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Morning everyone, another beautiful sunny day in store here, although probably feeling rather sticky later as humidity is rising, the temperature is also rising rapidly, I think we could see temperatures in the mid 20s later. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Sunny. Temperature = 15.6c Humidity = 81% Dew Point = 12.3c Wet Bulb = 13.8c Wind, SW, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1028mb steady. Paul

Morning everyone, a rather cloudy start here, latest satellite shows this clearly, this should thin break and move away during the morning to give another sunny day. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Cloudy. Temperature = 13.5c Humidity = 68% Dew Point = 7.7c Wet Bulb = 10.6c Wind, S, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1030mb steady. Paul

Evening all, it’s been another warm and sunny day here, maximum temperature 18.4c at 5:30pm, more of the same and getting warmer over the coming week. :unsure: Currently in Burton. Conditions… Warm with sunshine. Temperature = 18.1c Humidity = 50% Dew Point = 7.5c Wet Bulb = 12.7c Wind, SE, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1027mb steady. Paul

Morning everyone, Currently in Burton. Conditions… Sunny early this morning, however low cloud has now spread across our region, this should thin and break later to give sunny periods. Temperature = 13c Humidity = 72% Dew Point = 8.1c Wet Bulb = 10.5c Wind, SE, light to moderate. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1027mb rising slowly. Paul

Morning, Currently in Burton. Conditions… last night was clear with a low of only 11.9c, temperature already climbing rapidly in the strong June sunshine, just a little Altocumulus here as well. Temperature = 17.4c Humidity = 63% Dew Point = 10.3c Wet Bulb = 13.6c Wind, W, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1027mb falling slowly. Paul

Evening everyone, A day of wall-to-wall sunshine, only a little fine weather cirrus about this afternoon. High temperature today = 21.5c at 4pm. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Temperature = 19.8c Humidity = 31% Dew Point = 2.2c Wet Bulb = 11.6c Wind, W, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1029mb falling slowly. Paul

Currently in Burton. Conditions… Another beautiful start and long periods of summer sunshine and clear blue skies ahead. Low temperature this morning at 5am = 8.7c Temperature = 13.6c and rising rapidly Humidity = 71% Dew Point = 8.4c Wet Bulb = 11c Wind, W, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1031mb steady. Paul

May 2006 Report. By Paul Carfoot. With low pressure close by, the first couple of days in to May were cool and cloudy and quite wet here in Burton. However by the 3rd high pressure over Scandinavia started to extend its influence towards the British Isles bringing warm southeasterly winds and sunshine, this pleasant weather continued until the 5th. On the 6th pressure began to fall once again and rain set in on the 7th, giving a couple of unsettled wet days. On the 9th a ridge from the Greenland high pushed towards the British Isles, this produced fine warm sunny weather through until the 12th, infact Burton saw 4 days of wall-to-wall sunshine, very pleasant indeed. By the13th the ridge collapsed and pressure fell over the UK and over Scandinavia, the weather became generally more unsettled, cooler and wetter as a cold front moved down from the north. Pressure continued to fall and by the 18th an unusually deep low (985mb) for the time of year sat just to the NW of Scotland, this brought much rain and strong winds to many parts of the country including Burton. This was the beginning of a fairly lengthy spell of very active Atlantic type weather conditions; the weather over all parts of the country was very unsettled. There were 2 heavy thunderstorms with heavy hail here in Burton on the 21st and 22nd. This very unsettled and at times cool weather continued until the 29th. The 30th saw things begin to quieten down as high pressure nudged in from the west. Average maximum temperature = 15.8c Average minimum temperature = 9.6c Mean temperature = 12.7c + 1.4c above the CET average. Warmest day on the 4th = 22.4c Coldest day on the 29th = 11.9c Warmest night on the 7th = 12.9c Coldest night on the 2nd = 4.1c Ground Frosts = 0 Air frost = 0 Days of snow = 0 Days of lying snow = 0 Thunderstorms = 2 Rainfall total = 62 mm

Morning everyone, a rather cloudy start this morning, but hopefully brighter later. Currently in Burton. Conditions… overcast, dry. Temperature = 9c Humidity = 75% Dew Point = 4.8c Wet Bulb = 7.1c Wind, W, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1028mb steady. Paul

Morning everyone, a pleasant start, looks like more to come. Currently in Burton. Minimum last night 6.1c Conditions… cool and sunny. Temperature = 7.3c Humidity = 67% Dew Point = 1.6c Wet Bulb = 5.0c Wind, NW, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1026mb rising slowly. Paul

Morning everyone, Yesterday was very cool and showery, some brilliant sunshine in between the showers. Should begin to see the weather settle down at long last today as high pressure nudges in from the west. B) Currently in Burton, Conditions… A cool bright start with sunny spells, after a clear night, minimum 6c. Temperature = 7.8c Humidity = 61% Dew Point = 0.8c Wet Bulb = 5.1c Wind, NW, light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1022mb rising slowly. Paul

Morning everyone, After a dry bright and breezy day yesterday with a maximum of 15c, today looks to be cool and overcast with showers and fresh north west winds. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Overcast, minimum temperature overnight 8.7c Temperature = 10c Humidity = 72% Dew Point = 6.3c Wet Bulb = 7.9c Wind, NW, Moderate. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1016mb falling slowly. Paul

