The wind here is outrageous. Now you may be thinking, but Clint, isn't England known for its rain? The answer is yes, it rains almost everyday here, but many times that rain is a light drizzle or only last for less than an hour (at least so far). The factor that makes the rain unbearable is the wind. It seems as anytime that it is raining hard enough to warrant the use of an umbrella, the wind is blowing so hard that the rain comes in near sideways, and your umbrella is made semi-useless as it pops inside-out with frequency. That or the wind is strong enough to almost blow the thing out of your hand. I have had to grip the umbrella with both hands just to walk about. Yesterday the wind was 45 mph. I literally saw a woman get blown over. She just fell right over when the gust hit her (now this is a bit extreme, as we had a heavy storm come through Europe, but it illustrates the point.) So the moral of this story is when in London, plan to get wet.