The official winter rain, wind, snow and ice thread 2023/24

[tim0409]

I made the school boy error today of trusting the forecast….

I had to make a trip into Edinburgh, and I always use my motorbike if the weather is half decent as the traffic is generally appalling. The band of rain wasn’t forecast to hit East Lothian until after lunch so I went for for, only to get soaked on the way home. I normally check the last six hours (actual) radar as it generally gives you a better idea of what is coming rather than the actual forecast, which is odd! Like many people, I am absolutely sick of this rain, and it’s cold!

Forecast


Previous 6 hours.

[LeighW]

We were meant to be going to Keswick on Saturday in our campervan, we usually go up there at this time of year for a week. The forecast is wet, windy and bloody cold, so I rang up to rearrange but it turns out that the campsite was evacuated last night due to flooding anyway. Rebooked for 27th - the weather has to improve by then, right? Right??

[CallThatMusic]

Leithen said:

This track from one of my favourite albums.

Apt.
Lovely….

[p1stonhead]

Must admit I’ve always been a ‘UK holidays are fine!’ person mainly due to us having family in St Ives where it’s glorious on a sunny day. They are pretty rare but when they happen I’d not rather be many other places.

But this year I truly understand why so many people fk off to somewhere warm on holiday. This winter has felt LOOOOONNG as fk

[Matt..]

Obviously it's been raining all day here in South Wales.

April so far... 50mm rain and 0 dry days. The average for April is 70mm. It seems inevitable that April will end up with massively more rain than average given we're only 1/3rd of the way through and already at 70% average rainfall!

Edited by Matt.. on Wednesday 10th April 16:55

[Bathroom_Security]

Looks like the weather maybe changing slightly from 100% rain to maybe 60% rain.

I will continue burning incense and offering bags of money amd food to our god Puggit because it seems to be working, i suggest you do the same.

[Its Just Adz]

p1stonhead said:

Must admit I’ve always been a ‘UK holidays are fine!’ person mainly due to us having family in St Ives where it’s glorious on a sunny day. They are pretty rare but when they happen I’d not rather be many other places.

But this year I truly understand why so many people fk off to somewhere warm on holiday. This winter has felt LOOOOONNG as fk

St Ives is lovely but way too many people!
My little dog was almost getting trampled on when we visited last July.
The cruffin was bloody good though

[popeyewhite]

It didn't rain until 8pm yesterday.
Dry so far today, but darker clouds are gathering.

[MYOB]

Glorious day here in mid-Kent. It’s the first day of the year I left home without a jumper or coat this morning.

[cuprabob]

I'm feeling a bit paranoid as when I look on the Met Office App at the weather radar the rain is always heading my way. In the last 6 months I can't think of 2 consecutive days there hasn't been heavy rain. Supposed to be dry today but its missing down again.

Forecast now only has 2 options,

1. It's raining...
2. It's going to rain...

Edited by cuprabob on Friday 12th April 16:48

[MiniMan64]

It’s sunny today in Plymouth.

It’s says it will be sunny again tomorrow.

It genuinely feels like this might be the first time in 2024 that we have a dry 48 hours.

[GetCarter]

Shieldaig made the news.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjje0l85p3no#:...

It was quite breezy.

[popeyewhite]

popeyewhite said:

It didn't rain until 8pm yesterday.
Dry so far today, but darker clouds are gathering.

Some spots of rain mid-afternoon yesterday, but didn't come to much. Right I'll get the mowing done and put some lawn sand down tomorrow.

Raining again today.

[abzmike]

Very much April showers… suppose it’s better than April continuous rain.

[thepritch]

abzmike said:

Very much April showers… suppose it’s better than April continuous rain.

Was beautiful, if a tad blowy earlier. Went to sit outside for lunch, and had to make a hasty retreat indoors when the first shower arrived. That’s 2.5 of continuous sun though!

[SS9]

First trip of the year down to the coast today (lancing), earlier part of the day was lovely but the wind took over in the afternoon which made for a less pleasant experience!



Obligatory car park photo because pistonheads…

[p1stonhead]

SS9 said:

First trip of the year down to the coast today (lancing), earlier part of the day was lovely but the wind took over in the afternoon which made for a less pleasant experience!



Obligatory car park photo because pistonheads…

That GT looks incredible

[SS9]

Big circle rainbow thing around the sun today… is the world about to end?

[21st Century Man]

We've had a few days doing a clockwise touring route of Norfolk & Suffolk, with pub stop overs in our campervan. The just a shirt weather has been glorious, easily the best since last Autumn.

[Blib]

21st Century Man said:

We've had a few days doing a clockwise touring route of Norfolk & Suffolk, with pub stop overs in our campervan. The just a shirt weather has been glorious, easily the best since last Autumn.

Yes, the last few days have been perfect.

We were in Walberswick and Southwold this morning.

Had I known that you were close to where i live, we could've met up to discuss flanges.