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Jon in Sweden wrote: 30 Mar 2026, 6:20am I'm in the UK for two weeks now, so expecting to have a full years worth of weather during the fortnight we're here! :lol:

Currently staying with my cousin in Broadstairs, on the Kent coast. Just about to head out on the bike for a morning spin and it's 11 m/s from the NW 8)

We're heading as far north as Edinburgh and as far south and west as Exeter, so I'm sure we'll experience it all. Some snow forecast in Edinburgh Easter weekend! :lol:
And back in time for tea and scones.
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It's like the car is in a wind tunnel but instead of smoke highlighting the aerodynamic properties of it's form it's rain :lol:
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And I'm about to test my new to me ( secondhand ) cycle cape...... as I'm headed for the train shortly.
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Spent a bit of yesterday outside securing everything down for storm Dave. Winds starting to really ramp up now.
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We're half way through our UK trip and the weather has been mostly good, with the exception of Scotland at the weekend. Grey, rainy at times, and heavy, wet snow as we left Edinburgh yesterday morning. Back in Northampton now and it's lovely and warm.
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We’ve had a lovely day in the Vale of Glamorgan today…. Shame I’ve been inside decorating my daughter’s house…. Grrr😡
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Really strange weather -- very cold -- sleet etc on Saturday with gale force winds ( storm Davy) then 8 or 9 °C Sunday. Monday back to 2°C and today it's like a balmy summer day. ??
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Very bleak very stormy (50MPH winds) very cold ( about 3°C ) very wet( some sleet) over the last few days. I hope Cheshire weather is much better than our weather cos I'll be camping there in two weeks time.
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Cowsham wrote: 12 Apr 2026, 1:33pm Very bleak very stormy (50MPH winds) very cold ( about 3°C ) very wet( some sleet) over the last few days. I hope Cheshire weather is much better than our weather cos I'll be camping there in two weeks time.
It really was seesawing all over the place whilst we were there. Wednesday was 25c in Salisbury. I was then guest appearing on a certain Youtube channel on Thursday and I was physically shivering on the start line!

Home now, and it's still a bit chilly, but it's to warm after Thursday.

From last Thursday:

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Jon in Sweden wrote: 14 Apr 2026, 5:24pm
Cowsham wrote: 12 Apr 2026, 1:33pm Very bleak very stormy (50MPH winds) very cold ( about 3°C ) very wet( some sleet) over the last few days. I hope Cheshire weather is much better than our weather cos I'll be camping there in two weeks time.
It really was seesawing all over the place whilst we were there. Wednesday was 25c in Salisbury. I was then guest appearing on a certain Youtube channel on Thursday and I was physically shivering on the start line!

Home now, and it's still a bit chilly, but it's to warm after Thursday.

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Class Jon -- you're a star now. Do you know when is the GCN video out?
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Not sure, but in the coming weeks I'd imagine
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Jon in Sweden wrote: 15 Apr 2026, 7:47am Not sure, but in the coming weeks I'd imagine
Will keep an eye out.
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It's Noah time again -- rain/sleet so heavy the gutters aren't even catching it. There's too much momentum in the water running off the roof so it misses the gutter altogether. Heard a blatter of thunder too in that gale.

I wonder would trump be interested in buying this country?
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Glorious sunshine here this morning with a light frost. No rain on the forecast for the foreseeable and what was supposed to be a damp day yesterday had a total of about 10 minutes of light drizzle.
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