[oldbean]

I watched the radar today, and the rain building in the west. It came across the country and dematerialised around Milton Keynes, and rematerialised around Cambridge. It has done this all morning, until it changed direction and slid south east. Looking carefully it seems the A1 was built in what happens to be a naturally dry corridor. These ancients knew a thing or two.

[Elcie]

I can confirm that they are correct - it did dematerialise over Milton Keynes!!

[Ice]

It's been raining here for hours and I am only 5 miles east of MK.

[oldbean]

I suspect if you got as far as Bedford you would find it hadn't rained much.

[Ice]

My neighbours who have lived here for 50 years say it is a dry area.  Rain seems to be all round but miss us, so we're in luck today.  They say it's to do with the Thames Valley.

[scabs]

Piddling down in Manchester / Lancashire! 

[rideandy]

I suspect if you got as far as Bedford you would find it hadn't rained much.

Drizzling very lightly most of day in Bedford!

[andreadon]

raining here as well!
I'm glad for my veg, but it's keeping the customers away.

[karooba007]

In warmer weather the cloud has to be heavy with moisture before it will release it, so the rain drops are usually bigger.

[Noodles]

Where I am in Berkshire it chucked it down hard for about 5 minutes then the cloud cleared and the sun came out - perfect!

[andreadon]

In warmer weather the cloud has to be heavy with moisture before it will release it, so the rain drops are usually bigger.

that's really interesting - almost like it's evaporated before it's had a chance to rain!
 

[Lee G]

Piddling down in Manchester / Lancashire! 

That's hardly unusual news is it 

[karooba007]

andrea, at home u get water forming on the window glass in two cases, if the air in the room has high moisture and if the window glass is cool. the moisture in the air will change into water.