When do you stop hanging washing out?

[liquidsquidli]

It's going to get to 10 degrees today. Is that going to dry anything? Or should it just put it on the airer?

I put it out if I think it will dry, because it smells so much better if dried outside. Even if it doesn’t get completely dry, the fresh air makes it smell fantastic.

Depends on the dampness/whether there's any wind.

I'll put it out for a few hours if there's a breeze then finish off on the airer.

Yes this is our problem, we only get a couple of hours of sunshine in the garden in the mornings in winter then that's it for the day and it's sheltered so not much breeze. Also we are all out all day during the week so can't get it in if it rains and by the time anyone gets home around 5.30 it's dewy again. So largely it's only out on my day off and weekends from about now. I did get four loads of bedding and towels
line dried last Sat though when conditions were perfect.

It doesn't have to be warm, it just has to be dry and windy. I will hang washing out throughout the year when the conditions are right even if I have to finish it off indoors.

Mine goes out all year round.
I check the forecast for the week and decide on the dryest looking day to do my washing.
I appreciate I only have my own to do; and am retired so able to do that. Windy days are best no matter the temperature. I find it dries quicker indoors if it's been hung outside. I have a pulley maid, and laundry that's been outside finishes off overnight on there.

It depends on the conditions as well as the temperature. I put it out the other day, and it was 10 degrees, sunny and slightly windy. It all dried beautiful.
If it was 10 degrees but very grey with no wind, it might not have.
It does need to stay out longer with low temperatures, so I hang it out early.

When the clocks go back which means I am not getting it on the line early enough.
It goes straight into the tumble dryer

If it is dry and windy it goes out and definitely goes out on a crisp sunny day.

I do it to remove as much moisture from it as possible - then finish it off inside with a dehumidifier running.

Put mine out on a clothes horse (anyone still call airers that?!?) so I can run out and bring it in quickly if the weather turns.

I too follow the weather forecast obsessively for both washing and impact of damp on my hair 😂

Washing will at least partially dry out on a dry, breezy day throughout the year.

Put mine out on a clothes horse (anyone still call airers that?!?) so I can run out and bring it in quickly if the weather turns.

My washing would blow away if I did that.

I follow a woman on TikTok who lives near the North Pole and hangs her washing out all the time 🤷🏽‍♀️

Too many bonfires and log burners round here to bother. Everything would come in smokey. So, I have stopped already.

I still hang towels and bedding, pyjamas and robes out even in winter because I love it when they smell fresh. I'll usually hang them out for the day then take them inside to finish drying overnight. It never gets cold enough that they'll freeze, except for the very coldest days, so I just hang inside if it's absolutely freezing.

I don't bother at all in winter, it ether takes forever and smells damp, or just doesn't dry at all.

It’s drying outside all year round incl when is freezing.

What would put me off doing that is 1- its cold and misty with no wind at all or 2- the rain.
Very cold/freezing temperatures usually also means low humidity. With a bit of wind, I’m find I they are great drying conditions.

All year round here. If the pavement is dry the washing will dry.

Yesterday I got a load and a half done. First load out early, then bring some of the lighter things in to air around midday when putting the half load out. Most of it does need to go on an airer. But it comes in mich drier and then dries by the end of the evening.

I don't. I peg out all year round. Been known to do it in the snow.

I live in a cold part of the UK so 10 degrees is a very normal temperature.

It probably helps that it's often windy here. As long as there's some kind of breeze, doesn't need to be much, it will dry.

Our washing line still catches the sun which helps. I know people who put up winter lines in other parts of garden or move the whirly into a patio umbrella weight. This is a good idea if your usual drying places is shadowed by the house.

I've stopped now really unless there's an opportunity with a bit of sun and breeze today

My garden is tiny and sheltered so I need to factor that in too

I just can't be bothered to peg it out then have to bring it all in and put int he airer. I bought a dehumidifier so that is a massive help.

I'll put it in the line and give it a go. The patio is dry.

It dried really well last week on the line

I don't usually peg out 6 weeks before Christmas and 6 weeks after unless it's a nice breezy day.

If it is showery with sunny intervals I hang mine on airers in the conservatory. I use a dehumidifier on wet days - it got used a lot this year. I just use the tumble dryer for towels and bedding.

If it's sunny or windy it goes out all year round.

I have a small back yard which will mostly be in shade at this time if year. Washing rarely goes out now.

I try to hang my laundry out as much as possible when it's not raining. I have to juggle that around working, so I won't hang laundry out first thing and then head off to work, in case it rains! I just check the weather forecast beforehand (and hope for the best!). I find that it does cut down drying time in tumble drier.

Edited to add: my garden wraps around my house and gets plenty of sun, so am very lucky. I always put the laundry on a fast spin so that also cuts down drying time.

Washing goes out if there's a breeze or a bit of dry sunny-ish weather. Even if it doesn't fully dry I believe the fresh air is good for it! It smells better for one thing. Besides which I don't have a tumble dryer so it's either out in the garden or strewn on the radiators/airers.