Spring 2025

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Saturday (1st March) is the start of Spring and for the beginning for the season, it’s looking quiet with some settled spells but chilly nights.

Some thoughts from Netweather….

We woke up to find we'd had un-forecasted rain as well, with puddles and everything, so it must have been quite a heavy shower.

Chance of storms this afternoon ~ Netweather's issued a thunderstorm watch which lasts until tomorrow morning.

Quite a few lightning strikes showing up here...

Ooh I wonder where they are headed

glorious day here again, doubt there will be any storms.

We have lots of rumbles of thunder near the Chilterns. I want to go swim in the lake later but they quite rightly don’t let you if there’s lightning. It’s sunny though. So sunny and thunder. Bizarre.

This is a good map. Though there’s a strike right over my town and lots surrounding us. Will see how it’s looking in a few hours. The lake swim may be off.

Lots of lightning and rain here in Warwickshire right now. Garden and allotment will be very glad of it. Teenagers walking home from school not so much😂

We had a rumble of thunder an hour ago but it's still sunny .

We had a big thunderstorm earlier this afternoon and, since then, some light showers. Fingers crossed for more rain.

Lots of thunder to the west and south of us. Birds here singing loudly. They're hoping for rain too. My car is so dusty. Put the wipers on and made mud 🙈

Apparently we had a sprinkle of rain overnight but there was no evidence of it when we got up at 5am.

Hot and humid here today. Did cloud over mid afternoon but it is glorious again.

Meaningful rain keeps getting pushed back in the forecast

DS is asking if he can put the air cc on unit on. (Absolutely not)

Still nothing! Grey alternating with sunshine, air feels soft and damp, but no actual rain …

Well I wasn’t allowed in the lake due to lightening. Probably the safest decision!

Stupid question alert

On the lightning map, does anyone know what the radiating circles mean? Thanks.

I think it’s just a flourish to show where the lightning hit. They fade as the seconds tick by.

@Fordian I thought maybe it was something about the impact. I can see the smaller circles as the lightning going off.

I think the circles are to do with the sound waves and when you hear the thunder. I was watching the strikes yesterday when we had the storm and zoomed right in and it was very accurate that as the circle reached my street I heard the thunder.

Yes, the circular sound waves are scarily accurate in my experience.

That’s fascinating, I thought they were just a nice visual effect!

Tiny bit of rain this morning for about 10 mins, now it’s sunny again.

@Sinkintotheswamp (is that a bad thing to say in a song) and @Pleasenomoreglitter thank you, I didn't realise that map went to street level.

Strange forecast here. Basically a big dip on Thursday and then back to this.

Massive thunderstorm here in West Wilts. Mega rain and lightning, the full works!

So hot here today. Not like North Wales at all

@justasking111 I spend a week in North Wales a few years back (in May). It was 25 and sunny. I was living in London and they didn't have 25° that week!

Beautiful place.

@fussychica sounds like a good one.

I should be worried by the lack of rain here, shouldn't I. Maybe there'll be loads in June.

Does it look like the forecast has changed a bit and lots of rain heading in from next Friday? I know we need it. But if that’s the case I’ll make the most of the next week or so of sun. Looks like temperatures have been downgraded a bit too.

It's damp and cool here today, only 12°c and grey, which is fortunate as I watered the veg beds and bigger shrubs last night.
Still no actual rain forecast until 23rd.

Hot but very windy, white horses on the waves. Useless for fly fishing which husband attempted this morning.