North West Regional Discussion March 2022 onwards

[Weather-history]

Very healthy sunshine totals this week that is going to give the Manchester Summer index, a boost.

Its going to be a 200+ for the index this summer 

[severe snowstorm]

The nights are starting to get warmer again now as the heatwave starts to kick in, not as cold overnight last night with a low of 12.6C. It was still comfortable enough for sleeping with the window open. However, we can expect night time minimums to rise by a degree or so each day now until Sunday which will combine with residual heat from the daytime periods to start to make things rather uncomfortable overnight over the coming days. Anyway, a lovely start to the day here and will certainly be a hot day with the temperature likely hitting around 30C.

Edited August 10, 2022 by severe snowstorm
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[iand61]

Fitting some blinds in the bedroom and leaving the window wide open certainly made a difference last night with the inside temperature down to 23.5c and a pretty comfortable nights sleep.

during the hot spell in July it reached as much as 35c inside and once didn’t drop below 30c which is way above anything acceptable but the slightly longer hours of darkness will hopefully allow temperatures to ease slightly.

 

[Rush2019]

Woke up 3am ish,  temp was 12.5°, think that was the lowest reading, comparing it to Man. Airport TAF at the same time was 12°.  Left bedroom window wide open all night, thermometer in my room was reading 22°.  Night time temps comfortable for now.  Super, stunning, start to a new day.  Things will get uncomfortable, but again it's only for so many days, that helps me to endure a few nights interrupted sleep .   Enjoy your day.

[davehsug]

Just delighted that we're finally going to get a decent spell of clear skies and sunshine. Sure, we've had some exceptional heat and a lot of dry weather, but we've also had long runs of days on end of cloud, wind and cool days, especially pre mid July. This is just a good summer week, perhaps a bit warmer than most of us would prefer, but miles better than what's become our standard August washout. Enjoy it and think of it when perma-November returns shortly.

[Scorcher]

1 hour ago, Weather-history said:

Very healthy sunshine totals this week that is going to give the Manchester Summer index, a boost.

Its going to be a 200+ for the index this summer 

Indeed- it's been a while since we had a very sunny August. I don't think August 2020 was that sunny here, despite being warm.

[WillinGlossop]

23.5c at 830 going to be hotter than yesterday… can we nudge 30-32c today  

[WillinGlossop]

27c already… off for walk around Dovestones Reservoir… have good day all

[damianslaw]

4 hours ago, Scorcher said:

Indeed- it's been a while since we had a very sunny August. I don't think August 2020 was that sunny here, despite being warm.

Yes August sunshine has been at a premium in many recent years.

This morning gloriously sunny, blue sky and clear. 5 days of this and temps climbing each day. Expecting our high will be 29 degrees by Saturday. Many a summer passes by without such temps. 

[Backtrack]

27C, and today could be the first cloudless day of the summer. Can you believe that? A whole summer without a cloudless day!

[Snowmad79]

3 hours ago, WillinGlossop said:

27c already… off for walk around Dovestones Reservoir… have good day all

Enjoy your walk mate, not been there in a while! be interested in knowing how the ressie is doing for water :)

[The Northern Ramper]

We have been  at a funeral in Devon yesterday and set off very early back up here this morning. The sunrise over Somerset was epic.

 

A few years ago today’s weather would have been too warm for me but after the other weeks heat my appreciation of (what hot is) has changed.

[damianslaw]

9 minutes ago, Ramp said:

We have been  at a funeral in Devon yesterday and set off very early back up here this morning. The sunrise over Somerset was epic.

 

A few years ago today’s weather would have been too warm for me but after the other weeks heat my appreciation of (what hot is) has changed.

Acclimatisation.. doesn't take long for majority of people to adapt to heat and cold, how else can we survive in places such as Sahara and Siberia..

[Rush2019]

28° here, east Cheshire, tallies with Man Airport temp.  It's woohoo glorious, wall to wall blue skies, and Magnum ice lolly time.

[Methuselah]

31 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Acclimatisation.. doesn't take long for majority of people to adapt to heat and cold, how else can we survive in places such as Sahara and Siberia..

Well, to put it succinctly, WE can't: But well done to all those Bedouins and Siberians who can! It's not 'the majority' I worry about.

[davehsug]

1 hour ago, damianslaw said:

Acclimatisation.. doesn't take long for majority of people to adapt to heat and cold, how else can we survive in places such as Sahara and Siberia..

I was thinking that when I went out for 10 minutes at dinnertime. It was about 27c. It didn't feel too warm at all, and I would normally be getting towards my comfort limit at that. I  did think back to July, and I remembered what real heat felt like!

[RobR]

Lovely cloudless skies last night for sunset and today. As alluded to the heat doesn't feel that OTT, even with my failed air con in the car, I just had the windows down with some cross breeze and it wasn't too bad.

[WillinGlossop]

2 hours ago, Snowmad79 said:

Enjoy your walk mate, not been there in a while! be interested in knowing how the ressie is doing for water

Been lovely hot day… 30-33c registered on car… all the reservoirs are so low at the moment… 31c reached here back in Glossop… went to Dovestones and then Littleborough via Baitings reservoir… g&t on patio and feet in a bucket of cold water

reservoirs compared now vs normal 

Edited August 10, 2022 by WillinGlossop

[Snowmad79]

29 minutes ago, WillinGlossop said:

Been lovely hot day… 30-33c registered on car… all the reservoirs are so low at the moment… 31c reached here back in Glossop… went to Dovestones and then Littleborough via Baitings reservoir… g&t on patio and feet in a bucket of cold water

reservoirs compared now vs normal 

Thanks for the lovely pics. Can tell that is not Dovestones unless the area changed drastically lol. Anyway from the looks of it, its a good job our water in Oldham comes from the Lake District now adays  Cheers again mate.

[weatherobsuk]

28.7'c in Buxton today and relying on the car air-con for some brief respite at lunchtime, I had a look around the Goyt earlier on and both reservoirs are still over half-full despite the lack of rain so there won't be any immediate hosepipe bans for the High Peak, but reading the papers and Germany is in a dire situation regarding the Rhine and likelyhood of it being closed to river-traffic by the end of next week.

[Joe Snow]

Just reached 30c locally here in S Cheshire mid afternoon today -  yesterday was pleasant but definitely back into the 30c+ heatwave feel of things today although not the sweltering heat of a few weeks ago - hot, hot, hot regardless reaching 33-34c locally across the south of the region by the weekend  

[Chris.R]

Reach 29.9°C at home earlier, now 29.1.

[SnowThunder]

Slightly up this week, not by much though and probably won't change much in next weeks table given the heatwave, but next week looks better for rain

Nice hot cloudless day today

[Rush2019]

38 minutes ago, Joe Snow said:

Just reached 30c locally here in S Cheshire mid afternoon today -  yesterday was pleasant but definitely back into the 30c+ heatwave feel of things today although not the sweltering heat of a few weeks ago - hot, hot, hot regardless reaching 33-34c locally across the south of the region by the weekend  

Yes, just before 6pm, reached 30°C here too.

[severe snowstorm]

A max of 31.3C here today, and a warm night likely to follow. Too hot for my liking and it's definitely moved into the 'unpleasant' category for routine outdoor activities now. On the plus side for me, the heatwave will be peaking on Friday into the weekend which is good timing as I'm off work on Friday as well. I won't be doing anything that involves moving around too much, that's for sure.