Britain 'may have a real summer'

The jet stream is likely to change course soon, ending the UK's spell of miserable weather, forecasters say.

The UK is expected to get drier and warmer next week but only after more rain hits an already record summer.

This year has seen the wettest April, the wettest June and the wettest April-to-June period on record.

The cause has been the unusually southerly location of the jet stream, a high-altitude belt of wind; but it is expected to move northwards soon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18868494

fingers crossed

It could be fun if it's still raining when the Olympics start, I hear some of the new stadiums aren't covered, so it could be a tad wet for a few people.. it'd put a bit of a dampner on things eh...

im staying away full stop,i will be surprised if nothing happens

Can't wait to see the sun and get rid of this of this dampness and heavy sky .. hope they are right !

aint it depressing,
you dont know what to wear either,you go out its hot but bloody wet,so you have to wear a coat but its too hot

Doing me head in WG.... fingers crossed that the met office have got it right !! Can get the sunglasses out at last

We have had lovely weather here up in Scotland

I had my sunglasses out for the last few days

ooh fiona..lucky you ! Our summer better hurry up or it'll clash with autumn !! grrr

they are already saying everything will be going up,with crops being drowned so to speak

me too fed up with this weather, hope it is true the jet stream thingy

It was 80degrees here today..................................

40 in the morning and 40 int afternoon...

diane

lovely here today though diane

its gawjus here today too ,not too hot ,just right

Yep same here...dry sunny and windy but not cold so can't complain I don't suppose x

Well we had another short thunder storm after tea, sun now out ..I've given up on summer and just hope for a nice mild Autumn..

dolly2 wrote:

Doing me head in WG.... fingers crossed that the met office have got it right !! Can get the sunglasses out at last

It's doing our heads in in New Zealand too, it is winter here though.. we've copped a lot of flooding this year so far.. it seems our last summer never settled in, now it's followed through to winter,

One thing i hate is the winter,the cold,the snow,the freezing rain i hate all of it hopefully we are going to move south somewhere near Florida in the next few years !!!!

Oooh lucky you! my friend lives in Boca Raton Florida and because of the heat in the summer she comes over here I think she's crazy! but it's the humidity that's draining If I already lived so close to a warmer place I'd move like a shot!

oh sandyC you have summer like ours then...i.e non existing ...
yesterday was OK! we had some sun and warmth wooohooooo !! hope that wasn't it !

Well that would be just typical for summer to arrive next week when I am back to work.

Today isn't too bad though, lots of grey cloud about but at least there is some sunshine and it ain't raining for a change.

well that was a load of balls

I don't miss the blistering cold from back home. Winter in Colorado, the part I live in can be hit or miss for snow and cold. Looks like we may have a green Christmas this year.