Weather Update: A Warm Spike in March

Since Tues we had been enjoying a warm spike to temps. For example, the last 24 hours temp's ranged between 7 and 14.5 degrees. That's important as 10 degrees is the approx. zone of good germination. Looks like it will not last and slip back to a range between 5 and 10 degrees next week.

Despite this, it looks like March will come under the long term ave. for March (6.3C) by about -0.5 to -1.0 C - so a range between 5.3C and 5.8C is likely. To put his into context, this is a run of 4 months all below ave. (Dec = -1.5C, Jan = -2.4C, Feb = -1.0C & Mar = -0.5 to -1.0).

Let's see what April 2010 will bring. More below ave. temps like the 1980s?

Rain & Spring Showers

After a long spell of high pressure giving us settled, dry and cold temps - looks like the jet stream is back and will be associated with low pressure systems, rain and warmish air.

Here's to spring!!!

Extra Sowings

To take advantage of this new weather regime I have sowed some sweetcorn - will see if this comes up strongly in the next few weeks.

£1 Pound Bargains

Am off to £1 land to go on the hunt for cheap bargains for lotty - have had a look online and it looks like I can get a plastic bench cover which is a good enough size that I could use as a poly-tunnel-cloche...will update on this later.....