Crap summer again in Blighty - Rain pouring down

[Crankarm]

The sky has gone a total grey/black, the temp is about 15C, the wind has got up and the skies have opened. The road is now a river. Rain is driving against the window. Welcome to summer in Britain. Who said global warming was happening? If it is, it's not here .

 

[PaulB]

I know. It's a total joke isn't it? I keep a log of my rides and virtually every description this year is about the wind experienced on that ride. That's the one thing that's characterised 2009 for me. Even when the rain holds off, it's colder than normal and much, much windier than I ever remember it. What's going on?

 

[Crankarm]

I know. It's a total joke isn't it? I keep a log of my rides and virtually every description this year is about the wind experienced on that ride. That's the one thing that's characterised 2009 for me. Even when the rain holds off, it's colder than normal and much, much windier than I ever remember it. What's going on?

I don't know. In the early eighties the Met were forecasting an imminent Ice Age the Thames would be frozen for 5 months of the year and we'd all be in the grip of Siberian winds for 8 month winters. Still might come to pass. Mind you I don't think they know their elbow from their 4rse as their forecasting is even more unreliable than it ever was IMHO. Have you noticed they spend 3/4 of the bulletin telling you what the weather has been, even this is wrong, and then only give a very general forecast for the next 24 hrs if that. Gone are pressure charts. Weather forecasting has definitely been dumbed down principally by the BBC.

 

[ianrauk]

Remember, global warming was proven not to be happening, so they changed it to Climate Change.

Who said global warming was happening? .

 

[Wigsie]

I think global warming/climate change for us in Blighty = warmer winters & wetter summers!

I remember 6-10ft snow drifts and walking from my garden over the hedge/road into the field without a problem! Where has that gone?

Saying that its around 40 degrees at my folks place in Almeria at the moment and they have had bush fires 5km away in Mojacar! Going in 3 1/2 weeks!

 

[ianrauk]

Yep,
it's definately been far windier this year....

I know. It's a total joke isn't it? I keep a log of my rides and virtually every description this year is about the wind experienced on that ride. That's the one thing that's characterised 2009 for me. Even when the rain holds off, it's colder than normal and much, much windier than I ever remember it. What's going on?

 

[Kirstie]

So when they said 'barbeque summer' then meant rained off rather than roasting. It's been absolutely torrential here today as well.

 

[Crankarm]

Yep,
it's definately been far windier this year....

Yeah.....great training for climbing the Alps. Cycling on flat roads with loaded panniers into a wind tunnel .

 

[Crankarm]

Having since dried up and the sun coming out there is now another huge heavily laden black cloud threatening.......still windy miller though.

 

[postman]

It only rained twice in Leeds during the month of June.

Once for 12 days the other for 18 days.

 

[swee'pea99]

I think it's just doing the decent thing and getting all its raining over and done with before we go camping so we don't get drownded like we have the last four years in succession. I think.

 

[Davidc]

Went to an open air concert yesterday evening - Staus Quo in South Devon.

It just about stopped raining while they were on stage. The rest of the time .......

 

[beanzontoast]

I think global warming/climate change for us in Blighty = warmer winters & wetter summers!

It certainly seemed last year as if the autumn was drier than the summer. At the moment, the showery rain seems more like April. Sunny one minute - soaked the next.

Whereas in autumn (and winter for that matter), at least you can bet if a day is wet, it's probably going to be wet all day and if it's dry, it's properly dry. Is it my memory playing tricks, or have I got wetter already this summer than I did last autumn?

 

[fossyant]

Well the wet stuff has actually missed Manchester mainly today - we've exported it.... - nice and sunny ride home !

 

[Gromit]

You lot should come and work outside with me, we have been having a lovely summer so far, been rained on a few times but nothing too bad. I have got a lovely tan :-)