Snowshine

July 20, 2023

The argument that some people here have against climate change doesn't really make sense. Just because a heatwave in a particular location hasn't been the most severe in history, doesn't mean that on a global scale temperatures haven't increased.

Having said that, I do think heat warnings are being issued unnecessarily at times, and consequently people may end up taking them less seriously. For instance, in Greece they issued a "red heat warning" in the Ionian Islands where temperatures are only slightly higher than normal.

July 19, 2023

2 hours ago, Northwest NI said:

This is where I’m at. I don’t like any of the changes. If it’s not broke don’t fix it - seems to be one of the hardest concepts to follow in the modern age.

So we shouldn't attempt to make things look better or improve them because "it's not broke"? Going by this logic, the site would still look like this:

July 19, 2023

4 hours ago, CoventryWeather said:

You seem to take anomalies too seriously. The GFS and other ensembles are hinting for high pressure and warmer air at the end of July and start of August, which is when the professionals (Tamara I believe is one) here are stating a change. These charts update daily, and may not notice the changes until the next day or two when certainty rises.

Nonsense. The latest long-term outlook by the Met Office (and other credible forecasters) is depressing. We're almost guaranteed to be stuck with low pressure until at least the end of the month, unless you're talking about another country that is?

July 18, 2023

You know, if it wasn't for the longer days I wouldn't be able to tell if it's July or October, especially on days like today.

We skipped Spring, and after one month of Summer we seemed to have advanced to Autumn.

July 16, 2023

10 hours ago, LeeKay/ said:

Great is it not? Missed all the good stuff i have, i feel you pain but the clouds and wind have gave visuals at least?

Yeah there's been a few nice visuals, albeit nothing spectacular.

For those interested, here is a map showing every recorded lightning strike in the region over the last 30 days.

July 15, 2023

Really am getting tired of this month now. Barely any sunshine to speak of, and not a single thunderstorm (which is in contrast to most areas of the Midlands). Bring on August for crying out loud!

July 15, 2023

Seems that my location has dodged every storm over the last three weeks... today being no exception.

Southern areas have also been missing out in general.

July 14, 2023

Bottom of the barrel kind-of 'summer' weather today, akin to what you'd expect in November.

July 11, 2023

So much cloud cover here bar the odd sunny spell, and looking rather autumnal for the next two weeks at least...

July 9, 2023

Just another day of dodging storms here in Warwickshire.

July 9, 2023

Another day of nothingness in the South Midlands

June 20, 2023

1 hour ago, Phildb2 said:

Going to be a very lively night AGAIN

Not seeing anything exceptional in the forecast, perhaps a few thundershowers?

June 18, 2023

30 minutes ago, Phildb2 said:

Absoletely torrential rain heading up into South Warwickshire now , more thunder forecast for 9PM in Leamington Spa

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Don't think there's any energy left for thunderstorms today.

June 18, 2023

11 minutes ago, Azuremoon2 said:

yea Shropshire, Cheshire and Worcestershire missed out on most of it.

Worcestershire didn't do too badly, fair bit of activity in Redditch earlier and Worcester recently. Looks like South Warwickshire and North Staffordshire did the worst in the region.