Weather-history

31st August 2005 was a hot day away from the west. London Weather Centre got to 32.2C 32.1C: RAF Northolt 32.0C: Gravesend 31.8C: Heathrow 31.1C: Bedford

13.7C

Clouds at high levels moving at a rate but the clouds at lowest levels seem to go nowhere

Unless there is a severe thunderstorm or a pea souper of old, I dcon't think you will find it pitch black or near it at 4pm! The earliest the sun sets at Manchester in the whole year is just before 3.50pm. There is no way it can be nearly pitch black by 4pm.This is my time-lapse from 9th December last year. Even on a grotty cloudy day, it ain't pitch black at 4pm

Sign when autumn is nearly here for me is when the harvest is reaped as today.

Worst summers for Manchester 1954 143 1907 147 1956 155 1912 156 1924 158 2012:164 2008 168 1987 169 1946 170 1909 171 1931 173 1978 173 1980 173 1920 174 1923 174 2007 174 1927 175 1948 176 1938 177 1922 178 2011 179 1985 180 1958 184 1972 185 1916 188 1986 189 1965 189 1910 190 1936 190 1988 191 2010 191 1966 192 1998 192 2015: 192 1953 193 1963 194 1993 194 2009 194 11th June was one of the best days 30th June was a hot one Thunder drought finally broke on 1st July evening

Cotton wool balls, caulies and mash potatoes

Last night's time-lapse

A decent day

24th August: looked like it was close to shower formation today

Last week of August 1991 was superb, also last week of August 1998 wasn't too bad.

Always fascinate me how clouds can move in different directions at different levels

Took a timelapse of the cell that passed to the west

To be truthful, I'm disappointed, a few lightning flashes, some thunder and that was it. It's all relative I guess. This year is better than last year, so I can't complain in regards to that but I suspected that once again your area did better than mine did.

I doubt it, I think that's it for tonight at least for the south of our region. We are unfortunately getting the remains of the Shropshire storm rather than when it was in its prime.

Cloudy the sunny then the threatening clouds move in

Crackly thunder

Wowser

Three rumbles of thunder so far, last one was a prolong distant rumble.

First rumble of thunder Second one , sounded high up.

Heavy rain falling now.

The air looks more unstable now. Can some cells going up to the NW of location.

Parts of Cumbria are now coming into play.

The latter to the naked eye. Infact that is the predictive path.