Weather in Le Marche!!!

07/05/2009 - 11:25

WELL !!!!!What staggering storms we are having at the moment !!The most violent cloudburst (thunder, lightening, staggering amount of rain!).................Having experienced some aroud the world (Americas/Africa etc)................I think todays are some of the best (worst?!)Being a fairly new chap here, are these storms NORMAL?The track down to our house is just about hanging on, the pool NEARLY got filled with muddy water (I rushed out and dig a quick 'trench' to divert the flood!Hope all others are coping ,S  

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We're on the Salaria between Ascoli and Porto D'Ascoli / San Benedetto del Tronto, and we've been subjected to some absolutely incredible downpours accompanied by occasional violent wind (the weather not me). Reading on the 'on-line' press San Benedetto is well and truly flooded in parts. You can have a look at the various web cams at to get an idea. Glad we're not on the beach but instead in front of the telly watching the Mens' Final at Wimbledon!

We are between Tolentino and San Ginesio near the village of Paterno, and it was torrential this afternoon, including hail stones.  We have experienced weather like this before, in August a couple of years ago and were absolutely astounded at the flash lightening and thunder.  Just hoping for better weather this week.  And unfortunately our Sky dish does not work in this weather, so watching Wimbledon was out of the question.

Well, you are not alone, I see in today's paper that Her Majesty's first Buckingham Palace Garden Party was rained out by a torrential storm, the venerable lawns covered with hail stones and scattered chairs as everyone dived for cover...the band played on apparently...