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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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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

Well it has been wet and really quite mild – especially on Saturday night when we saw an amazing 10.8˚C recorded just before midnight. Thankfully the next few days look like being a bit drier than the last few, but there will still be some rain on Monday. At the moment, Christmas day looks like it might be dry, brighter and a bit cooler with the odd shower, but absolutely no chance of a white Christmas this year.

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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

We duly got our dry cold snap as forecast last week, with three consecutive dry days and very low temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures stayed below freezing continuously for 2 days, and a low of -7.1 was recorded at 7:30am on Thursday 13th Dec. Friday then made up for that, being particularly wet.

This week looks a little more difficult to call on a day-to-day basis, with low pressure dominating that will give us changeable weather generally and average temperatures for the time of year. Tuesday looks like it might be a bit brighter, but rain will never be far away and Wednesday looks like it will be wet. The early signs are not good for a white Christmas at this stage, but it’s still too early to be sure.

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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

Winter is definitely here, and the past week has been colder than average. After today’s brief spell of wet and windy, during the week ahead it looks like being a lot drier than recently, but the cold weather will continue with hard night frosts forecast through the week (gritters – be prepared!).

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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

Well we got our colder snap at the end of this week as I forecasted last weekend. On my drive to work on Thursday morning there was no sign of any gritted roads – not even the A515, and sure enough, the Radio Derby travel reports were full of cars in ditches and general mayhem on the roads. Now I guess there are two sides to every issue, but at this time of year when there isn’t a build up of salt on the road surface from a winter of gritting, I really don’t understand why it takes so long to get the roads treated when even an amateur meteorologist can forecast a cold snap three days in advance. It’s a really important issue because people’s lives are put in real danger. So if anyone in the council road gritting department is reading this, it would be interesting to know why the gritting is apparently so tardy early in the winter season when it’s really needed most?

OK soapbox removed. On to this week’s outlook…… (more…)

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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

I now have a little more sympathy for the hapless weather person trying to offer long range forecasts. If you recall I predicted Wednesday last week would offer us a small ridge of high pressure and a respite from the constant barrage of low pressure Atlantic fronts which are rattling through at the moment, dominating our weather. Well, the lull did happen, but about 6 hours later than predicted, giving an oasis of settled weather when people would have least noticed on Wednesday. The rest of the Wednesday was horrible and the week as a whole was pretty wet with over two inches of rain over the week.

The unsettled conditions continue, with a brief blustery respite today, but a return to wet and windy conditions later and into Monday. The current stormy conditions will prevail next week. We may experience the odd lull in the wind and rain. In the longer term there is a suggestion of some colder weather to come toward the end of next week.

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Our ‘Weatherman in the Village’ says:

The unsettled weather returned for the working week as forecast – I’m beginning to like this new established pattern – great weekends and wet and windy weeks – it doesn’t make dragging yourself to work on dark mornings feel so bad! The temperatures through the week were pretty mild. Last night was a good hard frost, and the rest of today (Sunday) looks settled and fine.

We will again return to unsettled weather early next week with rain and mild temperatures returning on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday looks like being the best day of the week at the moment.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

Bonfire Night turned out to be as predicted: cold and pretty clear, with the unsettled end to the week that I forecast. This weekend has been very pleasant again, but it doesn’t look like it will last, with tomorrow seeing a return of unsettled conditions which will probably dominate the rest of the week.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

A pretty good forecast last week, with Halloween proving the most unpleasant day of the week, as predicted – as a result we only got four sets of children demanding sweets with menaces, and Val and Nia must have stayed at home in front of the fire!

It looks like we will have a settled start to the week again next week, and an unsettled end with more extensive rain on Thursday and Friday. Bonfire night tomorrow looks like it will be OK, with the slim possibility of a shower, but all the signs are it will be quite cold and clear with light winds – the perfect bonfire night.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

Quite a good forecast last week; we did indeed have a wet Monday as predicted, although the rest of the week was probably drier than I thought it would be. Temperatures have dropped a few degrees in the last couple of days, with a real feeling of Autumn pervading.

It looks like the first half of next week will be reasonably dry, although it may start wet tomorrow and clear up as the day goes on. Generally the weather pattern is unsettled and we may see more blustery conditions from Wednesday onwards. The current forecast for Halloween is quite windy, with blustery showers which will hopefully blow a few witches off course (Val and Nia please note).

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

Poor forecast last week – we didn’t really experience the calm conditions predicted early in the week, although it was a bit drier on Monday with Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday being quite wet. Changeable conditions dominated the whole week. I recorded the first air frost of the autumn on the morning of Sunday 14th, with a recorded low of -0.4 degrees C at 8am.

The good weather we have experienced this weekend doesn’t look like it will continue into the week, as it looks like being generally pretty changeable throughout. On Monday we will probably see a return of wet conditions. Temperatures are forecast to be generally mild, with no overnight frosts.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

A pretty tight forecast last week: high pressure did indeed dominate early in the week, giving still, calm conditions with cool nights and early mornings. The weather did break on Thursday as predicted, with a return of rain.

A very similar week in prospect, with some reasonable days early in the week (most likely Monday and Tuesday), but with Atlantic fronts moving through and bringing some rain and wind from Wednesday onwards. It’s looking like a bit of a wet end to this week.

Incidentally, I recorded the first air frost of the autumn this morning (Sunday 14th), with a recorded low of -0.4 degrees C at 8am.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” says:

Well, looking back it seems the overall gist of last week’s forecast was right – changeable, but details not quite absolutely accurate on a daily basis.

High pressure seems to have temporarily established itself, so we can expect dryer, calmer conditions early in the week, with unsettled weather looking like returning toward the end of the week.

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Our “Weatherman in the Village” writes:

As many PARWICH.ORG readers will know, one of the many things Mike Goulden will be remembered for was his weekly contribution to the blog, from “The Weatherman on the Hill”. His diligent recording of the weekly weather statistics and his insightful forecasts were a regular feature for many years, and they will be sadly missed.

As my own small tribute to his contribution, I will to try to continue that tradition, albeit from a slightly different (maybe more benign) location in the centre of the village. I can’t promise to be as punctual and regular as Mike was, but I will aim for a weekly posting.

So, this week sees the first report from “The Weatherman in the Village”. As Mike did, I will try to post weekly statistics, along with a short commentary on the past week and the prospects for the coming period. Please be aware that these observations are from my own instruments (the same ones which give you live data at www.weatherlink.com/user/parwich) and although I will make every effort to ensure they are accurate, I can only say any forward looking statements are my own subjective views. I think on balance it will be good to maintain an anonymity in this, as I can see any invitations to barbecues in the future evaporating fast, if you all really knew who it was who had such little insight into the weather!

So, down to business. As you will see, Parwich wasn’t immune from the torrential downpours earlier in the week, but apart from that, temperatures are pretty near seasonal norms. The coming week looks unremarkable for early October, with near seasonal normal temperatures, and a mixture of showers, a little cloud break and wind, with perhaps more rain on Wednesday/Thursday. Continuing unsettled.

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Our weatherman on the hill says:

Still no signs of summer, becoming cooler with sunshine and showers as far as the middle of July at least.

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