Morning everyone, after beautiful sunny dry day yesterday and a maximum of 15c, it’s back to the gloom of more rain this morning. Currently in Burton. Conditions… heavy rain. Temperature = 10.6c Humidity = 91% Dew Point = 9.2c Wet Bulb = 9.9c Wind, SE, light. Rain today = 7mm Barometer 1013mb falling. Paul

Thanks for that GP, Yes a great read and really educational, a post I will need to read a few times to really absorb. As I have said earlier, if this summer produces some fine summer weather that’s great, not to hot, so I hope your forecast is accurate, and I hope some improvement over the last week lol, although I think this type of summer weather suits TM down to the ground. :lol: Regards Paul

Morning everyone, another poor day ahead with yet more rain. Minimum temp last night 8.7c Currently in Burton. Conditions… Overcast, light rain. Temperature = 9.1c Humidity = 82% Dew Point = 6.2c Wet Bulb = 7.8c Wind, NW Moderate. Rain today = trace Barometer 1010mb falling slowly. Paul

Just escaped a ground frost last night, minimum temperature 5.2c Currently in Burton. Conditions… Bright with sunshine, cloud building, so more heavy showers later. Temperature = 6.6c Humidity = 77% Dew Point = 2.9c Wet Bulb = 5.0c Wind, NW light. Rain today = 0mm Barometer 1011mb rising. Paul

lol Just your cup of tea mate, at this rate you may even see some sleet in any showers later. Another wet day here in Burton with heavy showers and thunderstorms, maximum temperature 14c. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Overcast moderate rain. Temperature = 8.5c Humidity = 75% Dew Point = 4.3c Wet Bulb = 6.7c Wind, NW moderate. Rain today = 6mm Barometer 1000mb rising. Paul

A very wet and stormy day here yesterday, with three thunderstorms in the afternoon, giving a total of 10mm of rain. Currently in Burton. Conditions… Cloudy, damp and dull here this morning. Temperature = 11.4c Humidity = 96% Dew Point = 10.8c Wet Bulb = 11.1c Wind, S fresh. Rain today = 1mm Barometer 984mb steady. Paul

Yet another Thunderstorm, 3rd this afternoon, first about hour and half ago, each one getting more intense, heavy hail, very squally

Cloudy, rainy and dull most of the day here, now stormy. Currently in Burton Conditions… Hail Storm Temperature = 13c Humidity = 83% Dew Point = 10.2c Wet Bulb = 11.5c Wind, S fresh, gusting strong. Rain today = 4 Barometer 990mb falling. Paul

Thanks Steve, Very interesting, in-depth and informative forecast, normal summer warmth will do nicely for me, thankfully / hopefully no ridiculous egg frying heat waves this year. :lol: Regards Paul

Hi John, i think i must have had a touch of the sun last week as well, but i think you know what i ment to say.

Hi Carinth, Tamara, Richard, John, everyone, Some very interesting replies, In My Onion, it seems the powers that be, are blaming or want to blame the accelerated ice melt over the Arctic Ocean solely on GW (for reasons of only which they know, although I have my views and suspicions on this, which I think are best kept to myself), but I will go as far as to say, in the near future (3 to 5 years) it will become very much more apparent to all as why this man made GW subject is being pursued with so much vigour at present, I will probably get shot down in flames for saying this. Don’t get me wrong I am not denying GW, anyway enough. The continual reoccurrence and at times prolonged presence of northern blocking since the end of winter 2005 are IMO the main reason for this more sudden and unusually rapid ice melt over the high Arctic. It is normal to see shorter intervals of high latitude blocking during most seasons, but this has been more prolonged and is beginning to have dramatic effects up there now. While northern blocking is favourable for transferring colder air to our shores during winter, it is also very efficient in delivering warmer air to the high arctic, so yes it is warmer over the Arctic simply because of a the transfer and shifting about of warmer air currents. We only missed a severe winter by cats whisker this year, as many of us know, may parts of near by continent and eastern Europe had one of their coldest winters in decades, but that’s going off the subject again. Regards Paul

Hi Carinth, Tamara, Very interesting and intriguing indeed, is Greenland retaining more ice because of general cooling in that area? While the rest of the planet warms! I expect some will argue that increased temperatures increase precipitation, so one would expect more snowfall over Greenland, thus increasing ice volumes. On the other hand, some unusually low temperatures have been recorded over the last 7 months, so it does get quite confusing. But as you say, one thing does seem very apparent to those who regularly you’re your reports, Tamara, John Cox, Steve M, kold, and many others who have all talked about a general shift in high pressure blocking further north since Feb 2005. Now the Azores high seems to be going Awol on an increasingly regular basis. An interesting summer ahead if northern blocking is to be the norm, and definitely one I will enjoy if we get more fine clear sunny spells lake this week, courtesy of a ridging Greenland high. Lets hope this pattern continues in to winter 2006 / 2007. Much more debate on this one I am sure. Paul

Another beautiful day here, warm with wall to wall sunshine, maximum 19.3c Currently in Burton Conditions… clear Temperature = 15.5c Humidity = 51% Dew Point = 5.4c Wet Bulb = 10.7c Wind, SE light. Rain today = 0 Barometer 1021mb steady. Paul