Current British Weather??
Jul 16th, 2012, 08:02 PM
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Current British Weather??
Packing for a 3 weeks trip to London and Heathfield, Sussex, UK leaving in a few days .. Besides rain gear, will we need warm clothes? It is 90 plus degrees where we are now and I cannot imagine packing jeans and fleece jackets, but might have to!? Looked online, looks like the average temperatures are 60 degrees.. and rain changes everyday.. Advice please? thanks!
Jul 16th, 2012, 09:24 PM
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it's wet with no great changes ti be made.in sying that hers in edinburgh it has beenpleasant at times ,ie last night playing bowls till about 9pm in sunshine and no need for a coat.
I wouls howeb=ver suggest packing a fleece oe light sweater to wear under the rain gear.
I wouls howeb=ver suggest packing a fleece oe light sweater to wear under the rain gear.
Jul 16th, 2012, 10:23 PM
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In London we are wearing jeans and tshirts with a light spring jacket. It's nice today but foolish for now. I don't think you need a fleece, just a spring jacket will do.
It's been raining pretty much every day for about three months...sometimes for long socked in periods, sometimes on and off all day so always carry an umbrella!
It's been raining pretty much every day for about three months...sometimes for long socked in periods, sometimes on and off all day so always carry an umbrella!
Jul 16th, 2012, 10:46 PM
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I've no idea what your comfort thresholds are.
But I find the mid 60s the perfect weather for urban sightseeing, touring British stately homes, serious cross country walking and pottering round gardens. In my shirtsleeves.
If you prefer to be warmer, then pack whatever you think you need. But keep the jeans at home.
Forecasts in Britain for anytime later than yesterday are rarely worth the paper they're not printed on: but the medium term consensus is it'll get a bit warmer, and possibly a bit - or even a lot - less damp. Nothing, in my mind, is more intolerable than walking - whether round a city or along a Ridgeway - in the rain, in jeans. You can be reasonably sure temps (in old F) will be between high 50s and low 80s over the next four weeks, and that you'll bump into rain.
Personally, I'd melt even at the thought of a fleece in my suitcase in such balmy weather. I'd make sure I had adequate protection from persistent intermittent rain (including stout shoes). But otherwise I wouldn't worry.
It's almost certainly cheaper to top up on clothes at the London or Brighton branches of Primark than to pay an airline's extra baggage charges.
But I find the mid 60s the perfect weather for urban sightseeing, touring British stately homes, serious cross country walking and pottering round gardens. In my shirtsleeves.
If you prefer to be warmer, then pack whatever you think you need. But keep the jeans at home.
Forecasts in Britain for anytime later than yesterday are rarely worth the paper they're not printed on: but the medium term consensus is it'll get a bit warmer, and possibly a bit - or even a lot - less damp. Nothing, in my mind, is more intolerable than walking - whether round a city or along a Ridgeway - in the rain, in jeans. You can be reasonably sure temps (in old F) will be between high 50s and low 80s over the next four weeks, and that you'll bump into rain.
Personally, I'd melt even at the thought of a fleece in my suitcase in such balmy weather. I'd make sure I had adequate protection from persistent intermittent rain (including stout shoes). But otherwise I wouldn't worry.
It's almost certainly cheaper to top up on clothes at the London or Brighton branches of Primark than to pay an airline's extra baggage charges.
Jul 16th, 2012, 11:06 PM
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I'm OK with ordinary cotton trousers and a light outer jacket (or rainproof as required), though evenings can be a bit nippier than I would like for the time of year, and I have occasionally put on an extra outer layer indoors.
An extra T-shirt or two to make layers would probably help.
An extra T-shirt or two to make layers would probably help.
Jul 17th, 2012, 03:25 AM
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I had never heard the term "pakamac" until our English visitor used it last evening.
I think it means a foldup cheap (?) plastic anorak type thing that fits in a pocket, but then the film started and I couldn't enquire.
I think it means a foldup cheap (?) plastic anorak type thing that fits in a pocket, but then the film started and I couldn't enquire.
Jul 17th, 2012, 07:42 AM
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"I had never heard the term "pakamac" until our English visitor used it last evening"
Haven't seen them personally since the 60's/70's, they were a thin plastic mac that folded up small enough to put in it's own little bag.
