the perfect solution to ensurethey stay dry whatever the weather, without the hassle of carrying abulky jacket."As a result of the incessant rain, TNF's lightweight ProphecyPaclite Jacket are a whopping 64 per-cent up at the company's CoventGarden brand store

Explorers say that travel affected by heavy rain andmudslides in the region 'include the trains to Machu Picchu, which arenot currently running due to damage to the rails, hikes to Machu Picchuare also suspended or not advised'.The organisation stresses

In case you hadn't heard, there are beeeeg storms forecast forthis evening with 80 mph winds, huge bucketloads of rain and all theother things associated with tempests.You can check out the full details on the BBC Weather Warnings

There's one bunch of outdoors people hoping for rubbish weatherthis weekend and that's the organisers of this year's KendalMountain Festivals - it's not that they've got anything againstyou, just that the worse the weather, the better their attendancefigures.The festival kicked o...

Peak District locals have 63 different words for rain according toa study by the Manchester Institute of Linguistics releasedtoday.Research into local dialects in the High Peak area - centredaround Glossop and Hayfield - by Dr Ursula Raine

Cocona - Big For SpringWe're just back from a flying visit to Sprayway's palatial east Manchester HQ and a quick preview both of the brand's new spring 2011 clothing - it hits the shops this week - and a look at next winter's range, more of which later.But let's start with the sp...

is in the winter, when there's enough rainful to fill the rivers. In the spring, the world and his wife heads out to the Alps to paddle the snowmelt, from about May to July. Then you head to Canada or, if you aren't that well heeled, there are a few dam release

Will it ever stop raining? After the wettest June for years, wetake a look at the prospects for the rest of the summer and find outwhy it's been so damn wet so far. Arethings about to get better?Actually they are, if only for the weekend - see our

- OM albumThat's the conclusion TheTimes reached when it delved into the weather situation, andit believes 'heavy rain that spoilt May and June looks set to stayfor the rest of summer'.Not good then. Based on Met Office research, it too believes that

Okay, here's the bad news. If you walk or climb regularly in theUK, you're gong to get rained on and - contrary to what themanufacturers might tell you - no way are you going to staycompletely snug and dry in anything approaching proper rain