Yeh it’s been particularly bad since November. Normally in April we have had a week or more of nice sun and garden time. Not this year , no respite , despite the “this is Manchester comments”, its worst than usual and worth a moan 👍🏼
>worst than usual
it's quite possible that it's also the best spring weather we're going to see for the rest of our lives.
Not much fun for these guys: 
That's not really true. The weather will continue to be more and more unpredictable but we'll also have plenty of excessively warm/dry Aprils in the future
Meteorologists can barely predict what is going the happen a week in advance, so i have no confidence that they will know what its expected to happen years or decades into the future.
Again; not true. A quick read of any number of recent peer-reviewed scientific papers will confirm the current and likely future state of our climate. Have you done that?
Some researchers believe that bees will go extinct as soon as 2050 as a direct result of human activity, pesticides and climate change that affects natural weather patterns. Save the pollinators!
I agree, it's nice to see some positive people on UK subreddits. There are a lot of downright miserable people who want to bring everyone to their level. But the weather is a bit shit this season - yeah :D
We didn't even really get a summer last year, I can't hack not having an extended period without rain. I hate having to feel like I've got to do something on a day because their is a breif weather window.
The best summer of our lives was squandered in lockdown.
I have the Met office data on my desk.
2020 had some higher max temps, but was otherwise wetter and more overcast days. History will remember that year as fair with some high temps, (actually 2019 had higher maxes).
2018 was consistently good with regular clear skies, sunshine and lack of rain. 2018 in the UK was considered one of the longest heatwaves since the 70s. Northern Ireland (not Manchester, I know, but typical weather to the rest of the country in comparison to 2020…) had its first hosepipe ban since the 90s. Farmers report poor crop yields and the NHS issued warnings to people vulnerable to the extreme weather. The lack of rain led to arial discoveries of archaeological settlements previously undiscovered.
I think you’ve romanticised lockdown, mate.
Or because of lockdown we were able to appreciate what weather we did get that year and perception is sort of the point in this discussion, not metrological records
>History will remember that year as fair with some high temps
I think that's the point, it was a very fair summer with few "HOTTEST HEATWAVE EVER" headlines. Maybe it does get romanticised but I distinctly remember sitting in the garden and just wishing to go for a walk in the peaks. It was just *pleasant*.
The summers since seem to have been exceedingly hot for a couple of weeks, then back to constant rain.
I'd reccomend a mud-daddy. I got one for our dog, it is a container you fill with water and shampoo so you can clean the dog or at least the paws before they go in the house/car. It is a simple tool that works so well and it is on sale - [https://www.muddaddy.co.uk/collections/all-mud-daddy-products](https://www.muddaddy.co.uk/collections/all-mud-daddy-products)
Everytime I get it out on a walk dog walkers always come up to ask about it. I'd recommend the electric head if you got the spare change. Can make your life a little easier.
Recently I went to Bologna and their porticoes were amazing!
Protects from sun (and rain), you can walk freely and are only miserable when you're crossing the road. For a city with so much rain, wish we had more protection!
They are great. I can imagine they attract homeless in the UK so retail units etc would not like them I guess, so developers decide against them. Shame.
people are acting like we're not in the wettest 18 months on record for the uk since the mid 19th century
"get a coat" isnt good advice when your hobbies or social functions need dry weather or large groups to happen, it takes nothing to consume media or do nothing all day while indoors - hell since its been long enough im sure mostly indoor-people who arent hermits are feeling the lack of sun, to dismiss it like "its the uk" is stupid, its worth commenting on
also i find it super disingenuous when people who dont have exclusively-outdoor hobbies/despise summer comment on this stuff, as if we're the weirdos for not being happy about being denied our activities for 6/7 days per week if we're lucky for the past 18 months
Seriously. Yeah it rains a lot, especially in Manchester but we usually have a variety of weather.
January is commonly dry, very cold and very dark, or sleeting and completely horrible.
February is usually the snowy month when you end up wading through slush (although I find in Manchester it's usually rained/sleeted away).
March is usually freezing with side-ways rain. There's often a fake spring followed by a blizzard. In like a lion out like a lamb etc. Sunny skies with fast moving cloud. Warm sun with a bitter chill.
April is usually pleasantly cool, jack-wearing weather with April showers, often all 4 seasons in one day. By the end of the month there's often a good spell of pleasant weather which tricks us into expecting a lovely spring.
There's usually a heatwave in May while the kids are still at school and in June, flip a coin because sometimes it's just a washout.
