I know us Brits are famous for watching the weather carefully, but I think I may be taking it to extremes. I find I'm checking the Met Office's web site twice daily to see what level of precipitation to expect this weekend - if I'm not very, very careful, someone will have me labelled up as obsessive-compulsive before I know where I am.

Casting concerns about my mental state aside for the moment, it looks as though this dire weather may brighten just in time for Stage 3. This far ahead, it's difficult to say exactly when but the Met Office seem to think we'll have rain first thing Sunday and then it should clear. Fingers crossed, eh?!

RB