Gosh.....that will make my occasional trips to Southport a bit more high-risk.
I threw open the bedroom curtains about 10.30am feeling grateful that Mrs JtH had taken over morning cat-coddling duties and was pleasantly surprised by the bright, sunny clear-blue sky.
By the time I had performed my ablutions and appeared in the sitting room some 15 minutes later, it was gloomy enough to have the (big) light on and the rain was lashing the windows.
It has continued in the same vein ever since, so I am quite enjoying lounging about watching TV, reading and playing on the 'puter.