The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2020/2021 thread

[PRTVR]

I am in the lake district and there is a lot of snow on the tops, Just heard the ski runs and chain lifts are working.
https://mobile.twitter.com/raiseskiing

[jimmyjimjim]

I'm calling it for the season. We're pretty unlikely, looking at the 10 day forecast to see any more snow in that time frame, which makes anything else unlikely.

So, first proper snowfall to last proper snowfall - 6 months and 2 days. First crap snowfall to last crap snowfall - about 7.5 months.

Apparently it was a snowier winter than usual - but that was largely down to getting 22" in one snowfall in March. Pretty dry apart from that. Lots of thunderstorms this week, and coming up, which we need. Hoping the fires aren't bad this summer - it's going to be pretty dry.

[s6boy]

Blib said:

Sleet, Suffolk. FFS!

Thanks for that, had a few seconds worth here before it turned to rain and nobody believed me
Now I can say Blib saw it too

[Blib]

s6boy said:

Blib said:

Sleet, Suffolk. FFS!

Thanks for that, had a few seconds worth here before it turned to rain and nobody believed me
Now I can say Blib saw it too

I took the dog to Southwold beach earlier. There was hail laying on the roadsides and fields.

This is ridiculous and I blame Puggit!

[popeyewhite]

Blackshaw Moor (Leek) was 1c and hail last night.

[jimmyjimjim]

jimmyjimjim said:

I'm calling it for the season. We're pretty unlikely, looking at the 10 day forecast to see any more snow in that time frame, which makes anything else unlikely.

So, first proper snowfall to last proper snowfall - 6 months and 2 days. First crap snowfall to last crap snowfall - about 7.5 months.

Apparently it was a snowier winter than usual - but that was largely down to getting 22" in one snowfall in March. Pretty dry apart from that. Lots of thunderstorms this week, and coming up, which we need. Hoping the fires aren't bad this summer - it's going to be pretty dry.

I really must learn to shut up. Yes, it is snowing again. Need the moisture, though.

[WCZ]

weather in manchester was nuts yesterday! going crazy with thunder and raining for 5minutes then stopping, doing the same again 30 mins later!

[jimmyjimjim]

I found a place that records snowfall, and found that the first snowfall last year was September 8th - 9th. So it's snowed for the last 8 months.

i also see in 2018, it last snowed on May 21st. Yay.

https://certifiedsnowfalltotals.com/storm_history/...

[dudleybloke]

Thunder, lightning, heavy rain and now half inch dia hailstones.
Lovely!


(not my pic)

Edited by dudleybloke on Sunday 16th May 17:49

[North West Tom]

Just got very dark here all of a sudden.

[anonymous-user]

Is that in the North West, Tom?

[North West Tom]

RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:

Is that in the North West, Tom?

Indeed

Wigan to be precise.

[Russ35]

lots of thunder, lightning and hail over Blackpool and off the coast.

[tedmus]

Quite a big storm passed up the Wirral and over towards Liverpool a short time ago. Interesting drive home from Cheshire, loads of lightning, rain and hail.

[Russ35]

Russ35 said:

lots of thunder, lightning and hail over Blackpool and off the coast.

Apparently a young lad was struck by lightning in Blackpool and is in a serious condition.

[magpie215]

Russ35 said:

Russ35 said:

lots of thunder, lightning and hail over Blackpool and off the coast.

Apparently a young lad was struck by lightning in Blackpool and is in a serious condition.

Yes it was a very active storm cell lots of fork lightning.

Hope the lad pulls through.

nasty storm would not at all have been surprised to have seen a funnel cloud appear from it.

[spikeyhead]

magpie215 said:

Russ35 said:

Russ35 said:

lots of thunder, lightning and hail over Blackpool and off the coast.

Apparently a young lad was struck by lightning in Blackpool and is in a serious condition.

Yes it was a very active storm cell lots of fork lightning.

Hope the lad pulls through.

nasty storm would not at all have been surprised to have seen a funnel cloud appear from it.

sad news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-5...

[Russ35]

He didn't make it.

Died shortly after being taken to hospital. Only 9 years old

[towser44]

Thunder and lightning storm over Mid-Cheshire at the moment

[jimmyjimjim]

And snowing yet again here in Colorado.