It may actually stop raining next week says the Beeb...

[Chris71]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1886...

Apparently the cause of all this horrendous weather has been the unusually southerly course of the jet stream so far this year. They're expecting a change in pressure over the Atlantic which will push it north away from us (unless, perhaps, you're in Scotland...)

So, top-down weather for August it seems.

[Chris71]

El Guapo said:

Hosepipe ban to start 28th July, then.

Aren't they're still going in some areas? As preposterous as that sounds...

[Chris71]

ninja-lewis said:

Jabbah said:

Chris71 said:

Aren't they're still going in some areas? As preposterous as that sounds...

Nope all bans have been lifted now, but only in the last couple of weeks!

But if the weather doesn't change soon they might have to implement one in Stornoway! While England and Wales experienced 231% of their average June rainfall last month, Stornoway experienced just 41%.

Normally all the rain the rest of us are getting at the moment just falls on Stornoway but because of the position of the jet stream, we're getting it all instead and Stornoway is turning into the Sahara!

Yep, I've felt a twinge of envy every time the weather forecast has moved onto Scotland. Consistently the warmest, driest part of the UK this year.

Apparently North America has had a pretty severe drought for the same reason. The low pressure areas have all missed them en route to Blighty.

[Chris71]

king arthur said:

On the other hand...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/bori...

I love the fact people allow him to run one of the world's major cities. It's nice.