July can **** right off.
I usually "don't mind" the weather, but this is getting depressing now
Yep, I'm just sitting in a field in Galloway wondering what to do for the next 7 days. More annoyed by arranging being away while the roof is fixed, or not
I have a BBQ for sixteen this afternoon (forecast 40mph winds and thundery showers), and Ard Rock next weekend. Yes, it is truly crap.
Work summer party this afternoon at least they had time organise more covered areas...
Shame as its a massive event but we have high winds and rain forecast for the afternoon.
I got an earlier ride in while it was dry!
All this off the back of my favourite event last weekend, 100 mile sportive in the Cotswolds, also wet and not very warm.
July can indeed, do one!
Just roll with it.
Bad weather is shite if you let it win.
A friend is off to a wedding in a marquee in a field in the middle of todays weather warning.
I jokingly asked if her wellies matched her outfit. She did start googling fancy coloured wellies.
Aside from last Saturday it's been alright in Leeds.. trails were still prime on Thursday night's gravel ride.
Wet so far today though
Kinda glad it's doing it now as it stands half a chance of sorting itself out by the time Y-Not festival happens at the end of the month - it's normally biblical at some point during the weekend and being on a Peak District hill, well....
If I were an early start type I could have got out before the rain arrives giving me half a chance of not too muddy trails. But I'm not, it's still sunny, and I'm still in my pajamas.
Why does it usually start great in the morning then as soon as the afternoon starts the big dark bubbles in the sky approach and almost every day for the past 3 weeks we get soaked , well i noticed it due to being so far behind with work
St Swithun’s day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St Swithun’s day if thou be fair
For forty days ’twill rain no more
Today is St Swithun’s day.
Came down with a cold after cycling for hours in the pouring rain last Saturday. Might give this weekend a miss, but there's the nagging worry about losing fitness for PBP.
I really need to keep up the weight loss momentum which means going out anyway.
in my pajamas
Captain America?
They weren't pajamas.
I’m quite relieved that we’re not in another drought to be honest.
We need more details about Molly’s PJs
Had a group 100 mile ride planned a few weeks ago, now cancelled. Yesterday it rained all day like a monsoon.
Jet stream init.
Day after day 40 degrees here in Spain. Getting sick of it. Do you want to swap?
I had a road ride planned in for tomorrow morning. Obviously the forecast is now thunderstorms 😡
It's blustery in Northampton. Glad I'd borrowed an ebike from work as it made my ride into the wind a lot less unpleasant. No rain as of yet though.
Just got caught in a hailstorm, one minute hit sunshine the next so much hail I couldn't see the other side of the road. 3 minutes later hit sunshine. It's like spring but warmer
At least it isn't banging weather as I managed to tear a hamstring last Sunday in a charity cricket match and still not good enough to ride.
Swings. Roundabouts.
It's been raining here in Fort William for most of the 3 weeks since I came back from holiday but given the news from Greece, Spain USA etc I think I ll just take it on the chin
As per @devash I'm happier with a bit of rain than 40 degree heat. At least you can just waterproof up and still go out and do stuff.
Went to Greece a few years back in summer 35-38 c and all it was possible for me to do in the heat of tha say was sit by the pool in the shade and/or go swimming.
Much rather have the heat than this shit grey wet weather.
We get very few summer weekends off together (both work weddings)
We're off this weekend, supposed to be climbing/paddling in Wales and staying in our motorhome.
Sacked it off as really CBA with the weather. Just about to get a train to Manchester to get pissed instead!
As per @devash I’m happier with a bit of rain than 40 degree heat.
It's not a bit of rain, it's thundery heavy showers and gales. Plus the alternative isn't 40C heat, we normally get 20-25C which would be lovely right now.
It the start of june I was doing this on Saturdays and happily selling my p[aintings.
Having no rain cover makes the current weather unsuitable for this and having a stall shaped like a sail means even if it is dry but blustery I risk losing the art/cart.
I have spent today sat in the garage making frames for the August exhibition while watching the wind/rain/sunshine* outside.
*repeat in random order** every few minutes
**sometimes combine any two for extra variety
sometimes all three simultaneously
I rode over to Kerry on my motorbike this week, it’s been lashing down on and off since I got to our house. Rather than out riding I’ve been out and bought a tarp for the bike.
Yeah, bored of it now. Look outside to see clear, blue sky, start thinking about going for a ride, look back outside to see torrential rain, decide against it, clear blue sky an hour later. Rinse and repeat.....
Got soaking camping at Whitby last week, in-between the hot sunshine.
Not that it’s any consolation, but I got rained on on Monday. In Cyprus. It’s been high 30s the rest of the week though, even in the mountains.
They were saying on the weather last night that somewhere in Europe (sorry…. can’t remember where) it was 37 degrees at 0ne in the morning 😳
I don’t even want to think about how horrible that feels when you’re in bed!
Given the option, I’ll take the rain. We just had a brief window of sunshine so I got out for a walk. It started raining again as I got back
Normally I'd be moaning about the rain in July. But as I've just had to turf the back garden it's perfect for the lawn.
I clocked 41.9 in the shade in my back garden in Cambridge this time last year, and events were being cancelled because of the dangerous weather. The outside temperatures were only dropping below those inside in the early morning, and sleeping was rubbish and unsatisfying. I'd happily take damp summers over dangerous heatwaves. Unfortunately that doesn't look likely.
Day after day 40 degrees here in Spain. Getting sick of it. Do you want to swap?
Left Spain for the summer months for that reason.
Granada is just becoming unhabitable over July/August.
Been back in the UK for 3 weeks and it's poured down virtually every day.
It's all my fault this week. Booked it off ages ago with plans to go biking every day and give my fitness a massive boost. Thursday I dug the hardtail out and took the winter mudguard off the back of it.
Sorry.
For me rain isn't such a big deal on the bike in the summer - I'm a sweaty bast anyway so when it's warm(ish) I'm not that much wetter if it rains. The wind, however, gets right on my nerves - I am well and truly done with what seems like persistent strong headwinds wherever I go.
Watched the rain hold off all morning while I waited in for my Evochip pack to be delivered, knew rain was coming but thought sod it, it's not cold and I'm not made of sugar. MT500 is just about doing the job between sweaty and rain soaked - helps being on the eeb
Currently sat having a pint in Bakewell before the next stretch, avoiding being on top of a hill in the thunder that's been chasing me
Suns coming out now
Mate lives in Murcia and it's 40+. He messaged me earlier saying it was 34° at 3am
The heat in Rome is unbearable - I’d very happy be back in Yorkshire rain (even looked to see if I could fly home early!)
On the bright side the rain has cooled off the house and calmed the pollen down. Only just managed to trim the hedge yesterday morning though.
I'm more positive as I still can't ride properly,
Very windy though.
Blue skies in Bakewell now, just got another Peroni 🤣
I wouldn’t mind if it was proper rain, but we’ve just had days of unrelenting drizzle, like walking around inside a cloud
It’s the constant monotone grey skies that I find the most depressing
Sounds very peninne! Lived in Calderdale for 40 years and really don’t miss that weather.