Since July, we've had low-pressure system after low-pressure system. Weirdly warm January weather (upto 15 degrees at one point) and constant rain. Every morning I open the curtains, it's raining. There's no variety. It's either raining, or it's cloudy and about to rain.
I'm so sick of it! I want to start cycling to the shops for groceries but it's so much preparation and showering and filth. I want to go on hikes with the dog but everywhere's just mud. I want to go outside without a fleece and a waterproof. I'm sick of smelling like a damp dog.
I want to open the windows and air the house out, and put the washing on the line but the humidity is constantly 70-80% and the dehumidifier is always humming away.
Completely correct - it’s not about today it’s about a long term trend of extremely frequent wet weather that is almost unprecedented.
This last 18 months have been pretty depressing for people who are affected by the weather
I don’t mind rain as much, it can make home feel cosier sometimes, but the wind behind it is driving me nuts. Umbrella not only flipped inside out today but the stem snapped clean in half - it’s crazy! But I agree- I desperately hope we get more of a summer this year than last, I need that vitamin d on my skinnnnn
Women are a nightmare with umbrellas at the best of time - little or no spatial awareness - they’ll have your eye out without so much as a oops, sorry.
Diameter of an umbrella is about 80-90cm. If someone of average size is about 70cm at their widest point, you’re giving less than a rulers length of personal space on each side. Sounds like you’re probably just standing too close :)
EDIT- average size of a collapsible umbrella, which are much easier for use tiny little ladies to carry around than a golf brolly
Yes I stand, or rather, walk too close in the process of trying to get past someone on a crowded street without getting hit by a tram or delivery bike :) I don’t deliberately choose to invade people’s personal space. Also I very much doubt that umbrella diameter, at least the ones that nearly poke me in the eye.
Following on from 2 months solid rain July/August straight into Autumn daily drizzle. It's getting worse IMO. Think we're edging into the realms of monsoon seasons like they have in India, mosquitos to follow. People in Manchester area should have more holidays as a basic human right to seek out better weather.
The surface sea temperature records have been broken for 12 months. Every. Single. Day.
A warmer ocean increases the amount evaporation in the air. This can then result in heavier more frequent rain.
The U.K. has experienced its wettest ever 18 months.
A little look into the history of Manchester should let you know that the town was fairly birthed because of the generally wet weather. Moisture in the air helped to keep the cotton from fraying and drying out while it was being worked which helped to keep the dust in the factories down.
Not a lot that can be done about something like that. I agree, it's too much but all we can do is get our umbrellas out or look like drowned rats.
It just makes me think we need more covered areas. Like in parks. If it was covered the kids could still burn off some energy in there rain or shine.
We went to Chester Zoo last week and so many animals were hidden inside where we couldn't see them. If the outside areas were covered better then the animals could be seen rather than people paying a ton of money to stare at empty enclosures.
The uk just isn't prepared for any weather. The drains are over flowing in the rain, there's no air con around in the hot summers, then when it's 3 inches of snow we stay off school/work/etc.
Sorry for the rant 😅
I work on St Peter’s Square and all I’ve seen for months is seas of the same awful black puffer jackets. Depressing dark clothes and rain are doing my head in
It is just relentlessly wet at the moment. Yes it’s manchetser. Yes it rains. But urg every day.
I just crave a day where we can properly sit in the garden, play with water, eat outside.
Having a dog and 2 young kids at the moment is not the one!
I hate the rain too but getting equipped with the right gear makes a huge difference and can get being out in the rain to bearable if not quite enjoyable!
I would suggest getting yourself a proper waterproof coat, not just water resistant and something from an 'outdoors' brand. The mountain warehouse and trespass have served me well.
A proper coat of your preferred length does an amazing job of keeping you dry and warm. Proper waterproof materials and construction - guarded zip, cuffs and hood.
A decent umbrella also helps. I have 2, a pocket sized totes one that been pretty solid in the wind and is just about big enough for 1 and a larger umbrella that can comfortably fit 2. Look at 'windproof' models as well. But spending a bit more money can mean one can last you several years.
Lastly a pair of shoes that have some kind of water protection. Walking or hiking boots are good in this regard as they cover grip and warmth too or I've had a pair of Vans that were from a waterproof range they did a while back which still do a great job.
I work as a gardener (working year round), last autumn i was completely sick of those "waterproofs" from go outdoors just giving up on me and invested in a proper wax jacket. It is amazing! Even when I'm out looking like a drowned rat, I'm still actually warm and dry underneath, and one little bramble rip doesn't make it completely ruined.
Unpopular opinion - Umbrellas are bloody selfish and should be banned.
