Weather
Posted by Jackie on July 11, 2009
A couple of weeks ago we, like the rest of the UK, were basking in sunshine and moaning about how hot it was. Then the heavens (finally!) opened a week ago, and luckily for me (ha!) I was caught right in the middle of it. This is at the bottom of University Avenue, and I can categorically say it was absolutely tanking it down.
Welcome to summer in Scotland!
[In other news: I'm sorry I've not made as many visits to other commenters' blogs as before, life has got a bit hectic (understatement). But I'm hoping to get round as many blogs as I can soon. I do read every comment here, and really appreciate them, thanks very much for visiting!]
Wayne said
Ugh!
Deepak Acharya said
Here the climate is too hot. I mean temperature has reached 43 degree Celsius
Amy said
Does it get humid and sticky when it rains there in the summer like it does here?
cieldequimper said
We went from 36° to 17° in a couple of days and had a few big rainshowers like yours! It looks like November, but I like your shot!
John said
Frankly I was scratching my napper with the Uni at the bottom of the Avenue.All I saw was the old buildings,then it dawned on me where you were standing.
John
Hilda said
That’s exactly what happened to me last night! My pants were soaked to the knees and, because my stupid umbrella sprung a leak, my head got wet too. And not even a photo to make the experience worthwhile ;D
Rosemildo Sales Furtado said
Olá amigo! Tens um espaço lindo, Porém se colocares um tradutor, ficará mais fácil para entender e comentar.
Abraços,
Furtado.
margaret said
Now I dont feel so bad. I left Ontario for a week in Nova Scotia with sunscreen and sunhat. Spent most of the time in a raincoat with an umbrella being blown inside out by galeforce winds! I came home with a suitcase full of damp clothes—so reminded me of my childhood in Scotland—picnics in the back of bus shelters when out for a day in Portobello etc etc. Thanks for the great photo.
m_m said
Awful weather but great shot!
Bob Crowe said
But his has wonderful atmosphere – dark, ponderous, Victorian-Edwardian Glasgow. A stranger couldn’t guess how different much of the city is.
marley said
Quite! Its raining here like stair rods (as my gran would say!) Summer time?!
maria v said
although i love the rain (i mean that), these kinds of climate mood swings must take a toll on people’s morale – summer should be summer after all!
Tinsie said
Looks like a typical Scottish summer day
Linda said
And another afternoon just like that here in Edinburgh today. Ah well, good for the garden…
Kalpesh Ajugia said
Lovely picture of the rains. It’s monsoon here in Mumbai too but never rained yet the way it should… even we are awaiting for the heavens to open….
Con said
Has the weather gone mad? Today in Dublin there are heavy thundery showers (Summer?). I was talking to a friend from Poland this morning and he said Poland has terrible rain causing damage and flooding. A friend texted me from Southern Spain yesterday and she said “it’s hellish hot” – they have a heatwave and the government has issued a warning. What’s going on?
Glad I found your blog, I lived in the Gorbals once!