Today has seen some quite extreme weather on the island. After 17 days of no rain we had 40mm of rain in less than 24 hours! (including 10mm in an epic 20 min spell this afternoon!). That is more than we have in the whole of June most years.....
In between the monsoon like conditions we had bursts of brilliant sunshine which made for some fantastic 'sky-scapes'
To illustrate how localised the showers were I was out attempting to do a shearwater census when Dewi and I got hit by a torrential burst (the one that gave 10mm in 20 mins mentioned above). While we took a pounding I got a text from Jess in the Thousand Islands boat office, not 2 miles away, of a picture of them in glorious sunshine!
Worlds apart: While Dewi and I took the brunt of a cloudburst (top), St Davids looked this this! (bottom)
30mm in the gauge when I checked it on our way out - with another 10mm in there 20 mins later! Last June we had 40mm in the whole moth!
It's been dry for a few hours now and looks like being a glorious evening with some great clouds over the mainland. The rest of the weekend looks more settled with Sunday the best day. If you are thinking of visiting call Thousand Islands Expedition on 01437 721721 - there is an Insect Week event on the island on Sunday (29th) led by Dr Sarah Beynon from Dr Beynon's Bug Farm which I can highly recommend,. See here for further details
Great photos.