mogs Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Being new to the Dordogne, perhaps you can tell me if this rain is normal?When will it stop? It's so depressing, I had hoped that by now we would be experiencing some warmer weather but it doesn't appear to be happening.If anyone has a long range forecast that is looking better, please give me some encouragement.................or is this it? I think its even worse here than in the South of UK, cos everytime I speak to family/friends they say its not bad, but its always wet here.[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote user="mogs"] Being new to the Dordogne, perhaps you can tell me if this rain is normal?When will it stop? It's so depressing, I had hoped that by now we would be experiencing some warmer weather but it doesn't appear to be happening. [/quote]I'm over the road from you (and up a bit, probably).You'd be even more depressed if you'd been here since last Spring. Spring was OK, but it stayed until Autumn.[:D]These big grey skies are such dull things. I agree they're depressing, but they'll soon go (unless we have a repeat of last year), and within weeks we'll all be moaning about the heat, the flies, the Mozzies, the Merguez spluttering everywhere, and the Brit tourists with their loud anglo-voices and vices.[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Ooops I forgot to mention the droughts. We normally moan about those, too.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizpip Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Take a look at http://www.lachainemeteo.com/index.php?langue=fr&echeance=5 - roll on Saturday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote user="kizpip"]Take a look at http://www.lachainemeteo.com/index.php?langue=fr&echeance=5 - roll on Saturday![/quote]Yipeeeeeeee!I'll believe it when I see it though.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Wunderground say it's going to get sunny on Wednesday [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Only 2 rainclouds on that map & I'm under one of them! [:-))] I won't bother Googling Wunderground to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 If it's any comfort Mogs my OH is somewhere near you (I'm still in the UK). He went early to do some gardening. He says he's coming back to the UK if things don't improve soon. The forecasst is good for the end of the week though.Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogs Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share Posted April 21, 2008 So there is some hope then, that spring will arrive this week.It can't come quick enough for me, I feel so much better (expect everyone does) when the sun shines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote user="mogs"]So there is some hope then, that spring will arrive this week.[/quote]Have you heard any frogs? They're what I go by. As far as I'm concerned Spring really sprang about 9 days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Heard a nightingale the last few nights. Don't know if that's a sign of anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprogster Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The long range weather forecast is for a repeat of last year, with a warm but wetter than average summer. Something to do with El Nina in the pacific, which is a large area of cold water that tends to follow an El Nino, being a body of hot water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I heard a scuba diver, I know what that's a sign of!! I will add, there's no river, lake, pond, pool or sea nearby. [:-))] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tressy Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote user="JayJay"]I heard a scuba diver, [/quote]I think that's probably an ecumenical matter. Best left to others of an ecumenical persuasion?[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Er..............um..............no, I won't even try. [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote user="Sprogster"] Something to do with El Nina [/quote]I think you'll find that it's La Niña being as it's a girl. El Niño being a boy.Sorry, I'll get me coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Now Wunderground says we'll have to wait until Thursday before we can say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuUhZxkr194 Mogs - we came here in April 2002 and it rained nearly the whole of May that year. Then the following year there was no rain from mid-April to late September. So you never can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magaret Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote user="mogs"]Being new to the Dordogne, perhaps you can tell me if this rain is normal?When will it stop? It's so depressing, I had hoped that by now we would be experiencing some warmer weather but it doesn't appear to be happening.If anyone has a long range forecast that is looking better, please give me some encouragement.................or is this it? I think its even worse here than in the South of UK, cos everytime I speak to family/friends they say its not bad, but its always wet here.[:(][/quote] If i recall, is there not a lot of trees and green rolling fields in the Dordogne And i think the top near Dept.16 is called thePerigord vert.But i hope it stops raining for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phylisbide Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I was told yesterday that the weather is going to be nice from yesterday ( the day we left for Blighty) until Sunday when its going to be 25 degrees in 24. But the weatherwill be generally grotty for the time of year because of the moon - it will not change until the ? think they said 4th May. I've come home to dry out. Nothing to do with the hospitality of our neighbours..PB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Yesterday I had a call from a friend in Blars (46), he has registered 90mm of rain in the last month.This day last year, it was 28c. RegardsJOHND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 [quote user="mogs"]Being new to the Dordogne, perhaps you can tell me if this rain is normal?[/quote]I don't live in the Dordogne but I can assure you that the rain that falls there is normal - wet. Sometimes here in the Lot it is warm and wet but rest assured the rain is always wet. Yesterday it didn't rain, today it didn't rain but Meteo assures me that normal rain will return on Monday.The only good news for us is that - whatever the weather , we don't live in England.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Well, I do live in the Dordogne and the rain...and the thunder...and the lightening....and all with sunshine in between....arrived today!And the only good news for us is that - whatever the weather , we don't live in ...... Scotland!!!Anna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Might as well throw in my tuppence worth. Here in the Charente, rain, rain, rain. Thunderstorm late this afternoon. Rain forecast for all of next week.So, to finish off the trilogy sequence of good news.....for us, we don't live in..........Wales (at least not any more)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqui Too Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 [quote user="sweet 17"]Might as well throw in my tuppence worth. Here in the Charente, rain, rain, rain. Thunderstorm late this afternoon. Rain forecast for all of next week.So, to finish off the trilogy sequence of good news.....for us, we don't live in..........Wales (at least not any more)![/quote]Ahhh well, I live on the Welsh border and we have had some very nice weather of late, bit of rain in the night and the night before but the days have been lovely.Last time I was in Dordogne it rained every day for the week I was there 9-16 march!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginia.c Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Here in Cornwall it's been glorious since the middle of last week. Not burning hot temperatures but bright, sunny and just beautiful all round. Every time I've watched the weather forecast it has said that "tomorrow things will deteriorate" but, so far, they have been wrong and every day is as lovely as the day before. We're off to 24 at the weekend and I think I read someone's post who said that the weather there was due to improve from 4th May? [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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