Help me with road & weather info from your area please

[Louis]

Hi,
I have just found out that I may have to travel from Glasgow to Leeds, tonight or tomorrow, and I am checking road and weather reports on line, (but not getting much apart from its going to be snowy!).
Can anyone between Glasgow and (Mainly) Leeds area, give me an idea of road and driving conditions in your area so I can sort out if I can make it there and then get back home on wednesday or thursday.
How snowy is it.
Are the roads ok to drive on.
what has the weather been like.
I am going to Batley, near to where the the m62 and m1 join.
Any info welcome, cheers Louis

[giblet]

The main roads round my area are fine as the gritters were out the other day, but it is forecast to snow overnight. My sister does a lot of driving on the m62, so I will ask her what the conditions are like when she gets home this evening and report back

[WizardKing]

Don't be a wuss, dude. You've got a 4WD car !!

The Fylde coast area seems snow-free, as far as I know.

[Spirit]

Don't be a wuss, dude. You've got a 4WD car !!


Fair comment, but doesn't help with the other 2wd nutters on the road when they hit you

[elnevio]

Great uphill, but same problems stopping going downhill! :embarasse

[johny105]

m62 over the tops to manchester will be bad as always but you'll come down the a1/m1 i assume which is usually ok.Idiots permitting obviousley .

i expect your problems will be up your way

johny

[AlanDITD]

shap as well and over kendal way usual is pretty bad all the time, ill find out what carlisle etc is like when i speak to my mum later!

[Louis]

Thanks very much for info so far. I checked the aa website, but it only shows roadworks and delays, and a general bad weather warning!. But when it says things like "40 minute hold up due to southbound carrigeway closed for central barrier repair", I'm guessing someone slid into it in the snow??.
I am pretty sure the motorways and dual carrigeways should be fine, but all it takes is one guy to break down and the snow gets a chance to settle and then you get people abandoning cars etc.
I intend to go M74, M6, M62, and the same on the way back. If you are in those general areas, can you let me know if things your way are ok?. I will probably go tomorrow, weather permiting. But the tv weather forecasters (scaremongers) seem to be saying its getting worse, more snow and lower temps, any info appreciated, cheers Louis

[johny105]

m62 will be bad guaranteed as you go over the tops into yorkshire huddersfield /ha;ifax area its always bad there in weather like this.

johny

[I-S]

A635(holmfirth-greenfield), A640 (denshaw - outlane) and A672 (denshaw - rishworth) are closed.

A62 is passable (3ft snow piles at the sides of the road, 1 1/2 lanes clear) as is M62.

[Davezj]

try traffic england and have a look at the real time camera feeds along the motorways you are intending to drive.

but as every one has said if it is going to snow in the area then the M62 from manchester way to huddersfied way it is going to be the worst bit.

EDIT:-
sorry should have put a link

http://www.trafficengland.com/map.aspx?long0=-208.90435896713166&lat0=3270.577141640935&long1=3.968233625461039&lat1=3181.0851077426305

carmera pic

http://www.trafficengland.com/trafficcamera.aspx?cameraUri=http://public.hanet.org.uk/cctvpublicaccess/html/31734.html

[elnevio]

try traffic england and have a look at the real time camera feeds along the motorways you are intending to drive.

but as every one has said if it is going to snow in the area then the M62 from manchester way to huddersfied way it is going to be the worst bit.
That website's brilliant! /yes

[Louis]

Thanks very much to all for all the info, very useful. If I get snowed in anywhere, I will be posting up to see who is nearby lol, cheers and thanks.

[Davezj]

just thought i woul give you an updated Louis.

4-5 inches of snow when i got up this morning and that is south manchester.

go careful on you journey.

[Nick VR4]

The Fylde coast has snow falling now havent heard of any real problems yet

[Davezj]

just heard this louis. the motorway are rally bad M60, M62. M60 barton bridge closed (trafford centre so M62 will be rally really bad.

i would not bother coming down manchester way. oh and M6 is down to 1 lane and lorrys are getting stuck in that 1 lane.

[elnevio]

And I doubt the alternative of switching over the A1 is any better.

[I-S]

Heavy snow here. I am working from home. Colleagues from saddleworth, huddersfield, bury, etc have not been able to get to work (oldham).

[giblet]

Mo snow here overnight. Proper thick stuff! The M62 is gonna be 'orrible. Good luck with the trip chap and if you get stuck in Leeds, gimme a shout!

[foxdie]

Not really on your journey but here's a photo I just took in Birmingham (B1), cars already struggling to get up our hill in 1st, idiots lol

http://twitpic.com/wr7hq/full

[chugg]

My bro lives in Huddersfield and works in Leeds, he set off at 7.30 this morn and didn't get into the office till after 10 cos of snow, only to find only a handfull of people made it in so they closed for the day and are allowed to go home!!

[Louis]

Thanks again for all the updates, I am trying to put off my journey till Friday or Saturday, the info on internet today on the weather was better, but it still doesn't look like it going to clear soon, thanks to all again for the help, cheers Louis