Raindrops on my windows

This year is reminding me of Jean de Florette. where the rains just won't come, and even when rain looks absolutely certain on the forecast, it is skirting around us. That has happened again this week!

OldnProud We've noticed that quite often there are puddles and wet roads around us when we don't see any rain. We've always joked that we have our own little micro climate.

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^This year is reminding me of Jean de Florette. where the rains just won't come, and even when rain looks absolutely certain on the forecast, it is skirting around us. That has happened again this week!^

OldnProud We've noticed that quite often there are puddles and wet roads around us when we don't see any rain. We've always joked that we have our own little micro climate.

My mum was staying with us last week, and I took her out in the car for several hours that day. It was exactly like that while we were out.
I honestly expected that with so many showers around, our village would have been hit by at least one of them, but no, it hadn't. Not a drop.

But I spoke too soon this morning. I washed some clothes and as soon as I went to peg it out, the rain started. Very fine drizzle for quite a while, but some good garden-watering rain after that, neither too light nor too heavy. I'm happy now, and won't need to water my veg patch this evening

I have been rained on twice now while out walking in North Wales but I don't mind one bit.

We’ve only had a little rain here in Dorset, although where I live there was just one heavy shower followed by a few hours of drizzle on some days. Even so, it has been heartening to see the poor, parched grass in the park green up again. Beautiful sunny day today, but I sense Autumn vibes now. Autumn at last- my favourite season!

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Look at the astonishing sight that greeted me on my return home to my flat, where the rainwater stays on the surface for a day after a storm!
I live in the centre of a town and although we have two rivers less than a mile away, the heron won't find any fish here!

Athenia How lovely, and what an unusual photo. I really liked it, thank you.

JenniferEccles ,I live in Berkshire too - and absolutely no sign of rain ( now midday)! Please can you send it my way!

Two drips & a splash is about the most we have had it seems! The couple of odd showers have been brief & heat has got to them before the water could be absorbed by the earth! Bushes are shedding leaves as are my small trees. Still we will have a very cold winter coming to give us something else to moan about ?

No rain here for a couple of months - my garden has died off (I refuse to water as it’s too precious) and the grass is brown. If anyone has any spare rain please send it to us in east Norfolk where we seem to miss it every time it’s forecast

I was in a caravan in Dorset and it started to rain at 2:30am. A wonderful sound of big fat raindrops. Then it was off and on till 11ish when myself and my little GD went for a couple of miles walk. Wonderful fresh smells and sights. ?

Short shower yesterday morning in S.Wales but nothing to get excited about!! A bit cloudy today and very 'muggy' making mowing the lawn uncomfortable but the washing dried!

Well in the northwest which is a region unknown by any weather station /news outlet- we've had glorious heavy showers and soft soaking rain.....and more showers....and a heavy dew most days, sorry. Am I boring you? Our garden and countryside is green and lush, pity you all don't know where we live as it's NEVER mentioned on ANY weather forecasts!!! It's our secret.........

I believe the forecast is for torrential rain right after the bank Holiday weekend, and then we'll have had enough of it after a couple of days!
In an ideal world it would rain overnight and the sun would shine during the day but that doesn't happen very often.

Cheshire is classified as a North West county, but here in NW Cheshire, we've had negligible amounts of rain in the past week. Some showers, but nothing torrential; nothing, even, that would necessitate the use of windscreen wipers. Rain is forecast next Saturday. I won't hold my breath.