chickencam Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Hot and muggy here with sunshine and threatening clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 Same here, it's been lovely here today and I hope that it stays that was as I have left washing out on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 We've switched between hot and very humid, and sharp showers today. Think we've got a couple of rainy days ahead of us- hoping for some more high pressure before the end of August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 14, 2012 Author Share Posted August 14, 2012 The air pressure is well down this evening so I'm expecting rain. Happily, I got the washing dry today though. 17deg at the moment and quite balmy.... lovely evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 18 deg this morning, very overcast and muggy, getting darker by the hour and the air pressure is right down... thunder in the way I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 It started muggy and very windy here and the heavy rain started at about 9.45am and has carried on ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue_F Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 After a couple of lovely days it's raining like mad here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Been raining here since mid-morning, but 19deg outside so not cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Bucketing down here we have had the best part of an inch this morning, very warm though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 It's now so dark here that the street lights have come on, 19deg and humid as the Far East! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thunder, lightening, torrential rain, floods.. the lot! Air pressure down even further too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 We had a bit of a bang & a flash here,but nothing too much,more is the pity. The air really needs to clear............................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 We've just had horrendous rain with some flooding. Nipped out just as it started Was out in flip flops and had to change into my trainers in the car. Jeans are wet through but at least I know my waterproof jacket for golf works. Would have put on the trousers if I'd have known it was going to be so bad Ended up walking through really deep water just to get to the chemist. Road where DH works is flooded. Sure half the problem is that all drains are no longer routinely cleared out by the council. Oh, and morons still driving around as if the roads aren't flooded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 I sympathise about the land drains Anne; we live on a hill and unless someone phones up the highways department to get the drains jetted when they are blocked, the water runs down the hill when we have a torrential downpour like this and the houses at the bottom get flooded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I sympathise about the land drains Anne; we live on a hill and unless someone phones up the highways department to get the drains jetted when they are blocked, the water runs down the hill when we have a torrential downpour like this and the houses at the bottom get flooded. That must be a nightmare At least we are on the flat here. Think I may complain about the drains though assome of the roads were ridiculous. Some of the pointing did get washed out on Monday night as well on the house with all the rain so DD's boyfriend is going to have to redo parts which is a pain for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 OH has just come back from Bedford way. He had to stop, the rain was so heavy and the roads so wet he decided that it was too risky and pulled over and waited for the conditions to improve. He never stops, it must have been bad and he was in the 4x4 too. We have had some heavy but short showers here and it did go very dark before one of them, rumbling in the distance but no thunder close by so far Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 A few hot, sunny spells today, but mainly very heavy showers and fiercely strong winds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thunder, lightening, torrential rain, floods.. the lot! Air pressure down even further too We were in Chipping Norton and it was so dark it was like 6pm in December.....but warm. The roads were flooded and we drove through floods and thunderstorms most of the way home. We were so glad we'd made it back to the car before the heavens opened. The sun is out here now and it's a lovely evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Thunder, lightening, torrential rain, floods.. the lot! Air pressure down even further too We were in Chipping Norton and it was so dark it was like 6pm in December.....but warm. The roads were flooded and we drove through floods and thunderstorms most of the way home. We were so glad we'd made it back to the car before the heavens opened. The sun is out here now and it's a lovely evening! Yup, that was it the manhole in the driveway beside the office was lifted by the force of the rainwater and it was gushing all over the drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Heavy rain after dinner but dry now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 14deg and sunny at 6am, air pressure up again and it's far less muggy. It's now 19deg and pouring with rain though... I have washing out Rosie is working 9-11am so I've sent her a text to bring it in when she gets back, spin it and stick it in the dryer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 24 degrees and sunny. There have been clouds on and off though so it may rain at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Cloudy today but I thought it felt fairly humid. We have had some sun, but in tiny doses. Yesterday I went to visit my mum, caught a bit of rain in Basingstoke, by the time I reached Andover it was very heavy. Then I just got over the hill (I'm feeling that in more ways than one nowadays) and my heart sank - I can't even begin to describe the sky and cloud covering Warminster. It almost looked like something from a horror film - a black blanket (ooh yes if you watch Supernatural it was like that - or in Lost). Scary - you betcha! Although horror films don't worry me, but you get the drift! Thankfully it held off until I got inside her house and the heavens opened. She's petrified of storms and it looked like it would - but not one rumble!!! I lost track of time and had a sunny drive home. We did have one distant rumble of thunder at midnight on Monday, but luckily nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We had a much better day yesterday, but it is back to heavy rain again today, but still warm and very windy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hot and humid, dull dry morning but now hazy sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
