Hanging washing outside?

[panko]

Is there any point hanging the washing outside tomorrow if its going to be 0°C? 90% humidity.

Mine will be going out, it does every day. We have an awning out the back which we wind out and put the washing under that on an airer. Even on Sunday when it was snowing it went out. Brought it in about 4, left it in the kitchen overnight and it's mostly dry, just put it in the airing cupboard after I'd folded it up.

Really?

Probably depends on how sunny and how windy it also is, plus how good your spin cycle is, but at 90% humidity I wouldn’t expect much to dry very quickly.

I'm not bothering anymore. Maybe if it's not raining on a Friday as I am home in time to get it in. It still doesn't fully dry outside. It finishes in front of the radiator or on the bannister. If I'm home at the weekend we are now using a bit of daytime heating in these temperatures which means it dries inside.

I remember when I was a child sometimes my mum would hang out the washing in winter ( why?) It would freeze and could stand up itself .Scotland .

If the paving is wet, then no, it won’t dry. It’ll just be freezing and wet. I’d consider sticking out whites if they need a bit of bleaching out in the winter sun.

Happened to me today, it was sunny so I thought I would chance putting a few towels out. They were frozen solid when I got them in.

Haha!!! Only if you want a sheet of cardboard!

I really wouldn’t bother. Even on a warmer day my garden gets zero sun in the winter and stuff just doesn’t dry.

If you're here in Scotland absolutely not.

My mother also used to hang out washing that would freeze on the line. I hated having to get it in, but she insisted that even if it wasn't dry, it would dry faster after being outside. I actually think she had a point, but I just can't be doing with it. I'm avoiding the tumble dryer, but I am using my dehumidifier to keep the humidity levels in the 50s inside.

Ok cool ill go with that if paving wet no point. Thank you!

Yes we get no sun

Yeah but do they dry quicker after they've been frozen?

Of course not , as the ice melts they’ll be more wet than when you took them out initially

I'll hang it out if it's sunny and/or windy

You do risk damaging your laundry when the items are frozen .

Oh I genuinely thought maybe the ice somehow extracted the water from the material.

You mean like snapping it?

yes

No, I don't hang mine out in this weather. It's an a clothes horse upstairs

DH has given up on his outdoor drying obsession because our little garden gets no sun at this time of year. He did try a couple of loads last week but they just didn't dry.

Hmm maybe I'll try with a thick towel or something. I've got my stepchildren coming this weekend and fast running out of space for all the washing.

Snapping it?!

Hi! I wasn't going to bother hanging stuff out today or yesterday, but my mum, who was staying for a couple of nights, said to give it a go. I was surprised that I could still see a little steam rising off my jeans at 11am after they'd been hanging out for 2hrs. Despite also having glittery ice crystals... Once they've thawed out the clothes do feel less wet than straight out of the machine.

And yes, my jeans did stand up by themselves on the lawn at 4pm ☺️