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ECM 0z already showing that mid-Atlantic ridge flattening out, a few cooler days and then back to what we have been accustomed to on and off this summer (low pressure closer to Scotland) and some relatively humid Tm air to the south...
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51 minutes ago, lassie23 said:
Is this the last throws of summer? A northerly will be setting in end of this month.
I'd be surprised, yes looks like a fairly chilly northerly towards the end of the week could be on the cards but plenty of time for that 'heat bubble of Europe' to reassert itself again...
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Another decent start to the day on the banks of the River Crouch, not a cloud in the sky...and start of Burnham Week, reached 29.2c yesterday.
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9 hours ago, Updated_Weather said:
Nope. 3 days above 28c in the London area is deemed a heatwave.
Check MetO heat issue which is currently Level 3.
Yeah you're right...so here in the south east a 5 day heatwave back in July, doubt will surpass that now. I'm just looking forward to some depressions that will move into Europe and mix the conditions up on the continent (something we see little of over recent summers)/
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'Heatwave' is termed as 30c or above in southern England, - tomorrow, Monday and possibly Tuesday in south eastern parts could get up to that threshold and if believed 12z shows a similar occurrence next weekend!
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Refreshingly cool outside this evening with a hint of mist after a beautiful day a max of 25.6c here, dry as pharaohs sock out in my garden.
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ECM 12z is just a rinse and repeat of similar synoptics...
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3 hours ago, TomSE12 said:
with Temperatures easing back, closer to normal.
How many times have we heard this over the last few years, particularly in Summer and Autumn...thanks for the update Tom.
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Thanks for that Blessed Weather, strangely I thought the BH Monday last August was quite good and warm. Maybe I was thinking of another year, according to weatheronline archives sunshine was at a minimum and max temperatures were no higher than 20c in the south east.
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4 hours ago, stainesbloke said:
We did indeed have a very nice BH weekend last August, which was very enjoyable. Followed a pretty unremarkable month, but the previous 3 months to that were fantastic (if you’re not in the welly brigade).
Plenty of rain in W London in recent weeks, everything looking very green and lush. Your part of the region has certainly appeared to have received a lot less. That is not unusual, the E is usually driest.
Anyway, enjoy the nice weather
August 2018 actually started very warm, I think it was Blessed Weather who showed me the max temps in the country for the opening week or so and they were all high 20's and into the 30's, but thereafter up until near months end got progressively cooler and unsettled.
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2 hours ago, stainesbloke said:
Great to see summery weather and warmth returning the region and amazingly, just in time for the BH weekend. I’m sure holidaymakers and associated businesses will be happy, after a lacklustre and often wet month, so far. Nothing too extreme forecast, temperature-wise, so shouldn’t feel too bad.
Think we had a good August Bank Holiday last year...often wet? up north and in some central parts maybe...first 9 days here how no measurable rainfall and the last few days have had next to nothing, garden is very dry and nothing growing and lawn browning up.
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2 hours ago, Surrey said:
Summer is back ladies gents...girls and boys... Some said they were putting the garden furniture away.. Get it back out!!!
Watch this summer now roll on and on and on... Scrap Autumn,, straight into a cold winter then a quick recovery into Spring 2020... That is wishful thinking
Partly agree, watch summer roll on and on and then go into Autumn which lasts right through to March with a few days of Winter
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5 hours ago, TomSE12 said:
Morning all,
Up early with a cuppa and a recording of MeteoGroup's Weather for the Week Ahead, with Susan Powell.
After pouring cold water earlier in the Week, on a warm/hot spell developing, as we head into the Bank Holiday Weekend and beyond, MeteoGroup have now come into line with other Forecast Agencies, in suggesting that scenario is very much "on the cards." Susan's headline caption stated, "Settling down, becoming warmer".
Ms Powell stated that a pretty weak Jet Stream will be meandering North, taking rain bearing weather systems well away from our area. Over the Weekend, the weak Jet Stream will split and a branch of it will push South, to the West of the UK, which will make Forecasting a little "tricky" but it doesn't look to have any adverse influence, on the weather for our Region.
Today sees High Pressure in charge, over our area. So dry with long sunny spells today, with Max.Temps around 23/24c, for the London area. Tomorrow, sees a band of rain "fizzling out" as it moves towards our Region. So, we stay dry with sunny spells and a Max. of 24c, for the London area.
Friday again dry with long sunny spells and Max.Temps, for the London area up to 26c, as we start to import some warmer air, from the Continent. Both Saturday and Sunday look to stay dry and sunny for our Region with Max.Temps up a notch further, at 28c for the London area.
A stronger Jet Stream looks to push further North as we head into next Week, maintaining a good deal of dry, sunny and very warm weather for our Region. Max.Temps for the London area around 28c on Bank Holiday Monday and 27c, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
So, a settled and very warm spell of weather in the offing for our area and seemingly no rain in the Forecast, either.
That's my interpretation of MeteoGroup's extended Forecast for our Region, seen through the eyes of Susan Powell.
Regards,
Tom.
