Rain is coming

[Wood~Ant]

The glorious heatwave which has seen some of the hottest weather since 2006 will peak in the next couple of days then give way to humidity and thunderstorms.

Temperatures in the south-east could reach as high as 34C on Monday.

The Met Office has issued a 24-hour rain warning for Tuesday warning of thunderstorms.

Sudden rain mixed with dry ground after the heatwave have prompted flood warnings for the south of the country.

Only the north of the UK is expected to escape rain.

Sunday will see clear spells for much of the UK during the first part of the night, but low cloud and fog will move into north-eastern areas.

Through the early hours there will be an increased risk of thunderstorms in south-western England and Wales. Warm and humid.

Monday will see cloud in eastern areas but will quickly break up to leave spells of sunshine. Elsewhere, there will be plenty of sun too.

However, the risk of thunderstorms in Wales and south-west England will become more widespread across much of England, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland.

The thunderstorms will be very localised, but could lead to some flooding.

Feeling hot and muggy again.

[TenebrousNova]

To be honest, even if there's a thunderstorm I feel like going out in it. I'm just so fed up of the excessively hot temperatures we've been having, that I will never again complain about rain (Or at least for the rest of 2013)- been finding it really hard to sleep. At least you can escape from the cold with relative ease.

[Wood~Ant]

London and many other parts of southern England had thunderstorms and a good downpour of rain in the early hours of this morning. 
What did we have in West Sussex? Not a spit, that's what; so this morning the ground is still bone dry and scorched.

People may well be celebrating the birth of yet another royal baby, which I hasten to add is going to live his entire life in the lap of luxury all paid for by the hard working peasants taxes. I am more concerned about the lack of water for wildlife and plants, and Will and Kate can carry on doing what thousands of parents of new born babies are doing around the world right now.

As you can guess, I would have been one of Oliver Cromwell's boys in the English Civil War, as I am not a big fan of the Royals who cost us millions each year; but that is the mistake we made putting James 1 on the throne when we had beheaded his father Charles 1. I neither hate or love the royals, but this new baby is just another one which will be raised by the state.
So while other Brits maybe full of joy, I am far more concerned about the state of the British countryside than the state of the nation thank you!
Bring on the rain is what I say, and forget having street parties just because we have a new prince. 

[crockatt]

Well up here in north east Scotland we have rain and thunder and lightning , so all my little pots are looked out , ready for my attempt at queen hunting.

[Wood~Ant]

We are STILL waiting for rain here in Chichester, as all we have had this morning is a very fine misty drizzle. Our local BBC TV keep saying that parts of the region are getting heavy rain; but which "parts" of our local region, as our bit of Sussex is bone dry. 

[Wood~Ant]

The sky is blue, the hot July sun beats down over the West Sussex countryside; but where is the heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted today for the south of England by the weather office? 
Local Lasius niger have grown tired of waiting for the right weather conditions and many nests have flown over the past 24 hours, though as yet not any flavus flights at all.

Our garden is not easy to water, as living in an upper floor flat we have to run a long hosepipe all the way from our bathroom, down the stairs and out through our back door. So we are desperately in need of some heavy rain soon. Just hope it comes later today or we will be a drought area for sure. 

[Wood~Ant]

Well, we actually had a very short thunderstorm and some rain last night, but as today is very hot and sunny you wouldn't think it had rained as the ground is dust dry once more.