Joe Snow

Having a rumble of thunder with these showers this afternoon ⛈

Chatting to friends down south and they have had a decent few days up here you would be forgiven for thinking we are entering autumn already dull & dark. Here’s hoping we have a nice September to make up for what’s been a poor summer June aside.

This summer seems cursed tbh, the worst midsummer period since 2012 for sure. September is often a pleasant month though, there's something special about mellow warm days and crisp nights.

A half decent day today warm sunny spells but clouding up in the last hour or so though. Friday looking a very wet day currently. Next week is an interesting one - London & SE England probably well into heatwave territory here in the NW warm (at times v warm) & humid mid 20’s but nothing extreme this far north as yet maybe shades of August 2020 that saw a hot SE heatwave with very warm & humid weather elsewhere.

The Met Office have always been quite conservative with temperature forecasts even in Winter. MeteoGroup now behind BBC Weather are closer to the mark. A nice day again today a bit more cloud & a breeze about but pleasant at 24c.

Nantwich, Cheshire & Blackpool officially recorded 28c today that’s more like it

27c now with bright skies still here in S Cheshire a bit warmer than I thought for today ️

A nice day so far sunny skies some hazy cloud and humid 24c Feels like summer at last slightly cooler & more unsettled into the weekend - eyes on next week though where heat might build or not if this summer follows its recent form we shall see, wait and watch with interest I guess!

22c and hazy sun ️ lots of flying ants about today locally too so humidity must be rising.

A lovely although noticeably cool start so nice to wake up to sunshine for a change!

South & Mid Cheshire feeling the full force of the Cheshire Gap effect today that’s for sure heavy shower after heavy shower. Shame it isn’t snow we would have had quite a covering out of this set up ️

Heavy - Torrential rain luckily it looks like we’ll miss the strongest winds from Storm Antoni. What with very cool temperatures even compared to that of late shades of November in mid summer really - I feel sorry for those who have been running outdoor events this past month they haven’t had much luck at all. Thankfully looking like a turn around by midweek perhaps even turning briefly hot we shall see. Anything is better than today’s offering! ️

Saturday looks abysmal ️ and really unseasonal might just reach mid teens hopefully something brighter, warmer and drier later next week

A nice enough day after a heavy shower early doors, even got to mow the lawn in a bit of 20c sunshine not bad considering this past week or so with some more unsettled weather to come as we head into August. The lack of outdoor weather the last week or so has been depressing but today has made up a little for it.

A sunny evening after earlier heavy showers - a chilly night tonight though - even put the dressing gown on! Late July or late September?

Whilst wet notable is how persistently cool it is - you really do have to go back to the infamous summer 2012 to see day after day of below average midsummer daytime temperatures of 15-18c that wouldn't be out of place in early October. Putting recent summer extremes aside we should really be closer to 20/21c in NW England at this time of year quite striking really when you look at how widespread and intense the heat is across Europe. Pattern matchers might have taken interest also in how 2009 was a front loaded summer and we know the kind of winter that followed, Winter 2012/13 was a cold one too all just for fun at this stage though.

Heavy showers on and off after yesterday’s rain ️ pretty pants for late July even for NW England. Can see some potential for some warmer drier weather into August but a long way off as yet.

A day of sunshine & blustery heavy showers - not a day in the foreseeable next 10 days or so above 20c really. Very poor considering we are supposed to be in midsummer. Hopefully August delivers some nice but not overly hot weather to restart summer.

A nicer day than yesterday until up to about 45 mins ago. Few rumbles of thunder and some moderate-heavy thundery rain now nothing special though.

Reminds of me of June/ early July 2020 just in a middle of another thundery downpour here ⛈

Had a heavy downpour and a rumble of thunder whilst out at Crewe Pride a few hours ago think they were more intense Chester/ Welsh border way though. It’s gone very dark to my west again with heavy rain falling ️

It's been a strange week Monday was like something out of early October rather than July wet and cool, today feels more like summer at 26c here in S Cheshire, a potentially thundery weekend in store though

Really poor for July but would have to be a sustained wet & cool spell to rival 2012 or 2007 in terms poorness. Will be interesting to see if things pick up mid month and into August, still plenty of time for pleasant early-mid 20c’s summer weather luckily though even if we don’t tap into anymore 30c+ heat.

After a flaming June pretty cool into the majority of next week, entering July below average and with temperatures more like late September/ early October than going towards mid summer 15-17c is a poor midsummers day for sure as far as temperatures go. Modern July average for the south of the region is probably closer to 20-21c and the north of the region 18-20c.

S Cheshire catching the edge of a torrential downpour affecting Stoke/ North Staffs at the moment ️ Feeling a bit more humid again.