SE & East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 23/04/2017 onwards

[Methuselah]

Cold front is overhead!

[JennyJane1]

Over here its been dark most of the afternoon, not particularly cold, drizzly rain falling, no breeze

[claret047]

Good afternoon everyone.

When are we going to get a decent rainfall. My allotment is bone dry and the fields around here have large cracks due to lack of rain. I would like to see a few hours of steady moderate rain overnight to give the ground a good soaking. Is the incoming cold front likely to produce anything more substantial than a bit of drizzle by the time it reaches us?

Kind regards

Dave

[Dami]

Just had 20mins of quite heavy rain.

[lassie23]

had drizzle followed by drizzle showers.

[snowray]

Very dark here but only a bit of drizzle, the radar shows heavy showers over Essex just hugging and clipping the Thames Estuary to the north so am missing the heavy rain. 

[Blessed Weather]

2 hours ago, claret047 said:

Good afternoon everyone.

When are we going to get a decent rainfall. My allotment is bone dry and the fields around here have large cracks due to lack of rain. I would like to see a few hours of steady moderate rain overnight to give the ground a good soaking. Is the incoming cold front likely to produce anything more substantial than a bit of drizzle by the time it reaches us?

Kind regards

Dave

Good question! I'm on a meter so I use three 50 gallon water butts for my garden. But they are now all empty as I try to stop my newly planted pots and re-turfed lawn from expiring from the lack of rain! Ridiculous for April!! This evening's cold front was a rather pathetic affair - barely damped the ground here. I'm pinning my hopes on the next 48 hours - the Met Office talk of heavy showers tomorrow and Weds for us - and this evening's Arpege is going for over 10 mm for virtually the whole Region. I hope it's on the money..... but we all know what heavy showers mean.... lots for some, dry for others!!

Rainfall accumulation to midnight Thurs:

[lassie23]

Anyone had a flake today?

[Emz by the Thames]

18 minutes ago, lassie23 said:

Anyone had a flake today?

Yeah, it was so crumbly that I had to eat it over the kitchen sink.

Mixed feelings about the next few days with regards to my allotment - yay for rain...boo for cold temps as I've a lot of seedlings in a rickety cold frame and my plot is on top of a very chilly hill. 

[claret047]

47 minutes ago, Blessed Weather said:

Good question! I'm on a meter so I use three 50 gallon water butts for my garden. But they are now all empty as I try to stop my newly planted pots and re-turfed lawn from expiring from the lack of rain! Ridiculous for April!! This evening's cold front was a rather pathetic affair - barely damped the ground here. I'm pinning my hopes on the next 48 hours - the Met Office talk of heavy showers tomorrow and Weds for us - and this evening's Arpege is going for over 10 mm for virtually the whole Region. I hope it's on the money..... but we all know what heavy showers mean.... lots for some, dry for others!!

Rainfall accumulation to midnight Thurs:

Thanks Malcolm,

I hope you are right, as it is a bit of a bind having to keep watering so early in the year.

Kind Regards

Dave

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Morning gang, 

No frost here as I expected. Interesting enough it's actually started cloudy here which is not what was forecast. 

[Captain Shortwave]

Sunny start up here with a patchy frost.

[NO LONGER POSTING]

Sun now out and beautiful clear skies should help aid a few hefty showers today! Perfect conditions for a few isolated t storms also 

[Dami]

Clear and sunny. Not a cloud in the sky. Not too cold either, just a nip in the light breeze. No frost.

Holding out for one of those thundery showers.

[fulham snow]

Not a bad day,the wind has a chill to it but end of the world it is not

[snowray]

People were saying to me how cold it was this morning around 11am, a lady said it felt like winter was back. I'm like, what cold??  

Its just that its been so mild most of winter apart from them frosts.

This northerly is so watered down its a joke.

[Dami]

nice soft hail here. many kids screaming 'it's snowing'

Moi, was ready with cosy coat and umbrella. 

let's just say some of the mums should of looked on here first.

[tomp456]

No sign of anything on the south coast near Brighton. 

Sun is still out

[Emz by the Thames]

I'm loving today - so nice to see clouds rather than sun or murk. View from stairwell just now. I've left my chilli seedlings on the car bonnet - they are going to roast as that sun is hot!!

[JennyJane1]

According to local media, norwich has had snow, we had hail over here early this morning

[Bogman]

Local London news reporting drought conditions near me at London Colney.

Had 5 rain drops in the past two months around these parts, if not longer.

[lassie23]

I was hoping for a flake, ended up with a ripple, what a crappy northerly

[tomp456]

As each day goes by that hosepipe ban gets nearer and nearer. 

Must be a good four or five weeks since we last had any decent rain 

[Dami]

light sleety nonsense. 

[snowray]

28 minutes ago, Dami said:

light sleety nonsense.