Winter

Yes, definitely. I was just reading on the BBC news that South Wales has had 50% more rain than average in January, and it has rained every day of the year here in Powys so far. It’s raining now. It’s the gloom that gets to me, I am desperate to see the sun again.

I agree, I appear to be cold and wet each day. I know the fellow who cuts my grass is desperate, but it isn't exactly the type of weather for lawn mowing. The grass is so soggy his lawn mower would sink. I am ever hopeful March will be warmer and drier.

Although I do know what people mean about these seemingly endless weeks of rain, but after last years hot dry summer extending into the autumn, I am heartily relieved that we have had a wet winter.

Just imagine if winter had been dry followed by a spring with less than average rainfall and then another hot dry summer, we’d be in trouble, wouldn’t we?

Having said that I am still looking forward to some warm dry sunny days so that we can plan outings with certainty !

The snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and some flowering shrubs are all beginning to bloom. Brighter days are not far away.

It's been dismal here in central Scotland for months! I despair. I did notice, however, that some snowdrops in our little town centre are beginning to stretch up to the (very wet and cloudy) sky, undaunted. I do need to follow their example, but I ache for warmth and blue skies.

Yes I’m sick of it too but my sister who lives in West Wales she’s not had a lot of rain plenty of mostly dry days, I said are you sure about that? But she said she was, confusing!!

Sick of this weather... It's not cold in my part of the South always around 10 °C but the Rain is so miserable.
Can't wait for the heat and the Sun.

Yes1 Walked again this morning in wind and rain. Why do I do it? because I would go stir crazy if i didn't. I just hate being indoors all the time. But this weather is so depressing. i find it better walking with a friend as nice to chat and then stop in somewhere for a coffee. I like company too.

Totally fed up with it can't wait for some dry sunny days.
Planning any sort of outing is miserable with the constant rain.

Fed up of this rain 😫

I was doing my new allotment all last winter, almost every day for 4-5 hours. I know it rained some times but nothing like this year. Last winter was lovely, always something positive to do, sawing old raised beds, trips to re-cycling and so on and I kept fit

This year winter has felt very long and dreary but at least all my water butts are full. I have a house full of hobbies but am conscious of sitting too much. The allotment and its access are far too muddy to walk on and far too muddy to do anything

There are big machines blocking the road every day at the moment, going out by car is difficult and the lanes are wet and muddy with potholes, too dangerous and often too cold to ride my bike

It has been a long winter and it has not finished yet

Yes, it’s been a long, damp, cold and grey winter and it would be lovely to see some sunshine and feel a bit more warmth, but of course, it still is winter even though we can see signs of spring with the snowdrops, crocuses and some daffodils starting to come out. As Jennifer says, we had a very dry spring and long dry summer last year, with the reservoirs at dangerously low levels and hosepipe bans in many places, so we really needed our winter to be fairly wet. It’s just that it seems unceasing, and some poor souls have suffered from dreadful flooding once more, that we need things to dry up a bit now.

Here in South West Wales it is raining again. I think we haven’t had a day in the past month without rain. But the daffodils, camellias and snowdrops are out, so spring can’t be far away.

It’s just awful isn't it. I said to a friend yesterday this weather is ridiculous! Probably not the right word to use but still.
I haven’t seen my patio dry for what seems like months. I’m finding it very frustrating now.

Sooo grey and wet here in N Surrey. I brought in some small cyçlamen from a very sodden window box. I snipped off some dead stuff and they will dry out in the cool kitchen for a few days. They have flowered valiantly since. November and there are new stems with flower buds coming up. Wonderful little plants. If they can keep their chins up so can I.

It’s winter!
Doesn,t the rain,snow and cold come with the season every year?
Why would anyone believer will be different .

The only thing that has cheered me up on a day of yet more rain and cold is that I noticed a patch of purple hellebores have appeared in my “wild corner”. I have another clump on my rockery but they look rather sad at the moment. I missed my Thursday walk in the woods this week because of the weather and have cabin fever!

Dismal and depressing in Durham. There’s very little sign of anything Springlike here. I can’t remember the last time it didn’t rain and despite a plus temperature, it always feels below freezing. The local news informed us on Monday that January had been the coldest, wettest and darkest for many years in the NE, with February set to follow suit.

I take your point paddy but where are the cold, crisp days with bright, ice blue skies - that (anything) would be better than this wall to wall misery!

paddyann54

It’s winter!
Doesn,t the rain,snow and cold come with the season every year?
Why would anyone believer will be different .

Gloom doesn’t last like this normally paddyann54, I can’t remember another winter where for weeks on end there has been not one sunny day. It’s not the cold that gets to me, it’s the dark and the rain.

paddyann54

It’s winter!
Doesn,t the rain,snow and cold come with the season every year?
Why would anyone believer will be different .

Well, snow would make a difference from the relentless rain.
🌨 Let it snow!

Or perhaps not, snow turns to slush.

Winters are like any other season and there's no set pattern. I've known some fairly easy winters where there is sunshine, mild temperatures and not too much rain.
This winter has been wetter than usual with hardly a glimpse of sunshine. Where I live there has been a lot of foggy days which is unusual.
Winters aren't all alike.

Definitely not a dry January for most of us!

J52

The snowdrops, crocus, daffodils and some flowering shrubs are all beginning to bloom. Brighter days are not far away.

Just been checking on our Christmas roses - we pulled loads out last year because they spread like crazy and we needed some space. There are white ones, black ones, dark pink ones and some pretty pink and white ones that haven't opened properly yet so I'm not sure exactly what they are. We planted white ones and black (very deep purple really) ones 20 years ago and the 'pink' ones have all come from those.

tanith

Yes I’m sick of it too but my sister who lives in West Wales she’s not had a lot of rain plenty of mostly dry days, I said are you sure about that? But she said she was, confusing!!

I'm in West Wales - and we've had plenty of rain!! Maybe she lives somewhere different to me and/or she's more used to rain than I am. I'm used to reasonable amount of rain - until I moved here and found just how often and just how heavy it is here (compared to what I know).

I had someone I knew visit me here from Devon not that long after I moved and I needed help with moving a waterbutt. I'm still wondering if she was serious when she proposed finding a way to save the water in it before I moved it! My response was "It's Wales! There'll be some more rain along soon".

To me I also remember the first heavy bit of rain after I moved here and I was incredulous - and telling myself I'd not seen rain like that since the monsoon rain in Singapore as a child. Then I found out that is far from abnormal here.

So - yep....I do long for those days with "my" weather - partly for sunny skies/drier and partly so I don't have to put on an extra layer of clothing to what I'm used to. I was given quite a "lecture" by someone here a bit back about me not wearing enough clothing for Wales and that was why I was cold.