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Post by Geranium on May 24, 2013 5:14:40 GMT
The wind was more like a gale here - and we had several short sharp showers, although th afternoon was sunny. It was very chilly. I suspect today will be even worse, as the clouds look heavy and the wind hasn't dropped.
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Post by Rosefriend on May 24, 2013 5:45:29 GMT
Cold here with 3degC overnight - bright blue skies at the moment but weather boffins say that in an hour or so we are back to the rain and possibly sleet/snow!! Next week is warmer - well the rain is to get warmer!!
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on May 24, 2013 6:11:03 GMT
Who'd believe it was the end of May.  Dry and bright 'tho cold here and the gales have moved on overnight. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 24, 2013 16:47:29 GMT
Just seen the news and 2 hours away it was minus 4degC in the night and 13cms of snow!!!!!!!! Again tonight and then warmer - hopefully.. There was a woman picking strawberries in the snow - she was nearly crying !!
RF
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Post by Geranium on May 25, 2013 5:15:00 GMT
I'm not surprised - the farmers over here are in a real state, and food prices are bound to go up.
It was a 'orrible day yesterday, banks of black clouds kept coming over and it was difficult not to get wet. It was also VERY windy and I have stray flower pots all over the place. It was more like November than May.
Today looks much better - the sun's out and there's a breeze rather than wind.
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Post by Tig on May 25, 2013 9:26:13 GMT
Hurray - the orange orb has appeared!!!! Dropped to nearly zero overnight though!
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Post by Barbara on May 25, 2013 10:05:49 GMT
It's a lovely day here.
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Post by Geranium on May 26, 2013 6:01:58 GMT
We had a really lovely day here, I had my lunch in the garden!  Today's looking good, but tomorrow is supposed to be very wet here. |
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Post by Tig on May 26, 2013 8:26:05 GMT
It dropped to zero again last night, there is one very unhappy ricinus with shrivelled leaves this morning. The temp was up to 15c by 8am though, looks set to be quite hot!
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Post by Geranium on May 27, 2013 5:13:28 GMT
We had a lovely sunny day, but the breeze stopped it being 'warm'. The day has dawned with clear skies, but the forecast was for rain today - I think by mid-morning. The garden needs it, certainly!
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Post by Rosefriend on May 27, 2013 7:15:58 GMT
Still terrible here and flood warnings started goign out yesterday - up to 90l/m2 are coming down, thankfully not in our area but close by...the poor people. The firebrigade have been distributing sand sacks since yesterday..
RF
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Post by Tig on May 27, 2013 11:33:52 GMT
How awful for the people affected RF - rain is due here later this afternoon and we now need it as the garden has dried out with the strong winds.
Dropped to zero again last night, sunny start with a very gusty wind making it feel quite chilly. Clouding over now and still blustery.
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Post by Ladygardener on May 27, 2013 15:38:50 GMT
That's dreadful Rosefriend I don't know how they cope. We've had a couple of days that turned out really lovely despite the forecast for rain. We've made up for it overnight and today 'tho with very heavy showers and it's cold when the skies are black. The poor plants don't know what to do with themselves. |
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Post by Geranium on May 28, 2013 5:51:46 GMT
Still terrible here and flood warnings started goign out yesterday - up to 90l/m2 are coming down, thankfully not in our area but close by...the poor people. The firebrigade have been distributing sand sacks since yesterday.. RF Oh, I do feel for them!  It was a fine day here until mid-afternoon when it started raining. It was damp out there this morning, but I don't know how much rain we actually had. I'll check the water butt later. It's a grey day today. |
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Post by Rosefriend on May 28, 2013 6:18:00 GMT
Yesterday was bad for a lot of people - worst hit was a place that had 107l/m2 of rain and the streets and houses are knee height under water - one village is cut off totally. Today is to be nice more or less all over and then back to torrential rain for the rest of the week - the people that haven't been hit maybe hit this time...awful!!
Off in the garden today to make the most of it all.
RF
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Post by Ladygardener on May 28, 2013 6:56:46 GMT
It's dreadful to hear that Rosefriend . We had thunder and lightening and hailstones with torrential rain yesterday evening, after it raining most of the day. Today the sky is blue and the sun is out and all being well I'll get some planting done but I do need to go to the shop as well. |
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Post by Jasmine on May 28, 2013 7:02:56 GMT
That's terrible Rosefriend. Yesterday I fell asleep in the sunshine, today you'd need a snorkel in the garden. The Co-op car park was already under water - the shop floods very easily if there's a lot of rain. |
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Post by Tig on May 28, 2013 9:06:07 GMT
It's damp here, but not heavy rain, hardly any water has been added to the butts yet. At least the temperature didn't drop below 5c, doubt it will get into double figures today.
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Post by Geranium on May 28, 2013 17:08:50 GMT
I wish someone would turn the taps off! It's a dreadful day here.  |
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Post by Geranium on May 29, 2013 5:14:37 GMT
When I came on-line, the sky was dark and foreboding, but the sun has made a short appearance, so there is hope today.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 29, 2013 5:40:45 GMT
It's a lovely morning here, the showers have stopped for the moment and the sun is out.
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Post by Jasmine on May 29, 2013 6:47:20 GMT
The sun is shining here too, I'm taking the boys to play golf, we are due rain so hope it stays away til they've finished.
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Post by Tig on May 29, 2013 11:00:38 GMT
It started off grey here and the forecast said rain this aft. But the sun has made a couple of appearances so far  |
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Post by Geranium on May 30, 2013 5:25:49 GMT
It stayed dry until mid-afternoon, then the rain came back. Today it's not looking too bad - but it's early yet. |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 30, 2013 7:38:38 GMT
We had no rain yesterday and sunshine most of the day.
This morning, the sky is blue and the sun is out although it's quite windy.
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Post by Rosefriend on May 30, 2013 8:22:58 GMT
Very dull, 14degC and rain to come yet again...interesting point on the radio this morning when they said that it wasn't to get warmer for a while was that the swallows and house martins (haven't seen a single one yet) are breeding and the young will die if there are not more insects around and for that it has to 5 degC warmer....not only for the insects!!
RF
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Post by Tig on May 30, 2013 9:43:34 GMT
Springwatch on telly last night showed graphs of the swallow and house martins usual arrival dates and what has been witnessed so far this year. The swallows arrived a little later than normal but they reckon they have returned in the same number as previous year. The house martin graphs showed a different tale, arriving later and not in the same numbers as would usually arrive.
Temps stayed up last night so it was a balmy 10c first thing! Grey, damp with intermittent showers so far.
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Post by Ladygardener on May 30, 2013 10:42:33 GMT
That's very sad Rosefriend I've seen some swallows or swifts, they were making a fair bit of noise chattering away. Somehow missed your post Tig I'd forgotten about springwatch. One of the girls on the allotment committie works for RSPB or something and they're talking about setting up some boxes around where the trees are at the allotment, they're also talking about putting up several swift boxes around the area. |
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Post by Geranium on May 31, 2013 5:30:50 GMT
On the BBC news last night, they said that officially, spring is over today, and it was the coldest spring since 1952! No wonder all my plants are so far behind.
Yesterday was a mild day with a few odd spots of rain about, but nothing significant.
Today looks promising.
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Post by Ladygardener on May 31, 2013 7:07:09 GMT
It's much cooler today and the sun has gone, it's dull but dry at the moment.
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