Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[tricol]

Another fine morning. Off to Scotland for some biking, fingers crossed this holds out until Sunday at least!

Everywhere growing really fast at the moment, it almost feels like summer growth.

[PennineMark]

Today highlights one of the frustrating things about this part of the country at this time of year. High pressure overhead, yet due to its position the winds from the west bring cloud, whilst many to the east and south are having a lovely day.  Hopefully as the high shifts east we get more a southerly and more in the way of blue sky. 

[WillinGlossop]

When the sun is out… it feels warm and humid… another day gardening… 19c currently… lots of dosy bumble bees about… have to look where I’m walking on grass… rhododendrons are swarming with bees  

just popped to village greens in charlesworth for some fish for tea and picked up some local clotted cream ice cream for later yum  

[raul_sbd]

19.3c here in central Glossop with 67% RH - feeling nice and warm when sun is out

[Rush2019]

Yes, some quite warm bursts of sunshine here in Glossop in-between the huge cumulus.  Manor Park was lovely, I love the scent of the flowering wild garlic, thought it was @WillinGlossop cooking wafting in the air for a moment.

[WillinGlossop]

 Rush2019 haha  nice to see the ducklings so cute 

Yey it’s really prevalent this year must be due to mild and wet weather we’ve had… do love wild garlic really good chopped up and either mashed into butter or over a salad… 

when that suns out hot hot hot  

still gardening two hours weeding & dead heading and an hour hedge trimming down drive (only small hedges) leaving bigger ones to someone else after birds have finished nesting…

 

Edited May 8 by WillinGlossop

[Scuba steve]

Mostly dull with some brightness now was interesting watching a builder remove dvla clamp with a stihl saw earlier I didn’t film it as he was apoplectic with anger and shouting at his labourers who where doing the removal

[WillinGlossop]

 Scuba steve

walked through Howard park yesterday and nearly got run over by an Evri delivery drivers van… he’d jumped out to deliver a parcel and hadn’t put it in neutral/put hand brake on… all we saw was van coming down hill, no driver but it smashed into a builders van… if hadn’t of hit that it’d have hit us walking along the pavement… there was definitely some expletives going on we heard massive crash/crunch and saw the delivery guy running down the road towards the crash… there was liquid going down the road and looked like the van was a right mess… not driveable 

Edited May 8 by WillinGlossop

[Scuba steve]

 WillinGlossop bloody hell, you where lucky

[Dark Horse]

Looks like make the most of the next 4 days as the inevitable descent into dross again looks likely, hopefully won't last too long. Perfect temps low 20s on the way really nice and comfortable, this was my mum's favourite weather, she would have been sat out enjoying it with her book .

[Rush2019]

 Dark Horse   Enjoy the weather as best you can just like your mum would've done, yep, low to mid twenties is ideal for me too, can go a bit higher just as long as the nights are comfortable for sleeping.

[iand61]

Cloudy start but brightening since late morning and lovely this afternoon and after months of wondering if the wet drops would ever end, another dry day.

I think it’s time to cut the grass.

 

[Weather-history]

Sunday?

[Scorcher]

 Weather-history The same charts showed rain across Northern England for today only a few days back. It's been completely dry.

[WillinGlossop]

 Scuba steve yep we were poor builders van eek also there was a young girl with two dogs walking in opposite direction.. if we’d of had to have jumped out of the way would of hit her oh well we live another day

enjoying the drier warmer weather… 4/5 hours gardening and it’s looking pretty before we have grass cut tomorrow and head down souf on Friday… if trains play ball  

 

Edited May 8 by WillinGlossop

[Scorcher]

20.6C recorded at Rostherne today- the 3rd day of the month already that has exceeded 20C.

The average max there is 18.5C so far this month which is an impressively warm start.

Edited May 8 by Scorcher

[Weather-history]

Met Office text forecast mentions the chance of heavy thundery showers on Sunday.

 

[iand61]

 Weather-history  aye just seen the forecast and Sunday onwards is looking a bit iffy but hopefully another few dry, sunny and warm days before that.

this time last year was approaching the start of the long dry and mainly sunny spell but there is nothing in the extended forecast to show a repeat this time round.

 

[A Face like Thunder]

Having spent a gorgeous day in North Yorkshire yesterday, it was good to have a similar start to to the day today. Let's hope it lasts!

[Had Worse]

Mornings All.

The weather is spoiling us at the moment. 

I'm trying to get as much done as possible whilst it's dry.

Sunday onwards looks interesting and potentially wet.

@WillinGlossop You where  very lucky. Nearly in the wrong place at the wrong time. 

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse indeedlydoodly

Lovely morning hazy sunshine hopefully clouds melt away like yesterday

off for a quick stroll (hopefully minus delivery van crashes) then packing for trip to Londonford tomorrow  

making lamb vindaloo for tea  

Edited May 9 by WillinGlossop

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlossop Don't forget the photos of the Lamb Vindaloo. 

Do you do a takeaway service

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse

maybe side job in catering in future

attempting to grow our own chillies we’ll see how that goes (usually end up killing plants) 

19c already and sunshine has broken through clouds/haze

[Rush2019]

 WillinGlossop   I'll return to have a walk around Howard Park, being sure to look out for escaping vans, glad you didn't get hurt.  Will have a look at Dinting too.

Well this cloud is stubborn, the sun is struggling to burn it off here.  Nice temp though at 15.7°C.

[WillinGlossop]

Rush2019 Lovely little park, Howard park, yes craziness… there was a van on turnlea road yesterday with four flat tyres and what looked like bullet holes in the windscreen eek don’t know what’d gone on there  

little picnic in the garden  

Edited May 9 by WillinGlossop