Hailstone!! Who mentioned hailstone.
Cant remember the year now, but it wasnt that far back. I decided to watch from Joeys on the Mountain. I parked in the Gooseneck carpark, and walked up over the fields. The sun was shinning, breezy but with clear blue skys. I found my spot, no one else about, and started setting up for the day. After about half an hour, the wind got up, and the temperature started to drop, then the clouds rolled in, and it got a bit darker. !0 min later, there is a few spots of rain, and an announcement over the radio for a 1 hour delay due to incoming weather.The few spots of rain soon turned into a deluge, with me scrambling around trying to pack up and get my waterproofs on at the same time. Finally sorted and with the wind getting stronger, I decided to sit it out where I was. After a very brief stop, the rain got heavier, the wind stronger, and it was getting colder. Then the hailstones came. Bouncing off my helmet, and stinging my body, the road turns white. At this point, I thought, 'sod this for a lark' and decided to bug out. By the time I had got back to my bike, I was soaked ( you need to put waterproofs on before it gets wet). Freezing cold, I rode back towards Douglas via the back road. As I got nearer Douglas, the weather cleared, the road were dry, and I started to warm up, so headed to Braddan Church. When I got there, it was red hot, I walked to a bench still wet through with people looking at me like I had come from another planet. It had been hot and dry there all the time, and there is me squelching and still dripping as I took my seat. The people next to me could not believe how bad the weather had been on the Mountain.
Only on the Isle Of Man.