Summer storms that roll in from nowhere
Launch library · evergreen read
A clear, blazing summer afternoon can turn without much warning, dark clouds building rapidly on the horizon before a sudden, heavy downpour sends outdoor diners scrambling for cover within a matter of minutes. Umbrellas abandoned hastily under outdoor tables often become an unintended, slightly comic feature of the scene once the rain properly sets in.
These storms rarely last long, often clearing within the hour to leave behind a noticeably cooler, cleaner feeling evening, the sudden drop in temperature almost as dramatic as the storm's arrival had been. Streets briefly running with water can look almost unrecognisable before drying out again within the hour as though nothing had happened.
Locals have learned not to fully trust even the sunniest looking summer day, keeping half an eye on the horizon and treating a sudden change in the light as a reasonably reliable cue to start heading indoors. Locals caught without any warning tend to treat the whole event with good humour, laughing about it again later that same evening.