I thought Scottish GNers might like this!

Aveline

Really? I'm in Edinburgh and the heavens have opened. Rain is streaming down the windows!

Well, that was two hours ago I posted that - it's raining here too now.

It's raining in Lanarkshire too. We've not had much of a summer this year.

Really? I'm in Edinburgh and the heavens have opened. Rain is streaming down the windows!

It's a beautiful sunny evening here, just outside Edinburgh.

Bucketing down here on the South Coast

A friend has just spent ten days in Provence, staying with a French friend. They visit most years but have never had such awful weather as this year, which was cool and damp and very little sun. They light the fire some evenings

Back here at the ranch, I’ve got my cardie back on, but it’s a summer weight one, not my winter one. I’m thankful for small mercies, although looking at the thick black clouds piling up in the sky, we’re going to be deluged soon. 👀

I wouldn't go so far as that Marmight. Yesterday was quite sunny and I remember the children's sports day being sunny in June. However, the organisers had to get funding for pumps to drain away the bog the sports field had become after days of pouring rain.
Interesting to hear about Provence

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The east coast of Fife in Scotland have had a good few hot days this July I even had a hot sunny day for my birthday bbq.

Edinburgh was a trip to remember where I sat outside Tiger Lilly’s resteraunt and spotted this famous person goung into the hotel

I was speaking recently to a friend who lives in Provence She said they’ve hardly had a ‘proper’ summer yet and nights are unusually chilly. They had the log burner going last week. The weather seems all uppsy downsy in Europe this year 🤔. Scotland seems to have had the best in the UK so far!

For stunning beaches google Hope Blamire who photographs and paints the beaches in the WesternIsles and is often asked where in the Caribbean it is .Turquoise seas and white sands ..if you like that sort of thing.

Oreo I never sit in the sun,ever.I sometimes do a wee bit of gardening if it’s not too hot….for me but since childhood and huge blisters from the sun despite potions from the doctor I avoi it at al costs.I did once spend time outside in COrnwall with factor 50 applied every half hour…you,ve guessed it..I burnt…even through long sleeves .I like when the sun goes down.The upside is I get loads of compliments about my skin,often from strangers

I imagine loads of people will try to move to Scotland as climate change gets worse

SueDonim
🤣 😂

It was warm enough today in my part of Scotland for me to be able to take off my cardigan.

Nice Marydoll I would love a garden.

Paddyann54 if the temperature suits you that’s good, very fair skin can burn horribly. I have an auburn haired friend with almost white skin colour who gets a red nose if only outside for an hour or less in the sun.Funnily enough she had a completely white cat which they had to be careful of in case it got ear cancer, so she made a little sunhat for it which went over the ears.They would both sit in the shade in the garden wearing their sunhats.😁

My garden is my safe place mind soothing, even when it is raining frequently!.🤣

Your garden is braw, Marydoll. Today I have managed to get some sunburn areas! It ended up being a cracking day.

I love your garden Marydoll so pretty and welcoming.

Mine is a wilderness

Hot and sunny here in Edinburgh. It's very lush too due to so much rain having fallen. Can't count on it staying like this so need to make the most of it.

When the sun shines in Scotland it is one of the best places to be. Glorious countryside, fabulous often empty beaches and interesting cities.
I've found Scottish people to be warm and friendly, mostly, with a great sense of humour.

It's a beautiful day here too, just outside Edinburgh. I don't know any Scots who have moved away purely because of the weather. If it wasn't for the rain, we wouldn't have such a beautiful, lush country to appreciate.
As Billy Connolly says: "I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing, so get yourself a sexy raincoat and live a little."

Marydoll

My Glasgow garden today. It is glorious here.

That’s lovely, Marydoll!

Witzend

MissInterpreted

Scottish summers...

😂
I’m reminded of a Glaswegian housemate I shared with before I was married. She told me that back home she never wore any actual summer clothes, just fewer winter ones.
I do hope that’s not the case for everybody!

Another Glaswegian friend (we were expats) told me that despite having a lovely garden back home, they never sat out in it - never warm enough.
Surely that can’t invariably be true? Lately when it’s been chilly and pouring down south, I’ve seen much better weather on the forecast for Scotland.

Well it fits only too well with my recollections of my Scottish childhood.

Why do you think you meet so many Scots who don't live in Scotland? The weather, that's why!

Namsnanny

I understood midges were a problem in july Aug.
Not in the cities obviously though😊

It depends where you are. They tend to be more of a problem on the west coast.