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I’ve seen images like that many many times this summer. About 22 days in July.
So it’s been wet in your part of the world too, Dan? I’ve enjoyed our summer temperatures. Not too hot, at only 22c max during the day. And no humidity, which is even better.
We’ve had hot and humid, but it cooled off this past week. I hope it stays reasonable.
May as well be that here. It’s hot and humid as heck with overcast skies blocking the sun for most of July and presently. :(
Humidity I can not deal with. Fortunately, this summer has bought us very few humid days (and nights). I can’t tell you how pleased I am about that.
I would be too. :)
It’s much like that picture lol
I hope you’re making the most of the rain. We certainly needed it after the dry May and June we had.
Oh I love the rain and keep it coming I say
The same as yours Hugh 💜💜
Your garden must be looking as green and colourful as ours, Willow.
Yes but a tad weather beaten! 💜💜
Hot and Humid. Creative way to use the rain on the window.
I’ve been very busy and didn’t have anything set up for this weeks WW. My cat Missy became a victim of walk by picture snapping.
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Hot and humid is the worse kind of weather for me. We’ve been lucky that we’ve had only about a couple of days of hot and humid weather this summer. My fingers are crossed that the rest of the summer will stay cool.
Oddly enough the past couple days we’ve had cool 10°C nights so we can leave windows open in mornings to to get fresh air inside. But then the 30-40°C daytime temperatures swoop in and suck all that cool air away.
I hope you close those windows and draw the curtains before the heat strikes. It helps to keep the cool air inside.
Rain has been on our agenda and we had a terribly stormy July … severe weather, several tornadoes (not near me, but we had warnings of impending tornadoes). One city had tennis-ball-sized hail. I’m ready for Fall!
So am I, Linda. Autumn is my favourite season. I’m sure I can already smell Autumn in the air.
I hope none of those tornadoes come anywhere near where you live. Hail can do a lot of damage to property, vehicles and buildings. Fortunately, the hail we get is usually only the size of a grain of rice.
The sights and smells of Autumn are the best. The stores are already selling pumpkin goodies … they get earlier every year. I hope we stay safe too Hugh. Now we are having severe weather again on Sunday … it has gotten very hot again.
I can’t deal with heat or humidity, Linda.
Enjoy those early signs of Autumn.
Thank you Hugh. I am no fan of it either, though I will be the first to whine when the ice and snow arrives which will put a damper on my walking regimen.
Our monsoonal rain pattern just started. Normally i like this time, as we normally need all the rain we can get but we have enjoyed well over a year’s rain in just 3 months. Unlike the rest of the world, it has been a cool summer till now.
A years worth of rain in 3 months sounds like you could have had flooding too. Our rain has helped the gardens and parks, given we had a dry May and June.
I prefer cool summers, and not the hot and humid ones that seem to have occurred a lot more since the beginning of the 21st century.
Crazy rainy here too.. I hadn’t seen this much continuous rain in Germany before this year! See the clouds here on one lucky day when it wasn’t pouring and I could get out!
I rather enjoy walking in the rain, although not when it’s too windy.
I expect given all the rain you have had in Germany, the gardens and parks are blooming with plant life.
Oh no blooming but exploding! My little garden feels like a rainforest to me!
But without the humidity, I hope.
Yes, it’s rather cold actually.
Hi Hugh, That’s a nice photo. To answer your question hot, humid and sunny mixed with rain in the afternoon and evening. Often thunder and lightening storms. But lately those storms have been cooling things off.
When we first moved to Florida back in the 90’s the lightening storms made me uneasy. Over time they have become a lullaby and I sleep like a baby through these storms during the night. Even when neighbors say “Did you hear that storm last night?” Usually my answer is no because it makes me sleep so well. :-) Be well, Hugh.
I’m glad you like the photo, Lea. Raindrops fascinate me.
I’m not a fan of hot and humid. I much rather cool and rainy. Your story about the storms reminds me the time we had a big storm in the UK in 1987 with hurricane winds. It struck in the middle of the night, and I slept all the way though it.
Hugh, we’ve been in Florida for 27 years now. It took me ten years to get used to the heat and humidity. I can’t say I love it but I can tolerate it well now. I always look forward to the fall and winter. Take care.
Hi Lea, I was scrolling through comments, and noticed that your response is exactly what I was about to write to Hugh. We are on the East Coast of Florida, about an hour north of West Palm and are currently experiencing the same weather pattern as you. I love your response to neighbors who ask if you heard the storm last night – you qualify for Native status, as only a true Floridian responds that way.
