The North Of England Regional Discussion

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Started raining about half hour ago just had a 5 min heavy shower

[Beverley Lass]

Looks like the GFS was correct and the NAE wrong, the heaviest rain is right over us here. Hopefully this wont be like June 2007 and sit over us all day. Its pretty heavy at the moment.

Eeek yes, it's been pouring down for two hours now and it's so dark overhead.

Standing water already in parts of gardens.

BL.

[tinybill]

Eeek yes, it's been pouring down for two hours now and it's so dark overhead.

Standing water already in parts of gardens.

BL.

get sandbags ready!!

[Chris D]

Think I may see the first rumble of thunder all year with this blob coming at me. Great, mind you I think it'll coincide with when I set off for work, shall be interesting.

Getting progressively darker.

[sunny scunny]

71.2mm of rain for the month so far

[Snow free zone]

Probably not the time to be talking about this but i'll mention it anyway Can someone with a bit more understanding explain how the Pennines seem to be having hardly any effect at all on the rain as it passes E - W. Looking at the radar, the intensity is being maintained throughout. The rain event of 2 weeks ago, was significantly moderated by the hills whilst passing W - E.

Probably a simple explanation but i'm just interested to know whats going on here.

[Chris D]

Heavens have opened, have to say, the rain seems heavier than it looks on radar.

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

heavier rain now

[Thunder Snow]

Rain dying away now

[Stratocumulus perlucidus]

Rumble of thunder

[4wd]

Thunder and thick fog earlier, rain and thick fog now.

11.2mm so far. Not that heavy just now, we seem to be on the edge of it just about.

[Terminal Moraine]

Unless the large area of rain over northern England pivots south, or there is some sort of spectacular development to the east, there is no way we'll be getting a months worth of rain today despite what the local weather forecasts keep saying. I already feel deeply aggrieved that I missed a really good storm yesterday evening by about 6 miles and this is just poking a stick into a raw wound.

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Virtual drought conditions here with just 5mm so far today and only 28.4mm so far this month.

[Lancashire Lass]

Morning everyone. Are we all a bit soggy? It's been raining heavily for the past 30 mins here.

[Thunder Snow]

I think weather forecasters have got this wrong it's move through very quickly

[Liam J]

Heavy rain falling here atm, no thunder or lightning......

[Lancashire Lass]

Heavy rain falling here atm, no thunder or lightning......

Aye, we just get all the rain lol

[Mark Griffin]

Well no way near the rainfall forecast. Steady rain for the last few hours, certainly not heavy or damaging plus its clearing.

[Thunder Snow]

Sun coming through now

[Beverley Lass]

get sandbags ready!!

Thankfully it has eased right up now and the sky is lighter.

Not so bad as feared.

18mm in my gauge for today so far.

BL

[Deluxe]

Spell of heavy rain and thunder this morning, but we're out of it now, just spells of drizzle with persistent mist/fog.

[Polar Maritime]

Tipping it down here, the storm that missed TM last night past over me around 8.15pm. Will look at the rainfall totals tonight, there could be more than some expect.

[Thunder Snow]

Sunny intervals now

[dodge]

The rain is persistent and heavy at times here but nothing at the moment like it was the other week. That said the radar is showing up some further beefy band of rain/showers out to the east so I won't be counting the chickens just yet.

[Terminal Moraine]

Tipping it down here, the storm that missed TM last night past over me around 8.15pm. Will look at the rainfall totals tonight, there could be more than some expect.

I'll be interested to know what you had in that storm. My son was out cycling and got caught in it between Youlgreave and Elton, he said it was the heaviest rain he's ever ridden in.