Is the UK weather really that bad

[bunbury61]

Well theres differing opinions on here, this is my view, the yearly weather in the uk is definately different every year and every month, thats a fact, i think facts are the best way forward. Another fact is this, we haven't had a proper summer for years, by this i mean, heating up at a certain time of the year and say for 3 to 4 months, having above 50% of this time being hot and sunny above 25 degrees, this hasn't happened since 1976. The fact is, it can be almost totally none sunny in the main months like last year in July and August, it was miserable, not cold, just not sunny. The winters are a mixed bag this year was a mild winter, very dry, as winters go as good as it gets, the year before was the worst winter in my living memory and i am 52, weeks and weeks of minus 10 at night and below freezing throughout the day, that was one horrible nasty winter. Last summer had record low temperatures of 13.6 degrees and it was the same calculation they use in Australia where in Brisbane the average was double this, above 27 degrees, so Bobj told me, i think, lol. I personally do not see the UK as a country that has a summer, not a long hot period of sunny weather continuously, you can never plan anything and if you dare holiday in the UK it can be horrible, as we found a few years back when it rained for almost 3 days, blowing a gale and was freezing cold. Others will tell you different, because they don't like the uk to be seen in a bad light, but the temperature figures tell you they are trying to make out its not a grim as what the rest of us are experiencing. Its red hot now, a week ago it was freezing, sums it up really.

tend to agree the weather ......globally is all over the place ......when i was in oz , parts of queensland didnt see any rain for years .......now look at it .
Its not a U.K thing ......earthquakes , hurricanes , tornadoes ......our weather maybe s.it , but we dont get extremes ......be grateful

[S92LAME]

well, in scotland the weather this winter was wet grey and cold as usual, though not as cold as it was the 2 years before. they got down to -25c where i am, and thats pretty cold. not Canada cold, but cold enough. Then last prob 6 years has for us been Rubbish, summer is the odd nice day mixed in with cloudy or dull days mixed with wet rainy days. in March we had "scorchin" hot 25c 3 days on the trot, then the very next day we had 4 inches of snow. and it has been crap ever since. 3 saturdays ago i was stuck in the crew house in Shetland because it was Blizzarding! then continued sh1te. The day it became nice in the UK last week, i left! im in Denmark where it is roasting, but because im in a different country, it doesnt feel like it counts. i may as well be in Australia!

while i was Based at Brize Norton i thought the summers in the south were ok. unless youve experienced it you wouldnt believe the difference just coming to scotland. especially coastal.

I like the seasonal weather, but here it feels like the seasons are getting less defined. with the only exception being winter getting so cold, sometimes!

The worst thing about the weather is you cant count on it. Even in the summer theres a good chance any outdoor plans will be washed out.

[The Ropey HOFF]

tend to agree the weather ......globally is all over the place ......when i was in oz , parts of queensland didnt see any rain for years .......now look at it .
Its not a U.K thing ......earthquakes , hurricanes , tornadoes ......our weather maybe s.it , but we dont get extremes ......be grateful

I am grateful for not having disasters on the scale of the Queensland floods, but Australia is a ginormous country and big parts of it have great weather and no catastrophes, but .... You never know. I just want a long hot summer, is that too much to ask for ?

[tea4too]

It’s fine to have a moan about the weather in the UK - it’s unpredictable and means that we can take nothing for granted. But the climate is responsible for the countryside, rivers, lakes, coast line, and mountains and personally I wouldn’t change any of it. This last week has been lovely in terms of sunshine, but it hasn’t made a huge difference to us, as life doesn’t change drastically because of the weather. We make plans and do things allowing for the fact that the weather might be great, or possibly not. A weekend away in the UK often means packing the kitchen sink..... from suncream to wellies, but who cares? Nobody promised anything different.


Tbh I don’t really enjoy relentless sunshine, day in day out, so the UK seasons are fine by me. I can wrap up against the rain and cold, enjoy the sunny days we get and love that moment when you open the curtains and discover that against all the odds it snowed over night. Each to his own eh?

