions this is the first Christmas that I have not returned. 

Good stuff, Joe! The contrast couldn't be greater from here down south. Just a 5 minute flurry on the 29th, and otherwise rain and more rain.

And yet my in-laws even further south in Hampshire had snow that lasted for two days, albeit of the rather slushy icy variety.

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Going through the TWO photo forum. Fantastic stuff Joe.

A different world to 'doon south' where snow has been as rare as hens teeth this year.

The right click trick really helps too.

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Cheers for the nice comments everyone.

The snow actually lasted here in patches until a few days ago when the rain arrived.

Now it’s Yorkshire’s turn.

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