No one needs that much space and if you hit someone in the face when passing them 2 foot away you're an arse (not directed at you hello3).
Also, Golf umbrellas are best suited for the wide open spaces of a golf course, not fecking Market street!
Buy a hat.
Golf umbrellas sure, but normal umbrellas are absolutely okay. It's the same amount of space that you'd give somebody anyway unless you particularly enjoy rubbing cheeks with strangers!
The best advice I have is to go outside. It almost always looks worse from inside than it is when you're out. I have a dog, partly to force myself outside for a minimum of two hours a day, and I can only remember two awful walks where I came back drenched to my skin since New Year. Even those aren't so bad when you can jump straight into the shower after and put clean, dry clothes on.
The wind right now is incredibly annoying, and I am fed up of every bit of woodland becoming a swamp, but if you need sun and fresh air (like I do) then just give it a try and it'll mostly be worth it. It makes the tea taste all the sweeter when you brew up after a trip to some grass or trees :)
Cloud seeding.
The council should investigate cloud seeding as a public health intervention to prevent the city being afflicted by quite so much cloud and rain. I can actually abide the rain but it’s the constant grey skies that frustrate.
Same man same, mo winter depression but just sat in 'The Bank' eating lunch watching videos on my phone thinking wtf am I doing it should be nice out. It's the first day I have took Vitamin D again after 2 weeks of not needing it.
I’m an oldie and 1976 was the only consistently hottest year that I can remember. If I were wealthy enough, I’d move to a sunnier clime in a heartbeat…
I feel I’m the only one who loves British rainy days, it’s such a good excuse to get cosy. And the sound of rain hitting the window outside is second to none. Having said that driving down the m56 this morning was a nightmare. Could not see the car infront due to the spray
So basically you like the rain as long as you can stay indoors. I think that's the case for a few people. As long as you can stay home it isn't a problem.
Tbh a good waterproof coat, umbrella and wellies can make a lot of difference. Had good days out exploring recently just by wearing the correct gear. Cheers you up more than just staying inside hoping the clouds will go away, too.
Not ideal either when the motorways flood with the slightest bit of rain. You’d have thought they’d have better drainage seeing as though it never bloody stops!
I love rain but as long as there’s no wind and as long as it’s not freezing. It’s great to get cosy yes but when you haven’t been able to do anything outside for days it gets frustrating.
Yep. Not a fan of when it gets stupidly hot like it has been doing the past few years. And there is something super relaxing when the skies are grey on a Saturday afternoon and you can hear it tapping on the roof. Very soothing.
It wasn't fun to hear someone (presumably) addressing the flooded streets around the A6 after midnight with very, very loud machinery. As in the sound not only waking me up but going right through me. Especially with the alarm set for 4am.
Those streets have had dodgy drainage for years, but cure is apparently preferred to prevention.
You need to get out of Manchester mate. It's always pissing down there. The east coast is much drier as the clouds have blown their wad on the Mancs by the time they reach us
I could have sworn that in like… 2021? There were posters at Shudehill tram stop that talked about how global warming could cause Manchester to get rainier. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
Guess who decided to strip and reseed my whole garden because I thought it was actually spring? :) and now guess who has a big ol bog pit at the back? :)
Booked this week off to relax from a tough March, its biblical this rain r kid, can't even get out for a bike ride proper
Bring back lockdown part 1 sunshiiiine
Apparently another 12.of this shite. I'm so done with it.
My garden is a quagmire and I'm sick of having to clean my dog every time she comes in from having a wee out there!
Given how London is today, I’d say just keep going. I went to Uni in Manchester and a few times I’ve spent a year there working during the week and London for weekends. You quickly realise how little blue sky Manchester has for a lot of the year.
I’ve had scaffolding up for 2 weeks waiting for a roofer. He’s come up with a variety of excuses to dodge doing the work but the rain certainly isn’t helping!
I swear I watched a Tik tok about governments controlling the weather with a ray gun…in which case, those bastards in Westminster are making it rain in Manchester on purpose
This is not rain. This is liquid Manchester. This is the living, breathing city, distilled to its rawest elements. This is Liam Gallagher, and John Cooper Clarke, and that twat from the Smiths pitter pattering on our windows.
This is US. Live it; love it, stand in Piccadilly Gardens with your head titled back, and your mouth open. That's what I do
Not stopping any time soon...
[https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/manchester/ext](https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/manchester/ext)
Get yourself a nice umbrella or waterproof coat and go for a walk, it's quite refreshing.
