Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Chris.R]

Looks like something developing coming towards me from Warrington.

[Rush2019]

There's the cell trundling way off in the distance.

[Rain Lady]

 Rush2019 Suspect I was under that Ian.   Hail and thunder for past half hour.   Loud nearby cracks.   Grass whitened.  Had come up from Preston where, according to the Radio Lancs commentary, during the early part of the match at Preston NE v Rotherham it whitened the pitch and soaked the players .  Storm has  raced off over the Bowland Fells.

[Chris.R]

That cell has lasted a long time.

[A Face like Thunder]

An OK day here so far. One heavy shower but otherwise dry and quite sunny and not particularly chilly in the sun , despite a brisk wind.

[Rain Lady]

From BBC Fotball website  -- live report soon after the start of the match at Deepdale, Preston NE v Rotherham,

Sanny Rudravajhala

BBC Radio 5 Live

I kid you not, as soon as the ref blew his whistle it has started hailing and it is biblical. The sound of ice smashing on to the roof has drowned all noise out in the stadium.

 

 

[Rain Lady]

 Rush2019 Sorry - in my earler reply, for Ian read Rush !

[Rush2019]

 Rain Lady   No problem.

[Weather-history]

Lovely rainbow

 

 

[iand61]

Beefier showers this afternoon with a decent mixture of rain and hail but still plenty of blue sky and sunshine in between.

No thunder as far as I’m aware though but another decent convective day and pretty typical conditions for the time of year.

Thankfully tomorrow is looking better and with us actually being at home on Easter Saturday, an opportunity to spend the afternoon watching the Coconutters and a few beers around the town.

 

 

[Weather-history]

Just 6 days since 14th June last year that our region has recorded 0.00mm of rain (up to 27th March)

Just 6 days in 287 days. About an average of 4.26mm of rainfall per day. 

 

 

[Rush2019]

Had a right downpour a little while ago.  Some strikes SE of Macc, too far away to hear.  Nice show of mammatus on it's back edge.

[iand61]

 Weather-history  a staggeringly depressing stat.

[iand61]

Biblical rain and hail here at the moment.

[weatherobsuk]

Got caught up in the one and only storm for today whilst I was around Kettleshulme, I could see the anvil over Staffordshire whilst atop of Whaley Moor and was keeping a eye on it until it was almost overhead. It electrified just as it got in-to the hills past Leek and luckily I managed to find a old barn that was being converted into a garage (noone was around and the gate was locked) so not fancying my chances in the woodland around Kettleshulme I waited it out until things quietened down. 

No chance I was going up the open fields at Sponds Moor with fork lightning hitting around for 10 minutes. 

[severe snowstorm]

No thunder here this afternoon, but one or two hefty showers. Things drying up a bit as we head onwards through the bank holiday weekend by the looks of it.

[Rush2019]

Slight risk again for a bit of T and L for the western half of UK from European Severe Storms.  Parts of NW could be in with a shout again.

[A Face like Thunder]

Still showering down with rain a short while ago but signs of it clearing up as night falls and the prospect of a better day tomorrow, the last under GMT for 6 months.

[Cheshire Freeze]

 A Face like Thunder 7 months

Heading into the tough time of year for me, hate the long days.

Edited March 29 by Cheshire Freeze

[Scuba steve]

 Weather-history that’s  so depressing if that’s the way it’s going may well have to consider bailing out (no pun intended) of the U.K. for a sunnier climate 

[Maz]

 Weather-history 

amazing stat.  Probably almost 28 dry days on the trot up to mid June.  There must be a dry spell round the corner surely?

At least there looks to be plenty of useable weather over the rest of the Easter weekend.  Even if it is far from spectacular.

[WillinGlossop]

Lovely walk to feed ducks in Manor Park this morning… quick wonder around town… Lidl & M&S chaos… was like nothings going to open until Tuesday (like the Isle of Man did in the 90s ) 

Three crashes today on Woodhead… lots of sirens going passed here lunchtime… … 

Happy Easter weather looks good all weekend now

 

[Iceaxecrampon]

 Rain Lady Yes. Pitch did looked White. 
Hail as loud as I’ve heard on the Stadium Roof. Torrential. 

[Iceaxecrampon]

 iand61 like owt like that Ian. 
Saw Pace Eggers years back in Tottington and Bury ELR. 

Old Lancs traditions dating way back. 
St Michael’s on Wyre near us had the village Tosspots

[Rush2019]

Yes, the rainy days have been unrelenting, sunny spells short lived.  Tomorrow looks half decent, risk of a shower.  Daughter taking me out for a few hours, hope to have a bit of a walk too, try to avoid bank Holiday crowds.