Monthly Archives: Aug 2020

Chilly Nights as Autumn looms – Thursday 27th August 2020 – Sunday 30th August 2020

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Hi all,

Storm Ellen then Storm Francis and we are still in a summer month! The most recent storm brought some damage to trees, although it wasn’t as windy as it could have been. The main feature of Francis was the rain. Locally, over 2 inches of rainfall was recorded with 45mm at Chadderton HQ.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy after any morning brightness fades. Showery rain already affecting the west will move slowly and erratically east. Max 17°C

Friday: Again cloudy with showers then more general rain arrives from the north-east with the wind picking up and becoming gusty. Turning cooler overnight. Max 16°C

Weekend: Fresh but bright with cold nights.

Saturday: Windy and noticeable as the air feeds in from the chilly north-east. Any showers fading to a day of sunny spells. Winds falling light overnight and turning cold. Rurally close to a ground-frost (4°C). Max 15°C

Sunday: Fresh to begin the day then decent enough. Sunny spells with light winds and clouding over later in the day. Another cold night. Max 16°C

More details on the Bank Holiday Monday later this week.

Outlook: Remaining below average temperatures with days alternating from sunny spells to spells of showers. Odd windy day too.

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Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 26th of August 2020 at 14:35

Storm Ellen – Thursday 20th August 2020 – Sunday 23rd August 2020

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Hi all,

It’s my youngest 6th birthday today, so it’s been a busy one with a trip to Chester Zoo in the pouring rain. So, a short and sweet blog this week with time limited. The Irish Met Office named Storm Ellen this week, which will bring some disruptive winds to the UK.

Thursday: A lovely day, albeit windy. Sunshine from the word go and with winds strengthening from a southerly direction it will turn out very warm. Dry throughout. Rain overnight. Windy with 25-35mph gusts. Max 22°C

Friday: Early rain will move away to the north to leave a day of sunshine and showers, some heavy. Storm Ellen will have decayed now but a new low pressure that joined with Storm Ellen will have formed and will produce strong and gusty southwesterly winds. Warning in place for 40-50mph gusts, and possibly up to 60mph in exposed places and especially during showers. A little cooler. Max 20°C

Weekend: Winds slowly easing.

Saturday: Windy with sunshine and showers once again. Fresher. Max 18°C

Sunday: Looks the better of the weekend days. Bright spells and mostly dry with any morning showers fading. Winds becoming lighter. Max 17°C

Outlook: Sunny spells and showers for a few days then hopefully a couple of settled days before next weekend turns unsettled again.

Follow @ChadWeather on Twitter for the latest updates and warnings as Storm Ellen arrives.

Thanks,

Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 19th of August 2020 at 9:10pm

Heatwave to end – Thursday 13th August 2020 – Sunday 16th August 2020

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Hi all,

August didn’t start well but it certainly heated up and felt a lot more like summer even with the localised thundery downpours. Most people to the southeast of the Midlands, have been having a heatwave for over a week now. We only hit heatwave status on Monday as we touched the 25°C threshold and remained in that for the two days that followed, but it is now coming to an end. It’s been far too humid for my liking (head is pounding) and even though it will be getting cooler, it will still be quite muggy.

**Don’t forget your sun-cream – UV levels still high**

Thursday: It’s looking a slightly cloudy start, especially in the east, with sunny spells developing during the day. Less hot and a nice breeze developing. It’s looking mostly dry with the risk of thunderstorms quite low, but never say never. Max 25°C

Friday: Cloud will spill in from the east but will slowly break up during the day. Bright or sunny spells best in the west. Again, a small risk of a thunderstorm but it’s looking mostly dry. Humid and a little cooler. Max 23°C

Weekend: Scattered showers and a touch humid.

Saturday: A lot of cloud-cover but a few bright spells will sneak through. Generally a drier picture but isolated showers can’t be ruled out. Max 21°C

Sunday: Sunshine and showers, again some thundery, with the chance of showers more likely than yesterday. Max 20°C

Outlook: Bright or sunny spells and with mostly light winds the showers will be slow-moving. Temperatures back to average (18-20°C).

July 2020 Stats

Max 31.6°C (31st)
Min 7.2°C (12th)
Av. 14.1°C
Av. Dew Pt 10.9°C
Wettest 18.4mm (27th)
Av. Humidity 82%
Av. Barometer 1016 hPa
Max Gust 34.5 mph (5th)
Av. Wind Direction W
Rain 103.8mm (130% of average)
Rain Registered Days 24
Dry Days 7

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Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 12th of August 2020 at 4:35pm

Summery with hot spells – Thursday 6th August 2020 – Sunday 9th August 2020

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Hi all,

August tends to be a bit of a mixed month and it started to form. Good news – temperatures are set to rise and with it sunnier skies and a drier spell of weather to enjoy but a return to mixed conditions on the horizon?

**UV levels still high (7) so don’t forget sun-cream on your days outside**

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with warm bright spells developing later in the day but this might not be until evening for some of us. Muggy. Max 22°C

Friday: Second sweaty Friday in a row. Hot with sunny spells. Feeling humid. Perhaps a little less hot further west. Max 27°C

Another Frying Friday

Weekend: Decent, plenty of sunny spells to go round and pleasantly warm.

Saturday: A cold front will have moved through so not as hot but still warm with sunny spells developing after a cloudy start. Dry and feeling very warm in the August sunshine. Max 22°C

Sunday: Sunny spells and warm but becoming windy introducing a steady east or northeasterly wind which will be gusty as it comes over the Pennines. Dry. Max 21°C

Outlook: Remaining warm (even very warm) with temperatures into the 20s but becoming a little unstable with a risk of showers or even thunderstorms towards midweek.

July 2020 Stats

Max 31.6°C (31st)
Min 7.2°C (12th)
Av. 14.1°C
Av. Dew Pt 10.9°C
Wettest 18.4mm (27th)
Av. Humidity 82%
Av. Barometer 1016 hPa
Max Gust 34.5 mph (5th)
Av. Wind Direction W
Rain 103.8mm (130% of average)
Rain Registered Days 24
Dry Days 7

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Thanks,
Jon

Forecast Issued: Wednesday the 5th of August 2020 at 10:55am.