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SunSean Wow, Scottish Islands and Highlands did well in March, and the Hebrides in February too. Really shows the impact of the trough anchored to our SW so frequently during those months.
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amazing stat. Probably almost 28 dry days on the trot up to mid June. There must be a dry spell round the corner surely?
At least there looks to be plenty of useable weather over the rest of the Easter weekend. Even if it is far from spectacular.
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The lightning didn't track across to Ramsbottom.
Dark skies, heavy rain, hail and sleet here....the joys of Spring!!
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Dangerous55019 As a winter SAD sufferer, I’m at the opposite point of the cycle. The accelerating gains in light from late January onwards, lead to those wonderful spring and early summer days…
I know the dread you talk of only too well though, so you have my thoughts.
At the opposite time of year (late Sept) I find it is the thought of the lack of light that drags me down, physically there is still plenty of light though. Enjoy the darkness/lightness whilst it’s there and try to compress the bad part to maximum of 3 months…that’s my aim anyway. Sort of works!!!
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Nice sunny morning. Went for a walk, everyone cheerfully saying hello, spring in the air.....now its back to rain and cool (default setting since July)
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Fully agree Earthshine.
Last couple of years I've decided to go running (well, a slow jog!) every morning, whatever the weather. Mostly on-road during the dark months, but various farm roads and cycle trails can be done in the dark and wet too. I don't use a torch, lots of light pollution/ pre-dawn light when away from streetlights when you get used to it. Just getting outside, whatever the weather, has made a big difference for me. I'm glad of the light mornings now and slightly drier trails as I can stick off-road more. However, part of me misses the dark, it gives a comforting focus. Lots of weather changes, moonlight, owls, birds singing under streetlights etc keep the "dark" runs interesting. Getting cold and drenched gives a satisifaction afterwards!
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iand61 A few miles further east and very much on the "downslope" of the hills, there has only been spits and spots around Ramsbottom. The ground has remained dry all day so far. I'm less impressed with the phenomena when snow is involved (or rather isn't involved here!), but nice to see it play out today.
The radar is interesting with the obvious rain shadow to the east of the Pennines in SE Lancs, and then rain re-invigorating further west, dry again around Morcambe Bay and then re-invigorating again in the Lake District. The Met Office "deep dive" showed a similar pattern from a SSW'ly a few weeks back, with various rainfall peaks and dryer slots.
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Had Worse Funnelling of wind on downslopes cause similar less dramatic, similar impacts to Helm Wind. Forecast says a light easterly breeze and cloudy. Instead we get a very gusty wind and often the cloud breaks….this afternoon for example!
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A Face like Thunder foehn wind/effect is a universal impact of drying air descending lea slopes bringing higher temps, often sunshine and a gusty wind.
The helm wind (and associated cloud cap) is specific to a specific location and wind direction. It is a highly specific foehn wind though.
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I’ve enjoyed the weather this week. First dry few days since last June, my running trails are finally not completely muddy.
Its felt like it’s meant to in very early spring. Some pleasant sun, some early frost. Still cold, but the definite promise of warmth to come. Blossom, flowers, birds etc all responding to the strengthening sun and lengthening days.
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Yesterday morning and this morning, I have really enjoyed my early morning runs. Atmospheric mist, drifting around the fields and river, has been lovely.
After 5 months of darkness, light is filtering in whilst im out (somewhere around 6am - 7am or so).
Sadly both yesterday and so far today any clear skies above the mist has soon infilled and left grey skies. Please, just a little bit of sunshine would be nice!
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"For the region, 20th wettest summer on record (2023) followed by the 11th wettest autumn on record (2023) followed by so far the 27th wettest winter on record (2023-24) giving a whopping 1112mm since the start of July last year"
...yep, we certainly paid for the 6 weeks of bone dry, blue sky weather last May/June. Since that spell broke its been one wet spell after the other with just a few days drier here and there.
The last few years do seem to have swung between lengthy wet and then dry spells, albiet with wet dominating. Fingers crossed a switch to dry again will happen soon. In NW England the period from March - June is our most reliable for dry periods. That's due to increased prevelance of E'ly regimes as winter polar vortex disipates and the jet stream tends to weaken.
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damianslaw Yep, spot on. Snow all day here, but lack of intensity meant very little settled. Common occurrence here in such set ups. I notice @iand61 with more elevation and a bit further east did better.
Subtract 1.5c of climatic warming and it would have been a completely different picture today.
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Early March last year, and so many SE’ly frontal events previously….I know what to expect. Falling snow, never too heavy and not settling.
Normally just a couple of miles away, and 100m uphill, at 250m around Edenfield for example, there’s a good covering. Annoying, but it’s so close I can do a nice run up there and enjoy the contrasts.
Thats the SE’ly Manchester snow shield for you!!! Will see whether this event bucks the trend or not. More southerly or more easterly changes the dynamics, and stronger frontal uplift can help too…it’s the hope that gets me everytime!!!
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Hi,
I posted back at end October of the importance to me of the first day, normally in February, when I go outside and feel some warmth in the sun once again. Today was that day. Many little signs of spring too and increase in day length is really notable. The pendulum has swung….
