To have a slight feeling of dread?

[DiddlyWiddly]

I’m in the south east, the weather recently has been odd, in my opinion anyway.

We had a few days of alternating snow and sunshine, literally sunshine pouring down followed by snow then back to sunshine.

Now we are nearing the end of April and maybe it’s just me, but it seems unusually hot and dry?
My garden was very thoroughly drenched with the hose just a few days ago and although the more shaded parts are absolutely fine, the soil in the more exposed, sunny portion is already baked dust dry.
Desert dry.
Some of the plants are wilting and in need of water again and we are only in April.
We haven’t even reached proper summer yet.

I’m feeling a little nervous for the future, if it’s like that here in April, what is it going to be like in the peak of summer?
What is it like in traditionally hotter countries?
How will the farmers cope?
How will we find sufficient water?
Ornamental flowers are one thing but fruit and vegetables need water to grow, quite a lot of water for certain edibles.

And another thing I noticed yesterday, admittedly a lot of my ‘fail safes’ like Buddleja and open roses and snapdragons are not flowering yet but I haven’t seen many bees around, even on sunny days and when I have, I have witnessed them landing then leaving plants I have bought that allegedly they like!
The bees I have seen have only really been on my dandelions, my bird cherry and I saw one bee on a hyacinth.
I have seen barely any butterflies, just one peacock butterfly.
Hardly any insects anywhere.
Not just in my garden but in the surrounding area.

Is anyone else feeling a bit antsy?

With all kindness I think you’re a bit unreasonable. However with the year we’ve had I can totally understand why you might see doom everywhere.

I’m in the southeast too, on the coast and I think the weather here has been quite standard for this time of year, quite breezy and sunny. Saw lots of bees on a recent walk and almost stepped on three that were on dandelions.

Do you suffer from anxiety op or other mental health issues?

It’s predicted to rain all week next week here.

It has been a cold, dry spring so far - I too am hoping for some rain soon. I am sure it will come OP. There is a lot on insect life humming and buzzing around here.

There has certainly been a distinct lack of rain this year where I am, but I wouldn't say we've had much warm weather yet. It's late April and we're still having cold nights and highs of around 15 in the south of the country. We had that one warm weekend in late March but that's been it really.

This is Spring, it's how the weather always is - changeable.

I'm 52, my birthday is in April. Some birthdays as a kid were spent splashing around in a paddling pool and some were spent building snowmen.

Other birthdays there's been 'all seasons' in the same day.

It isn't an anxiety or mental health issue to notice that there are fewer insects about each year.

I guess all the climate change stuff is playing on my mind a bit.
The number of insects I’m noticing out and about has plummeted and all this talk of running out of water and the earth heating up and bone dry summers.
I guess I’m just looking out in April at my bone dry insectless garden and just feeling a tad antsy.

A ‘feeling of dread/doom’ perfectly describes anxiety.

OP, a sense of dread or impending doom can be a symptom of heart attack as well as general anxiety. Do you have cardiac history or feel otherwise unwell?

@PicsInRed

OP, a sense of dread or impending doom can be a symptom of heart attack as well as general anxiety. Do you have cardiac history or feel otherwise unwell?

No. I blame the media.

Media as in constantly talking about climate change I mean

Well according to allotment holders (locals) the current seasons weather is running approximately two weeks behind schedule and has been colder than it should be. Therefore everything is ‘late’. So that would account for lower birds and bees. The summer influx of birds has only just begun, nesting etc has also only really just started. As for rain - we are forecast for chilly, wet weather next week. From last years records, the current weather is exactly what happened early March - so I think we are nearly a month behind we’re we should be if we go by the human construct of a calendar year.
In other words - wait and see.

We had a hotter spell this time last year I seem to remember.

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I don’t think you’re being unreasonable

The climate is changing. We know this, we know that global warming is a problem

Things are going to change - we’re all going to notice it sooner or later

yandu op.

This has been an extremely dry April across the whole of the UK.

www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/news/10819-exceptionally-dry-april-as-little-as-1-of-the-average-rainfall-has-fallen-so-far

It's not without precedent. Our climate is changing. A typical "April showers" April is becoming rare.

Some people apparently are concerned that the SE will have droughts regularly in the summer.

But all the media coverage of climate change will hopefully put pressure on governments to do something about it finally. Joe Biden is making hopeful noises.

With global warming Britain would actually get colder and wetter due to effects on the gulf stream, so please try not to worry we’re not quite there yet.

I think we should be worrying about this.

The weather is crazy at the moment. I worry about the future for my baby.

Being concerned about climate change is not a sign of mental disorder and I’m dismayed to see some are suggesting OP may be ‘unwell’ for being worried about this.

Welcome to the future of global warming. Everyone needs to do their bit to help the planet, don't just notice it and do nothing.

Also those suggesting mental disorder for this... have a word with yourselves and educate yourselves. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm an April baby and have grown up my whole life like the other poster telling people "it snows in April" I think I've had hot sunny days, snow days, rain, wind, gales.. April in my mind is the most random month for weather! But maybe only people born in April notice this.

I know what you man by the lack of insects. I comment all the time to anyone who will listen about the fact that I never have to scrub insects from my car bonnet and windscreen any more. I had my first car in the 90's and the insects stuck to it were a right pain, but now they seem to have vanished. Are cars made from 'non insect attracting' materials these days or are there just less bugs about?

I suspect the latter and it doesn't feel like a good thing.