Overnight storms are my favorite, because the next morning, there are so many water droplets to see when I go out for a walk.
I also like overnight storms because…I’m sleeping! I don’t care if water is falling out of the sky while I’m in bed. No inconvenience to me. 😉
And honestly, if we’re talking about a thunderstorm vs. persistent rain, I don’t even mind those during the day. All-day rain is depressing, but thunderstorms are interesting to watch and they’re over quickly.
I totally agree! Here in FL, it’s currently the rainy season, so we’re guaranteed a rainstorm almost every afternoon. The fun part is it can rain in one part of town and not in the other! Plus lots of rainbows! I love tropical storms because of the wind and rain, and since we don’t get snow days (I’m a teacher), a day off for rain is a win! Hurricane rain is scary, so no to that!
I live in Florida too. There have actually been times when it rained in my front yard but not the back !!
I love thunderstorms also, but I also like the occasional all-day rain, particularly if I don’t have to go anywhere. If it’s cold weather, and I can huddle at home and work, read, cool, etc., I find it soothing. But only short term!
Susan, I’m in Georgia. I say no to hurricane winds and rain also! We have had a bit over the last several years.
My room in my growing up years had windows facing all four directions and zero insulation between me and the roof. So I knew about every storm that came through. And I’d hear my daddy come through to close my windows so I didn’t get rain on my floor during a storm.
This past weekend, I was staying in guest quarters that had a flat roof and you could easily hear the rain during the night. It took me back to the safe, comfort feels of my childhood and I smiled with happiness.
In college, living in a dorm where I couldn’t hear the rain on the roof, I found it very disconcerting to walk out in the morning and find it raining or to find out it had rained in the night and I didn’t know it.
My sweet maternal grandmother was afraid of storms. She paced the floor, day or night, until the bad parts were over, and got the kids to pace with her from window to window, even at night. It didn’t help that my grandfather worked nights most of his career.
My mother was the oddball of the family growing up. She loved hearing the storm and refused to get out of bed or to pace. To make sure none of her own kids were afraid of storms, she taught us to listen to the wonderful sound of rain, admire the thunder (“angels bowling”) and appreciate the beauty of the lightning. It worked, and we all love hearing it rain, especially at night. It makes us sleep better.
The period jus after a storm is often steamy and sticky here in Florida, but the calm it brings, and the cool it sometimes brings, are quite nice to me. I like to walk outside just after a storm. But I agree with Sherri and Susan – no hurricanes, thank you.
My daughter & I love an all-day, grey rainy weather pattern. We both find it so cozy. I especially love it when I have nowhere I need to be ❤️