... and there was me thinking that Manchester got all of the more "interesting" weather which is around.

Patchy widespread showers, that's how interesting our weather is.

 Met Office text forecast

Monday:

Heavy showers are present throughout the morning. These will then ease during the afternoon becoming widespread and patchy. Some showers will remain overnight around Liverpool. Maximum temperature 20 °C.

Manchester Summer Indices. Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom

1976 301

1995 298

1983 278

1955 277

1911 274

2018 272

1984 271

1959 269

1975 268

1949 267

1989 262

1947 255

1933 251

1901 249

1921 249

2003 247

2013 247

1925 246

2006 246

1996 245

1935 243

2021 243 (up to 7th Aug)

1994 240

Looks pretty dry for central parts of England and Wales this working week

The last five days of weather in Surrey must be amongst the worst summer weather of the last ten years. Driving rain every day with near gale force winds. This has been clearly the worst summer since 2012 in the SE (all data shows it's been much better outside of this corner of the country)

Given just how dark it's become here in Edinburgh at the moment, it's hard to believe that this is still only August as it is feeling a bit more like an overcast day in November/December rather than one in August.

Given just how dark it's become here in Edinburgh at the moment, it's hard to believe that this is still only August as it is feeling a bit more like an overcast day in November/December rather than one in August.

Perhaps there is a thunderstorm brewing. After all, you've had the warnings for days now :)

 

Perhaps there is a thunderstorm brewing. After all, you've had the warnings for days now :)

That would be asking for too much because as you know, we generally don't get "interesting" weather where I live even if the rest of Edinburgh is getting that more interesting weather as Jerry from the south of Edinburgh (where all of the action has been as we miss out on that here in the north of Edinburgh yet again) has been demonstrating very well today on a couple of other threads within forum.

The last five days of weather in Surrey must be amongst the worst summer weather of the last ten years. Driving rain every day with near gale force winds. This has been clearly the worst summer since 2012 in the SE (all data shows it's been much better outside of this corner of the country)

That the reason why I stop recording the wetaher data which last date was 31.12.2012 and the WS2500 was still working was turned off for the last time and took it to the reycycling centre to be recycled with other electronics.  No regrets and since then most had been very boring apart from part time I recording data like July 2013 and 2 and half months in June to mid august 2018, rest of the other years I recorded the max hottest and coldest that all.

I still recording Nicosia and Death Valley temperatures as they are more interesting and never boring.   Best times of wetaher data was in the 90's and early 20's and used to get durinal ranges of 20-25C between days and nights in Spring to early Summer, no longer exist due to too much clouds.  Used to record -5C to 22C during April and 2C to 29C in May the highest 27C range all because itw as under proper HP and wall to wall sunshine.

Another tropical downpour in London it’s been criminal today. Just so much rain in the last three days alone.

I’ve noted the heat build towards Spain and all the cut off lows near the southern half of the UK. This doesn’t bode well for.

Those stupid lows never occured in the past when there heat in Spain, we get it so easily and but I think the gulf stream shutting down made it worse than we thought?  They told us that if they so shut down we expect like in Japan or Canadian winters and hotter summers but alas no it gone opposite way now.  If that the case please get the gulf stream back up and running again as they deliver lot of HP and hot days in summer even if winter is mild but better than cold and wet type winters.

If that the case please get the gulf stream back up and running again as they deliver lot of HP and hot days in summer even if winter is mild but better than cold and wet type winters.

You do understand the mechanics of thermohaline circulation and how decreased salinity in the NW Atlantic (caused by Greenland/Arctic ice melting) slows the rate of flow? We're past the point of being able to reverse this in our lifetimes, so get used to decreasing NAD flow and the effects of that.

Pretty much the entire country experiencing a decent day except for this area which once again is subjected to pure poison off the North Sea. Another day of abject misery stuck indoors  

Grey, wet, featureless overcast, under an hour of sunshine. Rain and cloud just sitting there refusing to budge. 14C during the night, 14C during the day 

Day after day with warnings for thunder and this remains the only year in my life when I have not heard a single rumble. About as far removed from summer storms as it's possible to get. Another wretched day of November rain and gloom

Utterly diabolical 

Pretty much the entire country experiencing a decent day except for this area which once again is subjected to pure poison off the North Sea. Another day of abject misery stuck indoors  

Grey, wet, featureless overcast, under an hour of sunshine. Rain and cloud just sitting there refusing to budge. 14C during the night, 14C during the day 

Day after day with warnings for thunder and this remains the only year in my life when I have not heard a single rumble. About as far removed from summer storms as it's possible to get. Another wretched day of November rain and gloom

Utterly diabolical 

 

Well, at least you got a decent day during yesterday whilst it was pouring with rain virtually all day here in Edinburgh.

