Crap weather for August 2026

[rmcin626]

After a very wet night, 15c and still raining

[Macca]

Heavy overcast but already 21C and barely a breeze. Feels like it's going to rain, they're only giving a 40 percent chance though.

25C forecast for the afternoon.

[Alex_UK]

25c and sunny intervals - set to hit 31c around 3pm, No chance of rain according to the forecast.

[Barry]

21C, sunny and expected to reach 30C later.

[Macca]

Got in the supermarket good and early for once. Makes so much difference - everything still clean and fresh, no idiots blocking the isles or strolling around like it's Disneyland; just a few blokes on their own doing a quick run round with a basket. Too early for the beggars to yet be lounging around by the entrance.

[Marco]

When it does you can bet it will set in for the duration and we'll be cursing it after a week.

Yeah, but we don't really get rain like that. It rains for a few hours, max, then the sun comes out. That's why it's called sunny wrexham, lol. I think we've got a bit of a micro-climate going on

When I was up in Glasgow it was different. It could rain for days on end there, with a continual gloom - just look at Robin's weather reports!

22°C, dry and slightly overcast.

Marco.

[Marco]

Got in the supermarket good and early for once. Makes so much difference - everything still clean and fresh, no idiots blocking the isles or strolling around like it's Disneyland; just a few blokes on their own doing a quick run round with a basket. Too early for the beggars to yet be lounging around by the entrance.

Is that Aldi you're referring to?

Marco.

[Barry]

Got in the supermarket good and early for once. Makes so much difference - everything still clean and fresh, no idiots blocking the isles or strolling around like it's Disneyland; just a few blokes on their own doing a quick run round with a basket. Too early for the beggars to yet be lounging around by the entrance.

That is a big problem in London where my partner lives. What these unfortunate people don't understand is that we are a largely cashless society: most people pay by card or with their smartphone, not with cash. The best they could hope for would be for customers to go in and buy them something to eat or drink.

Referring to your previous observation, some of the 'customers' clogging up the aisles are the supermarket staff themselves, making up orders for courier deliveries. For me, an annoying habit of my own supermarket is them rearranging and moving the stock about; so you have to collar a member of staff to ask "Where do you now keep the ..... ?".

[Macca]

Is that Aldi you're referring to?

Marco.

No, the Sainsbury just round the corner from me.

[Macca]

That is a big problem in London where my partner lives. What these unfortunate people don't understand is that we are a largely cashless society: most people pay by card or with their smartphone, not with cash. The best they could hope for would be for customers to go in and buy them something to eat or drink.

Referring to your previous observation, some of the 'customers' clogging up the aisles are the supermarket staff themselves, making up orders for courier deliveries. For me, an annoying habit of my own supermarket is them rearranging and moving the stock about; so you have to collar a member of staff to ask "Where do you now keep the ..... ?".

I always have cash and when I was working I might give them ten bob or a quid but can't afford to do that any more. No way could I be arsed to go and buy them stuff. A girl I worked with used to do that, she told me 'If you just give them money they'll buy drink or drugs with it!'

Well so what? Can't see as it matters.

Plus there's a few who are clearly just dossers, nothing wrong with them apart from sticky mattress syndrome. Had one ask me for a quid the other day, well dressed, designer clothes, box fresh trainers. Begging from everyone who passed him. Told him to piss off.