Midlands Regional Weather Discussion

[SollyOlly]

Yep, cool and wet here too (again). Wasn't it about a year ago that we were entering a four day period of 30+...?!

Pub garden for us on Thursday or Friday if the sun does come out, not done that since June! I've almost forgotten the 'wasps around yer beer' problem...! ha ha. King's Arms in Knowle, I fancy.

[cyclonic happiness]

Was going to go on a long motorbike ride out today, but the weather is a whole lot worse than was forecast.

It's literally like mid Autumn atm, I must have picked the worst August on record to have two weeks annual leave :-(

[I remember Atlantic 252]

3 hours ago, SollyOlly said:

Yep, cool and wet here too (again). Wasn't it about a year ago that we were entering a four day period of 30+...?!

Pub garden for us on Thursday or Friday if the sun does come out, not done that since June! I've almost forgotten the 'wasps around yer beer' problem...! ha ha. King's Arms in Knowle, I fancy.

must be common name, Kings Arms Stafford too

[Polar Maritime]

Lovely day here in the Peak District, long warm sunny spells, many local farmers are cutting for Hay as been holding off for a good while due to wet weather..

[I remember Atlantic 252]

1 minute ago, Polar Maritime said:

Lovely day here in the Peak District, long warm sunny spells, many local farmers are cutting for Hay as been holding off for a good while due to wet weather..

in middle of north/south split, filth to south, summer to north, see the blue sky to the north all day, here been dry at least, was expecting washout but far enough north

[Polar Maritime]

Just now, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

in middle of north/south split, filth to south, summer to north, see the blue sky to the north all day, here been dry at least, was expecting washout but far enough north

At least the next few days will be something more Summer like. Hopefully not the last, September can deliver some heat under the right conditions. Hopefully we will see some more convection this year...

[wende123]

4 hours ago, SollyOlly said:

Yep, cool and wet here too (again). Wasn't it about a year ago that we were entering a four day period of 30+...?!

Pub garden for us on Thursday or Friday if the sun does come out, not done that since June! I've almost forgotten the 'wasps around yer beer' problem...! ha ha. King's Arms in Knowle, I fancy.

Yes I think it was, but most of last summer was high 20Cs and sometimes over 30C.

Apart from a short period in June that was good, the rest of the summer so far has been dismal. Recent weeks have felt more like early Autumn 

I'm hopeful for a late spurt of summer in late August going into September, but we'll get what we get. 

[Metwatch]

A max of 16.2C today which is almost 7C below the mean max, but only have to go back to 2017 for a much worse 8th of August, where it only got up to 14.2C with 16mm of rainfall. Today 1mm fell.

Some nice skies at the moment as the front clears, altocumulus undalutus clouds I believe. 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Metwatch

[Dancerwithwings]

24 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

A max of 16.2C today which is almost 7C below the mean max, but only have to go back to 2017 for a much worse 8th of August, where it only got up to 14.2C with 16mm of rainfall. Today 1mm fell.

I’ve hit 17c today in my back yard, but all it takes is a glimpse of the sun and temps can very briefly rise, I was today in Kingsbury’s and for about 15mins that was the case didn’t last long though ️

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This is me right now at 19:23

 

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Dancerwithwings

[Iceman2606]

Unseasonably Cool Day from Storm Antoni - 5 August 2023 Time-Lapse

 

[Neil Harris]

Beautiful morning. Hopefully hanging on!

[DIS1970]

And the sheath of cloud arrives.

[SollyOlly]

Cloudless sky here right now, sky a beautiful blue...sun out in full, but a decent breeze making it feel pleasantly warm, not hot. This is the type of summer weather that I like...totally useable, attractive to the eye, and no disabling excessive heat or humidity. My missus commented to me this morning that it feels more like a day in May rather than August, but it's ideal for me!

[Neil Harris]

3 hours ago, DIS1970 said:

And the sheath of cloud arrives.

Popped out at lunch, a few sunny moments but mostly cloud. Shame, but at least it's warm

[Summer of 95]

Almost totally cloudy here since about 10-11am, was some blue earlier but not completely cloudless. Total waste of warmer air

[Don]

9 hours ago, Summer of 95 said:

Almost totally cloudy here since about 10-11am, was some blue earlier but not completely cloudless. Total waste of warmer air

Turned out to be nice here later on.

[Metwatch]

Much warmer evening than in recent weeks, still above 18C gone past midnight.

Can't compare to some of the hot days during Last august or August 2020 where it would still be in the low 20s at this time. 

[Polar Maritime]

Glorious Summers morning here, currently at Bakewell before the tourist arrive...

Edited August 10, 2023 by Polar Maritime

[Metwatch]

Nice burst of colour tonight. 

Apart from the breeze, today has been perfect, max of 24°C, dew point in the 12-13°C range since late morning with some good sunny spells.

August trying to make up for July it seems.

[Iceman2606]

Summer Finally Returns - 10 August 2023 Time-Lapse

 

[Midlands Ice Age]

On 09/08/2023 at 11:15, SollyOlly said:

Cloudless sky here right now, sky a beautiful blue...sun out in full, but a decent breeze making it feel pleasantly warm, not hot. This is the type of summer weather that I like...totally useable, attractive to the eye, and no disabling excessive heat or humidity. My missus commented to me this morning that it feels more like a day in May rather than August, but it's ideal for me!

My wife and I are of similar dispositions.

She hates breeze... I love it.
MIA

[Metwatch]

Stunning afterglow colours yet again tonight.

Been quite breezy today, but apart from that dry, with some sunny spells. Max of 22°C.

[SollyOlly]

Yes, similar here, not far from Coventry. A few drops of rain, but otherwise quite breezy but perfectly acceptable for an early/mid August day. Nothing too extreme either way...very useable. Family and I had a nice walk, picked plenty of wild blackberries (people don't seem nearly as interested in wild blackberries compared to when I was young?), and I'm blending them in to some white vanilla ice-cream for tonight's pud...!

[Dancerwithwings]

2 minutes ago, SollyOlly said:

Yes, similar here, not far from Coventry. A few drops of rain, but otherwise quite breezy but perfectly acceptable for an early/mid August day. Nothing too extreme either way...very useable. Family and I had a nice walk, picked plenty of wild blackberries (people don't seem nearly as interested in wild blackberries compared to when I was young?), and I'm blending them in to some white vanilla ice-cream for tonight's pud...!

My hunting ground is Elmdon park area, and my wife as been none stop bringing in wild berries from the park lately …..my daughters love em, but they aren’t for me, I’m a savoury dude….give me a bag of roasted peanuts any day

[SollyOlly]

9 minutes ago, Dancerwithwings said:

My hunting ground is Elmdon park area, and my wife as been none stop bringing in wild berries from the park lately …..my daughters love em, but they aren’t for me, I’m a savoury dude….give me a bag of roasted peanuts any day

Bro, we're close to each other...I can walk to Elmdon Park from here...my local is 'Jubilee' (Olton) Park...my daughter cooked a SPECIAL apple and blackberry crumble tonight. But she said "this is autumn food"...!? I just smiled. Anyway. Nice to be in touch with locals! 

Edited August 12, 2023 by SollyOlly