>Hosepipe Ban Now In Effect For Some 20 Million Across Southern & Eastern England

Written by Mark Vogan on April 5, 2012 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Hosepipe Ban Now In Effect For Some 20 Million Across Southern & Eastern England

Suppliers Thames, Southern, South East, Anglian, Sutton and East Surrey, Veolia Central and Veolia South East have all introduced “temporary use bans”.

Blame Two Straight Winter’s Of Sub-par Rainfall Caused By ‘Blocked Pattern’ For Driest 2 Years On Record

– Up until the rain of the past 24 hours, this was the in 3 weeks for some

– For Scotland, Northern Ireland, March was a tie for driest on record

YOU CANNOT USE A HOSEPIPE IN AREAS HIGHLIGHTED BELOW, IF YOU DO, YOU RISK A FINE OF AS MUCH AS £1000. HOWEVER YOU CAN USE A BUCKET OR WATER CAN!

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Easter Weekend & Next Week Is Looking Unsettled With Increased Rainfall Chances

Upper chart off ECMWF for Friday

Tonight: Milder than last night for northern areas but under clear skies in southern England and Wales, rural areas from Bristol to Norwich will drop into the -2 to -5C range. Benson, Oxfordshire may fall to -7C. Cover tender plants!

Over the coming days and through the Easter weekend it’s looking rather cloudy with pulses of rain pushing through Scotland during Friday, Saturday and by Sunday and particularly Monday ALL areas of the UK and Ireland will have seen heavier rain. Read More!