Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[iand61]

7 minutes ago, Rain Lady said:

swilling down now plus strong wind

BBC Four TV 1962/3 winter

Some bright colours showing on the radar and there not far from here now.

guess I’ll soon know how heavy the reds and oranges are.

edit……..it’s arrived and it’s heavy.

Edited December 23, 2023 by iand61

[PennineMark]

Where's all this come from? Good luck to anyone currently navigating a few pubs or bars.

Edited December 23, 2023 by PennineMark

[Alexis]

I think this intense development has caught the forecasters off guard.

[Dark Horse]

6 minutes ago, PennineMark said:

Where's all this come from? Good luck to anyone navigating a few pubs or bars in that.

Good job I went out last night, at least it was mainly dry with just a bit of drizzle in the air if a bit gusty. Wouldn't have been so good if a lady was dressed like Marilyn Monroe though  

Edited December 23, 2023 by Dark Horse

[Scuba steve]

Pretty heavy rain and gusty glad I went out on the jaffa cakes last night

[Had Worse]

On the train near Lancaster,  proper tipping it down. 

[East Lancs Rain]

9 hours ago, Iceaxecrampon said:

Dreich Windermere shores 

Typical Lake District weather - thick cloud, damp, fog over the fells. The last few days have been continuously dark, wet and windy here, with no sun whatsoever, which is unusual even for this time of year. Even a typical Atlantic onslaught pattern you would normally get a dryer and brighter day between weather systems.

[Had Worse]

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

[Scuba steve]

4 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

Could have been worse steering rack could have failed

[cheshireoak]

Raining hard in the marginals temp falling, but still at 8.5C

7 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

Flippin 'eck HW that's grim-have they offered alternatives?

[Scuba steve]

4 minutes ago, cheshireoak said:

Raining hard in the marginals temp falling, but still at 8.5C

Flippin 'eck HW that's grim-have they offered alternatives?

Guy with a sponge maybe 

[cheshireoak]

10 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

Guy with a sponge maybe 

That's just cruel Scoobs! But given state of public transport all to possible......train companies offering big brolly so that you don't get wet trying to thumb it????

[iand61]

26 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

Obviously the wrong type of rain for the wipers, the wet type.

[Scuba steve]

2 minutes ago, cheshireoak said:

That's just cruel Scoobs! But given state of public transport all to possible......train companies offering big brolly so that you don't get wet trying to thumb it????

lol trains are a disgrace now a days can’t remember the last decent experience of rail travel

[A Face like Thunder]

15 minutes ago, Scuba steve said:

lol trains are a disgrace now a days can’t remember the last decent experience of rail travel

... when Virgin Trains ran the West Coast route perhaps?

[Scuba steve]

3 minutes ago, A Face like Thunder said:

... when Virgin Trains ran the West Coast route perhaps?

Tbh until they where coming to the end of their franchise I found them ok 

[carinthian]

I think today ranks as one of the most miserable days ever weather wise. Low cloud, persistent thick drizzle that now has turned to heavy rain. Hardly any day light and although mild temps , the wind makes it feel thoroughly damp and cold. Time to shut the curtains and shut it all alway with a nice scotch on the rocks. Hope tomorrow gives some break from the mud and gloom ?

C

[WillinGlossop]

53 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

Oh jeez that’s pretty bad going by the train company…  hope you can get back home to Hadfield this evening some heavy rain earlier but wind has been main thing here… 

[itsnowjoke]

Just thought I would tell you is raining 

[Rush2019]

1 hour ago, Had Worse said:

Windscreen wipers have failed on our train  back to Manchester.  The train will be terminating at Preston.

The next train to Manchester from Preston has been cancelled.

If they cannot run another train to Manchester, I hope they provide a coach.  Been a long day for you.  

[Scuba steve]

2 minutes ago, Rush2019 said:

If they cannot run another train to Manchester, I hope they provide a coach.  Been a long day for you.  

Or a taxi 

14 minutes ago, itsnowjoke said:

Just thought I would tell you is raining 

That’s very thoughtful of you

[WillinGlossop]

6 minutes ago, Rush2019 said:

If they cannot run another train to Manchester, I hope they provide a coach.  Been a long day for you.  

Indeedlydoodly… hopefully that won’t take too long the state of the rail network is abysmal… profits yey say shareholders…. Users of the service nil point 

[Had Worse]

Got off train at Lancaster and got on Avanti that was stuck behind.  Got off at Warrington Bank Quay and now on TFW to Manchester Piccadilly.  Hopefully we'll make the 2300 or 23.30 train back to Hadfield. 

[Joe Snow]

A damp, dark kind of Saturday typical of the time of year to be honest brightening up somewhat towards dusk but not much use this time of year with rain following on this evening. A potentially very mild Xmas Eve tomorrow with 12-14c across the south of the region the 14c maybe somewhere like Hawarden but with more rain and winds picking up probably not feeling it. Unsettled again on Xmas Day, some Boxing Day respite then more unsettled weather late week leading into a possible change to something drier and colder into the New Year we can hope. 

[Rain Lady]

Still raining a bit here and there's a wild booming wind.    What a night.   Rain belt is moving south, but daresay , as usual, we will have taken the power out of it and down there there'll be just a damping.  I'm fed up with this utterly miserable weather.  Can anyone forecast any cheer?