Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Scuba steve]

Dryer now miserable morning though we need sunshine now and to put this winter to bed

[Rush2019]

Yes these dry spells are not long enough to dry anywhere out.  I agree with the green algae and moss, its covering most of the stone in my garden too.  Milder temp now, 14°C in some parts of the region.  Sun has tried to shine here, still grey.

[alr1970]

After 9mm of rain before 9, it's dried up nicely here, we even had some sunshine. So the dogs got a lunchtime walk, which looked out of the question based on the foreacast as it was yesterday.

[Had Worse]

 

[A Face like Thunder]

The rain moved away quite promptly this morning and the remainder of the day has been dry but gloomy. Noticeably milder than of late, indicating a change of wind direction.

[damianslaw]

After yesterday's non descriptness, today has produced persistant light drizzle, epitome of tedium.

The week as a whole set poor for sunshine, no springlike feeling. Its all very uninspiring. 

[carinthian]

 A sunless miserable day here in the Austrian Alps . Snowfall above 1200m. Drizzle and rain in the valley with mild conditions persistent. Crap winter really over here , March following the pattern of the warmest February ever in Austria with temps well above normal values.  However, we do see the sunshine from time to time. Looking at your sunshine totals in the Northwest of England , almost non existent so far this year . Is it really that bad ? My farmer friend up near Skipton say its permanently wet and cloudy but frost free for the most part. In fact he also tells me he has never seen the ground so sodden. 

C

Edited March 12 by carinthian

[itsnowjoke]

Hi sorry not been on much just lost our cat of 23 years yesterday morning

So not really interested in the weather in the slightest all looks dark to me and my family at the moment so sorry for the lack of posts but we are struggling at the moment grief is terrible being a person or an animal x 

[Rush2019]

 itsnowjoke   sorry to read your post, a pet is very much part of the family it's heartbreaking when we have to say goodbye.  23 years is some good going,  your cat was well loved and cared for.  

[iand61]

 itsnowjoke sorry for your loss.

 

[A Face like Thunder]

Cloudy again but at least it's dry so far this morning.

[Rain Lady]

Dry at first this morning,  Spitting now.  Interesting wet SW streamer on radar.  Lake District being hit, but not Lancs seriously so far .  Maybe the N Wales mountains giving some shelter?

 

[Scuba steve]

 itsnowjoke Sorry to hear about your cat ,a very long life well lived no doubt,it’s hard when furbuddies go over the rainbow bridge

[Had Worse]

@SnowJoke. I know how you feel.

We lost Tigger, our cat at 21. 

He just happened to be walking across our shared drive in the dark when our next-door neighbour came home.

I don't need to say the rest.

 

[damianslaw]

Another drab day's weather, when will the next ray of sun burst through.. 

[Day 10]

16 hours ago, itsnowjoke said:

Hi sorry not been on much just lost our cat of 23 years yesterday morning

 

2 hours ago, Had Worse said:

We lost Tigger, our cat at 21.

Just seen this so just thought I'd pop in.

We have an 11 year old cat called Betty, I work from home and she follows me around like a sheep. I will be absolutely devastated when she goes but hopefully not for a long time yet! I treat her just as good as any family member, in fact she runs the bloody house lol!

21 & 23 years is bloody great lads, they must have been well looked after. Sorry for your loss, some people say 'it's only a cat or only a dog', I have no time for non animal lovers, domestic pets are very must part of any family.

Anyways, back into hibernation.

[Had Worse]

Sorry my mistake. It should have read...

@itsnowjoke I know how you feel.

We lost Tigger, our cat at 21. 

He just happened to be walking across our shared drive in the dark when our next-door neighbour came home.

I don't need to say the rest.

 

[tricol]

Was north of Manchester and towards Leeds today. Truly dreadful day, rained non stop most of the day.

 

I see more and more rain is creeping into the forecast now over the coming week or so. Perfect.

[damianslaw]

 tricol The bbc forecasts and met office forecasts for here rest of the week show a few hours of sunny spells Saturday only, meaning we might only receive 3 hours or so total sun all week, abysmal and why I detest SW airstreams, even in summer here they just bring cloud or drizzle/rain. 

Edited March 13 by damianslaw

[Iceaxecrampon]

 itsnowjoke So sorry mate. 

[itsnowjoke]

 Had Worse oh it’s so sad isn’t it can’t function right now was a very tricky ending not the one I was hoping for.

people saying to me she died of old age well I guess in a way but it was a growth in her brain which sadly got to her and made her deaf and blind and confused over the last past few months which they though was old age and dementia but it wasn’t it was a growth that took her which I didn’t know till the day otherwise she’d be still here causing havoc being the boss ….. I currently have one depressed doggy thanks for all your kind messages x

 Day 10 

 Scuba steve

 Rush2019 thanks

[iand61]

If we must have mild weather then why can’t it be the dry sunny type which at least makes it feel pleasant rather than the default cloudy wet conditions that take away any benefit and still leaves us with a cold raw feel.

not the briefest glimpse of sunshine here yesterday and although the heaviest of the rain kept away for most of daylight hours, it was still depressingly wet and the 12c reached hardly felt pleasant.

today’s forecast is hinting at the mid teens but again the threat of rain is there so it’s that we get a clearance and some warm feeling sunshine as the front heads off north.

 

[Weather-history]

Just in time for Easter.....

[Scuba steve]

Rinse and repeat…..

[Rush2019]

Morning.  Still a bit grey, some brightness trying to break through.  Dry and 11.2°C, mild start, mildest day so far this year was Feb 15th,  max here Macc was 15.1°C,  I  wonder if today will exceed it?  Rostherne max of 15.6°C on 15th Feb,  we'll see.

There's a little bit of cape over the NW coast and lakes later, If showers intense enough it could spark a flash, not alot of energy and potential is slight.