Haven't seen them personally since the 60's/70's, they were a thin plastic mac that folded up small enough to put in it's own little bag.
Jul 17th, 2012, 07:44 AM
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Jul 17th, 2012, 08:05 AM
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that's the one, hooameye!
they tend to be longer than an anorak so that the rain shouldn't drip onto your knees.
I thought of them because i heard that the Olympic organisers were buying them up as fast as they can to hand out to athletes and spectators.
I have visions of them playing beach volleyball in them.
they tend to be longer than an anorak so that the rain shouldn't drip onto your knees.
I thought of them because i heard that the Olympic organisers were buying them up as fast as they can to hand out to athletes and spectators.
I have visions of them playing beach volleyball in them.
Jul 17th, 2012, 11:59 AM
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I'm in south east and it's weird weather right now. Has been raining on and off (mostly off) but in between quite warm and sunny. I've been feeling too hot a lot of the time! Evening especially have been quite 'muggy', that is warm and humid and sticky-icky. I'm waiting for a good storm to clear the air, as my mum would say.
I'm mostly wearing jeans (but then I do all year round) with a Tshirt and taking a light rainproof packamac type thing with me if I'm outdoors, for daytime. I was so hot yesterday evening I changed into a skirt, very rare for me. But I'm a person who doesn't deal well with heat and prefers things a bit cool. Mr N, from a hot country, is still wearing vest (undershirt) and long sleeved tops.
Once it gets dark the temperature is dropping so you might like something a bit warmer to pop on if you are walking back from a show or restaurant.
I'm mostly wearing jeans (but then I do all year round) with a Tshirt and taking a light rainproof packamac type thing with me if I'm outdoors, for daytime. I was so hot yesterday evening I changed into a skirt, very rare for me. But I'm a person who doesn't deal well with heat and prefers things a bit cool. Mr N, from a hot country, is still wearing vest (undershirt) and long sleeved tops.
Once it gets dark the temperature is dropping so you might like something a bit warmer to pop on if you are walking back from a show or restaurant.
Jul 17th, 2012, 03:13 PM
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We just got back from touring Oxford, Cotswolds, York and Edinburgh and the most valuable items we packed were the water proof shoes, umbrella, and the waterproof rain jackets. Not all jackets keep the water out despite their label.
I packed the sweatshirts too and honestly we only wore them one day when the weather felt really cold to us. We had left the US when it was over 100 degrees Farenheight and arrived to either high 50's or low 60's so it felt colder to us. Once we adjusted we used the rain jackets without the fleece.
I packed the sweatshirts too and honestly we only wore them one day when the weather felt really cold to us. We had left the US when it was over 100 degrees Farenheight and arrived to either high 50's or low 60's so it felt colder to us. Once we adjusted we used the rain jackets without the fleece.
Jul 17th, 2012, 03:26 PM
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We have been visiting the Cotswolds for 2 weeks and with few exceptions it has been rainy and cold. I've been told the weather is suppose to warm up and that there will be less rain beginning this weekend and through next week, but you know how weather reports are. Definitely come prepared for rainy days and hope that you only get a few. I should mention that today was very warm and sunny, around 80 F with no rain. Last week in London I saw people wearing layers of sweaters and boots. Hope that helps a bit.
Jul 18th, 2012, 01:42 AM
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sorry you've been having such a soggy time. Lest you and others think that english summers are always like this, within the last 5 years I can remember a summer so hot that I was taking 3 showers a day and so dry that I didn't mow the lawn for 6 weeks.
the forecast is indeed for a better weekend [starting tomorrow obviously] but who knows after that?
I hope that Parisian weather proves more clement!
sorry you've been having such a soggy time. Lest you and others think that english summers are always like this, within the last 5 years I can remember a summer so hot that I was taking 3 showers a day and so dry that I didn't mow the lawn for 6 weeks.
the forecast is indeed for a better weekend [starting tomorrow obviously] but who knows after that?
I hope that Parisian weather proves more clement!
Jul 18th, 2012, 08:41 AM
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It's been awful, but there is hope on the horizon! The jet stream, which is being blamed for all the rain we've had, is apparently about to move closer to where it should be at this time of year, so things may be set to improve (fingers crossed!)
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