Thundery wintry showers

In Lancaster it rained in the morning, brightened up in the afternoon and got quite warm. Don't know what the temperature was, and if I say 16C (my estimate), Hazelrigg will probably come out with a reality of a totally different temperature.

I travelled from Tyneside to Lancaster today, and can give updates for both locations: Tyneside: Dry and sunny, and uneventful, until at least 3pm. Indications (from BBC Radar) suggest that some showers got over there during the evening. Lancaster: Sunshine and Showers all day, with rainbows, and some very heavy rainstorms. No thunder though, although it looked like it could do so at times! :lol: Today, like many other days, backs up my opinion that the North East is not a very good place to be for dramatic weather (except perhaps for large-scale winter snowfalls.)

I think Thule's a little bit cold even for me! Temps down to -5C maybe, but not -17C!

LANCASTER: Sunny all day. Max of 12 or 13C. "Spring day" would be too weak a term, considering that springs aren't usually this sunny!

Lancaster: Sunny all day. Temperatures about average (8-9C) but feeling warmer than that in the sunshine. Very light breeze from the east.

In Lancaster it's raining, and the temperature is only 4C!

Lancaster weather: Mostly cloudy with intermettent drizzle, 12.1C, but with occasional clear intervals. Pressure 1003mb.