[The Ropey HOFF]

well, in scotland the weather this winter was wet grey and cold as usual, though not as cold as it was the 2 years before. they got down to -25c where i am, and thats pretty cold. not Canada cold, but cold enough. Then last prob 6 years has for us been Rubbish, summer is the odd nice day mixed in with cloudy or dull days mixed with wet rainy days. in March we had "scorchin" hot 25c 3 days on the trot, then the very next day we had 4 inches of snow. and it has been crap ever since. 3 saturdays ago i was stuck in the crew house in Shetland because it was Blizzarding! then continued sh1te. The day it became nice in the UK last week, i left! im in Denmark where it is roasting, but because im in a different country, it doesnt feel like it counts. i may as well be in Australia!

while i was Based at Brize Norton i thought the summers in the south were ok. unless youve experienced it you wouldnt believe the difference just coming to scotland. especially coastal.

I like the seasonal weather, but here it feels like the seasons are getting less defined. with the only exception being winter getting so cold, sometimes!

The worst thing about the weather is you cant count on it. Even in the summer theres a good chance any outdoor plans will be washed out.

This is my main gripe, it might be nicie ish all week and come the weekend it is horrible, i think people have a right to moan about the uk weather, it isn't the number one moan fest by Brits for nothing. Lol

[bunbury61]

I am grateful for not having disasters on the scale of the Queensland floods, but Australia is a ginormous country and big parts of it have great weather and no catastrophes, but .... You never know. I just want a long hot summer, is that too much to ask for ?

To be honest .......yes it is . This is England in the north atlantic ......not Spain .
If we get a good couple of months of 20-25c , spread over may- sept , i will be more than happy .
I have had the Oz summers of 30-40c , i was younger then , and loved it .
As ive got older , it just doesnt appeal .

[The Ropey HOFF]

To be honest .......yes it is . This is England in the north atlantic ......not Spain .
If we get a good couple of months of 20-25c , spread over may- sept , i will be more than happy .
I have had the Oz summers of 30-40c , i was younger then , and loved it .
As ive got older , it just doesnt appeal .

Well I feel like some sort of addict when it comes to the sun, I have been abroad up to 100 times in search of some sun fix, it's as though I feel alive when I have been in it a couple of days, I feel it re-generates me, after one week of it here in the uk, I am nicely tanned, I feel frecking fantastic and I need it more and more. I suppose if you have had your fix of it, then it isn't such a craving, but having been starved of it over the last few decades, I want the sun more than ever.

[devon67]

el nino anybody

[Perthbum]

well, in scotland the weather this winter was wet grey and cold as usual, though not as cold as it was the 2 years before. they got down to -25c where i am, and thats pretty cold. not Canada cold, but cold enough. Then last prob 6 years has for us been Rubbish, summer is the odd nice day mixed in with cloudy or dull days mixed with wet rainy days. in March we had "scorchin" hot 25c 3 days on the trot, then the very next day we had 4 inches of snow. and it has been crap ever since. 3 saturdays ago i was stuck in the crew house in Shetland because it was Blizzarding! then continued sh1te. The day it became nice in the UK last week, i left! im in Denmark where it is roasting, but because im in a different country, it doesnt feel like it counts. i may as well be in Australia!

while i was Based at Brize Norton i thought the summers in the south were ok. unless youve experienced it you wouldnt believe the difference just coming to scotland. especially coastal.

I like the seasonal weather, but here it feels like the seasons are getting less defined. with the only exception being winter getting so cold, sometimes!

The worst thing about the weather is you cant count on it. Even in the summer theres a good chance any outdoor plans will be washed out.

Scotland is another continent compared to the south of England , every time a weather map comes on the tv you can gaurentee when the rest of the uk is bathed in sun Scotland is cloudy, is that why a lot of scots hate us lol.

[whoiam]

Uk weather is unpredictable - gripe número uno! The other is that I absolutely hate the grey skies. I can wrap up warm for the cold, but the greyness just overwhelms and drags me down.