The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Snow and Rocks]

Snow on the Aberdeenshire hills over the last few days with a widespread frost locally each night - minus 5 was the lowest I seen reported (at Gairnshiel Lodge).

The other thread can't be far away!

[Scabutz]

Snow and Rocks said:

The other thread can't be far away!

My wife said, when can we have the heating on. I said it is on but it's not cold enough for the thermostat to click it on.

Sat outside for lunch today. Still feels mild Autumnal

[BigRusko]

Winter thread is open;

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Puggit]

Winter thread is not for thunderstorms though!

[Scabutz]

Believe it when I see it

[jimmyjimjim]

27c here in Colorado today. Not Winter yet.

[Puggit]

Weather for our trip to the Loire next week.

Ummmmm, bank...

[Puggit]

Heavy showers in southern areas today - potentially thundery.

[leglessAlex]

And it's warm! I walked to get coffee in a downpour this morning (I'm just north of Winchester) and my winter weight Barbour jacket was waaayyyy too insulated.

[Celtic Dragon]

Puggit said:

Heavy showers in southern areas today - potentially thundery.

You were not wrong! The water level in my pond has gone up 3 inches!

[Huff]

Yep.

Central Baff; 18mm of rain so far today* and - at 9.05pm, holding a solid 15degC outside as measured right here.

Hmm...
It's the end of October now; so 5/6 of year done. Yet today's rain has only taken us to 400mm locally this year so far, vs usu (c. over a decade) average of ~680mm ish of rain.

We bloody need this!

LTA figs taken from a wonderful v local guy's aggregate webpage of his own & pooled amateur weather data: https://www.paulwilman.com/index.php

[Evoluzione]

Heavy rain forecast for most of the day here, took a risk and went to work outside.
Had no rain whatsoever
Hoping they've got it right for a change tomorrow as a lovely sunny day is forecast.

I'm seeing a lot of people in the lowlands wishing for rain there. I'm no expert, but if it falls there it's only of use to your soil at that time.
What you need to be wishing for is some rain higher up, because that's where your tap supply comes from.

[colin_p]

Apparently there is a thunder weather warning in place for most of England.

And it could get a bit wet.

[djc206]

colin_p said:

Apparently there is a thunder weather warning in place for most of England.

And it could get a bit wet.

Thunder and lightning down here on the south coast. Tops of the weather quite high which is usually a good indicator that it’s going to be a bit more than some light drizzle.

[S100HP]

djc206 said:

Thunder and lightning down here on the south coast. Tops of the weather quite high which is usually a good indicator that it’s going to be a bit more than some light drizzle.

Just drove home from work in it. Biblical is the only description I can give. Probably the heaviest rain I've driven in ever!

[Bill]

It woke me up about 6.30.

[vixen1700]

Thunder and heavy rain here in London at the moment and dark as night.

[r3g]

Good for the reservoirs. Need MOAR wet and mild.

[colin_p]

Chesterfield'ish - Lashing it down.

Rather annoyed, I really wanted to do some external work on the house.

[Blib]

Pickering, Yorkshire. (So far north for me that I have a nosebleed) rain just beginning. Apparently, it will last for five hours.

Up here they STILL have a hosepipe ban!!!!