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According to last nights news it is is also pretty much the nations hot spot as regards Coronavirus cases so let’s just hope that the hot, sunny conditions don’t attract crowds to the beaches and promenade.

Streams around here are the same to the point where some have now completely dried up. Some of the damage to local river banks caused by Storm Ciara is still visible but looking at the amount of water going down them now, it’s difficult to imagine just how much rain is needed to cause that destruction.

I doubt it’s a long term pattern change but maybe the British climate Is turning into something similar to that of most of the planet where seasons aren’t just a case of hot and cold but with major fluctuations between wet and dry. I don’t know whether I’d fancy a Caribbean climate with heavy showers almost every day between June and September then pretty much dry for the rest of the year but a Southern European one of hot and dry summers followed by plenty of winter rain has its advantages.

Incredibly dry and incredibly sunny. It certainly hasn’t been day after day of warmth up here and some some days have been decidedly coolish especially back in April and parts of early May when we had a nagging easterly wind but some decent heat has certainly arrived now and the 25c my thermometer is showing is plenty warm enough for me. all I all though, I can’t remember a better period of spring weather.

Sorry John but in the north west region, the reservoir levels are well below average and approaching the same point where they brought in restrictions a couple of years ago. i can’t speak for other regions although a couple of local Pennine reservoirs owned by Yorkshire Water are also getting pretty down. TBH my initial statement was a little Tongue in cheek and more to do with the irony of water restrictions usually being followed by a change to wet weather but it has been exceptionally dry in this part of the country and one of the driest extended periods I can remember.

One that still sticks in my mind was the breakdown that followed the long hot summer of 1976. 3 months of heatwave and drought followed by one of the wettest Septembers on record certainly topped the reservoirs back up again.

The breakdown to wet and cool conditions will come either as we move out of lockdown or a hose pipe ban is introduced and looking at reservoir levels and given at least another week of dry conditions , I can see that not being too far away. it will be interesting to see what the rainfall totals for May end up being, probably under 10mm for parts of the region and that is on the back of an exceptionally dry April and long dry spells in March. February’s floods seem a long time ago now.

Just reached 22c here. i can just about remember holidays abroad and maybe some day I can enjoy one again but this sort of temperature suits me fine. anyway the grass is cut so time to crack open a cold

Clear blue sky, light breeze and getting pretty warm here. No doubt the usual honeypots will be busy with visitors today but TBH the scenery in the Rossendale Valley takes some beating on days like these and thankfully I can enjoy it by leaving the car behind and walking from my front door.

Same here, It always feels much better when rain clears and the sun puts an appearance in.

The rain has stopped but after the weather of recent weeks, it’s still a bit of a reality check.

Not the nicest of weather here at the moment, damp breezy and cool. hopefully something a bit drier will move in but looking at the radar, this is forming right above my head so it could hang around for some time. anyway much as I don’t like wet weather, it will help the gardens.

11th of May and it’s trying to snow here.

I spoke to soon, peeeing it down now but it was good while it lasted.

Decent day here so far. plenty of time for our share of showers to arrive but looking at the radar it seems like today is one of those rare occasions where the best weather is east of the M6.

ITV didn’t have any better luck with theirs. as already said though if it had been snow they would have got it bang on.

We do need some decent rain although after the deluges throughout the winter, it’s amazing how quickly the ground dried out and streams became a trickle. I just hope that the next few days are the exception though and not the start of a wet summer as is often the case with a pattern change at this time of year.

Thinking just the same myself.

My temperature sensor isn’t the most accurate but it reached 22c this afternoon and the warmest day here so far this year. certainly plenty of opportunity in the garden for topping up what is already as good a tan as I’ve paid a fortune to get in the past and that’s with using cream. it’s just a shame that things look to be breaking down over the next few days but after a lengthy dry spell the ground could do with a bit of a watering.

It’s certainly been rattling the fence panels a lot here over the last few days but this morning seems a bit calmer. that said it’s been a fantastic few weeks of usable weather and with plenty of time on my hands, the garden is looking much better for it.

Hammering it down now.

Saw/heard this up in Bacup but nothing afterwards. Went outside afterwards waiting for round two, amazing how mild it felt.

Yeah it should keep the dust down. just a shame about having to cancel tonight’s bbq

Sticking here now, a cm or two at most but still coming down hard. is it to much to ask for a hard frost after it stops so I can manage a bit of winter walking in winter conditions even though it’s spring tomorrow.

Blizzard conditions here for the last half hour or so but pretty wet stuff and struggling to stick. on the tops I’d imagine it’s a different matter though.