Weather Report..................

[The laird]

Nippy and dull here when I left West Lothian

 

[edina]

Guess who left the big brolly up on the lawn overnight . It was leaning against the kitchen window when I opened the blinds this morning. That's my job-of-the-day sorted, mending/splinting three of the broken arms.
Oh yeah, tis windy down yere but sunny too.

 

[Val54]

Clear blue and windy and just pushing 6 degrees at the moment, forecasting a frost for tonight ..............

 

[Pauljenny]

Sunshine,all day, was forecast.
Jenny pegged a line of laundry out.
Breakfast with musical accompaniment from Mr Nightingale..
20 degrees.
More for less unbroken cloud now.
Umbrellas and galoshes primed and ready.

 

[Full Member]

It's felt really chilly today with a strong north-westerly breeze. The temperature has dropped about 11°C from yesterday's comfortable 24°C.
So I've been playing with one of my paraffin stoves. This is a radius No. 20:



............a half pint beauty in my eyes. It fired up straight away and would out perform any gas canister stove in terms of robustness, output and reliability at pretty much any ambient temperature.
This afternoon the sun is due to arrive, though temperatures aren't anticipated to significantly rise for the next couple of days.

Colin

 

[Pauljenny]

Better now..
It's supposed to be raining.

 

[edina]

2 degrees but at least the wind has dropped

 

[Campervanannie]

Very frosty here this morning still we are on lockdown so don’t suppose it matters what the weather does

 

[Full Member]

Very frosty here this morning still we are on lockdown so don’t suppose it matters what the weather does

I had expected to wake up to frost too, Annie, but it's frost free this morning in Herts and currently about 4°C.
It's forecast to be slightly warmer than yesterday with an easterly breeze and patchy cloud until this afternoon then lots of sunshine.
That's more like it!

Colin

 

[The laird]

Sunbursting sky morning here

 

[edina]

Sun's up gonna be a good un

 

[Campervanannie]

Sun's up gonna be a good un

Yes it’s warming up here too.

 

[2cv]

Just 2 degrees but wall to wall sunshine and only a little drizzle to come overnight. Sunshine does make the imprisonment a bit more bearable.

 

[Pauljenny]

Goodly dose of rain overnight.started at 0130.
Lovely warm night.
Gave it 10 minutes, to clean the roof, then stripped off, danced across the terrace and connected up the cisterns. Wearing only a hat and a smile.

Toweled down and back into bed.
At 3.30, Management have me a dig in the ribs... " It's raining "..... " Yes dear "
" Don't you want to go outside ? "....
" No dear ".
It's forecast to continue raining for the next 48 hours.
So, it's a clear, sunny morning, of course.

 

[Val54]

Frost overnight but gorgeous sunny morning, up to 6 degrees and climbing, even better if you can keep out of the south easterly breeze
Exciting update ..... our local bakers have just extended their delivery range ........ fresh pies !!!!!! Mmmmmmmm

 

[Pauljenny]

Frost overnight but gorgeous sunny morning, up to 6 degrees and climbing, even better if you can keep out of the south easterly breeze
Exciting update ..... our local bakers have just extended their delivery range ........ fresh pies !!!!!! Mmmmmmmm

How big is their delivery area?

 

[Val54]

Sorry Paul, they wouldn’t be very fresh by the time they got to you

 

[Pauljenny]

We have typical April showers here.
It's nice out... We go out.
It rains... We go back in again.
At least we're getting some exercise

 

[Full Member]

The air warmed up a treat during the day. The cloud disappeared leaving blueness, the breeze progressively faded to stillness and the countryside looked it's absolute best.
So I got out another paraffin stove:



......and cooked some mushrooms for tomorrow's mushroom salad.
This stove is an Optimus 111. It's about 70 years old but, unlike me, has been suitably rejuvenated.

Colin

 

[edina]

Too hot, my Easter egg melted