For three days in a row, warm sunny days were followed by thunderstorms.  The storms cooled things down and flattened a few plants, but by next morning the weather warmed up again.

Yesterday (Monday), a few of us got caught under the Abbey Gateway during a downpour. The rain was heavy for a few minutes, and the rumbles of thunder were sometimes continuous.

I took a short video of the storm, which you can see below. There is no lightening strike …

After heavy rain on March 31st, more rain is expected on April 1st. So it is a good time to remind drivers they can be hit with a £100 fixed penalty notice and three penalty points if caught by the police splashing pedestrians.

Under section three of the Road Traffic Act 1988, splashing pedestrians can be considered driving ‘without reasonable consideration for other persons.’

There was a light covering of snow at the start of the day in Abingdon, as shown in St Helen’s churchyard. After 9 am the snow soon melted. Snow and rain continued to fall throughout the day.

P.S. That is blossom on that tree.