.... after a night (from ~0100Z) of moderate rainfall, then a respite between 05 & 06Z, it has been raining heavily here since ~0620Z. Surfaces, drainage etc., seem to be coping well, but it's certainly slowed the traffic down! Rain coming more-or-less straight down so at least my rain amount when I measure it at 09Z will be a reasonably true reflection of the 'open site' totals. Martin.

The met-office web site seem to be down at the moment. Heavy rain in Bournemouth at the moment. Gary Bournemouth

19mm of rain this morning which is a lot for here and will certainly be welcome in the garden. Much sunnier and more pleasant than I was expecting this afternoon. I just hope those in SW Midlands manage to cope after the early warnings but looking at the radar I fear the worst. Dave

Some exceptionally heavy rainfall from around 11:15 to 12:00 with a maximum rain rate of 114.3 mm/hr. Between 11:45 and 12:00 there was 12.7mm recorded on my Davis VP gauge which is almost certainly substantially less than the volume that a standard gauge would have recorded. The road and grass verge outside formed a mini river at that time. Total rainfall today 28.7mm. Alan Gardiner

Earlier thunder came to nothing and cloud dissipated to leave a fine, pleasant summers afternoon here in upland Devon. Gentle force 3-4 westerly and warm sunshine. Ideal walking weather. Day max. a stonking 18.9C - just about right! Will. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017...

20 July 2007 Wokingham 0900z 310 04kt 2200m -TS+RA 3St005 6St008 8Ns015 +14.8/+14.3 QFF 1012.3 -1.9 in 3hr RMK Steady 'stair rod' rain in past hour, and on and off before that. First rain 2200z to 2220, then 0225z onwards. 11.2 mm in the hour 08-09, with thunder on and off since 0620, one close CG at 0834z. Rain rates mostly in 10 to 20 mm/hr range, max 30.4 mm/hr at 0822z. Local stream close to...

A very pleasant 5 days here. With really very little variation in the weather from day to day. The pictures at www.cornwallcam.co.uk/recently.htm could really have been taken any day this week. Basically dry by day with light-moderate winds, good sunny spells & Max Temps (16th-20th) 20.1, 20.5, 21.7, 20.3, 20.4 (as at 13:30 today) respectively. Only rain in day light hours was when a shower...

A dramatic change here in the past half hour. Now (1230z) only 4 oktas total cloud cover. Bright sunshine from a deep blue sky. Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England

Chalfont St Giles - Friday 20th July 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0530z N F1-2 1500 -RA BR 8St004 15.3/14.5 1013 RMK: Very dull and gloomy. Only 0.5 mm rain since 00z so nothing of any significance here so far. Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)

Wind mean SSW @ 6Kt max 23Kt @ 1054Z Temp 13.9 Dew 12.8 Bar 1009.5 hPa Wx recent rain Bkn Clouds Solar Rad 309 W/m2 Rain today 70.4 mm ET 0.0 mm

Solar Rad down to zero - awfully dark outside - rain so far today 61mm - wind suddenly shifted to SW (from NE) - very heavy rain -- Roy Avis See my live (when PC on) Bracknell Weather Station data at: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roy.avis/BracknellWx/wx.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

After a brief pause in the moderate to heavy rain overnight, the rain has recommenced in the last hour. The rain bearing cloud is easily discernible above the low ragged stratus. Current situation: SYNOP 20/0850Z 03/// 41235 83403 10145 20138 40120 57010 76266 8372/ 333 83703 88556= METAR

1255 Loud crack thunder to NNW. Cbs going up like there's no tomorrow! I knew it wouldn't last :-) Light showers now :-( Will -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet).

Harry's forecast for the rest of July and up to September 2007 has just been reported in the local paper. July Unsettled, rainfall above average, temperatures and sunshine below average 19-20 fine 21-22 wet 23-31 fine and warm August

Torrential rain ended soon after midday (BST) and the sun has appeared. Total rainfall today, so far, is 38.6mm which is my highest daily amount since 5 Nov 2000 when I had 42.5mm. July's rainfall now stands at 84mm, which makes it the wettest since 1991. My 1971-2000 mean rainfall for July is 38.6mm. Peter Clarke

Here in southwest Essex we had a nice drop of rain ( 4mm) around dawn ,but since 0600 it's been bone dry ,albeit as a dark as a November morning.Looking at the latest radar ,there appears to be a deluge occuring just to the southwest of London ,which doesn't seem to be going anywhere.. Any opinions as to whether it might spread northeast again ,or am I back to watering all my garden pots yet...

0820 Lovely bright morning after 0.5 mm rain earlier. Damn all wind and a temperature a pleasant 13.5C. What's all the fuss about :-) Will. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet).

I wonder if they pull there computers when there is a bit of a storm. I did yesterday and pulled the plugs out of the anti-spike. Nothing worth worrying about though. Some heavy rain and that was it. Google seemed to think otherwise. Or perhaps they thought we were all switching off for the duration and took the opportunity to dust out their hard drives?

Could some kind soul point me to a picture of the current Gulf Stream condition as it pertains to the UK? As I understand it it's currently diverting south of us. Many thanks. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk "Inspiring bold John Barleycorn! What dangers thou canst make us scorn!

See http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/south_farnborough_latest_weather.html If you had lost all other senses, or lived abroad, you might believe it. These reports from Farnborough rarely have any semblance to the truth, so why on earth give them? Roger Farnborough, Hants