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St Swithin’s Day

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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!

TillyTrotter Mon 15-Jul-24 19:34:53

Happy Birthday ginny 🎂 🎁 💐
Dry all morning here, rain all afternoon.
Perhaps we may get only 20 days and nights ☔️

MaggsMcG Mon 15-Jul-24 19:28:28

It rained. I'm not superstitious so I'm still hoping for that end of July heatwave. Or maybe I'll wait for August.

Shizam Mon 15-Jul-24 19:01:18

Have been checking weather forecast for West Country every day for forthcoming wedding. It changes every day! British weather likes to keep us guessing! And messing with my minimal packing plans!

Mollygo Mon 15-Jul-24 18:08:13

It’s just started raining, but the forecast assures me that it will stop in 47 minutes!

Callistemon213 Mon 15-Jul-24 18:07:20

Wet and chilly here, 15C.

win Mon 15-Jul-24 18:04:38

Shinamae

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..🌧️🌧️🌧️

I am in East Devon it has been pouring down all day

Maggiemaybe Mon 15-Jul-24 14:44:12

The Radio Ham!! It’s opened up new horizons. Friends all over the world! Not in this country, but all over the world.

PilgrimQuill Mon 15-Jul-24 14:30:53

It is... ah ... raining here also.
Anyone remember Hancock's Half Hour - the Radio Ham?

JamesandJon33 Mon 15-Jul-24 14:02:44

Pouring here in S W Wales,and we have a yellow weather warning .

Beechnut Mon 15-Jul-24 13:51:43

I’ve changed the Beatles song lyrics..Here comes the Rain 💦

sazz1 Mon 15-Jul-24 13:41:02

Raining here on and off all morning in south Devon

Musicgirl Mon 15-Jul-24 13:10:46

Beautiful blue sky first thing this morning and I put my washing out. The clouds have turned ominously grey and yesterday’s forecast for today was a 70% chance of rain so… plus ça change. East Midlands.

grandtanteJE65 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:54:48

My weather forecast for yesterday said rain after 7 p.m. It started at a quarter to five, then went off and came back in force at 7.44.

Today's weather was meant to be rain all day, according to yesterday's forecast and dry all day according to this morning's.

Thus far, it has been drizzle most of the day.

knspol Mon 15-Jul-24 12:44:55

I have a yellow weather warning for rain for the whole of today and so far just one light shower! Forecast usually wrong.

mae13 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:42:06

Well, here in Lancashire it's been sun, sun, sun wall-to-wall so far. So......fingers crossed. God alone knows we do NOT need any more rain.

pably15 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:35:49

Happy birthday Ginny...hope you get to sit in the sun

cc Mon 15-Jul-24 12:28:24

Raining here a little now...

leeds22 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:27:04

Lovely here in N Yorkshire. T-shirt and sandal weather at last but rain forecast for this evening. It was horribly cold and drizzly on Saturday and Sunday, we had the CH on nearly all day. I'm off on a pre-arranged trip to York tomorrow - the forecast is back to normal for this summer.

GrauntyHelen Mon 15-Jul-24 12:14:22

St Swithin's Day was my granpa 's birthday so I've always paid attention to it On west central Scotland it's lovely at the moment

Roddi3363 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:13:44

Since records began in 1861, the folk lore about raining for 40 days has not proved true. Anyhow, this year we’ve had the rain in advance!

Cfaz49 Mon 15-Jul-24 12:09:32

It’s absolutely chucking it down here in South East Cornwall 😩

Tizliz Mon 15-Jul-24 11:57:29

We have a very good local amateur weather forecaster and he says cloudy no rain for me 🤞

Mollygo Mon 15-Jul-24 11:37:10

Thanks for the song Bumface, even if it wasn’t for me.
Weather is fine, sunny and 20°
I’ve just looked at the weather forecast it says it’s 20° wow! T-shirt weather. Evidently it will rain by 7pm, but a day of sunshine!👏👏👏

M0nica Mon 15-Jul-24 09:32:32

The meteo in Normandy was right for today - it is raining !

ginny Mon 15-Jul-24 08:26:31

Thank you Jaxjacky and Bumface. X