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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Apologies for the missing statistics and forecast last week, we were engaged in the Wateraid Mountain challenge 200, where the charity Wateraid aim to get 200 of the UK’s highest peaks climbed on the same day raising both money (from spronsorship) and awareness of the Wateraid charity. Wateraid is an international charity that transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation – something we in Parwich can thankfully take for granted.  (more…)

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Our Weaterman in the Village says:

Major rain-gauge malfunction mid-week (maybe the deluge proved too much for it!), thus the measurements may be slightly inaccurate, but you get the idea – it was wet!

However, the good news is the current dry warm conditions are set to stay well into the coming week with a very pleasant week in prospect.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

After a brief return to wintery conditions on Thursday and Friday, we’ve ended up with a glorious Bank Holiday weekend. Unfortunately this spell looks like it will break later today (Monday) and the rest of the week looks unsettled. There is a possibility that the weather will turn more settled again for next weekend. Fingers crossed…

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Some good temperatures and a glorious Bank Holiday at the beginning of last week. The cooler and more unsettled conditions of the latter part of the week look likely to continue into the coming week with a mixture of sunshine and showers in prospect – good for the gardens.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

The temperature just nudged 20 degrees on Thursday, and it looks like tomorrow (Monday) could go higher in sheltered spots. The dry conditions are starting to cause a little concern for our gardens though.

It looks like we have a glorious Bank Holiday in prospect with lots of sunshine and warmth. This doesn’t look likely to continue into the working week with conditions becoming a bit more changeable.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

This week saw some good weather and higher temperatures, but a cold front passing through has made the weather feel much cooler from Friday onwards. The cooler showery conditions look like continuing into the coming week with colder nights – gardeners beware!

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Normality has returned, and we now have much more seasonal weather established. The outlook is for more of the same with blustery showers and springlike temperatures. April showers bring May flowers…….

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

The weather certainly has the feel of the start of March rather than the start of April, but temperatures are gradually climbing and the snow is thankfully receding. The atmospheric conditions have been set for quite a while now, and the pressure has been moving in a narrow range for over 2 weeks. There are signs that this equilibrium is starting to get displaced, and that Atlantic lows are exerting their influence on the plug of cold air settled to the east of the UK. That means a change to more unsettled weather with more normal temperatures and westerly winds – much more usual weather for us. Sadly that also spells the end of the dry conditions, and there is wind, some rain and milder temperatures on the not too distant horizon.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

The cold weather continues this week, but thankfully no further significant snow is forecast. There is a glimmer of hope that towards the middle of April temperatures will gradually climb to more seasonal values, but it looks like it will be a slow process.

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Gritter, oh gritter, how we long for you!
The snow is a beautiful icy-blue
The drifts are impressive, the surfing sublime
Even though Parwich is nowhere near a coastline
But we need to get out and back to work
Mind you, a day off is a really welcome perk
The wind howls, the fire’s stoked up
The Horlicks (aarghh) comes out for a hot, steaming cup
A few memorable days when Nature rules our lives
Until the exhausted gritter arrives ….
Some roads are now open (not yet the A515)
And it’s all back to normal, to the treadmill of life
No more scraping of shovels, no more gaiters and boots
No more shop shelves empty of foods
Let’s be honest, we’ll miss the snow
Thank you gritter, see you in 10 months or so.

- by Saskia T

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Many thanks to the driver of the snow plough who has made the route out of the village via the B5056 passable.

Here are some pictures showing the sheer weight of snow shifted:

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Mrs Weatherman and I were discussing this time last year going out cycling in our T-shirts – but my suggestion of getting out and enjoying the spring in similar attire met with short shrift today!

The weather is presently stuck in a pattern dominated by an intense anticyclone over Scandinavia which is sucking air straight from Siberia over much of the UK. The snow was provided by a “warm” weather front skirting the southwest but sadly not managing to dislodge the high pressure fully.

Although thankfully not a regular occurrence, it is not unheard of at this time of year, and indeed even later. I have a recollection in my youth of carving the date of 24th April into an 8 foot snow drift above Chapel-en-le-Frith circa 1980. So we seem to be stuck with the icy conditions for some time to come – no let-up in sight for the coming week, but probably no more large dumps of snow forecast at the moment. That could change toward the end on the week if the high diminishes to allow weather systems in from the Atlantic. These periods often end with a brief spell of heavy snow followed by a quick thaw……..

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We have reports that the B5056 to the Bentley Brook is impassable at this time (9.30am on Saturday). A car has become stuck and there’s drifting. Intrepid villagers are checking out the Alsop Road. Send your comments into us if you have useful information.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

No let up in the continuing wintry conditions is in sight, unfortunately. The coming week looks like more of the same, with low temperatures and occasional rain or even snow.

This time last year, we were enjoying spring. This year, winter looks like hanging on for a bit yet. Perhaps we will be rewarded with a better summer?

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Got the forecast bang on last week – with the weather breaking on Wednesday as forecast. Tuesday was a glorious day with beautiful spring sunshine and the temperature in Parwich hit a balmy 13.4C, but it was still a cold night with hard frosts Monday and Tuesday.

Winter is now firmly re-established for a few days with no immediate let up to the present conditions. Cold temperatures, snow showers and a bitter wind look like punctuating the week to come.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

High pressure continues to dominate giving us much needed dry and calm conditions with only 0.05 inches of rain last Monday.

The coming days look like continuing the theme, but a break in that looks likely from mid-week with a return to wet and windy on the cards.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Tuesday turned out to be the best day of the week with a real promise of spring in the air. We then reverted to winter, albeit dry and cold rather than the more normal damp conditions.

The dry cold spell looks like continuing for the week to come so the forecast is cold grey and dry for the next few days at least.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Apologies for the 2 week absence of weather reports. It looks like our trip to remind the swifts to start their northward journey was well timed, as the UK shivered through a pretty cold start to February.

Thankfully the weather from Thursday on has picked up markedly, and that looks like continuing until mid-week when it seems that winter will return with colder temperatures and some possibility of snow. The days are getting noticeably longer with that promise of spring around the corner, but it really is a long way for those poor birds to fly!

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

It looks like we’ve seen the last of the snow for a while, but we certainly got a lot. I didn’t manage to measure the total depth (did anyone record it?) but it looked over a foot to me. On that subject, of course the rain gauge will only measure liquid water so although the measurements were zero for most of the week, it doesn’t mean there was no precipitation.

The coming week looks like being relatively mild, windy and unsettled generally. After a week of difficult driving conditions, it will make a pleasant change.

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

It’s been a very cold week with temperatures not getting above freezing for long periods and that’s making the snowy conditions more difficult as there is no thaw.

The cold temperatures look like continuing throughout the coming week, but hopefully not too much precipitation on the cards. No let up to the wintery conditions in sight yet…..

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Our Weatherman in the Village says:

Last week’s forecast was just about spot-on with drier conditions prevailing and the drop in temperatures occurring mid-week.

The cold temperatures look like continuing throughout the coming week, but with some precipitation Sunday night through Monday, which at these temperatures almost certainly means some snow. It’s hard to predict how much but anyone with a drive on Monday should be aware of possible disruption. This won’t be the end of it either – there is more possible later on in the week.

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Back from the Yorkshire coast, our Weatherman in the Village says:

Somehow we managed to miss a week – but it wasn’t very eventful except for the seemingly continuous rain which made Christmas and New Year a bit of a soggy affair.

The outlook for the coming week is thankfully a bit drier, and the present mild temperatures look to continue until mid-week when the temperature is forecast to drop toward more normal levels with a chance of overnight frosts returning. Tuesday and Thursday look like being the days with the highest chance of rain.

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