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Getting rage about this effing weather

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MagdelenaMorrison · 10/06/2026 17:16

I am so angry.
Typing this with yet another torrential rain downpour as we speak. Left my back door open when it was dry clear sky weather and went upstairs to put laundry away, came back down to a black sky, monsoon downpour and a flooded kitchen floor from the rain being blown into my kitchen by howling wind. This is the 4th torrential downpour of the day. All 4 monsoon like.
So far in the SE we have had 10 days straight of torrential rain and battering winds, except for a light reprieve on Sunday but even that was bloody freezing cold. Over the past week I've watched the ferocious hurricane like winds blast all my different roses in full bloom off of their stems, it's snapped all my foxgloves in half, snapped branches off my Budleia, snapped all the stems off of my Salvias, tore my 2 hanging baskets off my wall and landed them across my garden, ruined. I've had my wheelie bins blown from my driveway down the street on their sides, crashing into neighbours' cars. One of our big heavy roof tiles got ripped off by gale force winds on Saturday and landed on our drive and smashed to smithereens, thank God none of us were standing on the drive at the time. I can't hang any washing out cos it won't stop raining.
I put all our coats away during the brief mini heatwave in half term and now we're all wearing them again.
I hate, hate, hate this weather. 10 days of it in June!!!!! Summer!!!!
Just looked at the forecast for tomorrow and it's rain all day again.
I can't cope, it's making me really miserable. Our summers are already short enough as it is, without this.
We didn't even have a warm May (except for the 1 week of half term). 😤

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JacknDiane · 04/08/2026 19:07

But rain is never too far away here!

JacknDiane · 04/08/2026 19:02

Falafelouisa · 04/08/2026 09:31

@JacknDiane have you had a grey summer over the west?

Not really, its been warm and dry a lot of the time.

BIossomtoes · 04/08/2026 18:15

SooPanda · 04/08/2026 17:41

God I miss rain. We’ve had 30+ degree weather in May, June, July and August here so far. Everything is dry and dusty. When it finally rains I will dance naked in it.

I literally washed my hair in it when the weather broke in 1976.

SooPanda · 04/08/2026 17:41

God I miss rain. We’ve had 30+ degree weather in May, June, July and August here so far. Everything is dry and dusty. When it finally rains I will dance naked in it.

AndSomeForFancyDress · 04/08/2026 11:25

I tapped on this thread and was all prepared to move to your village - this magical village of rain and cool temperatures. Then I read the rest of your thread... 🤣

the80sweregreat · 04/08/2026 11:23

It is awful weather whete I am too. We need rain desperately

LaurieFairyCake · 04/08/2026 10:42

Still stupidly hot in London now for 2 months,I don’t remember when it last rained. All the trees are distressed and shedding leaves, the trees that are green are all curled up.

its AWFUL

Falafelouisa · 04/08/2026 09:31

JacknDiane · 04/08/2026 09:11

West of Scotland

@JacknDiane have you had a grey summer over the west?

JacknDiane · 04/08/2026 09:11

West of Scotland

JacknDiane · 04/08/2026 09:10

It's absolutely torrential rain here this morning.

Falafelouisa · 04/08/2026 08:11

12 degrees feels like 8 in NE Scotland where I am. Grey grey grey plus drizzle. I remember a lovely few days mid to end June because that was just before a holiday over to the west where we had rain every day (was still gorgeous). Glad of the rain of course.

I don’t know if I’m imagining just how dull and grey - even if not cold - this summer or whether my mood is sinking. I don’t envy the high heat at all but I am desperately wanting some good bright light days. Or maybe I’m imagining it. Still eking out the heating oil for hot water, and getting great wear from light woollen jumpers.

scalt · 04/08/2026 06:34

When there was that hot week at the end of May, followed by a cold and wet start to June, some of the doom mongers said gleefully at the time “that’s it, the summer’s over”.

People do indeed need to be careful with their prophecies.

AInightingale · 03/08/2026 23:14

It is raining in NI tonight, our first proper rain in weeks. And there are thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow. Very happy to see it. Hopefully some of it will blow across the Irish Sea to Wales which sounds in a right sorry state.

WhatcakeshalIbaketoday · 03/08/2026 23:06

MagdelenaMorrison · 03/08/2026 22:44

Can't believe we've had a continuous heat wave since I started this thread!
Feels strange seeing the date I started it on, that's nearly 8 weeks ago. We've had non stop intense heat since then.

Be careful what you wish for.😂. I’m desperate for some of that life giving precipitation now.

MagdelenaMorrison · 03/08/2026 22:44

Can't believe we've had a continuous heat wave since I started this thread!
Feels strange seeing the date I started it on, that's nearly 8 weeks ago. We've had non stop intense heat since then.

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RaininSummer · 24/06/2026 20:03

I am responsible for the nice weather as I went back to work on Monday after having the last horrible week off!

GreatOffWhiteFalcon · 24/06/2026 14:41

MagdelenaMorrison · 24/06/2026 13:53

Yes. I have witch powers and the energy from my anger about the shit weather has created this heatwave!😂
I do admit I am currently eating my words......

... at least it's a change for you.

MagdelenaMorrison · 24/06/2026 13:53

GreatOffWhiteFalcon · 21/06/2026 09:12

@MagdelenaMorrison Are you starting the heatwave OP?

Yes. I have witch powers and the energy from my anger about the shit weather has created this heatwave!😂
I do admit I am currently eating my words......

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GreatOffWhiteFalcon · 21/06/2026 09:12

@MagdelenaMorrison Are you starting the heatwave OP?

Comeonelieen · 21/06/2026 09:07

Cherrytree86 · 20/06/2026 17:31

@Comeonelieen

we’ve had enough rain, hun

We’ve had barley any rain 😂

Cherrytree86 · 20/06/2026 17:31

Comeonelieen · 20/06/2026 15:58

It’s been nothing but hot and muggy in London for the past few day. Wish it would rain tbh. Maybe we should swap places 😂

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@Comeonelieen

we’ve had enough rain, hun

Comeonelieen · 20/06/2026 15:58

It’s been nothing but hot and muggy in London for the past few day. Wish it would rain tbh. Maybe we should swap places 😂

Sharptonguedwoman · 20/06/2026 15:56

MagdelenaMorrison · 10/06/2026 17:40

I'm so angry. I'm incandescent.
I've just been up to the loft and it's leaking now with the insane monsoon rain going on as we speak, leaking through the roof from where the gales ripped the tile off the roof on Saturday.
For fucks sake. It's fucking JUNE.
I'm in my winter thick chunky jumper, trousers and socks.
Oh yeah someone mentioned hail - I forgot about that, yes, 2 big hail storms last week! I couldn't believe my eyes!

Two thoughts- I have a peony bush in my garden. Flowers early ish June. Instantly destroyed every single year by wind and rain. A memory from a friend came up on FB on 13th June. She's at a tennis tournament, in the SE, wearing an anorak. 2016. Disappointing weather indeed but sadly normal.
Average June temp in Southampton for ex. is 21C so not madly exciting and 8 days with rain.

Livpool · 20/06/2026 15:07

Nice today - at last!!!!

JacknDiane · 20/06/2026 10:12

Sunny here in Glasgow...so far.
Really awful yesterday, rained all day but very warm, so muggy and sweaty all day.