Thunder and (much needed) rain

[diy_fun_uk]

I'm east coast of Scotland just north of Edinburgh. Thunder started a short while ago followed by (now heavy) rain.

Hope you guys elsewhere across the UK get rain very soon.

 

[crystal ball]

Bring it on, due tomorrow for us

 

[Mottie]

When it rains, I’m going to go out in my garden and lay down with just my pants on!

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Massive claps of thunder, rain can't come down quick enough. Hopefully there'll be minimal flooding!

 

[Bosswhite]

The ground is hard , there will be problems with Drain Off , so expect flooding .

 

[diy_fun_uk]

The ground is hard , there will be problems with Drain Off , so expect flooding .

Yeah saw a guy on tv the other day putting a glass of water upside down on damp grass, normal dry grass and dry hardened grass/soil. It was interesting to see each absorb the water less quickly, and on the hardened ground it hardly moved at all. I get these are science basics but still interesting to see.

 

[crystal ball]

Put out my improvised water butt this morning, plastic dustbin I used for storing conduit off cuts.

 

[Stivino]

Plenty thunder south of Edinburgh too (Ikeaish). I ran out and brought the washing in but there's no sign of a deluge yet

 

[conny]

To avoid flash flooding we need a steady rainfall for a few days to help soften up the ground. Hail stones would be a bonus as they would settle and not run off but slowly melt into the soil. After that the ground would cope better with a heavy downpour.

 

[jeds]

Bleeding freezing down here. 23°C

 

[JP_]

Nothing in Essex yet. But we need light showers for a few hours before heavy rain. Ground is solid here.
Forecasts suggests it might rain late afternoon.

 

[Ihavenojob]

In '76 the drought ended with storms and floods because the water couldn't soak into the baked soil. I've been regularly drilling holes in my lawn, neighbours must think I've cracked up.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Yeah reports of many flooded streets up my way, one extreme to the other right enough.

 

[JP_]

and it all floods into the rivers and out to sea.

We need beaver!

 

[JP_]

Here comes the rain, la la la la

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