Northwest England regional thread 3 /3 onwards

[alr1970]

1 minute ago, Had Worse said:

I can see the smoke billowing again in the distance.

Yes, it keeps flaring up in small areas all across the hill, then dying away again, presumably as they dump a chopper-load of water on it.

[Weather-history]

It will come as no surprise that May and June were the sunniest May-June period ever recorded for our region.

 

[WillinGlossop]

2 hours ago, Had Worse said:

I'd singe them with a flame thrower. Obviously not near any combustible material.

I can see the smoke billowing again in the distance.

 

I hope the arsonist if caught is given to the firefighters to deal with.... I’m sure they’ll kick seven shxxs of hell out of them.... absolute scum.... 

[alr1970]

I'm sat on the grass at the Castlefield bowl for the second Wednesday running, for Sounds of the City, and both weeks it's been a balmy evening. I never dreamed it would be like this when I booked tickets in the depths of winter.

I could get used to this!

Edited July 4, 2018 by alr1970

[Weather-history]

Absolute drought now

[WillinGlossop]

15 dry days in a row... 21c 9am... blue skies rinse and repeat....

[Had Worse]

2 minutes ago, WillinGlossop said:

15 dry days in a row... 21c 9am... blue skies rinse and repeat....

Yes. The plants are looking stressed.

What year was the extra colourful autumn due to the dry summer? 

There was something to do with the heat and dry ground that causes the leaves to turn more vivid than usual.

[severe snowstorm]

On 03/07/2018 at 16:38, Weather-history said:

 

I remember witnessing this one summer around the mid 90s during a visit to the lakes. Can't remember which year this was. Can anyone else recall the year?

[Weather-history]

1 hour ago, Dexter said:

I remember witnessing this one summer around the mid 90s during a visit to the lakes. Can't remember which year this was. Can anyone else recall the year?

1995 or 1996

[Weather-history]

Since the start of May, Ronaldsway has recorded about 610 hours of sunshine, a staggering 9.3hrs per day on average in that period. 

[Snow free zone]

I don't keep records but the last rainfall we had here was from a thunderstorm on the second May bank holiday. 

Would really like to see an approx figure for the rainfall since the start of May.    

[iand61]

A few threatening looking clouds over the Pennines this afternoon but another day of wall to wall sunshine, no rain and a 27c + temperature.

it’s a bit hazy now though and the air air is full of the stench of burning so there must be a fire somewhere locally.

[Mokidugway]

It's been cooler here at 23 c not moaning though 

[iand61]

5 minutes ago, Mokidugway said:

It's been cooler here at 23 c not moaning though 

Just about the perfect temperature.

[WillinGlossop]

28c today pretty humid... looked like it may thunderstorm earlier but cleared to blue skies now... lovely...but need some torrential downpours..... was in stalybridge/ASHTON on Wednesday could smell smoke there.... 

Edited July 5, 2018 by WillinGlossop

[iand61]

Grass fire completely closed the southbound A56 Accrington bypass, a few miles away but maybe that’s where the smell of burning here is coming from.

[WillinGlossop]

Hazy and smell of smoke since 5pm think wind shift blowing the smoke as whole valley looks hazy.... 22c still.... not bad for 9pm....paella on the fire pit tomorrow.... at least will be cooler for tomorrow.... 

[JeffC]

4 hours ago, Mokidugway said:

It's been cooler here at 23 c not moaning though 

It was 27 in Torver!

[Frost HoIIow]

Another decent day.......Lost count the amount of times we have had dinner in the garden this Summer. 

[Deep Snow please]

Going to be a hospipe ban announced by the weekend if there's no rain, surely?

[Cheshire Freeze]

Has anyone actually been prosecuted for breaching a hosepipe ban? I mean, it has got to be a long shot that someone is going to be taken to court for defying one.

Any decent lawyer would rip the water company reps to shreds. Leaving me wondering, would the water company in question even risk pushing it that far, given the well known state of the water transport network 

Edited July 8, 2018 by CreweCold

[Inga Horwood]

https://www.inbrief.co.uk/neighbour-disputes/hospipe-bans/

Aside from the legal consequences, in my experience people who breach hosepipe bans are unpopular with neighbours who observe them doing so.  I suppose one could send the lads round to threaten anyone frowning on your use of the hosepipe - depends what sort of place you live in.

[Deep Snow please]

On 07/07/2018 at 09:45, Summer Sun said:

United Utilities could announce a hosepipe ban within day's unless the north-west gets some rain

Current water levels

Pennine reservoirs 63.9% (73.3% last year)

Haweswater and Thirlmere in the Lake District are 57.8% (79% last year).

 

3 hours ago, Inga Horwood said:

https://www.inbrief.co.uk/neighbour-disputes/hospipe-bans/

Aside from the legal consequences, in my experience people who breach hosepipe bans are unpopular with neighbours who observe them doing so.  I suppose one could send the lads round to threaten anyone frowning on your use of the hosepipe - depends what sort of place you live in.

 

Where on earth are you living that your neighbours care that much about your water usage to send heavies round?  Just move.

[Cheshire Freeze]

Getting the distinct impression that this spell of weather is going to go out with a whimper from the NW.

The weather seems to do all it can to prevent a widespread outbreak of storms for this region over recent years!

[Mokidugway]

1 minute ago, CreweCold said:

Getting the distinct impression that this spell of weather is going to go out with a whimper from the NW.

The weather seems to do all it can to prevent a widespread outbreak of storms for this region over recent years!

Even more so as there's no ground moisture to tap into anymore