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May and early June were glorious, two water butts nearly empty, definite tanlines despite factor 50.
Last month has been soggier, but only had mudguards out once, only one TT cancelled. Still warm today when the sun appeared.
Water butts now both full, lawns are actually green, its not that bad
Frankly, I’m perfectly happy with it like it is. Last three years spent working outdoors for ten-twelve hours with the temperature up in the high 20’s - mid 30’s, and my treasured Acer struggling because there’s just not enough rain, and early this year many of its outer branches dead and brown, the gloss rapidly wore off. Right now, I’m not having to use precious water on my garden, and my beautiful tree is showing more fresh, green growth than it has for years!
It’s not cold, I’m spending most of the time in shorts and vest tops, and if it rains, well I’ll either stay indoors or wear appropriate clothing.
I’m sure all those bitching about the moderate amounts of rain we’re getting would rather have 45° heat and vast tracts of valuable grassland and moorland being destroyed by wildfires, as well as crop losses and even property losses due to ignorant assholes igniting wildfires by using disposable barbecues on tinder-dry grass.
Nah... I was sweating in lovely sunshine and warm sea breeze on my ride today.
Lovely day in Fife today 👌👍😁
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Shitty rainy weather just in time for the summer holidays.
Was out Wednesday night we could've jumped into the canal given how wet we got! Think the shoes are still wet in the garage now. Its still been warm though and I ride in all weathers anyway just avoid the silly steeps/proper sloppy bits in the wet.
Think I'd take this over silly temps southern europe have been having TBH!
Think I’d take this over silly temps southern europe have been having TBH
Yep absolutely this.
I think how wet it is on the ground is very location dependent.
East of the Pennines (leeds) yes we've had rain but it hasn't been constantly heavy. The trails deep in the woods prone too be bad are a bit muddy, but many others riding absolutely fine
I had shoulder surgery at the start of July. When I initially got the date through, having been on a waiting list for a year, I was cheesed off that it would mean I was off the bike for a month of summer.
Given the weather we have had, it hasn't worked out too bad after all...
Mid winter here in Queensland and it was 27 and humid AF today 🙁
…not particularly looking forward to summer.
Scottish schools go back mid August, so it'll pick up from then.
Yeah sorry, it's my fault, I took the mudguards off my commuter beginning of June.
On the plus side I was made redundant so haven't suffered commuting in this wet weather.
Hopefully fingers crossed it's all going to transform back to summer on Monday as back on the commutes.
edit: ha, looked at forecast, doesn't look great does it.
I’ve had an idea!
if we all put our winter tyres and mudguards back on simultaneously, then surely we could usher in at least a week of sunshine?
I just finished putting this together, it's going to piss down isn't it 🙄
I just finished putting this together, it’s going to
pissfall down isn’t it 🙄
😆
It's looking and feeling like summer today here in West Yorkshire 😎 My local stuff is riding nicely and we enjoyed a beer garden pint post ride🍻
Just arrived for a week camping in the lakes. Missus not impressed.
confirmed it's been as bad as it's felt:
"Northern Ireland has had its wettest July on record, the Met Office data shows. The region saw more than double its average rainfall (185.4mm)."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66371704
Just arrived for a week camping in the lakes. Missus not impressed.
Had you told her that you were going all-inclusive at The Ritz in New York?
😀
Early on in the year was quite nice although there was a month or so of persistent bastard easterly wind. April/May looked really promising.
And then July has just been constant rain. One of my lowest mileage months ever. 🙁
A mate in Australia sent me a pic of solid blue skies, said it was 24°C (usual July average there is 18°). Although he did add that they were expecting a very hot summer which meant more wildfires.
Just cancelled a few days of my leave over the school hols because it's so unreliable. Saving some days for September because it will obviously become glorious the same day the schools go back and everyone's back at work.
To be fair, we have had a run of pretty excellent summers, so were due a rubbish one.
On the flip side, went out last night at Wharncliffe and it was running pretty well. In England, east of high ground in rockier areas is the place to go, if you can.
We have had average temperature and rainfall in East Lothian for July but it is one of those many Summer school holidays when it has rained every day. Again a very low milage month and I am starting to see mud again.
Just arrived for a week camping in the lakes. Missus not impressed.
