Raining

[Bren In Pots]

It stopped raining at 12.10 so that makes 3 hours of rain and all we ended up with was 5mm. just enough to cover the bottom of the trugs i'd left out, anyway every bit counts. Plus it means my water butts are no longer empty.

[Greenleaves]

Had an hours rain but it looks very dark over towards Surrey, think we got the very edge. Sun is out now and the temp has gone from 22 in the rain to 28 in the sun but very sultry with it.

Be nice to see some green grass again

[nickdub]

First substantial rain here in ages - it'll not be enough to water the ground I don't think, but at least its filled up the water butts.

[bramble]

We havnt even seen a spot of rain in weeks.
The drought is really very bad here in Dublin.

[Chestnut]

We had just an hour this morning, got about 4 inches in the waterbutt, which will water the seedlings for a couple of days.

[bikermike]

a couple of mm last night. I left lots of pots out overnight, but they are all dry this am...

[Nannysally99]

Not a drop here, although some parts of West London had a small deluge I heard

[bikermike]

typical west London gits! and I bet they were all standing round in their brand new barbours going "rah, high awful"

[DannyK]

Despite storm warnings not even a distant rumble here.

My brother in law got soaked at Shepherds Bush last night

[Lumpy]

Yep everything has had a lovely long drink.
Only thanks to the shiny outside tap and hose.

[robbra]

A tv reporter 6.30 yesterday near Salisbury with an umbrella up, I was sat in the garden 30 miles away sweltering in the sun. We can't win really, too hot /cold/wet/dry/windy/foggy and only the farmers can put a claim in for spoilt crops and get a sub.
I for one will be sad to see this weather end but driving to the Algarve October/November and looking for a place to move to so this is acclimatisation. Tomatoes will do splendidly over there for about nine months of the year.
Rob

[Jay-ell]

Of course when the rain eventually hits we'll be complaining that we're now above both lines on the Hutton Criteria charts.

[Jay-ell]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtWSTnZSGCE

[veggiechicken]

[veggiechicken]

.................and this is how much rain we had!!