Ireland

Tuesday 19th June. 11.55pm. Northern Ireland, around 90 miles north of Dublin.

This may be the scene in homes across the globe:

The travel arrangements are made, accommodation booked. The luggage lies open - what to pack???

The weather on this landmass over the last week has been erratic, to say the least. Sweltering heat, thunder, lightning, torrential rain, hailstones and gale-force winds. The snowdrifts must surely be on the way.....