because that means the water that you do use goes a lot further. then if you have things like dripping taps or a loser that has a leaking cistern, and get those fixed because that really adds up. so there are things that people can do and obviously then i would encourage people who have gardens and have water buts, clearly, the example here is at home, where at the moment they are empty, but when it does rain you can capture that and use it, so there are many different things people can do to be part of the solution to the challenges we face in terms of how we deal with our water resources. face in terms of how we deal with our water resources. martin baxter there. we our water resources. martin baxter there- we will our water resources. martin baxter there. we will find our water resources. martin baxter there. we will find out our water resources. martin baxter there. we will find out how- our water resources. martin baxter there. we will find out how this - there. we will fin
that. i think as we head towards the summer, you have to make sure that you do have some water buts to hand to keep those water supplies topped up. and be careful how you water and when you water your plants. the best to leave until the evening. if you don t during the day, a lot of the water is to evaporate away, and any water is to evaporate away, and any water in the weeds could damage the plants, too. if you re after some rain, there is some in the forecast, but not for everyone. let s look at the details, because today, only a few splashes of lightning around with the chart across eastern areas. in fact, more sunshine today than we saw yesterday, especially in western areas. high pressure firmly in charge at the moment, high pressure is what keeps the rain clouds at bay, sitting right on top of us. light winds for most, that has led to a bit better if ross this morning across parts of southern scotland and northern england and northern ireland, but some changes in these areas as w
looks very impressive what they have done with it. from the inside to the outside this morning. we have been having a dry spell in the uk for quite some time. here s matt with a look at this morning s weather. and the dry spell hasn t been good for the gardens, has it, matt? yes, it has been very dry, a tough month for gardeners, especially here in parts of london, east anglia and the south east where we have had about a third of the normal amount of rainfall. the farmers as you can see in suffolk have been watering their fields, see in suffolk have been watering theirfields, watering see in suffolk have been watering their fields, watering their crops, a bit more abundantly than they probably would have done normally, but for the allotment owners in the gardeners, it has been a struggle. they have been relying on water buts, rain collection, and here in the north east of london, no running water, so collection is key for