One of my staff has just arrived for a week camping at Loch Morlich then a week on Skye...it is going to be a tad damp and a tad midgey. They are not too happy!
All this rain isn't doing my local insect populations any good at all. Minimal fruit in the trees - one apple and two plums by the looks of it - neighbours bee hives have all needed feeding for weeks because the can't fly in the rain so are starving and he's worried they'll freeze to death in winter as they've insufficient numbers.
Mossies are almost no where to be seen, ditto wasps.
A bit of rain is good, a bit of sun is good but like everything else, moderation moderation moderation.
Can confirm the ground is not dry west of the Pennines.
Don't think it actually rained for the whole two-hour ride though.
Winning.
I am quite glad we got married while the sun was still shining! The adjustment from Utah is proving challenging, he’s basically had a lucky break with the weather every previous trip here. Riding in the wet is still enough of a novelty that he doesn’t mind it too much, but the constant rain while trying to do DIY projects/go out for a day/go camping/dry washing etc is wearing him down. At least I have his reaction to the rain to keep me vaguely entertained by it. But it is never endingly wet up here.
Summer is generally judged on my amount of time wearing shorts and my suntan. Both are extremely lacking
realised this morning on my way to work that this summer, I've had to keep using the AC in the car to keep the windscreen from fogging up as everywhere is so wet. Only needed to do that during the colder months before now.
Had to pay a load of turf at the start of July so from that perspective the rain has been a godsend. Along with the warmth the grass has really taken hold. But I need to mow it now and looks like the earliest opportunity is going to be next week.
Went for my first ride in ages after work yesterday. Got a bit muddy and the usual sections were a bog, but generally trail were running ok, didn't feel the need to pop the rear mudhugger back on.
But yeah a slight increase to mid 20s and slightly less rain would be appreciated.
In Shropshire May and June were almost wall to wall sunshine and really quite warm, so it doesnt matter so much that July has been a wash out.
I am hoping September will improve again 🙂
Our fruit trees have gone mad. If anyone needs about a 1000 apples of various varieties let me know 😉 Delivery not available tho! Had another great ride last night, odd puddle but super grippy whereas normally the dirt would be shiny, burnished and not very grippy at all! Definitely no dust tho.
Nights are defo drawing in tho 🙁
Looking at weekend forecast, I don't think I can be bothered to go ride either day with rain forecasted from dawn till dusk. I mean we've got all winter for that.
Still ^^^ I am looking forward to next Thursday 🙂
Actually reading the blurb on the BBC website, it says high pressure MAY push in and MAY bring us closer to average temps
Or we MAY have to wait until next MAY
Our fruit trees have gone mad. If anyone needs about a 1000 apples of various varieties let me know
Cider presses aren't too expensive Al 🙂
I am going for a swim in the river this evening after work. Luckily the forecast has changed from thunder storms to simply heavy rain. I don't mind swimming in a downpour but don't fancy getting fried while doing it.
Don't really mind the temperature. Sure, 20 degrees is a lovely riding temperature, but I'd still rather -5 or 35 than rain.
Thinking of getting one of these for winter emtb duties.
I might just blummin well get one now
As a new beekeeper (see previous posts), I'm worried about my bees!
I took a full box of honey off each hives in late spring. They managed to fill a couple more on each of my two hives in May/June, but the weather has been so bad, with little flowering forage, that they've scoffed most of this stored honey. I'll check them again in a couple of days, but I suspect I will need to start feeding them to ensure they have sufficient reserves to survive the winter; or at least until the heather starts to blossom.
Does that onsie come with a Tron bike?
It really is bloody filthy out. My wife and kids have gone camping on the wettest day of the summer - it hasn't stopped since last night and the tent is leaking.
Maybe the hosepipe ban will be over soon.
I think it's partly that the weather is so changeable it's difficult for the forecasters to keep up. It should be chucking it down where I am at the moment but if I'd got on with it I could easily have slotted in a 2-3 hour ride and stayed dry.
To be fair, it never really got going!
Most of the reservoirs between Settle and Glossop are full. The only one 'less full' was undergoing maintenance on a slipway. We rode Settle to Glossop on the Penning Bridleway at the weekend and where it was muddy, it was filthy.