this morning was gorgeous hot sun and blue skies with stiff breeze.. since lunch itme it has been heavy rain and strong winds.. still managed to get in greenhouse and sow some seeds and plant up some plugs.. so not all lost.
It's absolutely hammering down here in Birmingham. They said on the weather forecast yesterday 'rain followed by showers'. can someone tell me the difference?
yes we only get showers in April hence the song;-
When April showers should come my way It brings the flowers that bloom in may And when its raining have no regrets Because it is'nt raining rain you know Its raining Violets
We only get the rain the rest of the year;-
Raindrops are falling on my head And today it felt like a Blacksmiths anvil.
Rain all morning. Wet cats, of course, came in and wound themselves round my legs demanding to be fed!
Afternoon was better - sunshine and drying breeze. Then it all had to be spoiled with - more rain this evening
I took advantage of the dismal weather to get into the GH and have a tidy up (long overdue). Also potted on some Brussels and winter cabbage plants I bought as plugs from the GC yesterday. A dozen of each - far too many, really, but I'll find unsuspecting friends (if I've got any left - of the unsupecting variety, that is ) to give the surplus plants.
Beans are barely at the top of the supports - and I grew Moonlight this year. OK - so they're setting, but nothing to write home about with regard to taste. Better than nothing, I suppose. We have to make the best of a pretty bad year in the garden! And I, too, will freeze all that I can as a buffer against the predicted price rises to come.
We had lots more rain followed by hail today. I cleared some space in the GH over the BH,potted up loads of Belis and Sweet William.
My Christmas spuds seem to like all the rain and the summer harvest should last till they're ready. I actually haven't bought any spuds since June. Beans are doing really well. Runners the best and the french are tasty picked small. I've a yellow variety which is growing like curly fries but they taste ok.
The box says "Stockton on Tees today, Light Rain" I have a pond in my garden I did not have yesterday and I am top of the hill, as I put the bin out water was running off the drive onto the road and the road looked like a river. My mature trees on the front are bent double, the Golden privet is tapping on the front window, it must be using a stick to do it and the lawn is not getting cut today. Methinks they have it wrong yet again.
I still want to know the official difference between rain and showers and it's got nothing to do with the song 'April Showers'. It is now the end of August and yesterday the weatherman forecast 'rain followed by showers'. When I go outside and I'm getting wet do I say "This is only a shower" or do I say "This is only rain". Is rain wetter than a shower or vice versa?
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this morning was gorgeous hot sun and blue skies with stiff breeze.. since lunch itme it has been heavy rain and strong winds.. still managed to get in greenhouse and sow some seeds and plant up some plugs.. so not all lost.
yes we only get showers in April hence the song;-
When April showers should come my way
It brings the flowers that bloom in may
And when its raining have no regrets
Because it is'nt raining rain you know
Its raining Violets
We only get the rain the rest of the year;-
Raindrops are falling on my head
And today it felt like a Blacksmiths anvil.
Frank.
Rain all morning. Wet cats, of course, came in and wound themselves round my legs demanding to be fed!
Afternoon was better - sunshine and drying breeze. Then it all had to be spoiled with - more rain this evening
I took advantage of the dismal weather to get into the GH and have a tidy up (long overdue). Also potted on some Brussels and winter cabbage plants I bought as plugs from the GC yesterday. A dozen of each - far too many, really, but I'll find unsuspecting friends (if I've got any left - of the unsupecting variety, that is
) to give the surplus plants.
Beans are barely at the top of the supports - and I grew Moonlight this year. OK - so they're setting, but nothing to write home about with regard to taste. Better than nothing, I suppose. We have to make the best of a pretty bad year in the garden! And I, too, will freeze all that I can as a buffer against the predicted price rises to come.
We had lots more rain followed by hail today. I cleared some space in the GH over the BH,potted up loads of Belis and Sweet William.
My Christmas spuds seem to like all the rain and the summer harvest should last till they're ready. I actually haven't bought any spuds since June. Beans are doing really well. Runners the best and the french are tasty picked small. I've a yellow variety which is growing like curly fries but they taste ok.
The box says "Stockton on Tees today, Light Rain"
I have a pond in my garden I did not have yesterday and I am top of the hill, as I put the bin out water was running off the drive onto the road and the road looked like a river. My mature trees on the front are bent double, the Golden privet is tapping on the front window, it must be using a stick to do it and the lawn is not getting cut today.
Methinks they have it wrong yet again.
Frank.
I still want to know the official difference between rain and showers and it's got nothing to do with the song 'April Showers'. It is now the end of August and yesterday the weatherman forecast 'rain followed by showers'. When I go outside and I'm getting wet do I say "This is only a shower" or do I say "This is only rain". Is rain wetter than a shower or vice versa?
Nr Lincoln. Same here Frank. just been absolutely belting down, light rain in the forecast box,
We were trapped in the car, had to sit there for 10min while it eased. Cool too, only 15c but better forecast for the weekend
Chris.
michael7, I googled it for you, and there were lots of articles. here's one.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/9252864/Telling-the-difference-between-rain-and-showers.html
I also wondered if I have to dress differently for rain than I do for showers!
thankyou Insomnia 1973 for good clear answer (clear as mud!)