When Will It Rain In The South East and East

Sonoftheheir

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Arable Farmer
Location
West Suffolk
All this talk of the weather for the winter I am not particularly concerned about as I am sure there will soon be talk of a white Xmas and a big freeze.
What I need is a period of sustained rainfall before we go into the winter.
While we have had small amounts of rain, enough to just keep the grass growing, we have a massive soil water deficit which has been accumulating month by month since April. August having been the only month with close to average rainfall.
Yes we have had a very warm June & July with temperatures that stopped grass growth but the winter coming, without above average rainfall which usually brings higher temperatures then we are going to struggle for feed.

So all you weather experts when is it going to rain in East Sussex and Kent?

Sunday??
 
Location
East Mids
Jeez we had nearly 3inches last night, river in full flood past the farm
we had a decent amount yesterday and last night which has made a massive difference, can almost see the grass growing, forecast to be wet Sunday now as well, thank goodness! Grass seeds will go in tomorrow now we know they will germinate!
 

BusyRob

New Member
All this talk of the weather for the winter I am not particularly concerned about as I am sure there will soon be talk of a white Xmas and a big freeze.
What I need is a period of sustained rainfall before we go into the winter.
While we have had small amounts of rain, enough to just keep the grass growing, we have a massive soil water deficit which has been accumulating month by month since April. August having been the only month with close to average rainfall.
Yes we have had a very warm June & July with temperatures that stopped grass growth but the winter coming, without above average rainfall which usually brings higher temperatures then we are going to struggle for feed.

So all you weather experts when is it going to rain in East Sussex and Kent?
Well frank hopefully you got some decent rain I the last few hours. Bright sun now preceded by 27mm of decent rain On north Kent marshes.
 

Badshot

Member
Location
Kent
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Pretty much bang on an inch.
 
I don't think it is going to, at least not significantly. App says 7mm at the weekend, but it said 20mm a few days ago :(
I have fields shut off for 6 weeks with less than an inch of grass growth.
Desperately need rain here for wheat and barley drilling. Nothing will chit at the moment. It's already been too dry for the rape. Like you say forecast rain for the weekend seems to be getting less and less
 

onthehoof

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Cambs
While there is generally high pressure to the South of the U.K. as there has been since June things ain’t gonna change, any predictied rain will be weakened before it gets to us, strange the forecasters don’t seem to understand this principle.
 

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