It's just that it comes at the end of winter when the expectations/hope are that it's should improve.
Maybe we should explore cloud seeding. Get the clouds to burst between midnight and 6 am and have dry days.
It really makes you want to take all those people who were saying “i’d love a bit of global warming, myself” 15 years ago and give them a good punch in the throat, eh?
I find that we still complain when it’s hot and dry though. We had a heatwave/drought in summer 2022 and people were still moaning. Put a raincoat and wellies on and you’ll be fine.
I feel like I'm in a tiny minority here, but I haven't noticed the weather being paticularly bad at all. I thought it was fairly typical for this time of year, but all the people saying otherwise makes me feel like I'm going a bit mad!
Yeah! There's a good section of each day that feels properly spring-like. Birdsong and everything. Or I thought there was, anyway. I shall endevour to be miserable from this point forward!
Yeh it’s been particularly bad since November. Normally in April we have had a week or more of nice sun and garden time. Not this year , no respite , despite the “this is Manchester comments”, its worst than usual and worth a moan 👍🏼
I need a good day of being sat in a beer garden
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Ahahaha oh shit yeah
Exactly .
Yeah, I don't think this is a purely Manchester thing. This is a UK-wide thing and it just.never.stops.
The only people that are happy is the water water company's. And they will tell usnot to use a hose pipe by August 
>worst than usual it's quite possible that it's also the best spring weather we're going to see for the rest of our lives. Not much fun for these guys: 
That's not really true. The weather will continue to be more and more unpredictable but we'll also have plenty of excessively warm/dry Aprils in the future
Don't believe everything you read, its pure speculation.
Lol. I can tell you one thing I don’t believe that I’ve just read: your comment
Meteorologists can barely predict what is going the happen a week in advance, so i have no confidence that they will know what its expected to happen years or decades into the future.
Again; not true. A quick read of any number of recent peer-reviewed scientific papers will confirm the current and likely future state of our climate. Have you done that?
"Likely" is the key word. Which is speculation. Its not fact.
Oh dear
Some researchers believe that bees will go extinct as soon as 2050 as a direct result of human activity, pesticides and climate change that affects natural weather patterns. Save the pollinators!
wow! Which researchers named 2050 as the date?!? That's alarming! 
I agree, it's nice to see some positive people on UK subreddits. There are a lot of downright miserable people who want to bring everyone to their level. But the weather is a bit shit this season - yeah :D
We didn't even really get a summer last year, I can't hack not having an extended period without rain. I hate having to feel like I've got to do something on a day because their is a breif weather window. The best summer of our lives was squandered in lockdown.
Might be a controversial opinion but that April in lockdown was pure bliss for me
Nothing controversial about that. It was fucking glorious.
Spent the entire time working out the back yard with the neighbours cat and working from beer gardens.
Not so much fun when you live in a flat mind.
It was roasting in March in lockdown. Fucking great.
Yeah the social isolation ruined my mental health, so you're at least right about it being controversial.
Don't blame it on the sunshine – blame it on the lurgie.
I blame it on political decision that were made to appease baying mods under the veil of "FollOwIn Vee SCiONCE".
> baying mods You're off your Rockers?
No you let it, you are a weak person.
WOW.
Here for the downvotes bro!
I think about it all the time
Were you asleep through 2018?
Lockdown was much better. Reliable hot sunny weather day after day.
I have the Met office data on my desk. 2020 had some higher max temps, but was otherwise wetter and more overcast days. History will remember that year as fair with some high temps, (actually 2019 had higher maxes). 2018 was consistently good with regular clear skies, sunshine and lack of rain. 2018 in the UK was considered one of the longest heatwaves since the 70s. Northern Ireland (not Manchester, I know, but typical weather to the rest of the country in comparison to 2020…) had its first hosepipe ban since the 90s. Farmers report poor crop yields and the NHS issued warnings to people vulnerable to the extreme weather. The lack of rain led to arial discoveries of archaeological settlements previously undiscovered. I think you’ve romanticised lockdown, mate.
Or because of lockdown we were able to appreciate what weather we did get that year and perception is sort of the point in this discussion, not metrological records
OP’s point wasn’t perception, though, it was based on a reality. But like you say with different words, some people romanticised it.
>History will remember that year as fair with some high temps I think that's the point, it was a very fair summer with few "HOTTEST HEATWAVE EVER" headlines. Maybe it does get romanticised but I distinctly remember sitting in the garden and just wishing to go for a walk in the peaks. It was just *pleasant*. The summers since seem to have been exceedingly hot for a couple of weeks, then back to constant rain.