When I'm the most prolific poster in the model output thread, you know the forum is struggling.

Y'ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

Manchester Summer Indices. Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom

1976 301

1995 298

1983 278

1955 277

1911 274

2018 272

1984 271

1959 269

1975 268

1949 267

1989 262

1947 255

1933 251

1901 249

1921 249

2003 247

2013 247

1925 246

2006 246

1996 245

1935 243

1994 240

2021 240 (up to 10th August)

This was the Met Office text forecast issued at 5am on 13th August for NW England 

"A mostly dry start but frequent, locally heavy showers developing across the region as the day progresses. A cloudy day for many but chance of sunny spells."

Where did they get frequent showers from? No model was showing this. Not sure what has happened to the quality of these forecasts.  "wintry rain"  "showers becoming widespread and patchy" "isolated gales"

They have become sloppy for some reason over the last few months 

This was the Met Office text forecast issued at 5am on 13th August for NW England 

"A mostly dry start but frequent, locally heavy showers developing across the region as the day progresses. A cloudy day for many but chance of sunny spells."

Where did they get frequent showers from? No model was showing this. Not sure what has happened to the quality of these forecasts.  "wintry rain"  "showers becoming widespread and patchy" "isolated gales"

They have become sloppy for some reason over the last few months 

 

I agree they are not fit for purpose and should be scrapped.  They have been very poor this year 

Automated forecasts give a better picture.  

Summarising a whole region in a couple of lines is very difficult E g  On Wednesday the forecast for Yorkshire was early brightness gives way to patchy rain . That may have been the case for Saddleworth Moor, I was in Bridlington where it was mostly sunny well into late Afternoon.

Sunshine totals for the last 5 weekend days here: 1.7, 2.1, 0.9, 2.8, 2.1 

Utter horrific run that you think could only come from the depths of winter but even then you would struggle to get such a long run without even one day managing 3 hours

Even worse than it looks because it all comes in dribs and drabs throughout the day. Doubt any of the totally rank days managed more than about 20 minutes of continuous sunshine 

After that putrid run you would think things could only get better but no they get even worse. Another absolute abomination of a Sunday with full overcast, drizzle and appalling temperatures. Such an extensive blanket of cloud that a total of 0.0 would seem a possibility 

The worst run of summer weekend weather since 2012 and only 2007 and 2012 have produced 6 consecutive weekend days all failing to manage 3 hours sun. 3 hours is in no way decent or acceptable total for a summer day and we can't even manage that. It's beyond surreal.

Just two Sundays in this diabolical summer have managed 5 hours of sun. Even 2012 managed 4 and 2007 had 3 

I struggle to recall anything this grim in November. Even horrors like 2014, 2018 and 2019 didn't have three weekends of ultra depressing sunless garbage like this 

I thought the Augusts of 2007 and 2018 were ridiculous for the weekend curse but this month is in another league of awful. 5.4 hours average for the weekdays and less than 2 hours at the weekend. In other words, perfectly normal weather during the week then permacast horror all weekend long. The past Tuesday and Wedneday were dreadful but the previous week both days were glorious whereas the rotten weekend garbage is never compensated for.

This is such a dire and depressing August it makes the likes of 2008 seem decent. For the third successive weekend I have been stuck at home unable to the the things I enjoy with nothing to look forward to but another week stuck in the house. A truly miserable and soul destroying existence.

Can't go for any long walks anywhere or long cycles because of the repulsive weekend weather. Can't partake in any photography. Can't sit out in the garden for more than about 10 minutes at a time. Can't travel abroad to escape this godawful weather. Can't do anything I enjoy doing 

I have had fitbit for nearly four years and have never been as inactive before as I have in this abhorrent joke of a summer month. According to the fitbit I have been averaging 24 'very active' minutes a day which is 14 minutes less than the previous worst performing month and well under half the average. Yet this is supposed to be a summer month.

I would say I despise living in this utter hole but that wouldn't even begin to describe my feelings of utter revulsion about the appalling quality of life I have to suffer courtesy of one of the most horrifically depressing climates to be found anywhere on the planet