Weather Warning Spanish Plume July 17/18/19/20

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Please be particularly vigilant over the next few days with your pets, especially those any with pre-existing conditions such as heart issues. There is a risk of heatstroke for animals in outdoor runs or sheds as the temperature rises.

As the weather breaks down, there will be some serious localised rain/flooding events (think tropical monsoon) accompanied with brief but very gusty winds as the storms move through. Large damaging hail may also occur with some of the more potent storms. Please do not leave animals unattended or exposed to the elements in outdoor runs. Keep yourselves safe too, especially if driving on saturday as the line of storms moves up the country


HOT AND HUMID
First -The "Plume" - Very warm and increasingly humid air will be drawn north from SW Europe. It’s going to become hot over the next few days, with 30C possible today in the southeast of England and 32C possible here tomorrow. Met Office have already issued a yellow alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS/RAIN/HAIL/ WIND GUSTS
Second - conditions in the atmosphere are becoming very unstable and two organised severe thunderstorm systems (Mesoscale Convective Systems - not that common in the UK) are now forecast to march across areas of the country over the next few days
  • First one tonight affecting the west side of the country starts in the Bay of Biscay, moving north over South West, (possibly also South Central), Wales, W Mids, and Ireland. This front has the potential to produce gusty winds, hail and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
  • The main event occurs Friday evening through Saturday as another front of organised storm cells from France marches slightly further to the east up the UK, covering the whole of southern England before moving north during saturday across , Wales, The Midlands, N England and Scotland. Some of these storms could be severe, with a risk of strong/damaging wind gusts, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, hail and torrential rain leading to flooding

Not everyone will get caught under one of these storm cells and it is difficult to predict exactly where the worst of the weather will be. However you can monitor the progression of the storms with
a) the live lightning map
http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en
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b) the rainfall radar
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
 
Thanks Pebbles as usual, always good to hear weather from someone who talks plainly. To be honest, I've already been out and purchased two more ice pods...well the cool pads to be honest as it was so hot today... doing everything I can to keep them cool.
 
It's so worrying. I was up in Liverpool today (I live in hampshire) and was so worried about my herd in the shed. My wonderful mother took them home and put them in the garden, but what do you do? I have tried bottles with iced water to lie against and they ignore them! I don't really want a fan left on all day without me around.
 
Just posting on here too (I posted on the heatstroke thread yesterday). 7 pigs have died in the last 2 days from heatstroke, and that is just those we know of. Please all be vigilant with keeping your pigs cool.
 
Storms have now crossed the Channel this evening into the South West (Cornwall and Devon). Other developing "storm cells" are currently departing Cherbourg and Bayuex ready to cross the Channel towards Portsmouth and the South East Coast (whether they will make it across is another matter - but the conditions are favourable)

http://www.lightningmaps.org/realtime?lang=en

Despite the storms tonight...it will be even hotter tomorrow in the south.

The main thunderstorm event is now forecast to cut a swathe centrally up the country from 1am saturday morning until saturday evening. Also, for those of you in the East of England - you may get some "fall-out" storms on sunday.

Take care and stay safe.
x
 
So... hot...! I think the fan may be relocating to Piggyville (my lounge) tonight.
 
Last night's storm front gave quite a show here in London and the South East (it wasn;t expected to get this far east). Just goes to show how you can't predict whose going to get a storm and all you can do is watch the radar/lightning maps. It's still grumbling it way up the country - now reached Yorkshire

Temperatures in the south of the Uk are now rapidly climbing.

The first storm of the Main Event (weather will be more sever than last night) is just starting to form in France (around Tours). Expect the front to reach these shores around midnight tonight(or possibly earlier if it speeds up) .

Met office have upgraded the severe thunderstorm warning for tomorrow (1am onwards) to AMBER

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/....50&lat=55.50&fcTime=1405724400&regionName=se
 
My piggy was starting to overheat on Friday, we had him indoors because of storm but temperature was getting higher. didn't like the look of him at all. Was so hot. We put him in shady party of garden and my daughter stroked him with wet hands and tried him with a juicy tomato. He hadn't eaten that day so we were relieved when he nibbled the tomato then started eating the grass. Had fan near him when he came in and he is a lot happier now. Just to warn others, it gets hot indoors too.
 
