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St Swithin’s Day

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jusnoneed Mon 15-Jul-24 08:22:50

Just starting to rain here in Dorset, drizzly at around 6am when I went outside but proper spots of rain now.

Jaxjacky Mon 15-Jul-24 07:46:43

Seven miles from the burial place of St Swithun and expecting rain.
Happy Birthday ginny 🎂🎉🥳

Bumface Mon 15-Jul-24 07:39:55

Sorry, senior moment there. It's ginny's birthday.

Happy birthday ginny, I hope you have a lovely day.flowers

grandMattie Mon 15-Jul-24 07:31:16

Of course, I’d forgotten! Rain and rain today apparently; so 40 more days thereof. Summer in September?

Bumface Mon 15-Jul-24 07:28:27

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Mollygo
Happy birthday to you

Have a good one flowers

maddyone Sun 14-Jul-24 23:37:28

Lovely day here on the south coast today, but rain forecast for tomorrow.

Gwyllt Sun 14-Jul-24 22:46:24

Yellow warning for rain in north west wales. Thunder had been forecast earlier

BlueBelle Sun 14-Jul-24 22:27:31

Here too on the east coast all I can see is grey skies, wind, and rain I really really want a summer 🌞

Bridie22 Sun 14-Jul-24 22:03:19

It's still raining in NE, I don't think it's stopped in the last 18 months, so not worried about ST. Swithins day!!!🥶

Nannytopsy Sun 14-Jul-24 19:38:31

It’s our wedding anniversary! The weather for Europe is usually set by now because the jet stream gets fixed. That means the weather stays as it is. That’s the theory 😄

M0nica Sun 14-Jul-24 18:04:12

Back home in Oxfordshire it is going to rain all afternoon, but that doessn't meaan anything, the Met Office weather forecast are so inaccurate these days. In the last year I have sat and looked at a weather forecast telling me it will be dry all day, while outside the raining is pouring down and did so for hours.

On the other hand we are onholiday in Normandy where the meteo keeps telling us it is going to rain, but in 3 days here, so far, not a drop have we seen. Tomorrow we are promised rain all day. It will be intersting to see what actually happens.

Callistemon213 Sun 14-Jul-24 17:29:15

98% chance of rain here tomorrow 🌧

Shinamae Sun 14-Jul-24 17:26:22

Lovely day today, sunny with a gentle breeze, tomorrow however from 10 o’clock a gentle breeze and heavy rain.
I’m in North Devon..🌧️🌧️🌧️

Mollygo Sun 14-Jul-24 17:22:05

ginny
Yes, it does seem to matter where you live.
Quite often in July we’ve been hoping for some rain to get rid of the hosepipe ban.

ginny Sun 14-Jul-24 17:12:23

I can probably count the number of July 15 ths over the last 70 years which have not had some rain on one hand.

It’s my birthday. 😁

Bumface Sun 14-Jul-24 15:35:58

Help! Here on the south coast there is 70% chance of rain at various points of the afternoon.

Better get my wellies and sou'wester out ready.

My water butts will be overflowing.

Mollygo Sun 14-Jul-24 15:12:32

Tomorrow 15th July is St Swithin’s Day
*St Swithin's day if thou dost rain,
For forty days it will remain*

I’ve just looked at our weather forecast!