Weather in the UK?

[Carcajou Garou]

My son is leaving in a week for the UK, England, Scotland
What should he take along as a coat/jacket?
Would he be better off with an Umbrella?
Thanks CG

 

[bushtuckerman]

what are you implying?! no rain here mate...for now... it is surprisingly sunny at the moment, but i'm sure it'll be along soon, it rained last night *checks widgets*...and it's raining all week :embarrassed: oh dear, so much for that. these are spring showers however, and are frequent and unpredictable but not ferocious as they are in autimn. for general wear i'd advise a light macintosh of some kind which can easily be carried around, the extra weight of something else isn't worth it for the city right now, though it may be so in the country. i don't have an umbrella but i'm sure one would help!

ian

 

[BorderReiver]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Have a look at this to give you some idea.

 

[British Red]

CG

We generally find an umbrella and bowler hat cover most eventualities

Red

 

[CLEM]

CG

We generally find an umbrella and bowler hat cover most eventualities

Red

 

[bushtuckerman]

nice, Red, just nice

 

[pibbleb]

Bushtuckerman I used to love that show! Stupid hat though!

As for the UK weather, well I'm in an area with a hose pipe ban at the moment. That said try this site I find it much more relaible than the BBC site.

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/

That's not to say most weather forcasts are wrong so I'll go along with the bowler and umbrella. lol

 

[JFW]

Ok guys,

your son would be best to bring either a lightweight waterproof or a light goretex jacket. It really does depend on what he is doing. Although it is now May the weather seems to be about a month behind where it should be so temps can drop and there can be plenty of rain. Its not unheard of to get a couple of inches of snow in june.
Hope your son enjoys his visit.

Cheers

JFW

 

[Carcajou Garou]

Son just left this evening will be in England tomorrow morning, British Red had a hard time but we got a bowler and umbrella for him will get pictures posted when he comes back.

 

[Ogri the trog]

Son just left this evening will be in England tomorrow morning.

I hope he enjoys his trip and everything goes well.

ATB

Ogri the trog