JSAGiles said:
My piggy was starting to overheat on Friday, we had him indoors because of storm but temperature was getting higher. didn't like the look of him at all. Was so hot. We put him in shady party of garden and my daughter stroked him with wet hands and tried him with a juicy tomato. He hadn't eaten that day so we were relieved when he nibbled the tomato then started eating the grass. Had fan near him when he came in and he is a lot happier now. Just to warn others, it gets hot indoors too.
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Absolutely ! It's a worry when you can't be at home to keep an eye on them. My girls are outside but their hutch has sufficient shady areas and ventilation that I think it's the best place be in the hot weather.

My boar, however , is indoors at the moment (vet's orders) . Last Thurs I had to go to work during the day. I have left as many windows as I felt secure to do on night vent and the blinds down . At lunchtime, I could see how sunny it was so, in the end, I took a half day and went home to check on him. Fortunately , all was OK.

I am a true guinea slave - taking annual leave to look after my guinea pigs.
 
Any chance of a weather sticky or something similar ? x
 
So hot, mine have been bathed, cleaned hutches, sprayed for flies, frozen bottles, cool pads, damp towels.....anything to keep them cool.
 
I have just put ice blocks in socks in the boys hutch - I don't know how much use they will be as toby is asleep under a recliner chair and barney is asleep in the middle of the floor length curtains!
 
I have just put ice blocks in socks in the boys hutch - I don't know how much use they will be as toby is asleep under a recliner chair and barney is asleep in the middle of the floor length curtains!
 
My lads are indoors in the coolest room of the house, the bunnies are out in a south facing yard though thankfully their hutch is under shade from an 8ft wall in the yard just their run in the warm so they can come and go as they like ... they have a giant tray of water, 3 x 1 litre water bottles and one level in their hutch is entirely meshed with granite tiles down so its cold there.
 
My piggy is so much happier now we have a fan on indoors for him. He lifts his head and sniffs the air, it's so cute! He seems to come to life when he's cooler.
 
We've been using those human pads that you microwave or freeze ( used for sore body parts) and have been freezing them and laying them in their cage with thin towel over And they love it. Keeps them nice and cool.
 
I was wondering why my piggies have been mostly quiet and just laying around but then thought it's probably because it's hot and they don't want to overheat. Sad to hear about the 7 piggies that died. Is it safer to have them indoors not in direct sunlight or outdoors? I have placed their houses with their backs to the window so they aren't forced to sit in the sunlight.
 
In my opinion they are safer indoors in the shade with the curtains closed and the windows open to provide a draught. Though it can be difficult to keep the room cool when the warm air comes in.
 
Agreed, the lengths we go through! Got the OH well trained now though. He comes in from work, swops over the freezer packs - JOB done. I come in and refreshen them again.
 
Mine ignore any attempt to keep them cool. I have tried ice packs, frozen bottles of water and the other day a damp towel...which they ran away from and ignored! You can try :hb:
 
Guinea Slave said:
Mine ignore any attempt to keep them cool. I have tried ice packs, frozen bottles of water and the other day a damp towel...which they ran away from and ignored! You can try :hb:
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Lol Aside from being less active and lazying around more, mine don't seem to bothered. I have to say I am in the bare minimum clothing all the time as my flat is like a sauna in the summer so I'd hate to be them with all that fur.
 
where could i get some ice pods from? I'm going to try and do the ice packs frozen water bottles etc. ......... lets see how this goes down
 
lil said:
Thanks Pebbles as usual, always good to hear weather from someone who talks plainly. To be honest, I've already been out and purchased two more ice pods...well the cool pads to be honest as it was so hot today... doing everything I can to keep them cool.
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Hi .. I'm new on here .. finding my way around .. because we have electric in our run we have put a fan in .. they love it .. they sit in front of it ..
 
Pebble, dont want to abuse your ability to predict the weather....but do think there will be a storm this weekend? Just read an article about a tropical storm coming over from US East coast due to hit Sunday/Monday. Seeing as I trust you more than any forecast, I was wondering if you agreed?! Poor piggies were looking forward to a weekend on grass!
 
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