A Face like Thunder

We missed most of the rain last night. A dry but cloudy start to today, with rain forecast for later.

toggerob Mrs FLT was saying that the snowdrops at Dunham Massey are lovely at the moment.

1968 was a strange year, with a record March temperature, a one-day summer (90+ on 1st July), severe flooding in July and September, and only an 'Indian summer' post-September floods to wipe away the memories of a 'garbage' summer, temperature-wise.

A beautiful day despite a fairly chilly wind.

A cold start to the day, with ice on the windscreens, but now sunny with blue skies.

Looking at the Grosmont station webcam, it doesn't look at all nice. Such a pity for the families turning out to see steam loco 'Royal Scot' in action on the NYMR.

Joe Snow I remember Feb/March 2018 more for the intense cold than any snow here. I've not felt so cold outdoors in my 23 years in S Cheshire as I did whilst walking my neighbour's dog on 1st March. Windchill didn't come into it! Out all day yesterday, and fortunately turned out to be a nice day. Very misty here first thing this morning and now alternating between damp misty bits and pieces of drizzle and bright periods. Quite odd!

Cheshire Freeze I couldn't have put it better myself! I thought we'd seen the last of today's rain this morning, but it restarted at lunchtime and has been on and off ever since. However rain has just stopped again and signs of it brightening up for the last hour of daylight.

Dry now and signs of it brightening up. Quite a bit of flooding on the roads as I went to collect my new car, but both the old car and the new one coped with the water and many potholes on the roads. After 17 years, the Satnav and lack of handbrake and key in the ignition are going to get a bit of getting used to. A personalised number plate, but only because my first name begins with 'M' which is also the first letter of cars registered to the south of Manchester, so nothing extra to pay!

Spikey M sadly it's not drizzle that sells newspapers and the like.

Raining heavily last night at 11pm. Stopped now but a lot of surface water around and actually quite glad it's not snow and ice as I have to pick up my new car shortly. A bit misty and damp but calm and certainly not cold.

Rain has stopped but a chilly wind and generally gloomy.

That's what Mrs FLT is always saying to me! The amber warning now only covers E Midlands, W Midlands and Yorkshire & Humber, so maybe I missed it earlier.

Unless my eyes are deceiving me, the amber warning for the Peak District around Glossop seems to have disappeared. Out of our region, but I wonder whether the authorities in Flintshire are regretting their decision to close all schools today. A case though of damned if you do and damned if you don't!

Ten pages on from my last post and definitely rain rather than snow here as I found out earlier.

Unusually, I looked at the national and local forecasts for tomorrow on the lunchtime BBC News. It seems I might have been premature in suggesting a washout rather than a whiteout in this part of the region. OK, nothing lasting on the ground, but mild air from the S/SW meeting the cold air from the north may result in some snow in the early hours, even here in lowland South Cheshire. I think it will be a matter of peeping through the curtains before dawn tomorrow and seeing what if anything has fallen from the sky and whether it's white and settling or wet and a damn nuisance. It could be an interesting rush hour ahead tomorrow morning.

Yesterday's rain cleared has away and a dry but cloudy start to today, and noticeably a bit chillier than recently, with a bit of ice on the windscreens but not on the roads and paths. To be honest, I'm tending to side with those who think tomorrow will be more of a washout than a whiteout, certainly in this part of the Region. I know nothing about the science and models of the weather which we see on the MOD thread, but I do think it is currently too mild for snow to fall and settle.

Neighbouring Nantwich was the hot spot in the NW of England on both 18th and 19th July, with 37.7 or 37.8 recorded on both days, so right on 100F. I recall giving blood on the 18th and going to the dentist on the 19th and was so pleased that the premises were both air conditioned. But getting to and from the sessions was a nightmare and I was pleased that I didn't have to go out otherwise. Windows were kept closed and curtains drawn until after sunset, and the nights were little better than the days. A remarkable if short-lived time in weather history.

Jackski4 I hope not. I am due to pick up my new car on Friday morning and then take Mrs FLT to an important appointment. I'm already cacking myself about Thursday and could do without any more stress. Forecast after BBC News at One suggests snow on Thursday will be focused more on the north of the region, with some snow quickly turning to rain in the south. So Carlisle may yet get some of the white stuff.

Spah1 unlike 5th / 6th Feb 1996 which was definitely snow in copious amounts on the Fylde coast rather than rain

A poor start to the day, wet and blowy already, and worse to come during the day before the system clears away to the south leaving us in much colder conditions. My ancient barometer dial has shifted left markedly, reflecting the coming of the low pressure system. Tomorrow looks better but after that ....

No rain today but no sun either and really gloomy with thick cloud and a keen breeze taking the edge off the temperatures.

Day 10 yes, that was one of two models shown on last night's 7 day forecast on BBC Countryfile. The other model had any snow further north. Understandably hedging their bets at this stage, but an interesting time ahead I think. I was thinking back 28 years today to 5th Feb 1996 when snow was dumped in copious amounts in a thin line up the West coast including the Fylde where I was living at the time. This followed a sustained cold period in the area and I wonder whether the fact that this week (so far) has been mild will have any effect on the amount of snow (if any) that falls on the Region on Thursday. A pleasant enough start to today, bright and calm but no sign of the sun. I can live with that.

Me too! Definitely an event to remember, even after 28 years (tomorrow).

Dry, cloudy and mild. At least an improvement on yesterday.