weather - summer 2011

[David Nicholson]

I think we missed the worst of it. Quite heavy rain and strong winds during last night but it's been fine all day (so far!) but the strong winds remain.

[arisaema]

It's still raining, can't say I notice any difference from last week, or the week before that, or the week before that, or... *sigh*

[Hoy]

. . . and Katia is due tonight they say with heavy rain - 100mm.

[Hoy]

Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?

[Maggi Young]

Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?

We'd say  "it's tipping down".... or, perhaps, "the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket"......... or if it goes on for a long time.....the rain is tipping  down like when you empty a bath".

[Anthony Darby]

..........raining cats and dogs!

[arisaema]

You'd need the whole zoo to describe this summer's weather...

[David Nicholson]

Just now it started to "bøtte ned", that means the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket. How do you say that?

We'd say  "it's tipping down".... or, perhaps, "the rain is pouring down like when you empty a bucket"......... or if it goes on for a long time.....the rain is tipping  down like when you empty a bath".

....... or something similar

[Lesley Cox]

Or pouring, or teeming, or coming down in sheets. There must be more terms for raining than for most things.

[mark smyth]

raining datsun cogs in Japan

[David Nicholson]

We need a smiley for Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hoy]

We need a smiley for Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A smiley? You need a new word for not-smiley . . .

[Neil]

Well don't worry it will soon be time

[fermi de Sousa]

Did it really get to 30^oC on the weekend in London?
cheers
fermi

[Surreylad]

my weather station marked 33.4 C Sunday fermi and i'm just outside london by heathrow..