Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years

but not quite.
David

On 01/02/2014 09:36, David Hill wrote:
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years

but not quite.
David
We had a lot of rain here in North Staffordshire, but nothing like that
more South-west of us. the day before (Thursday) was the first dry day
for ages. This morning as dawned bright and sunny, though a chilly wind,
it will not last though!

On 2014-02-01 09:40:36 +0000, Broadback said:

On 01/02/2014 09:36, David Hill wrote:
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years


but not quite.
David
We had a lot of rain here in North Staffordshire, but nothing like that
more South-west of us. the day before (Thursday) was the first dry day
for ages. This morning as dawned bright and sunny, though a chilly
wind, it will not last though!

Bright and windy today but dry. Yesterday was unremitting rain for
hours on end.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"David Hill" wrote
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years
but not quite.
-------------------------
Here the roads are beginning to get flooded again, right across in some
places and I noticed one house pumping out today again. Was told this
morning that the road near our allotment is impassable, luckily on the other
side so I can still get down to pick the sprouts from this side.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

On 2014-02-01 09:52:07 +0000, Sacha said:

On 2014-02-01 09:40:36 +0000, Broadback said:

On 01/02/2014 09:36, David Hill wrote:
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years


but not quite.
David
We had a lot of rain here in North Staffordshire, but nothing like that
more South-west of us. the day before (Thursday) was the first dry day
for ages. This morning as dawned bright and sunny, though a chilly
wind, it will not last though!

Bright and windy today but dry. Yesterday was unremitting rain for
hours on end.

Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 2014-02-01 09:56:20 +0000, Martin said:

On Sat, 1 Feb 2014 09:52:07 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2014-02-01 09:40:36 +0000, Broadback said:

On 01/02/2014 09:36, David Hill wrote:
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years



but not quite.
David
We had a lot of rain here in North Staffordshire, but nothing like that
more South-west of us. the day before (Thursday) was the first dry day
for ages. This morning as dawned bright and sunny, though a chilly
wind, it will not last though!

Bright and windy today but dry. Yesterday was unremitting rain for
hours on end.

My daughter had snow on Thursday evening. She lives just north of Hanley.

None here but we've heard there's a light scattering here and there on
Dartmoor.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.

On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

On 01/02/2014 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions


The thing with rain today is the radar displays for the previous couple
of hours shown in 15 minute views shows you how the rain is moving ,
it's direction and the speed it's going so you do have an idea of what's
going to hit you in the next few hours.
But if you prefer your seaweed.......

On 01/02/14 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

Indeed, just so. But it seems I didn't make
my point clearly enough...

All I do is look at where the rain has been over
the past two hours, and then mentally "project"
where it will be in the next couple of hours.

No need to pay

"Tom Gardner" wrote in message ...

On 01/02/14 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

Indeed, just so. But it seems I didn't make
my point clearly enough...

All I do is look at where the rain has been over
the past two hours, and then mentally "project"
where it will be in the next couple of hours.

No need to pay
========================================

Exactly what we do. Had an errand to do. It was raining. Looked at the rain
radar. 'Be finished within the next half hour, then a couple of hours
clear', so finish a cuppa then go out.

Everything done, back home, in the dry, settled down and the skies opened.

It's not that you can look out of the window and see that it's raining, it's
seeing what's coming and assessing how long it will be and how long it will
last.

I showed it to a neighbour builder. He hadn't seen it. "Thanks Mike, very
useful'

Mike


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www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com
www.rneba.org.uk
www.nsrafa.org

On 01/02/2014 15:08, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

Indeed, just so. But it seems I didn't make
my point clearly enough...

All I do is look at where the rain has been over
the past two hours, and then mentally "project"
where it will be in the next couple of hours.

No need to pay

This one seems to give you a forecast as well. Maybe there's a catch...

http://www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=exp

On 01/02/14 17:10, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 15:08, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 12:49, stuart noble wrote:
On 01/02/2014 11:07, Tom Gardner wrote:
On 01/02/14 11:00, Sacha wrote:
Spoke too soon - the wind is stronger and great gouts of rain keep
smashing against the windows. Then blue skies emerge again for a few
minutes before it all goes black again.

Speaking too soon can partly be avoided by looking at the
live rainfall radar maps. They give a useful indication of
what's coming your way, and when. I first used them
usefully a few years ago, to tell people on my roof that
they had an hour to finish the roof before the rain/sleet
came. They didn't believe me, and were surprised when I
was right to within a few minutes.

http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
is convenient.


I already know whether it rained this morning thanks very much, and it
doesn't tell you how much they charge for this afternoon's predictions

Indeed, just so. But it seems I didn't make
my point clearly enough...

All I do is look at where the rain has been over
the past two hours, and then mentally "project"
where it will be in the next couple of hours.

No need to pay

This one seems to give you a forecast as well. Maybe there's a catch...

http://www.meteox.co.uk/h.aspx?r=&jaar=-3&soort=exp

For me it has marginally less information (key to mm/hr)
and is marginally more difficult to use (zooming a bit awkward,
can't single-step it). But that's mere personal preference.

On 01/02/2014 10:54, Bob Hobden wrote:


"David Hill" wrote
Will there never be an end to this rain?
15.3 inches in January at this side of Swansea bay, almost makes one
envious of California,
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/scienti...sted-200-years

but not quite.
-------------------------
Here the roads are beginning to get flooded again, right across in some
places and I noticed one house pumping out today again. Was told this
morning that the road near our allotment is impassable, luckily on the
other side so I can still get down to pick the sprouts from this side.
--
Regards
Bob Hobden

I just wish that the wind was a drying one instead of bringing more rain.
We are 450ft up and can see the Mumbles from here, and in the the last
12 hours it has been gusting to 50mph, most of the time 60mph and over
with a top so far of 75mph
David

On Sat, 01 Feb 2014 17:52:10 +0000, David Hill wrote:


I just wish that the wind was a drying one instead of bringing more
rain.
We are 450ft up and can see the Mumbles from here, and in the the last
12 hours it has been gusting to 50mph, most of the time 60mph and over
with a top so far of 75mph David

We has 1.2 inches during about an hour during the night. Lots of roads
flooded, I don't know of a stream that hasn't left it's bed.

We were just commenting that if it does freeze hard, the ground will be a
solid block of ice, it's that saturated. Can't be good for roots...

-E

--
Gardening in Lower Normandy