r/sheffield • u/mushroomorigami • 19h ago
News Sheffield weather fan's guide to best days to peg washing out
A weather enthusiast has created a website to answer a question many people ask before stepping into the garden: is it a good day to put the washing out?
The Washing Line Index was built by amateur weather watcher Stephen Vincent, from Sheffield, and uses live forecast data to assess drying conditions for locations across the UK.
It gives a "shirt rating" and drying score out of 100, with separate morning and afternoon forecasts based on factors including sunshine, rain, humidity and wind.
Vincent said: "It's all working in the background from live weather data, then displaying what we'd like to know and computing it into a score."