Hugh, we were in London the first week of July and enjoyed wonderful weather. We did get caught in one rain shower, but it was short lived and didn’t spoil the fun. We saw that the forcast was about to change as we were leaving and counted our blessings that we got lucky. Love the photo through the window. There are so many ways it can be interpreted.
Hi Suzanne, you had a lucky escape from the rain. The East of the UK enjoyed the nice weather we all had in June until the rain reached it (just after you left). Since then, the jet-steam has been stuck with the UK on the north side of it meaning, cool, cloudy and wet conditions. The majority of the UK had twice the annual rainfall it usually gets in July, with some parts getting three times as much. But we needed the rain after a dry May and June.
I hope you had a fantastic time in London. Having lived and worked there for 27 years of my life, I had the best time while there. Many happy memories.
Hi Suzanne, we used to live on the east coast of Florida, an our north of West Palm too. We were in Port St. Lucie and that town will always have a special place in my heart. It was a pretty and friendly town. We were a 2 minute walk from Oak Hammock Park, that has a haunted history attached to it, especially during the month of October. My husband used to commute from PSL to W. Palm. Your comment about having native status is funny and made me smile – thanks. When we lived in PSL we had a fierce thunder and lightening storm one night. My husband had already gone to bed. I was sitting on the lanai watching it because it was pretty. My husband came to the slider door and said “Get in the houses now before you get hurt out here!” He wasn’t happy. I suppose he was right but after a while you do get used to the storms that can be so scary in the beginning.
We are now living in central Florida. Your neck of the woods has a breeze coming off the water so it doesn’t get such stagnant air as it does here.
Oh, more or less the same weather like over here for about 10 days.
The whole of July was wet and cool in the UK, Erika. We had more than double the amount of rain we usually get in July, but the gardens are looking incredible because of it.
Ok, July was not too bad – actually much too hot. It only changed about 2 weeks ago. We also had sever thunderstorms againa and again, with hail and too much water at once. But we are good. There are much places in Europe that are much more bothered by the weather.
Yes, southern Europe is not a place to be at the moment, given the wildfires and the heat. I’m glad the UK is staying cool and rather wet, Erika.
Yes, we get humble with our claims.
I would love a forecast like yours. Great photo Hugh.
Here is my entry for the week.
We’ve had a cool and wet July, Cee. Twice the average rainfall we usually get. Umbrellas are still at the ready.
we’ve only been slightly warmer than normal. Our winter was wetter than normal. I love rain, so I would welcome it any time of the year. July and August are usually our driest months :D
I love this photo, Hugh, though I suspect you’re not enjoying the weather so much. Hopefully it won’t last too long and you’ll be enjoying the sunshine out in your garden before you know it.
Thank you, Terri. I’m glad you like it.
I much rather have cool and rainy than hot and humid. August looks set to be cool too, but with a little more sunshine. That means we’ll be able to sit in the garden rather than viewing it through a rainy window.
You make a great point there…. We just got through a week of steamy days, and I think I preferred the rainy ones that preceded them too.😊
I don’t know many that like hot and humid, Terri. Plus, in the UK, none of our homes are built with air-con. Fortunately, as I live near the coast, the refreshing sea breezes help when we do get hot and humid weather, but thankfully its rare.
Oh wow super super wet and rainy? Send some over to us here in BC Canada, we need it desperately.
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Yes, I’ve just heard that in July we had two and half times the normal rainfall we get in July. But I rather cool and rainy than brutal heat and humidity,
In a word: heat. In too words: brutal heat. At least for July – so far August has been cooler.
I’m so pleased that the brutal heatwaves of last month did not reach the UK. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed they won’t make an appearance here this summer.
Enjoy the cooler weather. I hope it stays with you.
So far three days in a row. Go figure! I like UK weather – it’s great for gardens!
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog. Your Wordless Wednesday info inspired me to create my own post this morning. Your rain photo sure does contrast with my photo from my front yard. Greetings from central Virginia, USA.
I’m always delighted when somebody tells me that one of my posts inspired them to write a post. That’s great to hear.
I think the rain is coming our way, Hugh.
At least5 the gardens are having a good watering, Cathy.
They are indeed!
Looks too familiar. But your view is much prettier than a Glasgow street
That’s our back garden, Brenda. I like to sit to in. Not do any work in it.
I hear summer may make an appearance in Thursday next week.
Ooh Thursday … do you think it’ll make it north? I am back at work by then, and on campus.
I suspected it might be your back door. 😏
From what I hear, the whole of the UK. Not meant to last long, though. Although there is talk of the bank holiday weekend at the end of August being nice, too. But I think you guys have that bank holiday early August?
No, we have a holiday in September