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08 February 2019 17:39:37

Conditions easing.  max. rr/hr 102.8mm @ 17.11 26.0mm today.

Pat, Crawley Down, West Sussex, 121m asl.
idj20
08 February 2019 18:13:49

A torrential pulse has formed just off the coast, and is now moving in with rates capable of dumping up to half inch of rain every 6 minutes or so.

Extensive surface water. Flash flooding risk quite possible in areas with hills, but here we're just flat so lots of huge puddles, and flooded roads.

Edit: Rain radar shows cores now 96-124mm per hour 

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 



While here at this end with the Folkestone Rain Deflector at maximum power with 2.0 mm so far today.

Home location: Folkestone Harbour.
picturesareme
08 February 2019 19:35:18

 

In the last 20-25 minutes from 16:55h to 17:20h the intensity has increased considerably to around 80-90mm/h again.  In the gloom I can just about make out the edge of the rain band as it passes to the north of me between Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.  Looks heavy.

Originally Posted by: AJ* 

It did perk up again didn't it, but still without any lightning being detected. 

picturesareme
08 February 2019 19:41:27



While here at this end with the Folkestone Rain Deflector at maximum power with 2.0 mm so far today.

Originally Posted by: idj20 

Lucky you 🙂 The rain ruined my day off. 

johncs2016
08 February 2019 21:11:42

It looks clear enough at the moment and in the end, a total of 1.6 hours of sunshine was recorded for today at Edinburgh Gogarbank.

However, it is still very windy here and at 8pm this evening, the wind was still gusting up to 39.1mph from the SW at Edinburgh Gogarbank.

As a result of that, the temperatures are refusing to drop just now due to there being too much wind around.

With that in mind, the temperature at 8pm this evening.was 7.2°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank, 7°C at Edinburgh Airport and 7.1°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

 

The north of Edinburgh, usually always missing out on snow events which occur not just within the rest of Scotland or the UK, but also within the rest of Edinburgh.

idj20
08 February 2019 22:57:58

 

Lucky you 🙂 The rain ruined my day off. 

Originally Posted by: picturesareme 



Still was crap with the overcast gloom and brisk wind (and it wasn't that bad anyway), though.  Yesterday was lovely with the early afternoon sun beaming into the west-facing front part of the house, even my elderly mother took her cardigan off thinking it was a June's day. Today was just m'eh.

Home location: Folkestone Harbour.

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