Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Scuba steve]

 Iceaxecrampon it is Baltic had the JRT out for a good walk in light jacket  a bad mistake  lol, off to pick up the old boy BT from vets he’s had a couple of teeth out though I’m sure he will be fit for battle tomorrow

[A Face like Thunder]

 Iceaxecrampon agree Whitby but take your thermals WillinGlossop

A varied day here, partly bright, partly cloudy, dry throughout but a keen wind keeping things cold, even in the sun.

 

[cheshire snow]

Still feeling cold in the breeze,yesterday felt ok with a bit of sunshine,starting to look towards some warmer weather now,but have nagging feeling we are not done yet with cold and snow.at least in this part of the region we have remained dry this week,which in itself is quite some achievement.

[weatherobsuk]

Quite the pea-souper this morning with persistent hill fog & light drizzle shrouding the upper slopes around the Peak District, passing over Rushup Edge was particularly fun at 6am as the visibility dropped down to no more than 10 meters ahead with the beginnings of daylight just occasionally offering a glimmer of respite. 

At least the weather worked in my favour whilst on a short wander around Padley Gorge, capturing the ethereal tree silhouettes amongst the low-lying mist.

 

[WillinGlossop]

 Iceaxecrampon cheers will have a look… Paddy’s ex boss is up around there at the moment… looks very pretty… 

Been to Whitby it’s lovely place… and Saltburn… would love go back soon… 

 Had Worse haven’t been there before… will have a look at this too

[WillinGlossop]

 A Face like Thunder yes indeedlydoodly bit brisk… do like Whitby… ️  

[Rain Lady]

Still drying nicely.  Some sun this morning but went really bleak this afternoon as grey murk came over from Yorkshire and beyond in the brisk east wind.

[severe snowstorm]

The decent spell of weather continues with another dry day today, although temps down on the past couple of days and a bit more of a chilly feel in the breeze. Max temp 8.4C. 

[WillinGlossop]

4.8c really chilly feel in breeze… just taken bins out… woodburner lit…. Hubby made delicious chicken chasseur for tea… stuffed  

Looks more damp and drizzly Sunday… rain amounts have deminished over the last few days for weekend… 

[Iceaxecrampon]

 Scuba steve Tough old boots aren’t they. Look after him

[A Face like Thunder]

 WillinGlossop Saltburn on the N Yorkshire coast - spent our childhood holidays there and wrote a book about it in 2015. A lovely place which I try and visit at least once a year.

[Scuba steve]

 Iceaxecrampon will do he’s already chewing on his toys tough oh yes they are lol

[Had Worse]

@WillinGlossop, forgot to mention,  you could go to Durham. The Newcastle train from Stalybridge stops there aswell as York.

Edited March 7 by Had Worse

[WillinGlossop]

 A Face like Thunder oh wow you wrote a book about it… it is a lovely place… had a few chilled long weekends there… strolling along beach just by ourselves… really great place to get away from it all and take a breather  

[Had Worse]

 WillinGlossop currently you would be very chilled

[WillinGlossop]

 Had Worse applied to go to Durham university and went on an open day in 1999… haven’t been back since but I remember it being a really lovely city… might be good to go there with Paddy  was thinking about two day in York then somewhere else for a couple… 

Edited March 7 by WillinGlossop

[damianslaw]

Another decent day, its stayed dry, but rather cloudy. Quite chilly though.

This day last year we were under a snow warning, Thurs 8th overnight delivered a few inches of snow. Alas the outlook is exceptionally non-descript. 

[A Face like Thunder]

Variable cloud and sunny spells, and still a chilly wind. We've been promised more sun today than yesterday, but it remains to be seen whether this comes to pass.

[Scuba steve]

Cloudy with odd bits of brightness though bitter in the wind 

[tricol]

Pretty dull day with the sun trying to come through. Quite chilly, especially when the wind picks up. Seems like it will be a fairly standard March by the looks of the forecast at the moment which I wont mind at all. The ground is drying around us which is nice. At last!

[Had Worse]

Dull with a few shafts of sun on the hills towards the Snake Pass.

Wind is quite cutting. 

[Iceaxecrampon]

Birkrigg. Ulverston 

That Easterly is still well Raw 

 

 

[Scuba steve]

 Iceaxecrampon I was in ulverston for an hour earlier 

 

[damianslaw]

 tricol Yes we've had a run of dry days, can't recall last time we notched up 5 dry days on the trot. Last March was exceptionally wet and also wintry early on. However, I don't associate March and lots of rain, this March has felt more characteristic of what I expect from March, quite dry, often cloudy with chilly northerly and easterly airstreams. Mid March marks the driest quarter of the year on average in the Lake District, through to mid June. Best time to visit I believe.

Back to today, fine, plenty of sunny spells, despite a warming sunshine, the easterly breeze is cold and requires 3 layer wrapped up attire.

[Iceaxecrampon]

 Scuba steve soon got to the Bardsea coast road. No roadworks in town for a change.

Carried on up to Coniston - the climbing playground of Dow Crag and the Old Man looking fabulous when the Sun came out a brew in the Herdwick café, really quiet, everyone waiting for the big day of Campbell’s Bluebird K7 return tomorrow maybe.
 

Memories of camping down Bowmanstead many time in the 70s and 80s looking out across the lake at night thinking where he could be.

Mixed  thoughts of all the wrangling and fighting that’s gone over the years between Bill Smith and the Ruskin Museum then again, maybe the skipper should’ve stayed with the boat  

All down to this which inspired Bill, a fabulous piece of music from a fabulous band. 

 

 Had Worse Tell me about it!