Weather

[johanneshoeller]

Heavy rain here in Austria, since yesterday 8 pm 120 l/m2 in my garden.

Hans

[David Nicholson]

Started raining here about 1130 yesterday and is still going strong. South Westerly gale force 6, mist down from the Moor, thoroughly miserable!!

[Carol Shaw]

Finally RAIN... on and off for the past 36 hours, everything is now nicely wet and if it would stop I could go out and plant up the crevice bed we have been working on, on and off, since last October! Snag is that is unlikely, first we get a drought and then a monsoon... ho hum the joys, the joys

[mark smyth]

is it raining in N Ireland?

Czech Rep had first rain for at least 5 weeks this week

[David Nicholson]

is it raining in N Ireland?

Czech Rep had first rain for at least 5 weeks this week

Mark, according to the BBC weather pages it was raining fairly steadily in Antrim today, light showers tomorrow and Friday with heavier rain on Saturday and Sunday. Fairly normal really! Hope you are enjoying yourself, we are awaiting a surge of pictures when you get back to a computer.

[David Nicholson]

Started raining here about 1130 yesterday and is still going strong. South Westerly gale force 6, mist down from the Moor, thoroughly miserable!!

Rain finally stopped at about 1600 but still very windy and sky still very grey. A short row of Bearded Irises I was going to be quite proud of are shredded.

[derekb]

First decent rain today how about you Luc

Derek

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Drought is over and forgotten Derek - we've had quite some rain already this week    lots of wind as well wrecking Rhodos that are opening up    - at least I could stop watering half of the garden every night 

[Anthony Darby]

Yesterday lunchtime we had rain coming down in 'stair rods'. One of our staff found his car above the bottom of the offside door in water. Teach him for parking in a disabled space.

[fermi de Sousa]

One of our staff found his car above the bottom of the offside door in water. Teach him for parking in a disabled space

Well it certainly would be disabled if it was underwater! Did he have to snorkel to get back in?
cheers
fermi

[Anthony Darby]

Fortunately by 3.40 p.m. (home time for kids) the water had subsided and I noticed the car had been moved back a metre.

[Anthony Darby]

Had to scrape ice off the car this morning

Here's the car; steam caused by sun hitting the shed roof and frozen water droplets on a shaded deck (photos taken at 08.00 BST).

[mark smyth]

are you sure that isnt the steam room?

If those in Europe look at the moon and Venus, tonight, the latter is at it's closest to earth in a few years

[Maggi Young]

note to "Smiffy" from the Gang in Aberdeen tonight... hi form us, we were out for a short walk with Lily after supper and remarked on how close Venus was to the Moon, or vice versa! Lovley clear sky and not yet dark at that time. Much more dramatic now it's dark. We've had a great day at the Aberdeen show... more of which later ( much later... Ian and I both off to BBC tomorrow morning... perhaps someone else will have pix???!!!???) Fun supper with load of chums/forumists and a sing-song is taking place next door as I write! Much talk with Julia, Ian,Carole and Fermi about Czech Events..... John and I are only mildly jealous... at least we can see the photos!

[mark smyth]

I was out leading a bat walk tonight and lots were commenting about the moon and Venus. Only found out when I got home what was happening

so how is Fermi and where are the photos from his Swedish/Czech trip.

A wee parcel of bulbs going your way next week. For you only not the Bulb Master and maybe a Hepatica