The colin_p appreciation summer sun and storm thread 2024

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

Was planning on washing the car today.

Thunder and heavy showers all morning so far.

Not currently raining but it looks very grey.

[UTH]

Utter ste in Surbiton. Hosting dinner tonight, would usually have been a bbq this time of year. Instead going to do slow cooked short ribs.
Went to a farm shop and asked for some. They said they don’t stock them in summer as people don’t usually cook stuff like that. Maybe they need to rethink that this year.

[Scabutz]

Like April here. One minute sun is out, then massive shower, then the sun is out, then massive shower. Cold, Grey, nights start drawing in in 5 days time.

[Digger]

Another glorious mid summer's day here in Swiss Cottage . . .

[Bill]

It's lovely when the sun comes out, which happens just enough to remind you what you're missing!

[JakeT]

We’ve got lots of family round for a BBQ tomorrow. We planned it in April and signs aren’t great…

[cherryowen]

Sat typing this in the dining room, and it's comfortable!

Wearing a fleece.

With the heating on.

Nursing a large snifter of some Irish. listening to the rain battering against the window.

Should I put up the Christmas decorations tomorrow?

[Puggit]

Met Office forecast in the low 20s all week in Reading.

Bank!

[Bill]

[Puggit]

Can you smell that?

Smells like summer...

[UTH]

We’ve managed to spend a bit of time in the garden today, which has warranted the opening of some rosé. Still not exactly wall to wall sunshine, and a bit chilly when the clouds come in, but compared with recent weeks, we’ll take it.

[Scabutz]

Puggit said:

Can you smell that?

Smells like summer...

Smells like something, not sure it's summer.

Today was an improvement though.

[cuprabob]

Puggit said:

Can you smell that?

Smells like summer...

[Its Just Adz]

Turned out lovely in Preston this afternoon!
Week going forward looks better, not great, still some rain but getting warmer.

[LordGrover]

Looked quite promising 05.30 this morning, walking the dogs.
Grey clouds rolling in now, though Foreca app says it'll be fine.

[ChocolateFrog]

Yesterday afternoon was the first time in weeks (well back into May) that it felt like a genuinely pleasant British summers day.

And it still rained for a couple of hours.

[Puggit]

ChocolateFrog said:

Yesterday afternoon was the first time in weeks (well back into May) that it felt like a genuinely pleasant British summers day.

And it still rained for a couple of hours.

Didn't get any rain at our house in West Berks, but the air didn't feel cold. I think I burned the top of my head.

[Bill]

Feels like we've turned a corner down here...

[thepritch]

Bill said:

Feels like we've turned a corner down here...

Quite a big corner that one, goes or for miles

[Shnozz]

LordGrover said:

Looked quite promising 05.30 this morning, walking the dogs.
Grey clouds rolling in now, though Foreca app says it'll be fine.

I often find the day starts pleasant but then by 7-7:30am has turned to ste. Often wondered if there is some scientific explanation.