Rain Ranting Thread

[shanti]

I wish you could all send some of your rain over here to South Australia. We haven't had any decent rain for about 8 months, all the paddocks are bare, there is a massive hay shortage and even the crappiest hay is getting impossible to find. I'm down to my last 30 bales, after that I am going to have to resort to feeding straw! I basically live in the wettest part of the country, it's never this dry so everyone is getting a bit worried.

Mabey you could all give your rain a stern talking to and tell it to bugger off to where its actually needed

 

[lizziebell]

BBC weather said that the UK as a whole hasn’t had 5 dry consecutive days since January - it’s rained everyday somewhere in the uk. I don’t know how this compares to the “normal” (if there’s such a thing as normal with the weather anymore), but I’m guessing it’s not, otherwise what’s the point in mentioning it.

 

[Steerpike]

It's horrible here in Mid West Wales today, windy, showers and cold

 

[HopOnTrot]

Field behind us cut haylege over a week ago so that’s a positive, my field is being harrowed at the weekend, sadly though even a gentle potter round the block is resulting in us returning looking like we’ve done a day’s hunting, hoof boots are going through the washing machine on a weekly basis!

 

[setterlover]

Just waiting for a few days forecast dry to cut our haylege.The grass has really pushed on through May We like to make haylege that is quite dry almost wrapped hay.Fingers crossed the settled weather forecast for the weekend early next week actually happens

 

[SEL]

Absolutely hammered it down today

The grass is over my knees in the summer fields but I'm paddling. Might try growing rice.

 

[lizziebell]

So it’s not raining today, but it’s the first day of (meteorological) summer and we have dark grey skies and bitterly cold high winds ! I’ve just dug back out my heated blanket.

 

[lynz88]

Yep was supposed to be sunny and warm today...unless "sunny" means full cover cloud then....

 

[setterlover]

It was cold and cloudy when I let the dogs out at 7 am but it sunny now and the wind has dropped thought still only about 15 degrees,!

 

[spotty_pony2]

It’s cold here. I almost put the heating on last night. It’s not raining but it’s just so grey it’s depressing I don’t think I want to continue living in this country if this is the weather frok
now on!!

 

[Esmae]

It's cold here as well. I have the heating on. Back in about 1976 I do remember it snowing on the first of June and then we had a very long hot summer. Don't need another one of those but some warmth would be nice.

 

[timbobs]

UK weather: when is it going to improve?

June has started colder than average, are there any signs of warmer weather on the way?

www.bbc.co.uk

Rather depressing article on the weather ️

 

[Dam1]

Heating's back on

 

[94lunagem]

Heating's back on

I can’t bring myself to turn mine on!

 

[Steerpike]

I've got my oodie on, I refuse to put the heating on in June!

 

[southerncomfort]

Mr SC was very amused at my summer 2024 outfit this evening which included:

Storm/rain coat with hood up
Buff
Ear warmer
Thermal socks and
Wellies

Plus beetroot red hands because I didn't think I'd need gloves.

My heating clicked on this morning.

Our weather is broken.

 

[Steerpike]

Yes I had a long sleeved baselayer, fleece jumper, gillet, waterproof coat, woolly hat and wasn't warm standing outside for the farrier today, my hands were freezing, we chose the wrong day to trim 11!

 

[Boughtabay]

Cold and windy here - supposed to be on day 2 of getting horse back in work today but it simply isn’t safe to bring him up our lane today as branches are coming down all over the place

 

[Dam1]

I can’t bring myself to turn mine on!

I've resisted the last few days but couldn't help myself today. It's blowing a hooley, raining and cold. Stupidly put the horses out rugless - they were not best pleased and spent all afternoon trying to get back in !!!!!!

 

[Dave's Mam]

Winter jammies & big jumper on here & that's with the hot flushes. Even they're not keeping me warm.

 

[spotty_pony2]

sunny here this morning but I am at work typically! Heavy rain due from 12 all afternoon though - when will it end?! I’ve brought the horses in in preparation!

 

[Steerpike]

Heavy rain here from 6am and it's just easing off now

 

[Sussexbythesea]

It’s hosing it down here my boys have come in for a few hours after being out overnight.

 

[Dave's Mam]

Forecast to start heavy rain here at lunchtime. Tacked up & ready at 1100. Tipped down, so waited, then it stopped, so we got on with it. As soon as I was on it started again. Just a shower, it's not meant to start til later.
Rain gets heavier & bigger & then we're both drenched.
Dave had lunch & then out in an absolute downpour. Since then, we've had thunder, hail, heavy rain & hot sunshine in some bizarre cycle. Yes hail.

 

[little_critter]

I’ve put the winter quilt back on the bed
I’ve only ridden once so far this week, a combination of work and bad weather.

 

[tda]

Been a stinker of a day here too, some very prolonged and heavy showers , it's lovely now tho

 

[Errin Paddywack]

We had a very loud thunderstorm that freaked my dogs out along with torrential rain then hail. Reports came in locally of a mini tornado sweeping through. lots of pics of severe damage to trees and fences blown down.

 

[dominobrown]

Jeez Errin..... that's a bit much now for June?!!

I need to make my hay

Started on building the ark...

 

[StableJen]

We had a very loud thunderstorm that freaked my dogs out along with torrential rain then hail. Reports came in locally of a mini tornado sweeping through. lots of pics of severe damage to trees and fences blown down.

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[lizziebell]

It’s been like autumn this week and today is horrendous - strong gale force winds and heavy rain ! I think we had a week, maybe 2 at a push of summer. It’s so depressing. Last years summer was pretty much a wash out so I was hoping for something a bit better this year.