As predicted by a number on here a week/10 days ago...and certainly a possibility of going into the first week/10 days of September as no signs of the jet stream being anywhere near the UK. Makes you wonder with global warming if largely our weather is getting increasingly more predictable?
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16 hours ago, TomSE12 said:
A couple of hours ago, I spoke to local Meteorologist, Ian Currie. I havn't spoke to Mr.Currie since about, late January.
Ian is of the opinion, as Forecast Models are suggesting, that after this rather Autumnal spell of weather has passed, the weather will settle down and high pressure will build in. He believes this weather type could last into September, with some very warm weather, even hot at times, for this stage of the Year.
We both spoke about the lack of thunder days, in our Region. Commenting on relatively High Pressure in the Biscay area, forcing likely French imported t/storms further east, resulting in the dreaded E.Sussex/Kent "Clipper" variety, the bane of thunder lovers, located elsewhere in our Region.
As I commented a few weeks ago, regarding the likelihood of French imported t/storms reaching the London area. I've noticed in recent Years that these thundery "plumes" seem to arrive with steering winds flowing from SSW > NNE. When t/storms initiate east of the Cherbourg Peninsula with steering winds from a SSW point, these storms are likely to affect just the extreme S.E., of our Region (E.Sussex/Kent).
The type of thundery outbreaks drifting North from France, affecting the London area were more common back in the 1960's/70's. It was one such outbreak in June 1966, that began my fear of lightning/thunder. Almost certainly an MCS, the t/storm beginning around Midnight and still rumbling away, at 6 AM!!
For whatever reason, the dynamics of these thundery breakdowns seem to have changed. Ian Currie agrees with the sentiment, as last Summer proved "heat doesn't necessarily equate to thunder". It can be as "hot as hell" but without a triggering mechanism, thunder will struggle to occur.
Regards,
Tom.
Sort of backs up a few members thoughts of a week ago about the weather becoming generally more settled and warm/very warm once again...a little in the balance as per your second post but the general theme is there.
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Yes they do, quite readily recommended by GP's as the only Vitamin tablet that does any good...but go for quality.
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Utterly dreadful winter 2013/14...weeks without sun (no exaggeration) and constant rain, wind and mildness. The Vitamin D tablets and cardboard box with daylight lamp was out in force in those months! SADDDD! (to quote Partridge).
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23.2c max today and in Pm air (of sorts) between an area of 2 low pressures...again like the 26c made last Friday warmer than it should be in such synoptics, downhill again tomorrow.
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Dismal summers day...rain 4.8mm and has been raining/drizzling on and off since 10.30am and a max temp of 17.7c but has felt colder than that due to the wind picking up in the afternoon.
5 hours ago, stainesbloke said:It’s the thought of this weather possibly for the next 7 months that depresses me, but maybe it’ll be different, this year? Continuing to belt it down here at Heathrow
7 months might be a bit OTT even for this country, 2013/14 winter was one of the most depressing I can remember for rain, cloud and mildness but even that only lasted from late November to the early March (but seemed a lot longer)...but in most dank gloomy autumns / winters we generally have some spells of brighter weather with a lull in proceedings but I generally get where you're coming from.
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All I can say there must be BIG variations from north to south, WildswimmerPete comes from Runcorn which isn't that far north in the UK (near Liverpool) seems to be getting the rough end of this summer as well as some folk in northern central areas towards Lincolnshire and as we know parts of Scotland have been deluged over the last couple of weeks. Other posters towards the West Country, southern areas and particularly the south east and East Anglia have had generally pleasant conditions just with the odd unsettled day and been largely dry up until Friday last week for the last 6 weeks. So to summarise big variations in such a small country...interesting to note how synoptically the weather has largely come from west to east since the start of July which hasn't always been the case over recent summers which I'm sure will break in the next few weeks and punting on a more settled spell with more anti-cyclonic weather end of the month.
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Miserable here today, rain 4 mm and at last a colder than average day and quite considerably 17.9c max.
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Temps still remaining just above normal here, had a max of 22.5c here today - not 1 day so far this month even slightly below normal but fancy that might change in the next couple of days.
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13 hours ago, Don said:
Could be correct there. However, up until a week or so ago, it has been a dustbowl summer in the south this year.
Largely been dry here with the odd rainy day since near the last week of June...temps above normal and quite a few dry days with some blustery conditions, not wall to wall sunshine like last summer but so far not bad.
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Still managed 22.2c in all the wind today (so far the coolest day this month) - not saying a lot, we might finally get a 'cool' day eventually though have to say felt a tad chilly this evening.
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Windier this afternoon than this morning here with sustained winds around 25mph gusting to around 42mph, just walked the dog through the park where sizeable branches had broken off but that's about it.
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Summer 2019 - Moans, Ramps, Chat etc
in Spring Weather Discussion
Posted · Edited by Froze were the Days
Since late June here in the south east (on the coast) the summer has been not bad - dry spells, warmer than average (with the odd rainy/breezy windy day thrown in) and just the odd day not making the average max temperature...6.5/10 for me so far!
Currently about as dry as it ha been all summer...garden water butts are almost empty.