rain, rain, rain & thunderstorms !!!! hurray !!!!!

[amphibian]

We had a heavy shower earlier (west kent) and according to metcheck we are going to get 8" over the next weekâ€"four times our July average.

This year has gone, drought, snow, drought, flood, drought, flood...

[amphibian]

[mc55]

8" .... off to look at metcheck - after our torrential downpour its been baking hot again  :-\

Went to the lottie last night and the surface is very dry and dusty already.

[redimp]

Good luck, Metcheck has been down most of the day.

[Robert_Brenchley]

It's now up again. We had massive cumulonimbus sprouting all around, never a rumble of thunder, and not a drop of rain. The one good thing is that when I lifted the elephant garlic, the soil round the roots was still moist.

[lorna]

Just been chatting on IM to my niece in Erith Kent and she told me they have had rain this afternoon.. When are we going to get it?
Lorna

[supersprout]

Metcheck still having server problems, but the PDA version is still OK at
http://pda.metcheck.com/
:-\

[Garden Manager]

Been thunderstorms forcast for dorset  for the last 24 hours though not even a rumble yet. The skies have threatened a few times though.

Boy, we need a good storm though, the heat and humidity here during the day is tiring and uncomfortable to say the least.

I just have one request - can it be during the day so i can have some sleep at night?

[Svea]

Been raining in London where my darling (birthday boy tomorrow!) has been working.

can you ask the birthday boy where, please? must have been east/central. i work in chelsea and not a drop. OH works just 1.5 miles north of house, says 'did it rain in through the open rooflight, it's been torrential for half an hour at lunchtime.' no, it hasnt rained here, the garden is sooo dry and the rooflight didnt let in any rain on account of not having had any!

rain is soo selective this summer!

rumble of thunder woke me this morning at 4am, light shower, i bet it's all dry again now

[amphibian]

:'(

Metcheck have now withdrawn their promise of rain, for my area.

EDIT: so now it is raining heavily, is something up with mecheck?

[sarah]

its raining in bournemouth yah hay!! big fat blobby blobs of rain.  boy does my plot need it, hope it carries on it'll all be bouncing off for the first few hours i should think.

[Curryandchips]

Same here (Midlands) Metcheck says no rain until this evening, but it is steadily raining ...

[Gardengirl]

AT LAST!!!!!  a welcome thunder storm yesterday and some nice steady rain today :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

It's overcast in central Birmingham, but not a drop so far. We really need a mega thunderstorm. It's a bit cooler today, but yesterday I was stuck in front of the computer marking GCSE's for most of the day, and it was truyly unbearable.

[Hot_Potato]

at long last we've had some rain too here in Berkshire....started at 7.20 with thunder rumbling around followed by a heavy downpour lasting all of 5 minutes!!

but over last few hours it's re-started, stopped again followed by a few more heavy sessions which has been great - now tho, it's brightening up looks like sun not too far away.....not quite so hot - outside thermometer says 24c (in shade)

suits me fine ;)

[Garden Manager]

Had some light rain here in dorset. No thunderstorms or even thunder! Its dull and misty but feeling a little cooler - if still a bit humid.

Glad some of you were aable to go on metcheck's website - i couldnt get into it (not responding).

[prink13]

According to Met Office, it's raining all over East Anglia all day today and tomorrow. Not a drop as far as I can see, we desperately need it, I had to use fresh water yesterday to water veg, been OK with water butts up to now, but they are now empty.

Rain Please!

[Whitty]

It's absolutely tipping it down in London at the moment, so it'll probably be heading your way soon prink13!  ;D

[lorna]

Prink-13 Maybe it has missed your road and mine!!! I thought it was cooler (probably is)but I have been on a mammoth housework  bender and I am just about melting. Stopped to have a cuppa., mind you it doesn't take much for me to stop housework ;D another half hour and I can go and do what I like doing best GARDENING!!

[cookie]

Rained for about three hours on and off here in Somerset, not enough to make much difference!

[ann hunter]

Hi Cookie
The odd spot here, west bromwich side of birmingham. Forecast lots of rain, hubby playing golf ;D ;D ;D