North West Regional Discussion 3 June 2020 onwards

[A Face like Thunder]

2 hours ago, A Face like Thunder said:

Yes, and some dark clouds coming up from the south into South Cheshire.

Looked promising but nothing so far, with a weather warning due to expire in two hours time.

[carl1980]

Big boom from the cell east of me

[SnowThunder]

No Lightning here but we did get a nice bright rainbow with a duller double rainbow

[rogers1971]

Nice thunderstorm building Great Sankey Warrington

[carl1980]

Some cells still popping up in the area

[Had Worse]

I can see them to the West of me. No lightning activity as far a I know.

[Weather-history]

Amazing I spotted the funnel cloud in the same area I was taking photos of those sunsets just the other day

Edited August 18, 2020 by Weather-history

[A Face like Thunder]

Heavy overnight rain has stopped in S Cheshire and brief glimpses of blue sky. I am not however convinced that we have seen the last of the rain here today! 

[dodge]

Heavy showers are slipping by to my south east, rolling over the peak district hills.  No Lightning showing on the detection map, so probably just very heavy localised downpours.

[Backtrack]

We had a bit of rain overnight and the forecast promised a gloomy day

instead, it’s been clear blue skies all day, super strong August sunshine, 23C all day. 
 

the PERFECT late summers day.  

[A Face like Thunder]

2 hours ago, Backtrack said:

We had a bit of rain overnight and the forecast promised a gloomy day

instead, it’s been clear blue skies all day, super strong August sunshine, 23C all day. 
 

the PERFECT late summers day.  

But for some dark clouds moving up from the south (more flooding round Stafford and Telford I believe) and a brief but potent shower on the M6 near Lymm at 2pm, I would agree with you. A strange sort of day with heavy rain at 7am followed by bright warm sunshine.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

11 minutes ago, A Face like Thunder said:

But for some dark clouds moving up from the south (more flooding round Stafford and Telford I believe) and a brief but potent shower on the M6 near Lymm at 2pm, I would agree with you. A strange sort of day with heavy rain at 7am followed by bright warm sunshine.

love to be in the NW, another dry day tomorrow too for most of the NW

[cheshire snow]

Not going to last unfortunately but what a beautiful start to the day.

C.S

[East Lancs Rain]

Quite a nice day today. Sunny intervals and around 22 degrees, with a moderate breeze.

[East Lancs Rain]

Very quiet on here today, compared to the excitement when we had the storms and heat last week. Thought there would be a few people commenting on the windy conditions out in the west, it’s not been particularly windy here today but I know that some western coastal locations such Penzance and Egremont were forecast to get 50-60 mph wind gusts last night. Did they overcook the wind speed?

 

I was quite disappointed last night with the lack of wind, was hoping for a good blow. Hopefully more wind tomorrow. We always seem to get the most boring weather here in the east of the region, less sun, less thunderstorms and less wind. At least we tend to do better for snow though.

Edited August 20, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[East Lancs Rain]

On 18/08/2020 at 18:47, Backtrack said:

We had a bit of rain overnight and the forecast promised a gloomy day

instead, it’s been clear blue skies all day, super strong August sunshine, 23C all day. 
 

the PERFECT late summers day.  

Tuesday started off cloudy with some rain here but then the evening was nice and sunny and warm.

[East Lancs Rain]

Well it’s been a very nice day here, long sunny spells and highs of around 22°. Not too windy either, just a pleasant breeze.  Was supposed to have been very windy along western coasts today, but everyone on here is staying very quiet today. Maybe they overestimated the forecast wind speed? 

[East Lancs Rain]

My naughty tortoiseshell cat has sneaked out of the house and is refusing to come back in. The little tinker keeps running off whenever I approach her! It is quite a balmy night, and it is usually on these warm summer nights that she does it, though the wind is starting to pick up a bit. I remember one warm night in summer 2018 it was nearly midnight before she came back in!

Edited August 20, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[Had Worse]

Cat nip usually gets them to obey.

[East Lancs Rain]

7 minutes ago, Had Worse said:

Cat nip usually gets them to obey.

Thanks for the advice but she’s come back in now on her own accord.

[Had Worse]

Good kitty lol

[Frost HoIIow]

Looking like turning a bit more Autumnal over the next week or so. Some pretty frequent weather systems coming in from the Atlantic. The final nail in the coffin of Summer 2020. Which for the most part has been a poor one. Really noticing the light levels decreasing now too.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Frost HoIIow

[Had Worse]

Yes, the nights and mornings are drawing in.

Last year September started the wet months which carried till March this year.

I could have made a killing being a Moss farmer, it was growing on everything including the car roofbar strips.

[cheshire snow]

Horrible Morning here very Autumnal feels like an October morning with gusty winds and rain on and off.

C.S

[A Face like Thunder]

Yes, a big change after yesterday, but already brightening up a bit as forecast, and hoping for a bright if windy day later.