Good News: The Met Office Expects a Drier Than Average Spell, Which Means Perth’s Fallen Leaves Might Actually Get Swept Up Before They Turn to Soup
High pressure is expected to hang around. Perth's gardeners, dog walkers and anyone with a ladder have cause to smile.
Autumn leaves, crisp for once, in Perth's parks. Photo: Toxer427, “Serene Park Path with Autumn Leaves and Benches”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0
The Met Office’s long-range forecast suggests high pressure will stay close by into mid-November, with rainfall likely to be below average. For Perth, that counts as good news.
Gardeners say the drier spell gives them a chance to clear leaves before they turn into a slippery brown mush. “Dry leaves, you can rake,” said an allotment holder in Craigie. “Wet leaves, you can only look at and feel sad.”
Dog walkers are also delighted. “Two weeks without mud,” said a Letham woman with a muddy spaniel. “I’ll believe it when I see it. But if it happens, this dog will be clean for the first time since August.”
The council’s leaf-clearing teams are said to be “quietly optimistic”.
There will still be some frost, fog and drizzle, but long dry stretches in November are rare, and Perth intends to enjoy them. A Scone man said he would be “cleaning the gutters, painting the shed and washing the car, all in one weekend, for the first time ever”.
The Perthetic wishes him luck, and reminds him that if he starts all three, the drizzle will hear about it.
The real story: Long range forecast (Met Office)
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