Fire Risk

12 mm in Mid-Kent from o5.00 to 09.30 - very light to start with but a much better spell around 08.00. And with high humidity the ground was still damp when I checked around 11.30. Plus 12 m last week.

No more rain since despite the BBC website suggesting thundery showers here all day. Despite the rainfall radar (actual observations) not having shown anything near Mid-Kent since 09.30.

There is a small band of light rain (12.05) gently moving north just on the French coast and heading towards Kent. But a short time move forward onto the forecast radar shows that suddenly turn into a storm system. Plus a storm generating not far south of Maidstone.

I think those involved in providing the BBC weather forecasts, and those doing the rainfall radar forecasts (an Annabel Ingelworthy relative perhaps) live and work in an underground location.

But what by Kent standards was a good drenching this morning, may start to make things move towards 35028 being out on its next booked turn with a diesel doing all the work? ie Red fire risk.

What the actual rain situation was over Kent this morning.

Bryan