Another dry Spring

[Martin Holden]

Looks like no real rain for the rest of this month. No doubt when the grass is ready to cut, the heavens will
open!

 

[7610 super q]

Looks like no real rain for the rest of this month. No doubt when the grass is ready to cut, the heavens will
open!

We'll definitely pay for it in August with a soggy harvest.......

 

[bobk]

We'll definitely pay for it in August with a soggy harvest.......

Not in Essex , always fukin sunny there .

 

[faircomment]

Only 20mm less than this time last year and warmer, in East Yorkshire.

 

[Wombat]

Only 20mm less than this time last year and warmer, in East Yorkshire.

We had nothing for 42 days in our part of east York’s last year, so this year is a big improvement so far

 

[Dairyfarmerswife]

My dad, who prides himself on predicting the weather, told me when the wind was in the east on 21st March that it would be a cold dry spring and the wind would mainly be in the east until 21st June... He is often weirdly right about these things...

 

[serf]

My dad, who prides himself on predicting the weather, told me when the wind was in the east on 21st March that it would be a cold dry spring and the wind would mainly be in the east until 21st June... He is often weirdly right about these things...

Well I sincerely hope his predictions are wrong this time ☹

 

[Neddy flanders]

Pretty sure Cambs hasnt had more than 60mm since the beginning of the year. last sensible rain was March 16th.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Posting this to provoke some heavy showers today!

The spud field below only had 15mm of rain the month before planting, and only about the same since. Have had to start irrigating just to get some moisture in the ridge.

Neighbouring farm irrigating maize to get it to chit.

Talk of water restrictions for irrigating as soon as June.

 

[serf]

Weather patterns have certainly gone ta f**k at the min cold / dry or warm/dry is not much cop for spring when it's the moisture thats needed ,
then get to needing a dry spell in summer ........... !

 

[JP1]

Posting this to provoke some heavy showers today!

The spud field below only had 15mm of rain the month before planting, and only about the same since. Have had to start irrigating just to get some moisture in the ridge.

Neighbouring farm irrigating maize to get it to chit.

Talk of water restrictions for irrigating as soon as June.

It's dire

Grass heading but no growth for haylage or grazing

 

[Spencer]

Another 16mm here overnight, the opposite is true now up here!
Mountains of grass for haylage/hay but no weather to make the stuff..

 

[serf]

Another 16mm here overnight, the opposite is true now up here!
Mountains of grass for haylage/hay but no weather to make the stuff..

The old grass is still bulking up here so when it's ready there won't be any weather window here either when it's needed

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Heavy rain forecast for Sunday

 

[serf]

Heavy rain forecast for Sunday

Yep , believe it when we see it tho going on previous attempts at forecasting the rain , they promise 100% a week out and drop it 10% per day as we get nearer the event .....

 

[JP1]

Heavy rain forecast for Sunday

Hope so . Three more fields grazed down and now burnt to a crisp

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

We are normally crying out for rain, but May was wet by our standards with over 70 mm.
We have so much grass it is an unusual problem as we don't need any more silage and have nowhere to put Hay. The old saying of "a wet cool May fills the barns with hay" is very true.
We have a 40 acres of Herbal leys which will have to go into silage as it has got away now. Anyone tried to bale this, mostly chicory and Berseem Clover? Will try to mow it and just leave it for 3 days (if it stays dry) and wrap it.

Forecast here is for rain for the next 8 days, with a short dry window and then the Monsoon will continue.

 

[capfits]

Just tallyed up rainfall for first six months of the year and the grand total was...
306mm.
Not dry by the standards of some of you and it is keeping things ticking along, though hill burns and such are low with reservoirs feeling the pinch.
But what gets me is in a rolling 5 year average we receive circa 1100mm
6 months 800mm does not feel pleasant to my mind.

 

[JP1]

Just tallyed up rainfall for first six months of the year and the grand total was...
306mm.
Not dry by the standards of some of you and it is keeping things ticking along, though hill burns and such are low with reservoirs feeling the pinch.
But what gets me is in a rolling 5 year average we receive circa 1100mm
6 months 800mm does not feel pleasant to my mind.

80 year old farmer in next village and keeps a rain gauge monitored reckons this is the driest Spring he can remember

 

[jd2013]

Thankfully had some little splashes the last 7 days, still only 261mm for the year!