Drought

[Breckland Boy]

Where a bouts in Breckland are you?

Thetford

 

[onthehoof]

Steady 5mm rain here between 3 and 4 pm, nearly 10 mm since yesterday

 

[Brisel]

Steady 5mm rain here between 3 and 4 pm, nearly 10 mm since yesterday

 

[onthehoof]

Bank holiday looking more unsettled now with possible rain coming up from south, at least it's going to warm up a bit

 

[JCfarmer]

I hope this bloody thread ends soon, running on far too long for my liking! We had 2mm in the last 24hrs

 

[Sonoftheheir]

I tipped out 2mm here and at our farm at Prickwillow since yesterday. Can't see where it's gone though. Beet seeds are still sitting in dust on the roddons.

 

[robbie]

Just passed 10mm here today with a heavy hail shower.

Same here, but you are only just up the road.

What side of Thetford are you @Breckland Boy?

 

[Breckland Boy]

Same here, but you are only just up the road.

What side of Thetford are you @Breckland Boy?

Suffolk side.

 

[Pan mixer]

Looks like you got some today @Against_the_grain and @RushesToo .

3mm here in the end.

 

[limestone brash]

I'm quite cheered by the look of the crops on the heavy land this year (the same bits that were awful last year)

 

[Against_the_grain]

5mm here today. The first rainfall for 5 or so week's!

 

[B'o'B]

We managed a dizzying 0.2mm this evening!

 

[Manny]

There was almost 1mm in the rain gauge just after lunch but by 4pm it had evaporated and there was dust blowing around the yard again.

 

[DeeGee]

We live in one of the driest areas of GB which is somewhat incongruous as we are in a country that everyone associates with rain.
Annual rainfall is only about 24" and we always seem to miss westerly rain bearing fronts. Land here is desperately in need of some steady rain but little seems forecast for the next few weeks.
There is a local Welsh saying here that states "Unwaith mae'n methu, wnaeth o fyth glawio" meaning that once we miss the rain it will never rain. Such is the scenario here at the moment.

 

[onthehoof]

We live in one of the driest areas of GB which is somewhat incongruous as we are in a country that everyone associates with rain.
Annual rainfall is only about 24" and we always seem to miss westerly rain bearing fronts. Land here is desperately in need of some steady rain but little seems forecast for the next few weeks.
There is a local Welsh saying here that states "Unwaith mae'n methu, wnaeth o fyth glawio" meaning that once we miss the rain it will never rain. Such is the scenario here at the moment.

Are you Wrexham way?

 

[franklin]

Waiting with baited breath. BBC still says yay. Now nothing on others for today or the weekend.

 

[onthehoof]

Waiting with baited breath. BBC still says yay. Now nothing on others for today or the weekend.

 

[JACK F]

2mm here yesterday. Putting last of fert on in hope of some rain. Still chance over weekend but really need a good soaking rather than these 1mm showers.
Irrigators still going locally on wheat for those who can. Strange season as some of those fields were being irrigated late October to get the wheat to grow in the first place.

 

[Iben]

being irrigated late October to get the wheat to grow in the first place.

Someone with to much time on their hands?

 

[More to life]

Ferts going on wheat tomorrow in anticipation of rain over the weekend