h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's trying very hard to rain (again!) and I think it's going to get it's way..

It was so lovely and sunny earlier and then the sky went all black in the south-west..

Rest of the UK.. This is comming your way! Enjoy the sun now if you've got it..

Nara Japan We had our usual hot day 37 c but as the sun was going down the thunder clouds were coming in again about 2 weeks now hot sticky days followed by rainy thunderous evenings

South Ockendon, Thurrock, South-West Essex, South-East England, 06 August 2008 13:29

Overcast and very cloudy with rain in the morning and early afternoon. The clouds gradually broke up and the sun has been out since 13:00. The temperature is 23°C. The wind spedes are 13 mph SW. The UV index is 2 low.

Cambridge, 7.10ish heavens opened, thunder, really terrential rain (the window were opened in the spare room and the floor was wet five foot from the window ) just beginning to subside a bit now

I did warn you!!

Nara Japan 2:45 pm we didn't get the rain last night big surprise but we are having a cloudy day today, no rain yet and no change on the close muggy 37 c heat,

hi all
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its just gone very dark here, so looks like we are in for a storm, so any chance of going to town,to the cyber today, is slipping away
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now 10am, on friday the 8th of august, in bradford uk, 2008 jim

It is dark here. It's Friday night of the 8/8/08 and there's a roaring open fire down in the firepit at the bottom of my yard, where some nieghbours and us are cooking garlic prawns and spuds wrapped in foil on the coals. Red wine, beer and lots of bonhomie

Oh and it's clear starry night with a crisp tang to it...how goods that then?

South Ockendon, Thurrock, South-West Essex, South-East England, 08 August 2008 18:02

Partly cloudy skies with some sunshine in the late morning. It did not last and soon became overcast and very cloudy with rain at 17:00. The temperature is 16°C. The wind spedes are 11 mph NNW. The UV index is 1 low.

23.10 sav ga. hot hot hot. sun is down. gun shots in the air. wanting to move north.

Nara Japan 1:35 pm It was a bit cloudy earlier but the sun sure is out now 37 c ,Don't really feel like putting a shirt on to go out at the moment , think I might get me a tangerine ice slush from the freezer cause that would go down good ,

Hey Keith I read your last nights post (fire red wine) about 2 min's after you posted and was going to have a glass with you but I couldn't remember where I put my 2ltr carton of Cabernet Sauvignon, last years model,now I've just found it

Same thing tonight Anold; Fires lit and roaring, 's cold, Suns going down through the gumtrees and...there's a big rolled, boned slab of pork rubbed down with salt and olive oil waiting to be roasted till the crackling is...well crackling.

Hurry up if your coming down, crackling waits for no man!

Temp is a very lazy 20 or something, going to get down to 2 tonight apparently.

Mid afternoon here 36 c outside 27 c in this aircon room and that's about as low as it get's outside in the night too Can't have one at the mo got to drive to get my daughter home from her art/craft class in 30 min's so give me 45min's and I will have one with ya

CheersKeith I cheated cause it's a bit warm this afternoon so I put ice cubes in my glass of

South Ockendon, Thurrock, South-West Essex, South-East England, 09 August 2008 12:04

Partly cloudy skies with some sunshine in the late morning then it clouded over along with light drizzle until 12:00 noon. The temperature is 20°C. The wind spedes are 16 mph SW. The UV index is 3 moderate.

hi all
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another wet and drizzly day
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now 4-20pm, on saturday the 9th of august,in bradford uk, 2008 . jim

Nara Japan 3:50 pm Another warm day 37 c been like this most of the day I am eating a Blue Hawaii ice slush at the moment well It helps a little bit till you get that back of the head up over your eyes pain .

Melbourne Australia
17:45 very cold outside been raining on and off all day.
hopefully better weather tommorow as I have a rostered day off!

South Ockendon, Thurrock, South-West Essex, South-East England, 10 August 2008 14:22

Cloudy to start off with , clouds become more scattered by late morning with the occasional sunny spells. By 12:00 noon it became completely cloudy and the sun went in. The clouds are starting to break up again and the sun is trying to come out. It is a very windy day. The temperature is 21°C. The wind spedes are 23 mph WSW. The UV index is 4 moderate.

hi all
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we started with rain, then a storm, then rain again, sun came out mid afternoon, and now we are back to rain
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its now 7-25pm,on sunday the 10th of august,in bradford uk, 2008 . jim