This weather has caused me to finish early once again 
Now i dont mind working in light rain but lately it has been heavy rain and prolonged its getting so fustrating
Why are we having such prolonged bad weather can anyone explain???
Ahh well just downloaded the forms for emmigrating to Canada something to look forward to 
I can indeed.
Its basically due to the fact that the Jet-Stream (not gulf-Stream) is located aproximately 500 miles further south than it normally is for this time of year. This is a band of very fast moving air about 30,000 feet above ground level, that moves from West to East (so from the Atlantic to normally over Scotland or even further north to parts of Scandinavia) bringing low pressure weather systems with it. Its been located in this current position for as long as the wet weather has been around and we all know thats been for something like 6 weeks.
It is this stream of moving air that explains why passenger planes cross the Atlantic in quicker time from America to us than they do when going in the opposite direction. They basically hitch a ride.
Why is the Gulf-Stream so far south. No-one is entirely sure, theres ahuge area of high pressure currently sat over Greenland and its been there for as long as the Jet-Stream has been where it currently is, maybe its this that has forced the change in position or is the high pressur where it is as the Gulf-Stream has forced that there (chicken and egg situation!!).
Also the Azores high which sits generally over the Azores
usually brings warm and sultry air to our shores at thsi time of year, remember last years summer? well, thats been out of the question this year due to the Gulf-streams over-riding influence on the weather systems that affect us; thus pushing the Azores high further south and away from us.
The Gulf-Stream usually separates high pressure warm weather in the south from low pressure damp, wet, miserable weather.
Guess which isde we're on!!
Will it last?
I was fecked off enough with a whole month of it through June, and heres the crappy bit, no-one sees any long range weather forecasts suggesting the Gulf-Stream is on the move, at least another 3 weeks is whats been talked of.
Matt
Just fully read your post
the Gulf-Stream originates from Canada!!! even worse there
