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Best umbrellas for rainy days and sudden showers

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If you live in the UK, you know that a rain cloud is never really far off.

Even if a day starts off promisingly enough with sunshine and blue skies, it’s not unusual to see hail, and rain in the same 12 hours, even if weather reports assure you otherwise.

Our infamous weather does have a silver lining; a chance to display your rainy day style with a stylish umbrella.

From cloud-patterned linings with hopes to manifest sunnier skies, to models that promise never to turn inside out no matter how hard the wind howls, the UK has dozens of umbrellas to bring a cheerful smile to gloomy days.

They can also be used as a parasol to shade from the sun when the rays are particularly strong. A word to the wise: never

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