The Rubbish Winter Weather 2024/2025 Thread

[Birker2020]

Its not too bad at all for us, crikey compared with last year its incredibly dry. Not even had one abscess yet, we thought it was but it was a bruised sole or tweak thank goodness!

Last year was a nightmare, with abscesses, rain scald, mud fever! This year is so mild compared.

 

[PurBee]

It’s actually changed and it was on the 16th so we are on the way up now. My met office app is also telling me it’s staying light 2 mins longer per day now too!

That has cheered me up! 2 mins more daylight per day is a friggin’ WIN

 

[setterlover]

Still really windy here and it's really wearing being worried al the time!!! It's worse at night as you can here all the banging and associated crashing noise.!!
Still no landline and WiFi and now saying will be back by 24/12. !!!
We were on immediately after the storm but the cables were hanging very low so they took them down and haven't replaced them so no phone or WiFi since last Wednesday!!!
We texted yesterday as costing a huge amount to use mobile data.
They have sent us a mini hub so at least we can use the internet at their expense.
Would really like to return normal now ,!!!
and have some quiet weather so we can start clearing up.

 

[Barton Bounty]

Gale force winds and rain scheduled for the weekend here. Woopie doo

 

[HJJ]

Had plenty of wind and rain but absolutely nowhere near as wet as last year when it literally rained every day from October to May. That was utterly rubbish.

 

[Sanversera]

I'm finding it harder than last year

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

More winds up to 80mph due this weekend

 

[poiuytrewq]

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More winds up to 80mph due this weekend

Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud…….

 

[setterlover]

We are still without WiFi and phone and latest projection is 27/12!!!
The last thing we need is more wind as we haven't yet cleared the fencing battered by storm Darragh as it's difficult to remove wrecked panels in high winds.
This winter is challenging for different reasons than last year.

 

[Sanversera]

It's raining again.gale force winds for the weekend again

 

[Peglo]

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Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud…….

It’s looking like we’ll have horizontal rain to go with our 80mph wind thank goodness our mud won’t dehydrate

 

[maya2008]

Why do the gales always arrive at the weekend????

 

[poiuytrewq]

It’s looking like we’ll have horizontal rain to go with our 80mph wind thank goodness our mud won’t dehydrate

Tra la la la not listening!

 

[tda]

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Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud
Winds dry the mud…….

That's all I keep thinking too advised up to 60mph gusts for us, but we're not too exposed

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Mud has returned

 

[rabatsa]

mud mud glorious mud, nothing quite like it for cooling the blood

 

[94lunagem]

If the met office is to be believed, we’re due to wake up to snow tomorrow. Great!!

 

[paddy555]

wind on Dartmoor really ramping up over the last hour, we too may have some snow tonight.

 

[Traks]

I’d love a weekend without a storm or gales personally!!! Why are they always at weekends?!

 

[Bradsmum]

Just had a quick hail storm. Winds have been a bit gusty too. Plucking up the will to go let the chocks out and give Bradley his breakfast.

 

[Peglo]

Horses had to come in at 2:30 yesterday as the wind was gusting +80mph and when the rain came in was very horrible. They are back out today in 60mph wind but it is supposed to subside to 45mph.

The one benefit for us up here is we’re built for wind. We don’t have trees to fall over and we expect strong winds through the winter. But it’s still annoying

 

[94lunagem]

Oh good it’s snowing

 

[Ahrena]

I’m very bored of the wind. We’re on the moors and high up so very exposed so it’s windy on the calmest days here but when the gales start, it’s horrendous. It’s a strange feeling when you’re riding and the winds actually blow you off balance on the horse. Fed up with it now especially as I have a 4 year old who is spicy in the wind so I’ve seemed consistent winds above 20mph with gusts above 40mph not suitable riding weather and that irritates me.

 

[Pinkvboots]

We had a sharp frost Friday morning but had rain yesterday but forecast is dry and a bit sunny for 10 days result I will take that

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I got up to lying snow this morning, not deep by any means but a covering. Horses were fine, not even standing in the shelter when I went out with their hay. They soon came cantering up the hill to eat though! It's very windy here, so that might dry up yesterday's rain.

 

[tda]

It has been another windy night here, lots of noise outside, OH got up at 5.30am to look and our neighbours 4 donkeys were stood on our drive! Ponies would have been loosing their minds, they do know them, but not on the driveway

 

[Exasperated]

I’m very bored of the wind. We’re on the moors and high up so very exposed so it’s windy on the calmest days here but when the gales start, it’s horrendous. It’s a strange feeling when you’re riding and the winds actually blow you off balance on the horse. Fed up with it now especially as I have a 4 year old who is spicy in the wind so I’ve seemed consistent winds above 20mph with gusts above 40mph not suitable riding weather and that irritates me.

Similar, and ready for it - but megagust last night took a roof sheet off one of the barns - cattle all dusted with snow that’s still blowing through.... now a leisurely 50mph..... fed up with these gales!

 

[Jenko109]

Still no mud for us.

The Welsh is chubby. He is 29 now.

Not fed any hay. They get a token feed of chaff as and when. Not daily.

I've actually found this winter quite pleasant so far.

Would love some snow. We don't get it down south much though, so it is a real novelty.

 

[Sanversera]

Forecast is for mostly dry for a week. It will be very welcome

 

[setterlover]

Still blowing like crazy here it's very worrying and scary .Next door neighbour has lost more sheets off a large shed this afternoon !!which just missed her little Shetland ponies as they flew across the field.
I do hope this isn't the pattern of weather for the rest of the winter!