Thunderbolt and lightening
Post categories: weekend weather
| 15:34 UK time, Friday, 20 August 2010
Some places have had a good soaking recently with thunderstorms, flooding and power cuts.
Ray Garner who runs a weather station in Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire recorded 35.6mm of rain, about 1.5 inches.
Heavy rain is not unusual at this time of year. In fact August is the wettest month of the summer in Wales with 106.0mm, just over 4 inches, on average.
The worst is over for the time being but we're not out of the woods yet as far as heavy rain is concerned.
Further spells of rain are expected over the weekend - some of which could be heavy with localised flooding.
It will also feel muggy at times with high levels of humidity. However, it won't be a total washout.
The rain should clear, leaving Sunday much drier and brighter with some sunshine and just the odd shower.
It will feel fresher on Sunday thoughÌýwith a westerly breeze and top temperatures between 16 and 20 Celsius.
Next week will bring a mixture of sunshine and showers with temperatures no better than averageÌýand some cooler nights.
So, the hot summer which some amateur forecasters predicted hasn't materialised. June was lovely but apart from a few good days -ÌýJuly and August have been disappointing.
Hopefully September will bring us something better, so keep your fingers crossed.
If you're going to the Green Man Festival - take wellies and a snorkel!
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