Northwest Weather Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards

[Weather-history]

Horrid, very gusty and wet. 13.2mm since midnight

 

[Dan B]

It's bloody 'orrible here today; winds really picked up now and both mogs are not interested in venturing outside at all

 

I've had the fire on most of the day; got it going a bit more now as I'm feeling cold with these horse tablets Im having to take currently 

 

Lazy tea, lazy night and maybe a dram later on

 

[weatherobsuk]

The heavier gusts have arrived here now in the High Peak, 49mph and cranking up over the past 15 minutes at the Buxton weather-station with the models showing at least another 5 hours of this relentless rain & gales up to midnight.

[severe snowstorm]

Wind gusts have really picked up in the past hour. Some branches already observed down on the way back from a swift 2 pints in the pub.

[Miamay]

Wet and wild out

[Rush2019]

8 minutes ago, Jan said:

The wind hasn't dropped I can't hear it going wooooo through the doors and windows

It's going wooooo round my back passage at the moment and gusting at the front, there's a few wheelie bins on their way to the park.

[Jan]

Just now, Rush2019 said:

It's going wooooo round my back passage at the moment and gusting at the front, there's a few wheelie bins on their way to the park.

I've just poked my head out of the back door defo a hooley

[weatherobsuk]

From FB reports, Winnats Pass is 'dicey' with the gales in full-force up there and flooding is beginning to get more pronounced around the Castleton & Bamford areas along the Derwent.

[Scuba steve]

Very much a tropical storm feel to it with the rain bands and very gusty winds  certainly not a night for sitting in the garden with a beer 

[Joe Snow]

A wild kind of night strongest gusts so far rattling through - can I swap tonight for last Saturday's snow please?  

[dodge]

Ain't no rain shadow/shield here when the winds are blasting in directly from the West and the Irish Sea moisture generator is on...rain just piling up and gaining intensity on west facing hills.  Lashing against the windows here.  Winds very gusty now and I bet the Mcr Christmas Markets will be quiet tonight.

[Day 10]

I said I was going for snow on Christmas Day but I didn't say what year .

[Rain Lady]

Rain furiously lashing down.  Contact up in the Lakes says there's been 2 inches rain in Langdale in past 7 hrs.

[A Face like Thunder]

Yellow weather warnings for rain and wind seem to be justified here.

[weatherobsuk]

65mph in Buxton recorded at 18:50, surprised Amber warnings haven't been issued yet given there's a few more hours of this to come and it's the usual Christmas Pub-crawl season.

[Rain Lady]

1 minute ago, toggerob said:

65mph in Buxton recorded at 18:50, surprised Amber warnings haven't been issued yet given there's a few more hours of this to come and it's the usual Christmas Pub-crawl season.

They don't know about us in the NW.

 

[Scuba steve]

Worst seems to have passed through now 

[severe snowstorm]

Yes, same here, wind gusts abating now.

[severe snowstorm]

The warning was definitely justified, some trees down locally, including one at least across the main road.

[Dark Horse]

Got to admit the outlook is kinda poor for cold and snow, not the worst charts ever but even so. I know even a week to 10 days is a long time in weather but some of the even more knowledgeable on here did say December wasn't going to be great until after xmas. And the core of cold would be in the new year where it might be very interesting. I think the cold we had not long ago was just a taster before the main course late this month onward. I would take a winter like 2012-13 which didn't get going until mid January. Turned out to be a good winter that with quite a few snow events. Probably the last decent winter overall. Might be asking too much for a 2009-10 though.

[Rain Lady]

Winds dropped a bit.

 

[weatherobsuk]

'Do not travel' alert issued

Northern has now issued a do not travel alert due to the weather. It says: "Where possible, Northern customers are advised NOT TO TRAVEL due to multiple weather-related incidents, and replacement road transport being very limited."

Looks like landings at Manchester Airport are also fun this evening, with plenty of go-arounds on FR24.

[cheshire snow]

11 minutes ago, severe snowstorm said:

The warning was definitely justified, some trees down locally, including one at least across the main road.

Tree down in Hartford,I thought a Tornado was going through.

[Sun dog]

Time to take the dog out. Looks like I might have to put my coat on.

 

 

[Scuba steve]

To quote the northern colloquialism, the big coat