North West Regional Discussion 3 June 2020 onwards

[dodge]

Tuesday's looking vile for anyone outdoors...not only do we get a first bashing of rain and wind early morning, a second thumping follows on pretty sharp as the low barrels through.  The gap between the two almost negligible.

[Had Worse]

Oh what a beautiful morning....

Will have to think of a song when I face tomorrow's chapter.

[East Lancs Rain]

14 hours ago, Frost HoIIow said:

Not a great outlook for any warmth. A cool and unsettled end to Summer looking odds on. ECM even showing a bit of Arctic air dropping south towards the end of the run. Watch September be the warmest on record.

I would personally love a warm and sunny September. We haven’t had one since 2016. Since then they’ve been pretty cool and wet on the whole. The Septembers we had in the 2000’s and early 2010’s seemed better than the ones we get now, but maybe that’s just selective memory.

[East Lancs Rain]

2 hours ago, Had Worse said:

Oh what a beautiful morning....

Will have to think of a song when I face tomorrow's chapter.

Make the most of it because tommorows forecast looks like Armageddon!

[East Lancs Rain]

Nice morning, shame it won’t last...

Edited August 24, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[cheshire snow]

Scorchio here 34c 

C.S

[Spurry]

Really nice and warm here in the sun ,I'm working at home today but just had my lunch outside.

[A Face like Thunder]

2 hours ago, cheshire snow said:

Scorchio here 34c 

C.S

in.......? (definitely not South Cheshire). Regards wherever you are CS.  

[East Lancs Rain]

Well it's a clear sunny day here but it feels more like what we had back in April - very warm sat in direct sunlight out of the breeze, but chilly in the shade.

[cheshire snow]

1 hour ago, A Face like Thunder said:

in.......? (definitely not South Cheshire). Regards wherever you are CS.  

On the gorgeous island of Kos.

C.S

[Frost HoIIow]

2 hours ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Well it's a clear sunny day here but it feels more like what we had back in April - very warm sat in direct sunlight out of the breeze, but chilly in the shade.

Indeed. The sun strength similar to late April now. So it's still got some strength to it. Different story next month as we go past the Autumn equinox.

[East Lancs Rain]

Tommorows deep low pressure has been named as Storm Francis.

 

 

After that, turning drier but also colder, Friday looks like a notably cool day with temperatures struggling to get into the teens, and some unseasonably cold nights to come over the weekend.
 

Looks like autumn has arrived early this year.

Edited August 24, 2020 by East Lancs Rain

[A Face like Thunder]

Right on cue, Storm Francis has hit, with strong winds and driving rain. Rain was heavier at 7am but still very unpleasant in the wind. And I've got to walk to the dentist shortly. What more do I have to endure? CS, can I join you in Kos? 

[Rain Lady]

Interesting watching this as the strong winds advance into the Irish Sea basin.

https://www.windy.com/?53.264,-2.822,9

Zoom to get live cams in our region.

 

[Rain Lady]

Clip just now from Windy.com.  Wales sheltering us perhaps.

[A Face like Thunder]

Amber warning now for high winds from 14.00 but not affecting the NW....yet.

[East Lancs Rain]

Horrible wet and windy day today but at least it’s not cold, feels quite mild and humid outside.

[East Lancs Rain]

3 hours ago, Rain Lady said:

Clip just now from Windy.com.  Wales sheltering us perhaps.

Yes, 60 mph + wind gusts on the west coast of Wales.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2656311

[East Lancs Rain]

Wind really getting up here now.

[Mark_p]

Wind has picked up here - the rain being the main feature though as Met Office warnings indicated. Very autumnal weather except for temperatures it's quite mild. 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

11 minutes ago, Mark88 said:

Wind has picked up here - the rain being the main feature though as Met Office warnings indicated. Very autumnal weather except for temperatures it's quite mild. 

like winter here then

[Weather-history]

20 minutes ago, Mark88 said:

Wind has picked up here - the rain being the main feature though as Met Office warnings indicated. Very autumnal weather except for temperatures it's quite mild. 

I wouldn't call 16C for an August afternoon, quite mild. 

Edited August 25, 2020 by Weather-history

[Mark_p]

17 minutes ago, Weather-history said:

I wouldn't call 16C for an August afternoon, quite mild. 

The average August high for Liverpool is 19C, 20C in Manchester, the average August low is 13C so I stand by calling it mild but perhaps I should have been clearer and said quite mild in the context of it chucking it down and being windy for that past 4 hours or so, BBQ weather it clearly ain't . It reminds me of one of those low pressures we get in the winter which delivers the infamous North West England cold rain but snows on the northern edge. Peculiar for August but nothing exceptional - just a miserable old day that we get in abundance in the coming months.

[iand61]

Heavy rain this morning here with a drier spell before turning very heavy again from mid afternoon.

River levels are pretty high at the moment but it looks like the drier few hours around the middle of the day may have just kept us on the safe side of flooding.

locally though I’d say that today has edged out last weeks storm in the crappiness stakes.

[Rain Lady]

Met Office shipping forecast at 6pm gave centre of low as 979 mb.  Was then in N Irish Sea east of IOM.  Where did it come ashore?  Somewhere in Morecambe Bay?