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Just now, Mapantz said:

Anything that has made  it here, has died out and then intensified after it has passed. I didn't expect anything, so i'm not disappointed.

Met Office warnings are a shambles, again. A late warning, then put areas under a warning when nothing else is expected. That's a good start to the supposed new thunderstorms warnings.

I just hope that people,aren't hurt that ha e been caught out by tonights' offerings . It was very intense ,.

its almost laughable these warnings, except that if someone does get hurt hurt or injured it won't be very funny anymore ! 

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I've just take. A peek at the radar not sure if I've had all the rain and storms I'm going to get to ightas the met office issued a warning for heavy rain overnight . 

Lots of cells off of France and in the channel now but I think they will go to the north and east of me. It looks insane though if it continues like that . 

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Very very intense storm now prob be over quite quickly 

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Thunder gaining in intensity and going very dark too. I thought the line was going northwards . 

Deep rumbles now ... v v exciting . 

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2 minutes ago, Adam Parker said:

Raining here, just had flash and thunder and it took the board and out. (Posted via mobile)

 

Not surprised , the radar looks very very busy and intense 

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The netweather radar is pepping up,and it's moving slightly east . 

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Wow! Have checked the netweather radar! Oh my , looking good in Exeter, newton abbot , and in west Somerset Minehead. 

Had a good pour down this morning the. Broke into very warm sunshine, just starting to become hazy now and cloud bubbling, but by the look,s of things just out of reach . We shall have to see . 

But the lightning strikes over northern France looked v intense . 

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 Well considering  I thought it was going to be a wet weekend it hasn't been too bad . 

 

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After a grey , soggy start we now have intermittent sunny spells and the breeze is rattling the letterbox .

sweetpea seedlings growing nicely ( indoors ) along with tomato seedlings a d chilli seeds too. 

I have a new weather forecaster. She's called Misty, and she's popped outside and settled down to sleep. When she wants to be back indoors I know the rain will start again ! Lol ? 

[Will this summer be similar to the poor ones of the 1980s?]

1999 was a year  I remember  As I was expecting my youngest then . I had a difficult pregnancy and was in and out of hospital . It was a humid time from May to the September . Thunderstorms where I was ( souxth west ) were frequent with some beautiful storms . On the day she was born in the September it thundered on that afternoon ! 

 

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Thank you David for all your hard work and effort , it is very much appreciated .very  well set out,  very thoughtful and easy to understand for those of us who can't quite get our heads around things .( me really ! ) .

i hope that you catch up with your work very soon .

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5 hours ago, Rich_Clements said:

Anyone know what summer 2000 was like I can't remember ?

Yes, I remember that year as my youngest was 7 months old and my eldest' first Easter at primary school . 

It was bitterly cold absolutely bitter and the summer if I remember rightly wasn't up to standard  unlike  the year before which was humid and thundery. But plenty of sunshine in between . 

1998 had a snowy Easter-  my 3rd baby was born then and that summer was downright miserable . Cool and wet .

Funny how you remember things isn't it . 

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1 hour ago, Bazray said:

 

Village called Nether Stowey, near Bridgwater - seems to be some kind of sweet spot for both beasts, have done really well from both.

Oooh that's going o be fun in the morning isn't it ?! 

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Down here in Sunny Somerset , it's very shivery and blowing a right ol hoolie but none of the white stuff ( as forecasted ). The real action is turning up at around midnight I believe so those disparing don't dispair  too much . 

It bonechillingly chilly here that's for sure . Well we shall see if the late winter ( I'm terribly old fashioned and for me spring doesn't start until Monday the 19th March lol) has one last bite in the morning . 

Ive just planted seeds indoors and want to get my raspberry canes in ! 

Hope one and all are safe and well and enjoying the weather what ever it is throwing at you . 

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21 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

Some very bright echoes moving up from Cornwall now 

Isn't there just . Looks very lively does it. 

Sunday looks like being fun too  . Meteorologically speaking . 

Im planning on sleeping all weekend . Have a good week, but now fast running out of steam. 

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35 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

Unsure if it will happen, but somewhere after D8/9. Not as brutal as last week I wouldn’t think, ***should it materialise***... 

we might end up under the trough or in a Southerly flow ?‍♂️ 

As ever..... more runs needed lol 

Thank you for explaining :-) 

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24 minutes ago, karlos1983 said:

I did mention it once or twice  long way off though, much could happen. 

How long are we talking ? And is it on the scale of last week ? 

Pelting it down and it has been so grey and gloomy today . 

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Interesting cloud just now . There is a bank of black cloud and all of a sudden there looked to be a big updraft forming and  a small funnel forming . It was moving incredibly quickly so no chance to take a photo  .. but it looks rather connective out there .  

 

SW wind at 10mph , dp 0.6 C , temp 4.6 pressure 996 hPa this is from a station on the coast 10miles away . . But it will do . 

Storm force Beka i always found the  it rained on the school run . And school photograph day ! 

 

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Bright sunshine here , 0.8C , RH 97% , wind WNW 10mph , dp - 0.5 C pressure 993 hPa 

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4.2 C , 99% humidity   .

plenty of flood warnings for this area . I suppose that's our next concern . Looks like a showery week ahead too . 

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I hope you recover very quickly .

i had an ear infection last week. I had temp spikes and then horrible chills . 

Temp down to 1.8C and pressure at 985Hpa  wind direction SSW. 

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Just now, dec10snow said:

7-8C and heavy rain, normality resumed then!!

Yes it has ! Just so long as it doesn't freeze overnight . There will be some big puddles around that's for sure . 

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1 hour ago, BARRY said:

my partner broke her arm just before crimbo, so we had the same problem v v very wary when there is snow and ice around

Sorry to hear that , it's weird but I can still recall the pain and shock even now . I hope that things are on the mend now th ough 

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Heaving it down now with rain. Snow rapidly disappearing from roof tops , but still plenty in the garden and to my surprise icy near the fence . 

I've  fed the birds,   , chicken broth slowly cooking and now settling down to knit . 

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Awoke to that yellow spherical object giving out light and heat. Still loads of snow around even the temperature is still climbing . 

Birds are singing , and I have a lovely memory of a Robin taking a bath in the guttering where the snow had melted and there was sufficient water in the guttering . 

I'm pleased for the cold lovers  who loved the snow that you had some. Many years ago I broke or cracked a bone on the inside of my arm ( slipped on ice and snow fell backwards landed oddly on My back but my arm took the brunt of the fall) and so I'm very wary of snow and ice even now . But it's good to see others enjoying it and seeing families having fun together . So I'm not altogether miserable , I'm just v v wary. Thought I'd best explain as to why I'm cautious when it snows .