[Solar and Aurora Activity Chat]

Nothing here up my neck of the woods, aside the tawny owls playing who can hoot the loudest games!

[Solar and Aurora Activity Chat]

A few images from me here up in the Nithsdale Hills in Dumfries and Galloway.  No light pollution and good seing.  Taken with Iphone, no fancy filters, all unedited.    Cheers Jonathan

[Predict the hottest day of 2024 (UK) Competition]

Im saying 4th August, top temps in home counties with max of 40.1 ºc

[Storm Isha, Amber ⚠️]

2 minutes ago, Billi Rubin said:

max gust here 45.6 we must be a bit sheltered

 

Lucky, i had a 60mph+ hit me 10 mins ago.. eek, The house shook

[Storm Isha, Amber ⚠️]

Same, here for a wee while, but back again roaring away. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

Hi, 

 

yes, im up in the hills near Dalmacallan, and not had 90mm odd at all. In fact many people have noted how dry it is up here.  Aside the flood at the beginning of 2023, very few heavy rain spells at all.  Must be a microclimate, but my water supply depends on rainfall.  

 

Very nice day here too, lots of clegs around though, blasted pests. 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

8 hours ago, SW Saltire said:

Yesterday and today have been lovely summer days although didn’t quite breach 20c yesterday peaking at 19.8c.

Far rather this weather than a heatwave.

105.6mm so far (avg 93mm) and a fair chunk more expected over the weekend so going to be a wet month which was needed.

can you send it this way to Moniave, weve had about 30mm so far this month!  Thanks :) 

[Scotland Weather discussion]

It's the same here in Moniaive, can never seem to get a storm hit bang on, always slides over to the North over Sanquhar/  West to Dalry/New Galloway or East to Thornhill.  For being at altitude and expose to Westerlies, no significant rain really aside from 1 inch in the last 2 weeks.  The ground is hard and the spring has run dry so no water at the ranch to wash/cook etc.

[Summer 2023 chat]

Up here in Dumfries and Galloway, rivers are super low, and the Burn which feeds my water supply has dried up.  Ive only a little water left and hoping the borehole stays working.  I would be glad of some rain up here.  At least to help rivers birds and wildlife, so the changes on the 06 GFS etc I'm happy with. 

I'd love a good thunderstorm, as living at Altitude where I am, storms can be lively!

 

[Model Output Discussion - Autumn arrives]

1 hour ago, seb said:

Guys, I don't think anyone is being aggressive and no one should be. We all have our preferred weather but just like there are some in winter who see cold and snow when it isn't showing on the models, there are a few here who for the past few months have seen breakdown after breakdown where models aren't showing one.

I just went back to 23, 24 and 25 June so I won't be unfair but the posters who stand out anecdotally stated that models back then were showing an unsettled and cool pattern throughout the first two weeks of August, including rain in the S & E. The models didn't show that but they actually showed more rain than they are showing now until the end of their runs. For my location we apparently were due 15-30mm by 6 August. We had some drizzle and one 2 minute shower. You couldn't even see it on the hard, parched soil.

Of course sooner or later there will be a pattern change but it is is extremely unlikely to happen next week, just as it didn't two weeks ago or the many times before it was apparently going to turn unsettled.

Whatever causes the current pattern (a pattern that goes back to November last year, some short interruptions - for example Eunice - aside), it seems more or less stuck. Whether it's climate change or something else, I don't know but we it is what it is.

i think personally it is climate change.  The north atlantic current has slowed, meaning i feel there is less effect of the gulf stream on our shores.  In short in my view this causes more blocked patterns.  Leading to wet/cold/hot/dry periods, without the strength of the atlantic in years past.

Im down in Norwich at the moment, everything is dust. Hard baked clay soil, ive never seen it so dry, aside 1976 when i was born, which i wouldnt remember lol.

Id welcome rain, but lets enjoy the sun a little. Mother nature will pay us back at some point. 

[Model Output Discussion - Autumn arrives]

Greeting all from Southern Scotland, Dumfries hit 30 today, but only 24 where i am.  Amazed how dry the air is though which makes a change from the usual sultry heat.

 

Stay well and safe all

 

[Storm Franklin]

Blowing a gale over here in Dumfries and Galloway where I am, occasional grawple showers too.   Some flooding in Dumfries too as the River Nith has burst its banks.  Hope all folk stay well and safe tonight. 

[Storm Eunice - 18th February]

122mph, wow, insane speeds. 

 

Nothing much up here in Southern Scotland so far.  Hope all down south stay safe.  Those people on a canal boat are mad!

[Severe Atlantic storms February 2014]

Blowing hard in s norfolk. Had a power cut at 11pm. Lights on again, for how long who knows. Stay safe all.

[South East England/East Anglia Regional Weather Discussion 10/02/14]

Fairly blowy in South Norfolk currently circa 40mph gusts.  Nowt too bad all day bit of this and that.  Hope you all are safe and relatively undamaged.  

[Monday's storm - into Europe.]

In Gt Moulton Norfolk, had a gust circa 60-65mph at 0820 (prob the sting jet squall line) and heavy winds for 20 mins.  Amazingly the electric stayed on.  All is a bit calmer now just a fresh breeze from SSW.

 

Hope all are safe and well and my condolences to those without power or those who have sadly, lost their lives.

[Still no real rainfall in your area?]

We had about 15mm approx in West Norwich today, needed it, since my back garden is like a dust bowl. However i was disappointed then we had no storms with the rain.