Autumn in July.

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It is summer isn’t it? Is it?

Rain, wind, cool, feels like October.

20c with sun and a breeze is plenty for me anymore I find it hard. Gunna be a long winter If its like this now

We had our summer - it was in June. I find it funny that people expect July/August to be hot when year after year summer comes May/June, and then we tend to have an Indian summer in Sept/Oct.😬

We have had a great run of weather though, and I’d rather we have a few days of rain than 35 degrees like last year. It’s horrible not sleeping due to heat!

Not particularly unusual in the UK to have a run of good weather then all goes to shit. Then another run of good weather .

April and May weren’t great here. We are in Hampshire and got caught in the jet stream which made it dry and sunny but the wind was freezing. June was lovely. It’s been grey and cool and downright bloody depressing since. I will admit the garden needed the rain and I don’t mind the odd wet day but the constant grey skies just makes me depressed. Really affects my mood.

I don't get why UK summer has to be all or nothing. It doesn't have to be 30s++++ but surely it can just be sunny and breezy in the high 20s?

I hate the heat too but I'd like to have warmth and blue skies! Sun doesn't have to mean sweltering

It's called the European Monsoon and it become more extreme as climate change advances.

Unless you live higher than 5 miles above the Earth's surface you didn't get caught in the jet stream.

@hexsnidgett I can't remember the last time I watered my pots and baskets. There hasn't been a day when it hasn't rained here for at least 2 weeks and probably longer - and looking at the forecast that's set to continue for the next 7 days at least.

Well that is what I saw it described as in the news. Apologies if I am not a scientific expert.

No worries, I work in STEM research and despair at the quality of journalism.

Climate change is making the jet stream more stable and more extreme at the same time. This means we will have more extreme weather that lasts longer.

So the Cerberus event in Europe has caused ground temperatures to reach 60 C. Hot air rises which sucks in cooler moist air from oceans, that's what the UK is getting now.

It's a welcome relief here where l live, June was scorching hot throughout with zero rain, and up until a couple of days ago still lovely and warm.

It definitely feels autumnal. It’s very annoying as all the seeds/leaves are being blown off the tree outside and all over the path (and my car!) but it’s too wet to go out and sweep them up. The weeds in my yard seem to love it too. We had a toddle event with nursery 2 weeks ago and whilst it stayed dry, it was so windy and cold it definitely felt like October and not July! Wet school run coming up!

I certainly do remember! It was Gloucester Tewksbury and Cheltenham. I had to collect my water from a bowser at the end of the street several times a day for nearly 3 weeks. The water supply was contaminated from the floods. We went to a hotel in Birmingham one night just for a shower!!

daftasabroom obviously not like your user name. Brilliant explanation
Tamping it down in West Yorkshire. Weather weird-ing indeed.

May/ June was bone dry and bordering on draught again, I’m grateful for this rain, my garden plants are recovering. It won’t last, be sunny again soon.

This I’m enjoying the cooler rainier weather. Was also wonderful walking the dogs at lunch as no one was around when it’s normally so busy this time of year.

Are you all forgetting it was very warm with no rain at all for the whole of June? I'm fine with a bit of cooler temperatures (can't sleep when too warm) and the gardens and reservoirs need the rain. It'll be hot and dry again before we know it and you'll all be moaning then too!

I'm thoroughly enjoying this cooler weather, and appreciate the rain. I'd far rather this than the blistering heat over in Europe at the moment.

We are so lucky in the UK, because we get lots of rainfall. Sadly we have inept and/or corrupt water companies and poor infrastructure and so we waste so much of it.

We have it all in central/ south Europe. It’s been hovering at 35-40 for weeks.

I’m fine with it. As others have said, in large parts of the country there was literally no rainfall at all in June. The plants desperately need the rain.

Well it's torrential here. It's cold, dark and non stop.. vile

It's not that cold here, about 16. This rain can fuck right off though.