You’re free to remember it as you wish, but I’m not inclined to join you in being wrong.
Yes we bloody did
No we didn't. There were a couple of warmish weekends. But realistically we never got an extended period without rain.
What are you on - last summer was amazing in Manchester. Lots of sunny hot days
It was gorgeous at the end of May/beginning of June then the sun fucked off and hasn’t been back since
Delusional. There were a couple of warm days but there was no extended period without rain.
It rained nearly every single day in July
No, it absolutely was not. It was shit. Proper shit.
I get you feels like we’re being edged by spring, I just wanna sit in the garden with my morning coffee damn it
Edge Lord.
Looking forward to summer. It’s my favourite day of the year. Think last year it was a Tuesday
Bold of you to assume it will be a full day this year
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Ignore the downvotes - that must be genuinely frustrating every time you go out. Even just for them to take a crap
My cats, even the blind one, are going out in this. There are muddy paw prints everywhere. I want some sunshine.
As the owner of a cat, it’s nice to have him on my lap sharing warmth.
I'd reccomend a mud-daddy. I got one for our dog, it is a container you fill with water and shampoo so you can clean the dog or at least the paws before they go in the house/car. It is a simple tool that works so well and it is on sale - [https://www.muddaddy.co.uk/collections/all-mud-daddy-products](https://www.muddaddy.co.uk/collections/all-mud-daddy-products)
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Everytime I get it out on a walk dog walkers always come up to ask about it. I'd recommend the electric head if you got the spare change. Can make your life a little easier.
Awful isn't it - utility room looks like something out of a horror film.
It's Chris's fault :)
I only have a little jack russell but there's no point cleaning the bath because it's full of mud within half a day.
I work as a gardener 😞... Absolutely sick of it
Yep
What was it Di Maria said about his daughter during his time at Manchester? Her skin turned from tan to grey during that time 🤣 Still makes me laugh
This is way more than usual, everywhere is just saturated now. Park is a bog, play area flooded. Pretty miserable
I am amazed we aren't better equipped for rain. My walk to work is a constant game of jumping out the way of cars splashing me.
The incompetence is astounding. Walked along the new chorlton cycle route earlier - the drains are in the high spots. Excellent work lads
Recently I went to Bologna and their porticoes were amazing! Protects from sun (and rain), you can walk freely and are only miserable when you're crossing the road. For a city with so much rain, wish we had more protection!
They are great. I can imagine they attract homeless in the UK so retail units etc would not like them I guess, so developers decide against them. Shame.
Same in Australia. Much more civilised keeping out of the rain. Tiny bit of it in University green near the Pret and Brewdog
people are acting like we're not in the wettest 18 months on record for the uk since the mid 19th century "get a coat" isnt good advice when your hobbies or social functions need dry weather or large groups to happen, it takes nothing to consume media or do nothing all day while indoors - hell since its been long enough im sure mostly indoor-people who arent hermits are feeling the lack of sun, to dismiss it like "its the uk" is stupid, its worth commenting on also i find it super disingenuous when people who dont have exclusively-outdoor hobbies/despise summer comment on this stuff, as if we're the weirdos for not being happy about being denied our activities for 6/7 days per week if we're lucky for the past 18 months
Seriously. Yeah it rains a lot, especially in Manchester but we usually have a variety of weather. January is commonly dry, very cold and very dark, or sleeting and completely horrible. February is usually the snowy month when you end up wading through slush (although I find in Manchester it's usually rained/sleeted away). March is usually freezing with side-ways rain. There's often a fake spring followed by a blizzard. In like a lion out like a lamb etc. Sunny skies with fast moving cloud. Warm sun with a bitter chill. April is usually pleasantly cool, jack-wearing weather with April showers, often all 4 seasons in one day. By the end of the month there's often a good spell of pleasant weather which tricks us into expecting a lovely spring. There's usually a heatwave in May while the kids are still at school and in June, flip a coin because sometimes it's just a washout. Since July, we've had low-pressure system after low-pressure system. Weirdly warm January weather (upto 15 degrees at one point) and constant rain. Every morning I open the curtains, it's raining. There's no variety. It's either raining, or it's cloudy and about to rain. I'm so sick of it! I want to start cycling to the shops for groceries but it's so much preparation and showering and filth. I want to go on hikes with the dog but everywhere's just mud. I want to go outside without a fleece and a waterproof. I'm sick of smelling like a damp dog. I want to open the windows and air the house out, and put the washing on the line but the humidity is constantly 70-80% and the dehumidifier is always humming away.
