General Chat

Well they said we would get the heavy rain and wind and yes its arrived, is this our summer?????????

Margaret we've had quite a nice day today, but thunder and lightening and hailstones the size of pennies all weekend. Just the usual really as it's the school holidays. Christine

Well we've got the wind but not the rain YET in Norfolk, guess it's heading our way:-( Sue:-)

hi margaret,well its cold wet and windy,in south london,but the forecast is worse to come,tonite and tomorrow. bryan.

its been hot and windy all day here in bucks but it started to rain about 45 minutes ago!!!! so much for our summer!!!

we have windy conditions here in Manchester but is still quite nice and sunny I have come home from work and put a load of washing out to dry touch wood should be dry soon. Jan x

Janet you had better make sure it hasn't just blown away!!! Trees and branches down here already. Of course, it started to rain just as I set out for school this afternoon! Typical .... Maz. XX

we have the wind, and it has rained a little bit, but I am sure there is more to come nat

And the weather situation in Solihull is.... muggy, winds starting to get stronger leaving bits of trees all over the roads but as yet - no rain. Oh and one piece of fence panel down and a garden chair that nearly moved into next door. Jacky:-)

Up early as usual for a weekday and had overnight load of washing out by 6 am. Lovely and dry in no time so washed daughter's mock sheepskin style coat and got that dry too before the 'schools out' rain started after 4pm here in S.E.Kent. I think the east coast and southern counties are going to get the worst of it this time. One pane of glass lost from greenhouse so far and counting.

My son is 5 and went on his first ever school trip today - to Southend. He'd been looking forward to it for weeks. Heavens opened in the afternoon, bridge across the Thames was closed, coach was late back, and the mums waiting to pick up their children got drenched waiting in the rain for them to arrive and were biting their nails worrying about what was happening . While I was out waiting for him, my mini shed "roof garden" became a "floor sculpture", and my fence blew down. Summer is definitely here. Angela

and in cardiff its very warm but windy, no rain as yet thank goodness. melinda

gwyneth youve cheered me up now:(:( im in the southern counties! the wind is whistling round my house and the rain is hammering on my conservatory roof!!!!! typically english summer!!!!! susie

Is it not summers and not summer you are complaining about Susie?,without going back into the realms of antiquity ,i remember bucks easters as lovely and warm,the boys out in shirtsleeves and short trousers ,and the girls in summer dresses. Now ,it,s july and it,s still darn cold for the time of year.What has happened to the weather?,it can,t all be down to global warming.Fred.

Gloucester at the moment is extremely windy and very dark but no rain as yet. yesterday though was a glorious day. No two days the same. Ann glos

very windy but no rain as yet but very cloudy

im in hampshire near new forest and its really windy and the rain is really heavy it feels like about nine at night,wont be going out now.

Its been hot and windy here in Derby - great drying weather, but I have already chased my washing round the garden once 'cos the wind is taking it off the line :o(

Just driven down the A1 from Biggleswade to St Albans in raging wind and heavy rain. I don't remember weather like this before on July! Jo.

Been windy all day in Bristol. Worse since it started to rain late this afternoon. Jill