Peak District

[RichA]

Can anyone give me a running commentry on what's happening weatherwise in the Peaks this afternoon and tonight please? I'm thinking of an early morning session tommorrow as it's all the time I can spare. Otherwise I'd be in Wales!

Particlurly around the North Peaks (Heydon Brook, Etherow etc).

Best I've got so far is a rain gauge in Congleton thanks to jmmoxon.

http://www.trochilus.co.uk/weather/wx.htm <- I think that's due to be updated at 15.59pm and every 4 hours as far as I can work out... Total rainfall is since midnight I think.

[AndyK]

I have just been on the farms just north of etherow and everything was high but not enough to paddle. The peat is saturated so any rain will run off quickly.
I am back in Buxton now and its weeing it down. If it rains more this afternoon, brookbank Kev and I may try the Etherow tonight. If we do I will report back here.

Andy

[RichA]

Excellent, thanks a lot!


Just found this too. It says 31mm rain in Buxton since midnight. Sound about right?

http://www.buxtonweather.fsnet.co.uk/

[AndyK]

To be honest, I am not holding my breath to much. It has just stopped raining here and everyone in the office stared at me with daggers when I just started complaining about it.

[RichA]

Fair play, I'll wait to see what you report back with later on, if you go.

Thanks again.

[RichA]

We paddled Heydon Brook at 9am. It was on a low but paddleable level and good fun, although dropped an inch in an hour.

At 6am I reckon it would've been well out of it's banks and too high to paddle judging by the tide marks along the river. 4 feet vertically above the top of the bank in places... I'll get there earlier next time before it drops so much!

[RichA]

Video on f'book if anyone is interested:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=616686325498

[AndyK]

Yeah apologies for not getting back to you. The peak was at 4am. I know this as you could paddle through our cellar.

[RichA]

Ouch, hope the flooding wasn't too bad!