the GF is a gardener and out in all weathers. Her expressions are:

"rain by 7, fine by 11" which relates to a weather pattern common in the SW of England where the rain get channeled by the Severn Estuary.

"morning pride" - the sort of light rain that wouldn't trouble most people. Or any rain she continues to work in, which makes the word light work very hard!

"a scud" heavier rain that doesn't last very long. Say 5 minutes.

and she never says "looks black over Bill's mother's"

And a GF long ago used to say "take a lot of no never". ie ignore