Originally posted by vinteuil
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For us, a 23% chance at most on Thursday. -
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The Met Office's report for May rainfall shows that 'my' local reporting station recorded 0.4mm rain for the whole month - at that rate there's probably been more dust to measure!Comment
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According to our (very) local weather station, we've had 117.9 mm - that's just over 4.6" - rainfall so far this year. That's pretty dry even for these parts!Comment
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Strange rainfall patterns going on. We had 109mm in Feb in N Wilts ‐ about a third of the annual total so far. Almost nothing in May. Some rain is forecast overnight and tomorrow but not the deluge we need.Comment
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We had the tiniest, yes, tiniest sprinkle c 8.30 p.m.. Please, please tell me that that's not all we're going to get?Comment
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The possibility of some afternoon rain for Wednesday has now disappeared from the forecast, having been there for a couple of days. Wouldn't surprise me if Thursday's current promise goes the same way.Comment
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Excitingly, a 28% POP for 7 p.m. on Friday. The percentages for tomorrow have been reduced.Originally posted by oddoneout View PostComment
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Half a dozen big fat drops about 20 mins ago. I'd stuck my head put the door to check the temperature and thought I'd been 'got' by a bird, and assumed the sparse stray wet spots on the table were the remains of dew. It may take a while to recognise rain if it ever turns up...Originally posted by LMcD View Post
The weather map is very blue and the forecast summary seems to suggest that rain might be on the cards again - I think it was thought yesterday that the wet mass would skim by to the west of the Anglian bump. Still think it probably won't happen over my patch, and will be light(to say the least) if it does, but it would be nice if the dust could be washed out of the air at least.
It will be interesting to see how June pans out as it is often a wet and sometimes chilly month here, leading to 'Flaming June' being said through gritted teeth...Comment
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Useful overnight rain and dampness in the air, BUT the really big factor is a big, bullying NE wind that has a chill edge to it.Comment
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No overnight rain and the wind is fresh - but at least it's due north rather than with an easterly edge. Still cold but not as much bite as it might otherwise have. No sun, which adds to the cold feeling, and the temperature has dropped noticeable since midday. The cloudcover includes some useful looking grey patches but they are not delivering yet although the forecast suggests they may do so later. I'm in two minds whether to take a waterproof when I go out later. On the one hand we need the rain(and how!) so don't want to invoke the sod's law principle, on the other hand getting wet/soaked when it's this chilly wouldn't be fun.Originally posted by DracoM View PostComment
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I've just returned from a 2-mile cycle ride over to W Norwood, and it was raining lightly - just enough to spot the ground and emit that wonderful rain-after-prolonged warmth scent we spoke of previously. With at least 3 layers of cloud, the top one of which being the most likely precipitation yielder, it is difficult to predict if this will produce enough to dampen the ground; but this is the sort of rain we need now, as it can percolate through the upper soil layer and get to plant roots more readily than would heavy rain, which has the tendency to run off, taking the soil with it.Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
Still a comfortable 19 C down here, despite absence of sun, though this will probably fall sharply once that strong northerly now over the Pennines reaches us.Comment
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Right now, the largest area of thunderstorms I have ever observed anywhere is in full strobing progress over a large part of western and central Europe. Blackpool promenade light show, Piccadilly Circus, Times Square, eat your hearts out!
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12C here and falling.Comment
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