mike57

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

A major storm has passed just to our south, heading out into the North Sea south of Bridlington. Continuous lightning, around 20 flashes a minute for a good 20 minutes visible from here, and a constant distant rumbling My guess is Hornsea got a direct hit.

Continuos lightning and and a constant rumbling now. I just counted 20 flashes in one minute. Just started raining but not hard. Checked radar and it going to miss us heading out to sea just south of Brid by the looks of things

Sis in law said it was thundering in Hull, and getting closer about an hour ago

Just looked at the radar, thunderstorms in the East Riding, yay, right at the sw corner, but there is hope, still 60 miles away from us but look to be heading NE.

This graphic I think shows how year on year maximums of got considerably higher. Blue years are less than 30c anywhere in UK, and general trend is upwards. This is covering whole of England, max temp each year.

Well we are still missing the worst of it here, 6c lower than Leconfield, which is 20 miles away. But humidity is very high, any outside tasks reduce you to a sea sweat in minutes. I have jobs which need doing at home but its too hot to even contemplate doing them. My problem is I was born in 1957 and there were years growing up in the 60s where we never even reached 30c, even in London where I was born. The current climate 'flip' seemed to manifest itself around 2000 - 2003. If you had said to people back in my childhood that we would get 40c in a heat wave, (well 104F as it was then) you would have been dismissed as crazy, and that the 40c would be felt as far north as Doncaster area the I think crazy would be replaced by something worse. And the same would go for a sustained 30c+ heatwave in September lasting 5+ days. I know the current thinking is average temperatures have risen by 1.5C, but the problem seems to be that peak temps have gone up by more than that. Add to that the recent few years have been noted for blocking patterns which seem to risen in both frequency and length, so the weather get stuck. Again growing up in say the 60s heatwaves were shorter and quickly replaced by a change to cooler conditions, the old saying, about a British summer, two fine days and thunderstorm, reflected the faster changing patterns. I suspect there id about 'global warming' that we will discover in the next 20 or so years, and I dont expect it to be good news.

I think the inverters might be an issue for a longer warranty. I use inverters in industry for motor applications and its very rare to get more than a 3 year warranty. By the nature of what they are they are the bit most likely to fail. Any longer warranties would probably be insurance based, and might work out quite expensive. The economics of solar look pretty bleak to be honest with long payback periods unless you can get subsidies.

This spell also raises the question, what temperature would have been acheived if this set-up had occured in July? My guess is well north of 40c. I hate to say this but I predict that the current 40c record will be broken again in the next few years. Also just noted that Aultbea, on the NW coast of Scotland is currently showing 23.9c, that would be pretty exceptional even in high summer.

Thanks for that link, this is what I have been looking for. SWMBO wants our bedroom redecorating soon, so my thought is to do aircon at the same time, aircon is also on SWMBO wish list, and mine as well. Probably do it over this winter. Whilst running costs are a consideration there comes a point where you just have to suck it up because of discomfort. Our bedroom faces SW with a low horizon, so in the summer gets full sun right up until sunset. I have put solar film on the window, which is quite large, and this helps. In high summer we have some extra reflective boards to further reduce heat, but over the last few summers they are not proving to be enough. Passive measures can only go so far.

I have made bug meshes for our windows A simple wooden frame which fits in the window frame when the window is open. The mesh is a fine stainless mesh off Amazon, cost around £30 for enough for two windows, fine enough to keep all but the smallest things out (Thrips are the main one that get through), certainly mozzie proof. The wire that forms the weave is fine enough not to obstruct the air flow. Also keeps larger animals in or out, our cat has to have 'mouth check' before being allowed back in as she bring prestents home, and our neighbours cat would visit given the opportunity, she has the nickname Six Dinners. The wing nut and washer connect it the window catch when in place to ensure it stays put. Obviously each window is a custom job, we have 4, two front and two back so you get a chance of a through draft. They have proved invaluable over the last few years. Seriously thinking about a screen door for the front door, which faces North so coolest area around the house. We are going to have to look to other counties going forwards for how we design our houses, the southern USA. Spain etc. Even without A/C there is a lot that can be done, but I think winter project will be to get A/C in one room, our bedroom, so that when the 40c record is broken again in a few years we will have one comfortable room to retreat to.

Well the sea fret has come in hereon the east coast and temps down to 19c but very humid. This was the view out of our back garden about 20 mins ago Better than heat and sun...

16c here this morning but humidity must be close to 100%. Sun now out. Hopefully a sea breeze will kick in later, but very little breeze now. I am doing a major home office reconfiguration to introduce new hardware and bin old stuff. I am sweating like a pig. Another unfortunate consequence of heat is I tend to get the s**ts, but at least I am now WFH until next Thursday so should be out of the worst of it.

Well got on a train home in Manchester, it was stifling and that without using NSFW words. Just got off at Seamer which is a couple of miles outside Scarborough and it's pleasant. An on shore breeze and although warmer than I would expect my guess is that its may be 17 - 18c, well within my comfort zone. There is a hint of sea fret. A remarkable difference.

Well I've been over in Chorley today, and it feels like someone has left the doors to Hell open. Now on an air conditioned train back home. Bempton has been 22 today, a bit over my personal comfort zone but not too bad so can't wait to get home. What I find concerning is that when I grew up in 60s there were years when we never made 30, now we are getting heatwaves in September, and not one day but a multiple day events. I think something in the climate has flipped, as the changes even since 2000 have been significant.