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It’s all about the light levels/sun for me. Winter means SAD. Snow transforms the light, even if cloudy. Sunny and frosty is great too. In NW England mild winter days with sun are vanishingly rare.
Hence I look for cold weather in the dark months (5th Nov to 5th February).
From 6th February mild and sunny, cool and sunny, cold and sunny, cold and snowy are all possible so I look for all of them.
Cloudy grot like March last year (part cold and part mild), I loathe. Late winter/early Spring sun is massive for me to lift SAD.
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1 hour ago, captaincroc said:
I always thought this too. I think my 'dream' is to see a proper extreme snow event in my area. Snowdrifts, etc..roads cut off. But if we get that will be satisfied again? It's a bit like model fatigue even in cold weather as once we get it then we are kinda 'done'.
Yesterday was a joy to see, yeah it was barely a covering but it was SO pretty and so rare to have a 'Canadian morning' (my new phrase haha) where nothing has melted, everything is dry, no dripping and it was stunning. Took the dog for the longest walk and then even sat out in my garden for a good hour with a coffee just chillin and soaking it up. As minimal fall as that was it kinda gave me my fix I think! Obviously I want more but I got my dopamine hit from that! As a slushy two inches does nothing for me...
Fingers crossed for a few more flakes before the obese lady belts this weekend. haha.
Agree totally. Have to enjoy the snow when it finally arrives, it is a rare pleasure that never fails to make me happy. 1 hour pre-dawn run in fresh snow yesterday, 1 quick evening walk in rather damp wet snow last night, another pre-dawn run this morning (a slow one as was so icy!) and an hour sitting in a suntrap having lunch today...think I've made the most of the few cm's that fell!!
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2cm in Summerseat (near Ramsbottom) from a long period of very light snowfall. Nothing excessive, but really nice.
Really enjoyed my pre-dawn run making fresh tracks in the snow and light levels transformed so could easily go off-road without a torch. Best run since the first Saturday in December. Ground hard frozen too, so no wet feet and trudging through mud.
Everything looks so magical with a fresh cover of snow....
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Slow to get involved in this chase...depleated mid winter SAD seretonin levels to blame!
However, todays crisp sun was a real boost and a nice sunset now.
Nice set of ingrediants in place: dry surface cold, light maritime flow injecting moisture, instability from shallow low encroaching from NW. Very similar to early December in fact, so I'm hopeful there will be some action across the region in the next 24 hours - all the normal factors though: marginal near the coast, localised streamers with little either side, warming aloft threatening to turn things sleety/graupal/rain. Typical picture for the NW really. Fingers crossed some of us see some snow.
Worth noting that a convective NW flow looks possible on Thursday too, which might provide more interest.
Have not looked at the weekend breakdown and any fronts then, but that always gives a last chance salon possibility.
Have fun this week everyone....
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50 minutes ago, A Face like Thunder said:
I notice that tucked away under Winter Weather Discussion is a thread entitled Highlights of 2023? Our region has coverage including the thunderstorms of 12th June and the snow of 2nd December. I know that we have a while to go until the end of the year, but can anyone else think of other highlights in the Region in 2023? Or were there any other highlights? !
My highlight: The long spell of clear blue skies 2nd half May and into June. Initially fresh, then warm, then hot.
My lowlight: The payback via wet and windy weather from July onwards (other than early September).
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7 hours ago, Dangerous55019 said:
Morning everyone.
Well at 03:27 this morning, the Winter Solstice occurred!
So this is it folks… The pendulum has reached the end of its stroke… And we have reached the darkness at the end of the tunnel.
The next time we’ll be loosing daylight will be in six months time.I know that the morning end of the day has still got a little bit of light to lose … But as of tomorrow… What is being gained in the evening now outweighs what’s being lost.
The pendulum has reached its end stroke….nice analogy.
Running this morning in the dark, rain and wind, knowing it won’t even properly get light again today, I was thinking that at least the direction of travel has now changed.
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13 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:
If any consolation tonight’s the shortest sunset a whole minute lighter tomorrow
It is a consolation. For me the direction of travel has been the wrong way for 6 months, that first nudge the other way is welcome - or course still a few weeks until it is noticeable.
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Today was a real boost. SAD at its peak, maximised my time in the sun.
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1 hour ago, Summer8906 said:
I always find March mornings, prior to BST, are almost silly-light, enough to disturb sleep; yet sunset is still relatively early. On March 30 the sun will be rising in this area at an obscenely early 0545, yet still going down around 1830. In somewhere like Norwich it's even worse with sunrise 0533, sunset 1826. Late March sunrises are less an an hour later than sunrise on the summer solstice, yet sunsets are still earlier than in early October.
I run silly early every morning. Love how quickly it goes from fully dark in early Feb to fully light a few weeks later in early March.
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Rush2019 I was going to post that the lenticular clouds were interesting. Your post and the next one show them well.
Two nice days in a row, over a weekend too. We are being spoilt! I will discount the few sprinkles of rain whilst running early this morning!!