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As poor summer days go, this one looks like it has the potential to be one of the worst. Temps struggling to get past 11 or 12c and possibly up to an inch of rain over 5 hours. It's astonishing how summer has flipped. It seems to happen more an more these days. Weeks of one extreme then a sudden handbrake turn to weeks of the exact opposite.
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Grim. All we've had here is constant cloud and constant drizzle. The only excitement being the variety of drizzle, varying from light to heavy and back again. You know you've had a lot when it tots up to the 5mm we've had. Oh, and it's not got above 15c. Pretty poor for the last day of a glorious June. Ugh!!!
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I'm assuming this is a wind up. It is impossible to compare dog walking to hard physical work outdoors in 25c or 30c plus. Unless of course you haven't got the first clue about hard physical outdoor work in such temperatures. I say this as someone who employs people who do exactly that. No wonder it's so difficult to agree on what a model chart shows when such a simple concept as working outdoors is difficult to grasp.
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Just got back home following an afternoon out to find that just over 19mm of rain fell from today's downpour. Not that you'd know as most surfaces are now pretty dry. Certainly broke the 3 week drought. No doubt there'll be many places not hit by yesterday's or today's rain that won't see anything for at least another week.
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In Rochdale town centre and cloud is building just above and to the SW and W of me. The hills to my east are pretty clear apart from what looks like a bit of smoke from behind Blackstone Edge. Temps just nudged higher than at any point yesterday. 28c currently and it really does feel it. Thankful for ac in the pub.
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Incredible jump in temperature today. Not too long ago it'd have taken a few days of building heat to get to 30c. Now it's just 24hrs. No complaints here as it is turning into quite a remarkable spell of weather. Clouds filling in the sky here and it looks as though the regions first showers are brewing over Staffs/Derbyshire border.
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Yeah, a very different day today than forecast and what we've been used to. This cloud ain't shifting and the temperature is struggling to get past 14c with a chilly breeze. Unusual in this sort of setup on this side of the Pennines, not to clear any cloud away by late morning at worst. Hopefully this isn't going to be what happens the rest of the week. It's half term after all. It looks glorious only 10 miles west.
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According to my (un)reliable weather station we've just broken the 22c mark here. It definitely feels that warm as there's very little, if any, wind today. Unfortunately the blob of cloud from the east is encroaching and our blue sky is rapidly disappearing. Regardless, its another lovely afternoon.
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So accustomed have we become to bright sunshine and fair weather clouds for much of this month that today's grey 100% cloud cover feels claustrophobic. It's put a lid on the world here and it seems dark. Quite the contrast to strong sun and blue skies. Looking at the satellite pics it seems a fairly localised affair with both west Lancs and Yorks in the clear.
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Everyone has there own ideal weather for just generally enjoying life outside the house but for me this weekend has been perfect. Give me 20c, low humidity and the strong May sunshine (that adds about 15c when sat out in it) over those hot, sultry mid summer days. In this country, 25c and over just saps energy. Fantastic to get out for a walk, a few drinks outside the local pub and the back for a bbq without the need to take any sort of break as its too hot. A good May looks like it could at least continue to the BH weekend .
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I'm at Rochdale today home to Sutton. The last home football league match for what could be a while. Hopefully we can bounce back quickly. The National League is not an easy league to get out of. We could probably do with a couple of well timed heavy showers to calm down some of our idiots who want to cause a bit of bother.