19 Types Of British Weather, Ranked

    It's not all rain. There are clouds as well as rain.

    Luke Bailey
    by Luke Bailey

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    19. Sunny.

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    Poorly ranked, since it's likely fictional.

    18. Grey.

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    A fairly consistent grey. A bit chilly, maybe with some wind.

    17. Grey (mildly threatening).

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    No clear clouds, but a couple of dodgy ones that look like they might ruin your day.

    16. Grey (car park).

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    The most depressing grey.

    15. Snow.

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    Pretty annoying for people living in the North. The goddamn Apocalypse if you live in the South.

    14. Grey (heavy clouds)

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    Almost an arty grey. If you look at it upside down, it kind of looks like the sea, and you're floating really high in the air.

    13. Drizzle (heavy).

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    Will still get you fairly wet, very quickly.

    12. Grey (rain coming).

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    It's just a matter of time until it's raining.

    11. Drizzle (light).

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    Often comes with a side of fog.

    10. Grey (solid).

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    Really thick grey, but has interesting clouds as well.

    9. Drizzle (Scottish).

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    Also known as Scotch Mist. Cake can still be eaten in this weather.

    8. Grey (decent clouds).

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    Really good grey. Lost of clouds, which make it actually quite interesting. There will definitely not be any sun though.

    7. ERROR 404: WEATHER NOT FOUND.

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    The day when there's just nothing. It's not bad, it's not good, there's not even clouds. It's like someone forgot to load the weather.

    6. Grey (some clouds).

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    Adequate grey.

    5. Grey (morning).

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    Looking like the sun might come out briefly, at some point during the day, so not all bad.

    4. Rain.

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    Typically, rains on about 30% of all days in Britain. Which is nice.

    3. Sort of sunny.

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    The most common sort of sun. Everyone goes to the park, and pretends it's not a little bit too chilly to be outside, then gives up and goes to the pub when the sun goes behind a bank of clouds.

    2. The bit where it stops raining for a few hours.

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    You can run to the shops to get milk.

    1. Clear skies.

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    The best day in the English calendar.