Just back after walking my dogs in the heavy.... heavy.... rain Just wondered is it raining where you are We are soaking wet, had to change into other clothes. wouldn't mind some of this again

Quite dry here in North Cumbria at the moment .

We will do a swap then... our rain for your dry?

I spoke too soon, here comes the rain .

Must be heading your way, we still got it, getting windy with it... just like a winters day here...

Its a proper mixed bag down here, blazing hot sunshine one min and heavy rain the next. The wife and i went up to a place called boundry mills at the end of the M65 at Colne earlier, on the way back we were down to 40mph on the motorway because the rain was so hard we couldnt see the car in front even with the wipers on double, then a few mins later sunny and dry. I hate it when its like this, just give us a bloody great big thunderstorm and be done with it.

Chucking it down in Edinburgh, this evening. Very drecht as we say up here.

And still chucking it down in Fife, been out again with dogs, drenched!!.... again!! Why do dogs still want to trail about in the rain?? They are a nightmare if they don't get their walks....

Looks like my wishes for a thunderstorm are going to be granted very soon, looking out of the window towards manchester is the biggest blackest cloud ive seen for ages pushing rain right towards us .......ooooo lightning, long way off though, not heard the thunder yet.

Well wish for some sunshine now Leewat....see if that wish gets granted....I don't believe it... as I type this the sun is trying hard to come through, should have hung off before stepping out the door earlier...

Sunshine, not on your nelly guv, i love a good thunderstorm

looks like the main bit of the storm passed us by quite a few miles away, but we're getting some heavyish rain right now. I'm now dissapointed, even this heavy shower has moved on, do i smell or something ?

I tried to take some pics of the far off lightning, looked out of the viewfinder for a split second and missed the last one

i might be in luck, just had a big flash and thunder about 3 secs after.

Well my sunshine only lasted a few sec's..... ....rain has stopped .....for how long ....who nose......very black here too....

Light drizzle. Dog refuses to go outside.

Your lucky Wombat, wish mine were the same, and if I don't take them, it prays on my conscience, with there sad faces in front of me, afraid mine are creatures of habit no matter what the weather is.

Looks like a promising day so far, we're off to Linlithgow Palace so fingers crossed the rain will stay off!

Inghinn