Stormy Weather II

[oddoneout]

Overnight frost clearing early again and bright at the moment but cloud is building up although with luck it won't bring rain until later in the day. Saturday's forecast is looking even worse than it did yesterday, so work is looking even less inviting. Just have to hope that whatever the system is that it moves through quicker than currently expected so that at least the rain is less of a problem.

[BBMmk2]

Looks like it will be a fine day, down here!

[gurnemanz]

Luckily for the garden we have been avoiding recent frosts, only going down to 2 or 3 C. Beautiful blue sky morning with washing already on the line.

[DracoM]

Zonking frost c 3 a.m. >> but dawn-cleared.

[Serial_Apologist]

No frost here for three nights running! And it looks as if today might be shower free; current temperature 12 C, light westerly, excellent viz, sky quarter covered with cumulus humilis. I shall be undertaking my weekend shopping trip this afternoon instead of first thing tomorrow, when heavy wind-driven rain is expected on the doorstep soon after dawn. At least we can expect temperatures well up on what they have been for much of the past month.

[Joseph K]

Tipping it down currently and for the rest of the day it seems.

[Petrushka]

Tipping it down currently and for the rest of the day it seems.

Same here...and I'm off shortly to get my second Covid vaccination. My first was on February 13 so exactly 12 weeks almost to the minute. On that occasion it was bitterly cold, today it's a soaking!

[BBMmk2]

Tipping it down currently and for the rest of the day it seems.

The Met Office says that it will be raining till lunch time and then there’ll be some wind, with brighter spells later.

It’s raining quite heavily, at the moment.

[cloughie]

Rain overnight and still looking to be a wet day - good garden stuff!

[DracoM]

Utterly, utterly vile here: fierce easterly, shoals of thick rain.

[oddoneout]

Utterly, utterly vile here: fierce easterly, shoals of thick rain.

Different wind direction but similar picture here. My manager phoned to offer me the option of not coming in for my shift today which I happily accepted (casual work can have its advantages) as although it would have been weekend rates it was only 4 hours and he was struggling to find tasks to occupy staff already on site with no visitors likely to turn up - outside sites in this weather have limited appeal! By doing him a favour I'll get first dibs at other shifts becoming available later this month so won't miss out money wise.
I do wonder about the predicted temperatures for Sunday given that the wind will still be quite strong and that has been a limiting factor here all along. A night without frost and a day without rain have to be considered a bonus though, so I'll settle for that and warmth will be nice if it happens.

[LMcD]

So far today we've had almost 3 times as much rain as we had in the whole of April - 5.1 mm as against 1.8.

[oddoneout]

Good grief, actual warmth! The sun is rather fitful but no matter, being able to go outside without bundling up in several layers, and being able to put the poor seedlings outside without them getting shrivelled or shredded by bitter winds, is a bonus. Perhaps I can risk re-sowing peas and beans that failed in the cold and drought.
Hoping for a bit of dry now so that the grass can be cut. I know it's "No mow May" but as a hayfever sufferer that has limited appeal...

[BBMmk2]

Good grief, actual warmth! The sun is rather fitful but no matter, being able to go outside without bundling up in several layers, and being able to put the poor seedlings outside without them getting shrivelled or shredded by bitter winds, is a bonus. Perhaps I can risk re-sowing peas and beans that failed in the cold and drought.
Hoping for a bit of dry now so that the grass can be cut. I know it's "No mow May" but as a hayfever sufferer that has limited appeal...

Bit like that down here, too!

[DracoM]

Yep - trace of actual warmth in sun this a.m............................