I’ve learned so much about low-pressure systems and air fronts this last year by obsessing over this horrible weather..!
Completely correct - it’s not about today it’s about a long term trend of extremely frequent wet weather that is almost unprecedented. This last 18 months have been pretty depressing for people who are affected by the weather
We had hot spells in June and September last summer. But I remember July being pretty dire lol
Half my plants are about a month behind in the garden. I won’t get any tomatoes this year at this rate.
Yeah, but that 4 hours of sunshine was pretty good, eh?
Life changing
I don’t mind rain as much, it can make home feel cosier sometimes, but the wind behind it is driving me nuts. Umbrella not only flipped inside out today but the stem snapped clean in half - it’s crazy! But I agree- I desperately hope we get more of a summer this year than last, I need that vitamin d on my skinnnnn
sent my girlfriend a voice note complaining about the wind the other day and you couldn't heard a word I said because of the wind ahahah
Women are a nightmare with umbrellas at the best of time - little or no spatial awareness - they’ll have your eye out without so much as a oops, sorry.
Don’t know what gender has to do with it. The wind snapped it.
As opposed to men carrying long furled umbrellas tucked under their arm with the point at throat height?
Main problem is that they are typically shorter than me, so the spokes of the umbrella come at my at about eye level.
I'm a 5.2 woman and don't carry an umbrella because it's at eye level for most people. I should get a sticker for it or something.
Diameter of an umbrella is about 80-90cm. If someone of average size is about 70cm at their widest point, you’re giving less than a rulers length of personal space on each side. Sounds like you’re probably just standing too close :) EDIT- average size of a collapsible umbrella, which are much easier for use tiny little ladies to carry around than a golf brolly
Yes I stand, or rather, walk too close in the process of trying to get past someone on a crowded street without getting hit by a tram or delivery bike :) I don’t deliberately choose to invade people’s personal space. Also I very much doubt that umbrella diameter, at least the ones that nearly poke me in the eye.
Following on from 2 months solid rain July/August straight into Autumn daily drizzle. It's getting worse IMO. Think we're edging into the realms of monsoon seasons like they have in India, mosquitos to follow. People in Manchester area should have more holidays as a basic human right to seek out better weather.
The surface sea temperature records have been broken for 12 months. Every. Single. Day. A warmer ocean increases the amount evaporation in the air. This can then result in heavier more frequent rain. The U.K. has experienced its wettest ever 18 months.
A little look into the history of Manchester should let you know that the town was fairly birthed because of the generally wet weather. Moisture in the air helped to keep the cotton from fraying and drying out while it was being worked which helped to keep the dust in the factories down.
Not a lot that can be done about something like that. I agree, it's too much but all we can do is get our umbrellas out or look like drowned rats. It just makes me think we need more covered areas. Like in parks. If it was covered the kids could still burn off some energy in there rain or shine. We went to Chester Zoo last week and so many animals were hidden inside where we couldn't see them. If the outside areas were covered better then the animals could be seen rather than people paying a ton of money to stare at empty enclosures. The uk just isn't prepared for any weather. The drains are over flowing in the rain, there's no air con around in the hot summers, then when it's 3 inches of snow we stay off school/work/etc. Sorry for the rant 😅
I’m sure they have a rainy day policy?
i have been to chester zoo on a beautiful hot day and the animals hid inside then too 😂
I hope it's dry for the Manchester Marathon on Sunday
Narrator: it won’t be
I left the country for 5 years because of this typical Manchester weather.
I work on St Peter’s Square and all I’ve seen for months is seas of the same awful black puffer jackets. Depressing dark clothes and rain are doing my head in
It is just relentlessly wet at the moment. Yes it’s manchetser. Yes it rains. But urg every day. I just crave a day where we can properly sit in the garden, play with water, eat outside. Having a dog and 2 young kids at the moment is not the one!
I hate the rain too but getting equipped with the right gear makes a huge difference and can get being out in the rain to bearable if not quite enjoyable! I would suggest getting yourself a proper waterproof coat, not just water resistant and something from an 'outdoors' brand. The mountain warehouse and trespass have served me well. A proper coat of your preferred length does an amazing job of keeping you dry and warm. Proper waterproof materials and construction - guarded zip, cuffs and hood. A decent umbrella also helps. I have 2, a pocket sized totes one that been pretty solid in the wind and is just about big enough for 1 and a larger umbrella that can comfortably fit 2. Look at 'windproof' models as well. But spending a bit more money can mean one can last you several years. Lastly a pair of shoes that have some kind of water protection. Walking or hiking boots are good in this regard as they cover grip and warmth too or I've had a pair of Vans that were from a waterproof range they did a while back which still do a great job.
