Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Victorian Farmer on June 23, 2012, 12:38:37 pm
Title: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Victorian Farmer on June 23, 2012, 12:38:37 pm
As you may have seen on the news, a month's worth of rain has fallen over parts of Northern England in the last 24 hours (in excess of 100mm in a few spots) - leading to scenes of serious flooding. It's still raining across NW England and SW Scotland and frequent showers or longer spells of rain will continue here through much of Saturday, with more general rain moving in tonight, further exacerbating the flooding problems. Across central and northern Scotland, although we could see some bright or sunny spells, scattered heavy and thundery showers are likely to develop, bringing some locally torrential downpours. For the rest of England and Wales, a rather windy day again, the best chance of sunshine and staying dry across central and eastern areas, more chance of showers in the west. More general rain spreading in across SW England this evening. A rather cool day, with temperatures reaching 14C in Edinburgh, 15C in Manchester, 16C in Cardiff and 19C in London. Then through this evening and overnight, further rain will spread in from the southwest across much of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland - giving 20-30mm in places. The rain will be accompanied by gales across the south. The rain should clear southern England by Sunday lunchtime, with most areas having a bright day, staying mainly dry in the south but a scattering of showers in the north. A bit warmer than today, with temperatures reaching 18-21C. Into next week, Monday and Tuesday will be drier, less windy and perhaps warmer than of late, though some scattered showers will develop in the afternoon. Turning more unsettled on Wednesday, with cloud and more rain spreading in from the west across England, Wales and southern Scotland. Then it looks like a mixture of sunny spells and heavy thundery showers across many areas on Thursday and Friday
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: plumseverywhere on June 23, 2012, 12:42:57 pm
Hope everyone stays safe in the floody bits :bouquet:
(meant to be going to the pub tonight - its on the Avon, will take wellies)
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Victorian Farmer on June 23, 2012, 12:47:19 pm
As we head into July, we are likely to experience a continuation of very unsettled weather types across many parts of the country. July will also replicate June in many ways, as it will once again be dominated by periods of cool and very wet weather across many parts, with a noticeable reduction in normal temperatures in many places for the time of the year. I also expect the Central England Temperature (CET) to come in at below-average for July too. Now although we have already experienced a number of flooding events in places throughout the start of the meteorological summer so far, I also suggested the most prone time frame for any such major flooding occurrences (based on my own personal methodology, calculations & science).
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Beewyched on June 23, 2012, 12:50:12 pm
Hope everyone stays safe in the floody bits :bouquet:
(meant to be going to the pub tonight - its on the Avon, will take wellies)
... lifejacket, inflatable dingy ... ;D It's not so much the rain - though I'm getting a bit fed-up with the mud in the pig's paddocks ::) - it's the blasted wind! My beans & peas are getting a right battering at the moment, hope my hap-hazard staking holds out :fc:
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: plumseverywhere on June 23, 2012, 01:02:59 pm
What about August VF? we will get some Summer this year won't, we?! agh!
Wind and rain getting to me Beewyched - I have enough trouble staying on my feet without slippery hills too :innocent: have a feeling this years plum harvest is going to be rubbish and no plums means no plum wine and no plum wine means.... >:(
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Victorian Farmer on June 23, 2012, 01:10:20 pm
Long range weather model predicts below average August & September for UK
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: plumseverywhere on June 23, 2012, 01:14:38 pm
..and an Indian summer for October....pleeeeeease?
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Fleecewife on June 23, 2012, 01:49:39 pm
No hay then :gloomy:
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: HelenVF on June 23, 2012, 05:45:32 pm
I did the dogs this morning in my winter clothes! it's JUNE!
I went to watch the olympic torch relay yesterday and got SOAKED (right down to my underwear!). Brilliant turnout though :) Us Brits aren't bothered by a bit of rain lol
Helen
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Herdygirl on June 23, 2012, 09:40:18 pm
I am also heartily sick of the rain :(
the OH and i have just taken on another 15 acres
we have 1 k of fencing to do, the job is twice as hard in the rain, i have 2 acres of Himalyan balsam to pull not to mention a barn roof to go on before we take the hay, if we get any at all this year. i really want hay for the sheep, but if we get 3 days it will have to be hayage.
my rabbits haven't been ouside for a week!
and my coat is getting mildew!
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Mel on June 24, 2012, 09:23:04 am
I'm in the central area and it is flooded here too,it has not dried up since.........seems so long ago now! :-\
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: suziequeue on June 24, 2012, 09:27:52 am
With you all the way on your post Herdygirl..... but we've only got half a km of fencing to do and can't even begin as it involves digging a trench and the ground's been too wet for the digger to get on there :( :(
Title: Re: Floods In The North, With More Rain To Come.not good for the start of Solange Ha
Post by: Herdygirl on June 24, 2012, 09:46:45 am
We have also got digger problems Suzieque, the drains have been badly neglected for years and need re-doing....diggerman is booked but he can't get on the land to do it..... it's so frustrating!