Rain, glorious rain...

[jmmoxon]

By 7am Capel Curig gauge reporting 15mm & Sennybridge 8mm...

On Dartcom it started raining at 6am, will be a few hours worth needed yet.

Mike

[jmmoxon]

Now up to 5mm on Dartcom & still falling, should be heaviest between 4 & 7pm though...

In Wales looks like heaviest rain around 1pm.

Mike

[justin-g]

Good luck!!

[jmmoxon]

Looking at EA gauges Middle Tawe at a worthwhile level at 10am...

Mawddach, Conwy & Lledr all running as well.

Mike

N.B. EA gauges are GMT so you have to add an hour for Summer Time.

[Pete K]

I always feel the Peak District is left out so....

Goyt - running fine and rising.
Wye - at minimum in some areas, too low in others still - just got off it an hour ago.
Derwent - Matlock always running but elsewhere a bit low still.
Noe - not seen it but will probably need more rain overnight.

Rain is steady drizzle and melting last of the snow drifts so fingers crossed for tomorrows levels.

[jmmoxon]

Most stuff will drop very fast once it stops raining early evening, although looks like Lakes & Peak will get rain/snow early morning too.

By 1pm Capel Curig & Sennybridge had about 20mm of rain and Dartmoor & Lyn about 15mm (I'm at work until 4pm).

Mike

[Wildswimmer Pete]

I'm out on a lorry run with my pal to Carmarthen first thing tomorrow, and snow is a risk through mid-Wales. Looks I'll be getting a swim in the Wye at Builth Wells so I'll report the level, and I'm certain the water temp. will have reverted to single digit.

Wildswimmer Pete

[freddie]

I'm thinking of heading to North Wales for the day tomorrow, looks like there should be enough rain to knock off a good few rivers. Anyone else going to be around?

[ruralweb]

No real rain in the Lakes today

[boosh]

Upper Conwy was stonking this morning. 8.5 and rising on the A5 road bridge gauge when we got on at about 10:35.

[Richard Gunton]

Yep things where going in south Wales Tawe was fun.

[Snakey jake]

The Troutbeck and sprint were both on a low but fun enough level this morning. The Kent still looked pretty low, as is the Leven.

[Wildswimmer Pete]

R.Wye at Builth Wells, brown with very fast current - even ducks and swans went with the flow as it was too strong for them. I did go into the water but kept away from the current - cold as well: 8.5C

Wildswimmer Pete

[jmmoxon]

More rain expected into start of May, but not enough to end the drought:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthn ... ought.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2 ... sfeed=true

Mike

[jmmoxon]

This would be an amazing resource if it included rain gauges:

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weat ... tions.html

Their forecasts are a bit more useful (predicted rainfall & confidence - it includes raintoday):

http://www.weathercast.co.uk/world-weat ... mouth.html

Mike

[Tom_Laws]

A trip to The Island shows nothing in Conwy, Llugwy, Ogwen. Rubbish.