tadpole

I now know I'm old. I had to google it to find out what on earth it could be.

Could the woke/council tax etc discussion move itself to the lounge please?

The cloud hasn't budged all day in my little bit of South East London. 14.5c max, now down to 13c and dropping. I need some sunshine soon. It's so depressing, day after day.

I hope you were wearing something below your waist too!

As interesting as the rain discussion is anyone looked at any weather forecast models lately?

Only after I've arrived at centerparcs Thetford. Love thunder storms, but not driving in them.

How about for anyone, ME for example, that would like that week to be dry at least, and preferably sunny, because we're off to centerparcs in Thetford for a whole week. Sold the family silver to go. Wouldn't be so bad if the weather before wasn't so nice. And it's looking nice in June too. My arthritic joints really don't like damp weather, so if someone could post some nice and dry charts for the 20th-27thMay It would make me very happy even if it's only for a while. Wouldn't mind but we could have gone on the 13th but daughter-in -law is superstitious so we we booked the following week.

See! knew you guys could find better charts for my holiday

You couldn't find a chart that brings it forward to the 13th could you? Arrive at Centreparcs Longleat on the 13th and leave on the 17th. The last 3 years we've had non stop drizzle, or grey skies and nippy and last year came back from Elveden on the glorious Friday 4th May (after a naff few days there) that had office workers leaving early for the bank holiday and took me 4 hours to get home rather than less than 2. Most miffed.

About a mile or so away but nearest gauge to me at Catford ( http://weather.lgfl.org.uk/map.aspx?view=london ) says 34mm and it feels like it. That's a lot of rain, my poor plants, but at least the pond has been topped up. TWO have released early autumn/winter thoughts; http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/twoother/latest.aspx?id=UK+autumn+and+winter+2014%2f15+weather And these guys who ever they are...... http://www.ukweatherforecast.co.uk/uk-winter-201415-weather-forecast-predictions/

At least there shouldn't be any queues!Feel sorry for anyone who's organised an event today, it takes a lot of time and often given free by volunteers to get something organised. Word for the day.....Yuck! No excuse not to catch up on the ironing and housework today.

Thank you, that's a great idea I made one of those at college many moons ago. I'm going to make a mini one next year. Beautiful morning here, shame it's only 10c, but at least it's sunny

Show off! I know how to grow them, I just wanted to see if I could without a greenhouse and a shadyish south facing garden. I have a £1 bet with hubby that I could. I'll do it next year, I've found a better spot and I'll keep the cover on more often. I do like a challenge. I use this site to get outside temps, does anyone know if it's reliable? http://weather.lgfl.org.uk/map.aspx?view=london

Looking daggers at me for growing them outside in the cold. Plenty of flowers but no fruit yet and I think it's too late this year now, so hubby may have won the bet. But there's always next year Are there any autumn forecasts out yet? I've not been able to find any.

Yep and it dumped it's rain on what was, a sunny Sydenham. 15c wearing a fleece and picking blackberries in my garden in the rain. Feels very autumnal for August. I hope there's an Indian summer to look forward to as I'm not ready for wet and windy weather yet.

Hi Lassie Yes I'm fine and pleased 'real life' has calmed down now and I can get back to other important things......like the weather and here! Thank you very much JP for the update. We're all grateful as every I'm sure. I'll advise my son to make Wednesday a 'not to far from tent' type day and after that they'll just have to make the best of it. It's looking nice for them for the next couple of days so that's something I guess.

Evening all. My first quiet and relaxing hour for weeks so I thought I'd pop in to see if the weather is going to be nice for my son and friends who are camping next week and what do I read.........a storm coming! They're off to Epping Forest so I hope it isn't near there at least. And my outside watermelon has it's 1st male flowers out, so the female ones should be out soon and I'll be gutted if they're ruined. I'll have to put a plastic cover over them. Is a storm likely?

28c in my living room and bedroom. It's going to be a difficult night to sleep again. I'd love a really good storm right now, it would clear the air and drop the temp a bit. But on a positive note my watermelon plant is happy and finally putting on some good growth. Just need it to flower asap so I win my bet with Mr Tadpole, but I do have a great butternut squash crop this year, that's much better than last year.

Loads of thunder and lightening here, and tipping down. Stuck it out in the shed for a while then made a run for it.

Thunder and wet here again today. I'd appreciate it if it could dry out 11am-1pm as I will be out in it otherwise.

Rain and distant T & L here, mum said it looks good coming over the channel from France. She may be old and disabled but she's always loved a storm.

I'm probably out on a limb here, but I love this weather Might have something to do with the fact that I'm a housewife these days. I used to be a grumpy manager in this weather but no more. The upside of being made redundant in 08 and discovering we can scrape by just, on one income. Hubby on the other hand HATES anything over 20c so he's grumpy but I remember what it's like, so I really feel for anyone working in an non airconditioned office / shop / warehouse or outside.Wouldn't it be nice though to have air con bedrooms.........

Promise!? I'm in the wrong bit of London. It's still raining and miserable here

You're in the wrong bit of London. It hasn't stopped here since I got up at 7am. At one point it whilst I was out this morning it was so heavy the road drains couldn't cope. It's wet, damp and miserable.

Been so windy here my pond plants keep blowing over and my squash frame's been swaying so I put some hooks in the fence and tied it to it. Other than the wind it's been quiet pleasant here and I need a dry Sunday please, well at least near Guildford. I'm at my mother in laws on Sunday and don't want to be stuck indoors all day especially as she has a nice large garden so my daughter's dogs can run around. 5 Adults and 2 dogs in a small 2 bed bungalow isn't good. I know I've done it before. I'd like a nice day down at Greatstone too on Saturday as I'm back at mums on the beach again. British beaches are miserable when it's wet. But alas I seem to have rain forecast every day for the next few days. When's the next batch of sunny weather due?