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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Penninehillbilly on March 23, 2015, 01:17:55 pm

Title: Spring?
Post by: Penninehillbilly on March 23, 2015, 01:17:55 pm
HOPE I'm not tempting fate
 
The sheep were bouncing round like lambs yesterday, seems like joy of being alive, hoping they are sensing spring has sprung is springing.
 
I think forecasters warned of wintery weather tomorrow, hope its just passing through.
Title: Re: Spring?
Post by: Victorian Farmer on March 23, 2015, 03:54:26 pm



Easter weather forecast


Issued 17/03/2015


Easter 2015 is fast approaching and already there are reports in the press suggesting it could be the hottest on record. Easter Sunday is on April 5th which is still almost 3 weeks away so whilst it's impossible to say that won't happen the current indications from medium range forecasting models don't support this.


Your chocolate eggs may not need to be hidden away in the fridge!


Easter eggs amsterdam" by Rotemdan - Own work. Licensed under Attribution via Wikimedia Commons


The latest view from the GEFS ensemble forecasting model is pointing towards a transition back to more unsettled weather during the last third of March with showers or longer spells of rain in all regions. Temperatures in the south may not be too far from the average but in the north chillier spells are more likely and there could be snow at times over the Scottish mountains.


Even if the weather does turn more unsettled in the next couple of weeks it is possible Easter will coincide with a drier interlude. At this time of year even if the UK is under a chilly and showery air mass the daytime temperatures are usually quite pleasant in the sun. Nights are a different issue though and frost may still be a problem for gardeners. So not spring like at the moment