Weather

[DaveW]

Lovely day to sit on the terrace today, tee shirt warm. It’s typical February weather down here, dry and sunny. The builders know it too they have been doing roof work for me and rendering tomorrow.

After that it can rain as much as possible because we need it.

[Spectrum]

In days gone by, again around 2012 it dropped to -20 we was living in the caravan and I woke up to find my sleeping bag had frozen to the wall I must have slept a long time facing it, also had to put salt down all the waste pipes to stop them freezing up overnight, then each morning clear off more snow from the caravan awning, sometimes 200mm deep, but we was happy

[Biggles]

After a grey but calm and dry start, the cloud thinned and then parted to let the sun through. We went out for a drive this afternoon in glorious sunshine and the car stat was showing 20C. We'd better make the most of it because unless the forecaster has it wrong (again), it's to be cooler and rainy next week.

[MAD87]

It's due tp change here too, but not before Wednesday. However, we've had 2 days of grus going over, so something's afoot. Better than any forecaster.

[Bayleaf]

Heads up folks (or maybe better heads down!). We have a day of Sahara dust sweeping across us today with the rain.

https://www.sudouest.fr/environnement/m ... 149610.php

"On se souvient tous ces dernières années de ces nuages de poussières, qui offrent des ciels orangés et nos voitures recouvertes de sable. Selon les prévisions d’aérosols du Service Copernicus pour la surveillance de l’atmosphère, le premier mouvement de poussière saharienne à grande échelle de 2023 est à nos portes. Un nuage de poussière saharienne de grande envergure a traversé la péninsule ibérique et continuera à travers la France en direction de l’Europe du Nord et centrale dans les prochains jours."

Would it affect flights? Daughter is flying back down from Paris to Toulouse this afternoon.

[exile]

Unlikely to impact flights. The amount in the air is much less than a volcano.

[MAD87]

Piscading down last night and this morning. Big dollop of rain yesterday too.

[Blaze]

No proper rain for weeks, just damp air but at least no fog like the last few mornings.

[exile]

We did have a little rain yesterday evening. Heavy for perhaps half an hour but we are still in heavy deficit.

[ajm]

IT'S RAINING - YIPPEE!