Jon Somerset

Almost complete opposite of yesterday. As noted by others we got the long periods of clouds and showers and zero sun until about 4.30 when cluds broke and sun finally appeared. Temperatures rose a degree or so to 16C on drive home inland and a pleasant evening with enough sun to keep air on cusp of comfortable allowed relatively comfortable sitting-out-in-garden weather (with jumper after 7.00 pm mind). Currently a fine sunset - and yes it is red so fingers crossed!

Pleasant day in Bridgwater with sunshine from the start and a warm afternoon at 21C!. Heavy clouds appeared to east late afternoon which I drove into in my 20 mile drive home inland. Drove into heavy rain with temperature drop from 19C to 13C. Has been grey, overcast and drizzly since.

As for most of us a dull day with low cloud and some rain, temporarily brighter with even a few minutes of sunshine in B'water lunchtime. Late sun. Slightly warmer than Monday by a degree or so.

We seem to have drawn the long straw here again mid-Somerset/Bridgwater area sun arrived about 8.30 a.m. and despite cloud and rather theatening skies to the south we had good periods of sun and reached the dizzy hights of 20C with no rain since ovenight. Pleasant evening despite growing cloud. Amazing!

I've been round and about the Somerset coast today and my temperature gauge has not risen above 15 C. Very blustery and dull on Burnham sea front with unhappy holidaymakers wandering aimlessly. I have my pullover on. Sun finally made an appearance here at 7.00 pm.

Since I got used to continental summer most years on holiday I think I've developed an expectation of better weather here. But we have had great summers, particularly in the early 90's and that set us up to expect them as the norm. It feels as if we have been very unlucky here with some of the best weather landing on weekdays and then becoming cool and miserable at the weekends. The SE has definately had better summers than the rest of us - but last year it was the other way round. I'm unsure if it's wishful thinking, or a real change in the weather patterns. But I did seriously consider living by the med for a while to get the long decent days of sun and heat - which I love. Knowing we can get them here but not getting them for several years now increases the frustration which is reflected by many on this forum.

The temperatures forecasted are about right and there is a cool breeze but grey day with rain has not occurred apart from early hours. Skies started to clear at about ten (in Taunton area) and now it is cool and breezy with short sunny intervals. Rather like a spring day than a summer one.

Nowhere near as bad as I was expecting from past forecasts. Wet period of light rain early morning ended about 10.00 a.m. with mild periods of dry, eventually followed by broken cloud with some sun. We've had more sun today here than last Saturday already! Very clear air with fine views and cloudscapes again. Not an untypical low pressure summer day really. I must be in good mood

Fine day in mid-somerset today - warm and sunny all day with temperatures remaining about 21 degrees until evening. Little cloud. Proper summers day.

Mid-Somerset seems to have drawn the long straw today - some relatively heavy cloud over lunch-time but otherwise good periods of sun with little breeze causing a decent temperature of about 20-21 degrees. If all days were like this for a while I would be content.

Intresting to see how different weather here is only about thirty miles west from Warminster. Clouds remained thick all day (lights needed inside at 7.00 pm) no rain. 18 degree. Yesterday much warmer with hazy sunshine between clouds. Hoping upcoming full moon will portent better change in weather - weekend forecasts look abysmal.

Day redeemed at 5.30 pm when cloud finally broke and we are now enjoying a lovely summer's evening. Warmer now than mid-afternoon.

We seem to be stuck on the edge of the weather system here as I can see sun to the north about five miles away, but low cloud cover has increased again bringing temperatures down and dull light compared to a.m. Further south even darker so may be raining there. Sun has not shone here today at all making whole weekend very disappointing. However this has maintained my essay output and I have now more or less finished work I had procrsatinated over for weeks so perhaps weather gods did this on purpose. :excl:

Cloud remained in charge overnight; morning started with mat of low cloud. This is now breaking up making day brighter - higher mat also starting to break up with some glimpses of blue so hopeful of a pleasant afternoon. 17 at present.

Cloud remained resolutely stck over my house all afternoon with one 'sunny spell' of about ten minutes. Cool, and eventually rained at 6 p.m.. Blue now appearing to north and south but cloud still over my house. Oh come on!!! At least this got one and a half esssays written.

Started pleasantly with good mixture of sun and clouds - enough sun to make it warm sitting out but clouds have grown and are now joining up to obscure almost all the blue that was left. temperature has dropped about a degree or so as a result. Rather runbbish low cloud now affecting local RAF air display - it might even rain.

Disappointing day here today despite better forecast. Perhaps they got yesterday and today muddled. Remained cloudy with little sun and lots of showers. Summer warmth keeping it from being very cold but no-one out in their gardens - more like early October really.

Cool day today with very heavy rain in the afternoon with -hooray! - Thunder. Early evening prolonged period of dry with sunshine raising temperatures pleasantly despite cooler than average. Very clear air with great views and fine cloudscapes. Could be worse.

Out here in mid-Somerset the sun went behind growing cloud at about 11.00 a.m. and has steadfastly refused to appear since then. Quite thick and grey now despite areas of blue to South and North. Given up and started writing essays. :unsure: