mike57

We got back to Yorkshire today after a week in Paris. Felt very humid but only 18c at the coast when we got back at about 4pm. Last Monday afternoon we had 30c in Paris Hid in our hotel from lunchtime until the evening. Cooled down Tuesday with some rain and rest of week has been OK, around 20c each day. I wonder when the weather will finally turn colder at the coast, question is are we looking at the new normal?

Living at the coast we hear and see the coastguard helicopter quite regularly. People don't realise how a subtle change in weather conditions coupled with tides make a huge difference to the actual conditions. We ended having to call the coastguard out late one evening when a woman insisted on looking for a lost dog in the dark and unsuitably dressed or prepared. It all ended well with her and the dog rescued by the coastguard, she did get a bit of a lecture off the coast guard and her husband was less circumspect and doubled one of body parts if you know what I mean.

Well even hotter today in Paris. Looks like a cool down tomorrow. Officially beyond Mike57 and MrsMike57 comfort zone today, 28c, only saving grace is that dew point is 7c.

We are currently on holiday in France, stay near Paris on holiday, and it is hot today. We moved our holiday week back a week a few years ago because of heat, looks like we will be moving yet another week later in future.

Lunchtime ride produced winds SE force 3-5 and 18c. Skies were clouding over while I was out, started in sunshine, quite cloudy by the time I got back. Cloud has continued to thicken through the afternoon and there is now some very light rain, Breezy, but not yellow warning winds (we are right on the edge here), we will see what happens later as wind is still picking up, but based on forecasts and our local climate I would say we will miss the worst of Stom Agnes.

A spell of heavy rain this morning, which had largely cleared by lunchtime, had a shower while I was out, force 2-4, temps 16c at lunchtime. Its cleared up this afternoon. sun now out temps up to 18c. Yellow warning for wind torrow here, so far faorecast for us is +50mph gusts, so marginal for a yellow warning, but I can see that even a small change iin the track of the low could make quite a difference.

Not a bad day today, 19c at lunchtime, mainly sunny, wind S force 4-5. A pleasant ride. Grass is still growing, had to cut it again this weekend, hopefully a couple more cuts then I can 'winterise' the mower.

A much better day, wind has moderated from yesterdays gale to a SW force 3-4, sunny and temps at 17c Full 10 miles cycled

Very windy at lunchtime but rain had stopped. Force 7-9 S winds curtailed bike ride to just over 8 miles, not cold, 17c and overcast. Had the winds of this strength been SW the ride would have been cancelled, but there is enough shelter from southerlies to allow progress, but every field gate or hedge gap is an adventure when its blowing that hard,

Its an Agriculture and Enviromental agency, used to be pari of the Ministry of Agriculture but now a private concern, but the Ministry connections probably account for the presence of a weather station. It really is in the middle of nowhere, nearest villages are Duggleby and Kirkby Gridalythe which are just over a mile away, and both of which are small. Because of its location on the high Wolds at about 170m asl it has featured in the daily weather extemes before. When I go to Malton I usually go up the Wold Valley and through the Luttons and Duggleby, so go quite close, and the whole area feels very remote. I think Duggleby's claim to fame was being one of the last villages to get TV reception due to its location in a hollow.

Well bike ride was dry but accompnied by a force 6-8 SSW wind, not the worst direction as there is some shelter from hedges on a good bit of the ride. Temperatures were 16c. Sky looked very autumnal

Yes a very autumnal morning at the coast, it looks like I will get a fairly dry interlude for my daily exercise, Forecast for the rest of the week looks to be quite unsettled. But seeing as I was complaining about heat and humidity I wont complain.

Well another day dodging the 'heat" bullet on the Yorkshire Coast. Mainly overcast with low cloud and some sea fret. 17c We went down to Beverley this morning and it felt significantly warmer and sun was out.

Temperatures on the Yorkshire Coast have been reasonable today, around 19c, but yet again humidity is the problem with dewpoints around 16c. I managed to do the jobs today that got left last weekend, the hottest one being cutting the grass. Just wish we could be done with 'summer" now.

Another OK day today. Lunchtime ride produced 19c, sunny intervals and a force 3 SW wind. A 'not' day, not too hot, not too windy and not raining. Hoping the heat forecast for the weekend doesnt make it to East Yorksire, at the moment looks like we could be right on the boundary. I have quite a bit to do this weekend including things left over from last weekend which were abandonded due to the heatwave.

How far did you get? its good cycling country, plenty of quiet roads, just gets interesting when the wind blows as the higher parts are very exposed. I do a ride every day even when wet or cold, as my job is sedentary.

Well, the nicest day for over a week, fine sunny and dry, with a fresh feel. Winds NNW force 3-4. Lunchtime bike ride was actually enjoyable. Temps at 17c.

I think the postion of the jet stream with respect to the UK is crucial for the impact of climate change. The meandering 'Omega block' is probably the worst outcome for heat haters as it bottles up the heat and humidity, and the resulting anti cyclone with decending air further adds to the heat, what we now see described as a heat dome. Another unknown is the Gulf Stream, without it our climate would be similar to that experienced in Northern British Columbia. Apart from the fact that the highest temperatures experienced during summer have increased more quickly than average temperature the other change that seems to be occuring is an increase in blocking patterns. Take the recent heatwave, it was was much slower to move away than first forecast, and models seem to underestimate temperatures on the whole. So we are in a time of change, and probably not for the better as far as the residents of this thread are concerned.

Got me thinking, because I experienced 'fall' in Pennsylvania in the USA one year, and their autumn colours are far more vivid than ours. The part of the state I was in, the Poconos is very well wooded, but the colours just seemed more vivid. Anyway I found this article on line which does explain the process Why do leaves change colour in autumn WWW.KEW.ORG Chris Clennett, Garden Manager at Wakehurst, reveals why and how leaves change colour in autumn. And my take away is that a more continental climate will produce brighter colours, i.e. warm temps followed by a sudden switch to cold. On the other hand a slow transition with no proper cold prodeces less colour variation but the colours last longer.

Well the heat finally seems to have relented here. Its been a wet day, but temperature now down to 15c. My only concern now is that there appears to be a possible spike in temperatures next weekend. Not what I wanted to hear, last Saturdays plans were abandoned and moved to this coming Saturday owing to the heatwave. Our holidays are coming up at the start of October, a week in Paris. Currently temperatures are way too hot for us in France, but in past years 1st week October has been survivable, however this year seems to be another exceptional year (i.e. the new normal?) so I am wondering what we will get. Any European travel southwards is always a balancing act between daylight hours and miserable temperatures. Obviously a hot beach holiday isnt our cup of tea, apart from being heat haters we like to explore, look, hear and experience, I can go to Bridlington Beach 5 miles away if I want sand, or Reighton gap a similar distance the other way. Because we live in rural area some big city experiences make a nice change, but not if they come with HEAT.

Well I can finally stop hiding in the Heat Haters thread today. Heavy rain this morning, with thick cloud and feels cooler and fresher finally. Looking at radar bike ride may be postponed until just before tea as there is big splodge of heavy rain covering most of Yorkshire. Even although we live in one of the cooler parts of Yorkshire the last week has been way beyond my comfort zone, the only highlight being the storm Saturday night, one of the most active I've witnessed for many years. I imagine grass will now have a final growth spurt.

Well the heat seems to hanging on here, 22c and overcast with 16c dewpoint. Very little wind, force 1 to 2, and what there is SW which is our worst direction. Weather pattern seems well and truly stuck at the moment. The forecast of fresher conditions always seems to be 'tomorrow' which never seems to come. As others have said looking ahead we may still not be out of the woods yet.

Depend which part, and which way you want to view. The top of Garrowby Hill gives good views across the Vale of York, another spot to consider would be Octon Cross Roads roundabout, where the B1249 and the B1253 cross. Although the views there are only fair you do have elevation, but its the option to head in any of the 4 compass points with good views within 6 to 8 miles, on good straight roads, you can get views of Holderness, Bridlington Bay, Scarborough, Malton, and the Humber all within about 15 mins drive.

Just posted a couple of clips of last nights storm in the Yorkshire and E England regional discussion thread, Certainly one of the most active storms I have seen for some years even although it wasn't a direct hit it was impressive. By the time the storm was in a location to be worth videoing from here activity had dropped to about 8-10 strikes per minute, down from the 20+ at its peak.

The storm yesterday evening was certainly impressive, I followed it on the radar, and it tracked NE from north west of Hull, across Beverley to Hornsea, dissipating out to sea off Bridlington South Bay. At its peak strike rate was about 20 strikes per minute, which were clearly visible to our south with a constant low rumbling, as it tracked across south of Bridlington we were able to see some good cloud to cloud strikes, although the intensity had diminished a bit by that point, averaging about 8-10 strikes a minute. There didnt appear to be a great deal of Cloud - Ground activity, if any, or it wasnt visible from here. Here are a couple of clips, thanks to Mrs Mike57 aka SWMBO. Video was shot looking SE from our location at Bempton IMG_1815~video_1_1.mp4 IMG_1814~video_1.mp4