She giggled with delight leaping around the sands - clearly relieved to have escaped our dreary weather.

Unlike some delicate fabrics, which can look out of kilter in winter, lace really works with dark, dreary weather, perhaps because it has festive connotations.

Deep, intense hair shades look so beautiful in winter, but the dreary weather can quickly dull your hue.

The brief blast of heat should come as a welcome respite from the dreary weather most of the country has endured this month.

The dreary weather seems right for the occasion.

This dreary winter carries on cold and grey, but how bad has it really been so far?

It was the first gem of spring in that dreary winter.

It marks an end to dreary winter.

She also noted that in a time of year when an infectious, upbeat hit ushers in spring after a dreary winter, this song fits the bill perfectly.

These are extremely pleasant during the summer months but are hardly suited to our long and dreary winters.