Jools Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 For the last four weeks we have had wind....lots of wind, cloud and wall to wall SUNSHINE.........Heavy rain on Saturday and hail forecast for Sunday............ bring it on we need it............ Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh, who said that??? Me!!! I said it. I even did a rain dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yes, I can hardly imagine Muncaster fell on fire.........horrid I hear they used Ratty to take some of the firefighters there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Cooler here today and breezy too, still managing to dry the washing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 forecast for the w/e in the south is 80 degrees on Saturday!! bring it on... despite what it's doing to my garden. got to get the sal"Ooops, word censored!"er filter in the pool working properly though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I was walking around our local reservoir last night with the dogs - haven't seen it this empty in years; it was fuller at the end of last summer. I don't want rain, but we badly need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 rain will come next week apparently. I just want a few days of getting outside in reasonable comfort, after the horrible easterly winds we have had. I saw a long-range weather forecast a few weeks ago - good June, rubbish July, good August apparently (altho subsequently heard someone say August was not going to be good). I would just really love a school summer holidays which wasnt rained off, or cold, or just generally un-plannable due to the vagaries of the weather. cant remember the last time that happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We desperately need some rain on our allotment, we have sandy soil and my onions really haven't got going properly, and we are struggling to get seeds to germinate. the potatoes are ok at the moment but we need some rain to swell the earlies. It is warm and humid here today and I am hoping to get my bed sheets dry then it can do what it wants, overnight of course We are forecast possible thunder storms this evening and overnight and again tomorrow evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Well, the big black clouds we had at 7pm last night soon disappeared without raining. Phil called around that time, he was driving back from Dundee and had come through rain from the Lake District to an hour north of Birmingham. Mild and cloudy here today... for once I am hoping for rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We have thin cloud with the sun just getting through and it is very humid. We had a shower for 5 minutes outside the office yesterday, but as soon as it was finished everywhere was dry and it didn't register in my rain gauge at home, it may not have got that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 blazing hot, gorgeous sunshine, no wind here! have just cut the grass, and retreated indoors from the heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 21deg here, thin cloud and warmer out than in at the moment. The sky looks white but no sign of the much-needed rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 blazing hot, gorgeous sunshine, no wind here! have just cut the grass, and retreated indoors from the heat Likewise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 24.9 degrees here at the moment and the sky has cleared to blue, sheets drying nicely Rain after 8pm please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Had a decent bit of rain overnight; cloudy this morning, cleared to leave a gorgeous warm sunny afternoon smelling of newly wet earth........lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I quite literally cannot remember the last time it rained here.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 I can, we had a brief downpour about 2 weeks ago, just as I was walking the dogs.... got soaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We had a ten minute shower yesterday. It didn't even dampen the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Curtains drawn now but I swear I just heard a big rumble of thunder outside Yep, just looked out, night sky being covered by black cloud. It was so hot today that my washing was dry in less than 2 hours, heavy tracky bottoms and sweat shirts too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It was 28deg at 6pm this evening, cooler now but still warm and close. I hope it thunders mind you Idiot Hound will probably cry - he's such a wuss That dog has the IQ of a bowl of custard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We have a storm! Chucking it down right now, lots of thunder too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Lots of lightening,banging and crashing but no rain. No wonder the bees were tetchy this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 OOo, send it this way Claire.. perhaps it's on the way - I can't hear anything yet but the dogs are pacing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It's just stopped, torrential rain though. Velux windows should be nice and clean now, and the car It came from Wolverhampton way so is going South East from me. Batten the hatches, Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 We just had the shortest shower in history... gone now but no thunder, will listen out for the storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Oh no! We had the thunder first, so maybe you just got the tail end. Shame, it was a lovely amount of heavy rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
