What's your weather like FEBRUARY 2024

Looking out the window it's light patchy cloud and light winds from the south south east est temp 4c feels like 2c.

 

Very wet on the ground but some blue skies and sunshine showing.
8c.

 

We has 11mm rain yesterday, This morning we are blue skies and sunshine, 10c going to 18c.

 

Good Morning all after a wet night ,dry now but cloudy a high of 9c ,and more rain returning tonight.

 

From Today's Algarve Daily News ...

"The desperate water shortage in Algarve

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Everyone in the Algarve must greatly reduce their consumption of water in any way they possibly can, to help in what is being described as the worst drought situation ever in the region.



The caretaker government is demanding cuts to farmland irrigation and urban environments including tourism-dependent hotels. Ordinary householders, especially those with a swimming pool or a garden irrigation system, must also significantly reduce consumption. If they don’t, the authorities have no choice but to impose tighter restrictions and higher prices

The rain that started this Thursday is most welcome, but it is not going to change the severe shortage that has worsened over the years because of climate change. The reservoirs and groundwater supplies are extremely low and may not get any higher before the rainless summer sets in. On average the Algarve’s six reservoirs are currently only 25% full. Some have far less.

Without immediate cuts in consumption “we would reach the end of 2024 without water for public supply,” says Portugal Environment Minister, Duarte Cordeiro. Agricultural irrigation will have to drop by an average of 25% on last year - and the cuts could rise to 50% in areas around the emptiest reservoirs. Urban areas, including hotels and golf courses, face cuts of 15%.

Local municipalities are being forced to reduce overall consumption by 15% and if they don’t do so quickly, less water will be available to them, meaning that householders will face higher prices and less water in their taps.

As wonderful as it is to live in peaceful Portugal and the western Mediterranean, this is well known as one of the most vulnerable places in Europe to the most serious impacts of climate change.

Portugal is at the forefront of countries in the world addressing climate change by reducing fossil fuels."

 

from Sunday onwards none stop rain again

 

Very sunny earlier but a little cloud cover now, 15c,

 

Sunny intervals and light winds from the south south east temp 9c feels like 8c.

 

Well they did say that Saturday would be a better day than Sunday, I dread to think what Sunday is going to be like, its been gloomy and light rain all day up till now, after that initial bright start.
10c.

 

Sorry to hear that pete, you've drawn the short straw...still a great day here.

 

It the French, I blame the French,

 

I'm keeping quiet as my future daughter in law is French.

 

10c sunny with a bit of cloud, i would say a lovely spring day