The Dogmother Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Oooo, could do with a little rain right now. It is really BAKING out there. Took the dogs out first thing, then at 10am for a walk through shady woods with a friend, the loons are now stretched out on their beds, fast asleep and twitching in their dreams. I am working outside again today, under a parasol, but have to come inside every half hour to cool down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I don't envy you there - I was just cleaning the bathroom and leant on the side - I created a condensation handprint! My fingers are so sticky that the ironing was smoothed out well enough to run the iron over, oooh ever so quickly! OH is still baking outside - I really need to unearth the spuds and if it's going to rain then I need the onions under cover too! Yikes!  And then number one son might be coming today or tomorrow. I'm waiting for the call to collect at the station in Tiverton - then again - not! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Just looking at the lightning map, and there are storms in Spain, which are working northwards, and a whole load, which were in Italy and eastern Europe, and are very slowly working their way up. Not a breath pf wind here today and the washing on the line goes from wet to board dry in a few minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 We have a slight breeze that wafts in - it's cooling down my bare toes! LOL! But looking out the window to the south, the dark clouds are gathering. A bit of rain in Cornwall but building up, while Plymouth and Kingsbridge are getting rain, so it's coming up, thankfully no storms yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I was at Reading Festival yesterday - SOOO HOT!!!!! Every little bit of shade had people crammed in. Absolutely brilliant but 32 degrees is a bit much for that sort of thing!! Left London and then Wargrave in the low 30s early afternoon and am now just passing through Exeter on the train on my way home and the clouds are getting thicker and the people on the platforms more covered up! Valkyrie I should’ve waved as I went through Tiverton just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I remember about 8 years ago my son went to Reading Festival with friends and his cousin. They were soaked and frozen! I made sure his girlfriend at the time took our handwarmers that we had for walking - she said they were glad they had them! What a difference! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Our forecast says showers late morning, thunder at 13:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Lightning maps sounded just off the coast at Swanage and near Luton. The local one has picked up Exeter half an hour ago but didn't show on the lightning map. Probably isolated flare ups. All change regarding our storms - 11am instead. It looks like the weather from the US is pushing the stormy weather away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 There are some storms off the west coast of France, which appear to be heading this way. Others are still bubbling away in central Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 In the middle of the night we had two hours of lightening and thunder, some of which shook the house, gusts of wind but hardly any rain. The electricity supply went off for a minute, which is very unusual down here. Strange thing is the weather forecasts very rarely mention nighttime; seems you are expected to work it out for yourself somehow? Fortunately nothing had been left outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 This gives us a fair idea, but they update it regularly - we have no storms now. Funnily Dartmoor always gets rain and storms but I can see a clear gap in that region while we have the rain! LOL! https://www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/uk/7-day https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar and the Accuweather for the UK but they changed it recently and I don't like it so much. Plus Tripadvisor ads kept popping up over the lot! https://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/national/satellite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 There looked to be some humdinger storms over Spain - which still has them, Portugal had a few and France has had a session too. A lot in Austria - I guess it's stormy season. I've been watching the Hurricane centre too - again Accuweather changed that so it's not as easy to see as before so hunting for a different site! I don't understand what was wrong with the satellite before - it showed swirly clouds with or without eyes but now they colour it - to me that isn't necessary unless you need the rainfall - I just want to see the clouds! But hey ho I digress - OH, DD and her partner are off to Florida and the Lightning.org really picked up some storms all around the state! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 MUCH cooler here this morning, lovely in fact. No rain yet, but more clouds today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Hazy sunshine and the clouds are layered - some puffy, some stripes and depending on how they move the sun gets stronger and then goes again. Interesting and as you say - cooler and more comfy! I had a Bligh*****ch notification today so I'll keep my eye on it. Toms should be OK in the greenhouse and almost all of the spuds are up - just the maincrop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Just yuck here. 32° but cooler forecast tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 We have rain here Well..... heavy showers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Please send it on down here, DM! Forecast promised thunder at 1.00pm but not a sniff of rain or cloud so far. Still just HOT! Tomorrow seems to be much cooler though so hopefully this tropical weather will be over for a while. I do feel terribly cheated when thunder is promised but fails to show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Some storms showing in an arc up from London to The Wash, very heavy storms over Germany and some in France. We could do with a bit of prolonged soft rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 It's been exceedingly humid here, but when you stop moving it feels cooler (probably being drenched with perspiration assists the cooling down!) but it has clouded over - some quite dark - I see a big band of rain approaching almost on Exeter and all the way up to Exmoor - but dry at the moment.  Oh and it was blight ....watch email for 2 days of that wet and humid weather, so I've taken up a few spuds earlier. Lots to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 It took me ages to figure out what Bligh.....ch was! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 It's gone straight over my head I am obsessed with looking at the weather maps at the moment - mainly because I am remodelling the garden (in what little spare time I have) and it is either too wet or too hot at the moment! We seem to be wedged between a band of rain up the west side of the country, and storms on the right. Nothing here, but it is considerably cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 12 hours ago, mullethunter said: It took me ages to figure out what Bligh.....ch was! Me too - I wondered what I'd written that needed asterisks! I have been addicted to the weather things for years now. Sometimes I need to step away! But at the moment it's handy for timing the veg, doing the birds etc. Exhausted myself yesterday with the humidity. Back to possible storm 45% chance this afternoon. I see the weather front approaching but it's sunny at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 A tad cooler here today but would still like a good downpour, please! The house seems a bit like a storage heater....seems to take a couple of days to cool down again after really hot weather so has been cooler out than in today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Really warm yesterday - very nice. Today is a little showery but I see a big band of rain heading our way. The wind has picked up a fair bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Doesn’t feel like summer anymore 😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