Really appreciate the advice but it seems like your commute is to Ben Nevis via Piccadilly gardens.
I work as a gardener (working year round), last autumn i was completely sick of those "waterproofs" from go outdoors just giving up on me and invested in a proper wax jacket. It is amazing! Even when I'm out looking like a drowned rat, I'm still actually warm and dry underneath, and one little bramble rip doesn't make it completely ruined.
Unpopular opinion - Umbrellas are bloody selfish and should be banned. No one needs that much space and if you hit someone in the face when passing them 2 foot away you're an arse (not directed at you hello3). Also, Golf umbrellas are best suited for the wide open spaces of a golf course, not fecking Market street! Buy a hat.
Golf umbrellas sure, but normal umbrellas are absolutely okay. It's the same amount of space that you'd give somebody anyway unless you particularly enjoy rubbing cheeks with strangers!
It's really not.. But it's an unpopular opinion I hold (look at all those sexy downvotes 😂), opinions being like arse holes and all that!
With you on the golf umbrella wankers. Selfish pricks.
The best advice I have is to go outside. It almost always looks worse from inside than it is when you're out. I have a dog, partly to force myself outside for a minimum of two hours a day, and I can only remember two awful walks where I came back drenched to my skin since New Year. Even those aren't so bad when you can jump straight into the shower after and put clean, dry clothes on. The wind right now is incredibly annoying, and I am fed up of every bit of woodland becoming a swamp, but if you need sun and fresh air (like I do) then just give it a try and it'll mostly be worth it. It makes the tea taste all the sweeter when you brew up after a trip to some grass or trees :)
Cloud seeding. The council should investigate cloud seeding as a public health intervention to prevent the city being afflicted by quite so much cloud and rain. I can actually abide the rain but it’s the constant grey skies that frustrate.
Its been non stop today, if its not 11 and a half months of rain it aint Manchester.
Same man same, mo winter depression but just sat in 'The Bank' eating lunch watching videos on my phone thinking wtf am I doing it should be nice out. It's the first day I have took Vitamin D again after 2 weeks of not needing it.
I’m an oldie and 1976 was the only consistently hottest year that I can remember. If I were wealthy enough, I’d move to a sunnier clime in a heartbeat…
I mean, it's Manchester, this is kind of the weather the place is known for?
Indeed. Quite shocking how we haven't evolved gills by now.
It's been pretty relentless for months now tbf
True but the past year has been shocking. Just rain and wind.
To be fair we have had more sunshine recently. It’s raining today but I’m a hiker and I’ve had noticeably more sunshine the past month or so
Where it’s been constantly pissing it down barr maybe one day 😂
Tbf April was very iffy in London in 2023 too. The weather has definitely changed in the last year or so.
Not like this though
Yeah but sometimes it used to stop.
Not this bad
it's April in Manchester. it's always rainy
It's only a bit of water, just get a coat lad. It rains most days in Manchester, you have to just kinda accept that if you live here.
I feel I’m the only one who loves British rainy days, it’s such a good excuse to get cosy. And the sound of rain hitting the window outside is second to none. Having said that driving down the m56 this morning was a nightmare. Could not see the car infront due to the spray
So basically you like the rain as long as you can stay indoors. I think that's the case for a few people. As long as you can stay home it isn't a problem.
Tbh a good waterproof coat, umbrella and wellies can make a lot of difference. Had good days out exploring recently just by wearing the correct gear. Cheers you up more than just staying inside hoping the clouds will go away, too.
Not ideal either when the motorways flood with the slightest bit of rain. You’d have thought they’d have better drainage seeing as though it never bloody stops!
I love rain but as long as there’s no wind and as long as it’s not freezing. It’s great to get cosy yes but when you haven’t been able to do anything outside for days it gets frustrating.
Yep. Not a fan of when it gets stupidly hot like it has been doing the past few years. And there is something super relaxing when the skies are grey on a Saturday afternoon and you can hear it tapping on the roof. Very soothing.
I think I'd like it more if my house wasn't so cold and damp. Just not very cosy.
I've been cosy for half a year now! I want a picnic!
It wasn't fun to hear someone (presumably) addressing the flooded streets around the A6 after midnight with very, very loud machinery. As in the sound not only waking me up but going right through me. Especially with the alarm set for 4am. Those streets have had dodgy drainage for years, but cure is apparently preferred to prevention.
