Penellype's Weather Channel 2

[Penellype]

The weather has been horrendous here and it's still not done.
Thundery showers and driving wind.

Horribly windy here this morning - I have had to put some of the taller plants in pots into the garage as they keep blowing over. Likely to be windy all day and breezy into the weekend I'm afraid. Likely to remain showery too, especially in the north and west.

[bramble]

The weather has been horrendous here and it's still not done.
Thundery showers and driving wind.

[Penellype]

Wind looks like being the big issue hereabouts. Looking at the fully grown bean canes it's a basic sail. Might need some additional, sturdier, restraint.

Yes, beans seem to do that - the standard bamboo canes are never strong enough if you get a proper gale.

The warning for wind has been upgraded to red in parts of southern Ireland. Stay safe if you live there.

[Chippy Minton]

Wind looks like being the big issue hereabouts. Looking at the fully grown bean canes it's a basic sail. Might need some additional, sturdier, restraint.

[Penellype]

Just to add to the previous post, there is an amber warning for the south and west of Ireland. https://www.met.ie/warnings

[Penellype]

Some very windy weather on the way for the next couple of days, with a yellow warning in parts of the west, although it will be windy everywhere. This is due to an unusually deep area of low pressure moving up the Irish sea. Make sure garden furniture etc is secure.

[sandspider]

Answered my own question. Software update seems to have turned off auto subscription to topics.

[sandspider]

Thanks P

Blast, I was hoping for a bit more sun now. Oh well, maybe in September...

On an unrelated note, I don't seem to get email notifications of new posts on topics I follow / comment on any more. Something to do with the new site software perhaps. Do any of the mods know anything about this?

[Penellype]

For those sick of the humid, sticky, thundery weather we have had for the last week or so, a change is on the way. On Wednesday into Thursday a very deep (for the time of year) low pressure system containing the remains of tropical storm Kyle will move in, introducing wet and windy weather, and eventually freshening things up. We will then move into a more Atlantic driven pattern - cooler, changeable and less thundery, which at present looks likely to persist for the foreseeable future.

In the meantime, weather warnings for thunderstorms and potentially torrential downpours remain in force for much of England and Wales.

[sandspider]

No shortage of rain now, having had a bit too much heat!

[sandspider]

Ahh, just found the new thread. Phew!

[Penellype]

Amber warning now for thunderstorms in the west this evening. There are thunderstorm warnings now for parts of the UK until Monday.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather...ce/uk-warnings

[Penellype]

Ah...well spotted Pen!

Thanks for that....Looks like I'm going to have to top up some of our water storage with tap water then. Hate doing that but needs must.

You may not have to do that if you get storms - flooding could be a problem instead!

[Penellype]

Well, today was supposed to be dry according to all the forecasts I have seen. So what's this then?

[Nicos]

Ah...well spotted Pen!

Thanks for that....Looks like I'm going to have to top up some of our water storage with tap water then. Hate doing that but needs must.