Rain

[Borlotti]

We have had heavy rain, in Enfield tonight.  Won't have to water the allotment tomorrow.  A really heavy downpour, and the flying ants were out before, I suppose they had an early warning. 

[Borlotti]

[galina]

 Lucky, lucky you!      

[caroline7758]

Yes, lucky you- it went very dark here and it's very muggy but no sign of rain yet. The cows are sitting down, but why wouldn't they in this heat?

[johhnyco15]

here on the sunshine coast no rain no clouds no wind its been a baker

[cambourne7]

nothing in ely last week it had a 90% chance of rain today but thats moved to next week now. Today has however been quite overcast but still warm.

[Plot 18]

We had 20mins of heavy raindrops here this afternoon, just enough to wet the top of the soil, and then it stopped *sigh*

[lezelle]

Hi Ya, no rain here and this Tuesday will make 7 weeks no rain as you can see from our grass pathway at the plot, still haven't had to cut it and just biught a new mower as well. Only used it twice. Managed to harvest some broad beans, aquadulce and epicure and new tatties, maris bard. Yum yum for dinner tonight.

[lezelle]

Hi Ya, Well there could be a break on the horizon as we are at yellow warning for tomorrow with thunder and heavy rain from 2pm on, I bet it will rain that heavy the ground will not soak it up and there will be floods. We can only hope.

[BarriedaleNick]

South London didn't get any - well there may have been a sprinkle overnight but nothing to wet the  soil..

[ACE]

Yellow warnings, thunderstorms, floods, they are all predicted everyday for somewhere in the UK, Even a named storm last week. Seen nothing, dry as a bone, energy sapping heat and warm breezes. I live in an area that has a rain shadow as most of the showers and storms split and go up the channel and the solent in the summer time. When the winds start coming down the country it will rain but those winds are usually winter time. It is nice to be a couple of miles from the  sunshine record holders, but only if you are sitting on the beach.

[johhnyco15]

no rain not a drop since mid may then it was 2 hrs before that the only time we had rain was the end of april its a dust bowl here on the sunshine coast 

[AnnieD]

No rain here since the end of May. We have thunderstorms forecast for tonight - fingers crossed.

[Digeroo]

We had a few minutes. Wet the leaves but only damped the top layer of soil.  Had similar last Friday.  Apart from that more than six baking weeks.  I have been watering more or less daily.
Blackberries seem to have their roots into the water table and are looking remarkable good.  Grass is totally brown.

[ancellsfarmer]

Here in N E Hampshire, 3mm during June, 3.7mm July to date, nothing much in the forecast for next 14 days. Did rain here during last night, was a (small) puddle in the road, but none on plot.Most crops are doing ok, clay has some virtues....

[johhnyco15]

none still none

[pumkinlover]

Had a reasonable few hours on Friday evening, much to my relief.
Only green grass is neighbours as he puts a  sprinkler on it. No comment.

[ACE]

Laying in bed, heard a tip tap on the window, here it comes I thought, tip tap tip a short break, crack of thunder, tip tap, then nothing.

[pumkinlover]

Laying in bed, heard a tip tap on the window, here it comes I thought, tip tap tip a short break, crack of thunder, tip tap, then nothing.

Not your lucky day then

[lezelle]

Hi Ya,  Very much the same here last night, or should I say early hours, the dog heard the thunder and jumped on the bed and the thunder rumbled on for 4 hrs, I to heard pit pat pit pat and thought at last. Well there was enough to wet the dust but not measurable in the rain gauge. Of to work I did have to find the wiper switch, I'd forgotten where it was, LOL, We are in our 62nd day of no rain. They to have forecast thunder this pm and heavy showers. Once they have gone by then back to more heat next week but the rains will set the weeds of like nobody's. oh well welcome relief, all be it short, for all
 

[johhnyco15]

here on the sunshine coast none just blue skies