UK weather: when will it be sunny again?

The nation battens down the hatches for gales and downpours – but all is not lost

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The 'great British summer' is often enough to make anyone despair, but this year has been a particularly cruel example of the nation's capricious weather. After an all-too-brief spell of miniature heatwaves at the beginning of July, the British climate seems to have sunk back into its usual gloom.

Just a few weeks ago, newspapers boasted cheerful headlines about temperatures 'hotter than Spain', but now they tell a very different tale. "Whatever happened to our glorious summer?" the Daily Mail asks. "As families across Britain prepare to start their summer holidays, gale-force winds and torrential rain come blowing in."

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