Turnedoutniceagain

usually pops up in mid-Feb'

Same here. I love a 'nice summer day' as we used to call them. Now everyone's running around in a panic - scared witless by METO warnings - once it gets over 30c. 1976: "Yaaay, it's 30c, let's have an ice-cream and jump in the river" 2022: “METO Heat-Health Alert - stay indoors or you'll burn to death"

Ehhh? It's only mid-30s. I doubt very much that 'thousands will die'

Autumn's all around us already if you know where to look. Elderflower has turned to Elderberry, bramble bushes are in flower with Blackberry buds, my apple trees are sagging under the weight of this year's crop and Lords n' Ladies are popping up in the shaded areas of the garden. Conkers, hazel nuts and sweet chestnuts are swelling, and the wheat fields that surround our barn are as golden as they can be - just waiting for the Combine to do its work now, which is only days away - one of my favourite sights of the season. Rowan berries, sloes, hawthorns are all on the cusp of turning from green into glorious Autumn ripeness. In about six weeks time, the TV weather forecasters will be talking about "air frosts in the isolated Glens of Scotland"........can't wait.

Stop moaning, you're not going to die, it's perfect Beer Garden weather. You lot are never happy

Nearly Christmas.....

**LATEST** METO extend the 'nice, sunny day' warnings out to Tuesday.

20c, cooler with cloud cover. 16c overnight - awful sleep !!

14c at 7am, now up to 20c already. SCOORRRRCCCCHHHIIIOOO

It'll hopefully hit 25c here later today. I'm surprised that the climate loons haven't issued a weather warning yet !!

Time's marching on....

Dry, hot weather's vital for the next 2-3wks if farmers are to get the wheat/barley harvest in on time. Any rain now will mean that the crop has to be put into a very expensive, fuel-fired grain dryer to drive the moisture off, thus driving down profit which will be offset by a rise in prices. We're already staring at a huge increase in grain prices due to the near total collapse of the Ukrainian farming sector.

Turnips

Time's marching on, our cherries are now edible - first fruits of the season !! Apples, pears and plums swelling nicely and I spotted the first blackberries to emerge from their blossom this morning. Wheat and barley are ripening well in the fields below us with a view to a mid-July harvest. The Autumn thread will be up before we know it......

Happy Solstice everyone. I love the turn of the year: solstice, harvest, autumn........I'll be up in the attic for the Christmas decos before you know it.

**RED ALERT** issued

Not announced yet, we'll see

METO onboard for Friday - Snow and AMBER wind warnings out

Expect a METO upgrade asap if there's confidence in that

10.8c on my weather station - can't remember when I last saw double figures? Wind picking up though

Fingers crossed. We get snow here in Chippy far more times than it's ever forecast

Still going, big flakes too

Snowing like a good thing in the high Cotswolds

Don't think I've ever posted so little over a Winter before? Very disappointing

METO following the GFS for Friday