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Envorniment Agency Surface Water Flood Map ( New Facility )

The Environment Agency has, for the first time, released an interactive, online facility for checking if an area is liable to Surface Water Flooding (this is different from the existing flood maps).

Useful to know for home or business use : Click Her

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Scaremoungering ? "HEAVY SNOW WARNING: Shock long range UK weather forecast for winter 2013"

I don't know what to make of this... scaremongering, sensationalism or realism from the Daily Express ? Now just waiting to see the Daily Mail's take ;-)

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/442873/Coldest-winter-in-modern-times-on-way-with-snow-forecast

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Weather warning for Saturday 02 November

Warning

Westerly winds will strengthen through Saturday afternoon and into the evening, bringing gusts of 50-60 mph to many parts of the warning area, and locally 70 mph along exposed west facing coasts.

The public should be aware of the risk of loca

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Severe Weather Watch Met Office Alerts

Hello Juicers
Welcome to the Severe Weather watch Thread / Met Office Severe Weather Warnings for the UK.
This thread is aimed at Juicers in order to share current up to date information of severe weather warnings and how they are affecting members i

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Time for debate? Don't forget the clocks go back overnight... but should they?

British Summer Time will officially come to an end in the early hours of Sunday. Clocks will need to be put back 60 minutes at 2am as the UK reverts to Greenwich Mean Time.

Sunrise in London will be at 6:43am and the sun will set at 4:46pm.

The annua

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The Great British Weather-an anti rant/ne rant pas

After the truly dreadful weather last year,non stop rain,unable to mulch,unable to use ride on on many sites,ton bag after ton bag of cuttings,machines breaking down etc etc Id just like to point out that the weather this year has been almost perfect

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Flooding and its impact on the Somerset Levels

Just what impact does climate change have on land based and horticultural industries? The Guardian visits the Somerset Levels and sees how the harvesting of willow has already had to change.

Bonfire night always reminds Jonathan Coate, whose family h

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This green and pleasant land

I had the 'joy' of covering nearly 200 miles yesterday for a couple of meetings, site visits and some quotes.

I was not particularly looking forward to it even with A/C on Max but my Journey took me from Surrey to Kent to Sussex to Hampshire and then

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SE England including London moved to a "Level 3" heatwave alert

The Met Office has upgraded its heatwave warning in parts of the UK, as temperatures are set to rise above 30C (86F).

It said they could reach "Level 3 Heat-health watch criteria" in London and the South East, requiring healthcare services to help hi

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30c + How do you cope?

Looks as though we are going to have these temperatures for at least a couple of week. After last year (washout) I don't think anyone wants to complain.....
So how do you cope?

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Rain, cold and high winds set to return to the UK

"Britain's brief period of fine weather is over, as forecasters predict unsettled, wet and windy conditions for at least the next four weeks.

"A fortnight of clear skies and moderately warm spells may, depressingly, be all the summer we're to receive

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Helping wildlife to prosper - what can garden designers and landscapers do?

How can we ensure that garden visitors, whoever they may be, are not exhausted?

With a detailed report from UK conservation groups saying the country's wildlife is facing a real threat, surely garden designers and landscapers are at the forefront of

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Spraying in wind

Spraying in windy conditions is never a good idea, and it's not something I would even contemplate doing.

My situation is this; I have a customer who I see on Saturday afternoons, and she wants a patch of ground sprayed before she plants into it. Ther

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BO - A Massive Threat to the Landscaping Industry

BO in this case refers to Biodiversity Offsetting, but stinks as badly if not worse than a personal hygiene problem. At first glance this initiative on offer from the Government seems harmless, indeed it appears to be a good idea. BUT I felt compelle

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Looking forward to improved weather next week ?

After the dire weather of the last few weeks, it was nice to see 17c & sunshine down in the south today (even tho' it rained a little later on). Such a nice day, we even decided to go have lunch looking out over the sea on the south coast.

When we le

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Met Office three-month forecast in 2012 was 'not helpful'

The Met Office has admitted issuing advice to government that was "not helpful" during last year's remarkable switch in weather patterns.

The Forecast, not made available to the Public, was used internally to assist in governmental planning (I wonder

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Weather forecast for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend

Cold easterly winds will remain firmly in charge over the UK's weather but for the majority of the UK it should be dry. However, until Sunday the wind will be less strong and it will therefore feel a little less bitter. There will also be some sunshi

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Met Office issues severe weather warning for the next 48 hours

21 March 2013 - Met Office forecasters are warning that heavy rain and snow are likely to bring disruption to parts of the UK over the next couple of days.

An area of low pressure is currently moving in from the Atlantic and will give heavy rainfall

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Damned Snow!

This time last year we were basking in a mini heat wave, local news tonight reckons that some areas near here may see up to 25cm of snow tonight! Certainly hasn't stopped here since about 4pm.

Planning for the year ahead is difficult enough, or is it

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Whats your best 'Snow' photo(s) from today...?

Seen some great photos of today's weather already, but do any LJNers have good shots of the current weather in their area? Still waiting for it to hit in Reading....flurries getting bigger :-(

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