The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Evoluzione]

Awoke this morning at about 7 to find it still dark we were in so much low cloud.
Currently mild, grey with persistent light rain.

[colin_p]

Blib said:

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!!!!

Confused, did Pickering give you the nosebleed?

[Snow and Rocks]

Absolutely beautiful morning in Aberdeenshire

[JakeT]

Blib said:

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!!!!

All of Thames waters area is under a hosepipe ban, too. Supposedly it could last in to 2023!

[Blib]

JakeT said:

Blib said:

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!!!!

All of Thames waters area is under a hosepipe ban, too. Supposedly it could last in to 2023!

Crikey!

There's no restriction in NE Suffolk. Even though it didn't rain between early May and mid September.

[djc206]

JakeT said:

All of Thames waters area is under a hosepipe ban, too. Supposedly it could last in to 2023!

We’ve got one in Hants as well. Although it was largely because of the river levels one of which is now back to normal, the other improving.

[Timothy Bucktu]

Blib said:

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!!!!

You only have to look at where the Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs used to be to see why there's still a ban! They're almost totally empty.

Anyway...Oxford
9am... still dark, grey and very wet
11am... 18/19 degrees in the shade, very warm and humid. Brilliant sunshine

[r3g]

Timothy Bucktu said:

Blib said:

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!!!!

You only have to look at where the Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs used to be to see why there's still a ban! They're almost totally empty.

Yep. Ladybower a few days ago : https://flic.kr/p/2nU1D5P . Hency why we should be collectively celebrating any rainfall that comes our way. The more the better.

[Bill]

Looks like a band of lightning and torrential rain is about the hit the south coast. Perfect timing for when I have to go and collect one of the kids.

[Puggit]

Had a storm as we docked at Caen this morning. Now 24 degrees and too hot for gardening.

Bombay Sapphire on the go, washing down BBQ Lays

[SS9]

Nice band on its way over London.

[v8250]

Here in West Berks, had heavy rainfall and thunder over breakfast this morning followed by a glorious day with 17-19degC sunshine spent working in the garden in tee shirt, shorts and wellies. Now back to thick grey skies, rolling thunder and lightning heading our way and rain just started.

More importantly have just discovered a Cherry Bakewell Pie and Waitrose Madagascar Vanilla Custard lurking in the fridge freezer...it's time to turn on the oven

[Panda nero]

Rained most of the morning ,managed to go out in a coat and was too hot .
Now it's quite dark and the thunder and lightning has commenced .
South London suburbs .

[JakeT]

I think there was a good show of it over Berks/N Hants/Surrey. I got caught it in near Wokingham and it was a lot of rain, and thunder and lightning.

Back home in West Berks and it looks like there’s been much the same here as some of the usual suspects have flooded. (Roads and fields only)

[Celtic Dragon]

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

[Scabutz]

Celtic Dragon said:

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

In MK. Just peered out the window to see if it was over and big fork lightening across the sky.

[MOBB]

Celtic Dragon said:

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

Yes I’m near sharnbrook and it’s pretty wild looking and sounding

[Flanders.]

MOBB said:

Celtic Dragon said:

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

Yes I’m near sharnbrook and it’s pretty wild looking and sounding

I'm in sandy. Had a great storm!

[Rikki55]

Flanders. said:

MOBB said:

Celtic Dragon said:

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

Yes I’m near sharnbrook and it’s pretty wild looking and sounding

I'm in sandy. Had a great storm!

Same here in Potton!

[JonChalk]

Scabutz said:

Celtic Dragon said:

Getting quite the light show here in Beds just now!

In MK. Just peered out the window to see if it was over and big fork lightening across the sky.

Somewhat ironic that we had to wait until mid-October for the longest, loudest, brightest thunderstorm of the year in MK.