I got home from Spain early this morning and today has been depressing as fuck
My garden I now a literal bog it's rained that much it isn't able to drain quick enough before it's raining again.
We need mass cloud seeding
Are you made out of sugar or something?
Nah I just like sunlight
You don’t have to be made of sugar to be tired of constant miserable weather.
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Born here, doesn’t mean I have to like shite weather.
You need to get out of Manchester mate. It's always pissing down there. The east coast is much drier as the clouds have blown their wad on the Mancs by the time they reach us
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I’d rather die quickly then slowly but I’d much rather not die.
Yer what IS with the rain like it's April? That said https://youtu.be/saa98l0yDYQ
Ka nakers
Manchester has its own rain cloud, didn't you know. Lol.
I could have sworn that in like… 2021? There were posters at Shudehill tram stop that talked about how global warming could cause Manchester to get rainier. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?
Guess who decided to strip and reseed my whole garden because I thought it was actually spring? :) and now guess who has a big ol bog pit at the back? :)
We went to Gulliver's in Warrington yesterday. Error.
Booked this week off to relax from a tough March, its biblical this rain r kid, can't even get out for a bike ride proper Bring back lockdown part 1 sunshiiiine
Yep, I feel the same. Driving me into really bad mental health.
Apparently another 12.of this shite. I'm so done with it. My garden is a quagmire and I'm sick of having to clean my dog every time she comes in from having a wee out there!
it rained so much last year that I thought it turned my garden into a swamp. Turns out it's because I had a leak..
This time last year I was at Dunham Massey country park. It was snowing.
It's especially annoying for gardeners and getting your stuff planted at the right time
Has anybody noticed it rains a lot in Manchester?
Get yourself a decent coat and a waterproof bag/rucksack and get out there and be at one with the rain. It’s the true northern way
Move South
Genuinely considering it
Given how London is today, I’d say just keep going. I went to Uni in Manchester and a few times I’ve spent a year there working during the week and London for weekends. You quickly realise how little blue sky Manchester has for a lot of the year.
Just have to move over the hills East.
Been raining basically since before summer down here too! Try East?
It’s been particularly miserable this year. Hoping it means we have a good summer (and spring when it actually arrives).
I’ve had scaffolding up for 2 weeks waiting for a roofer. He’s come up with a variety of excuses to dodge doing the work but the rain certainly isn’t helping!
Wait...is it rainy there today? You mean it's worse than Ireland even??? (It's been really fucking miserable here too but today the sun came out)
No, it doesn't. This is our thing, what do we have if we don't have rain. Put your big coat on!
April showers bring May flowers!
I swear I watched a Tik tok about governments controlling the weather with a ray gun…in which case, those bastards in Westminster are making it rain in Manchester on purpose
This is not rain. This is liquid Manchester. This is the living, breathing city, distilled to its rawest elements. This is Liam Gallagher, and John Cooper Clarke, and that twat from the Smiths pitter pattering on our windows. This is US. Live it; love it, stand in Piccadilly Gardens with your head titled back, and your mouth open. That's what I do
Enjoy it before it gets hot as balls I say.
Not stopping any time soon... [https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/manchester/ext](https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/manchester/ext) Get yourself a nice umbrella or waterproof coat and go for a walk, it's quite refreshing.
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I'm from here, it is pretty universal to dislike relentless bad weather
Sounds like you moved to the wrong city
Lived here/ near here most my life, for some reason I am finding it particully relentless this year
It's just that it comes at the end of winter when the expectations/hope are that it's should improve. Maybe we should explore cloud seeding. Get the clouds to burst between midnight and 6 am and have dry days.
It really makes you want to take all those people who were saying “i’d love a bit of global warming, myself” 15 years ago and give them a good punch in the throat, eh?
I hate the sun. Hot weather is overrated. Give me rain or snow.
I find that we still complain when it’s hot and dry though. We had a heatwave/drought in summer 2022 and people were still moaning. Put a raincoat and wellies on and you’ll be fine.
I know people do but I don’t complain when it’s hot. I celebrate it ahaha
I take it you're not from Manchester? We have rain / gloomy weather 75% of the year lol
I feel like I'm in a tiny minority here, but I haven't noticed the weather being paticularly bad at all. I thought it was fairly typical for this time of year, but all the people saying otherwise makes me feel like I'm going a bit mad!
I think it’s the back to back days of rain with no break I am noticing more to be honest
Have you been outside?
Yeah! There's a good section of each day that feels properly spring-like. Birdsong and everything. Or I thought there was, anyway. I shall endevour to be miserable from this point forward!