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A stunning summers day today. Beautiful right from first thing this morning (5:30am) with a little mist rising from the valley quickly lifting into intricate mares tails for most of the morning. Completely clear sky now and the sun is still very warm. Must admit that if it gets much hotter by the weekend it’ll be uncomfortable outside…..but I am definitely not complaining. Are we in for a prolonged very warm/hot and dry spell? Let’s hope the reservoirs are all full.
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OK, what have you done with summer, then? A typical - for October Atlantic - storm is currently bringing frequent heavy showers and a strong gusty wind that’s really more suitable for mid-autumn. Come back June - all is forgiven.
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The hot and sunny morning has given way to a very warm, sultry afternoon with thickening cloud. Looks like there’s some rain north of here judging by the radar and if a storm wanted to form then these are the perfect conditions. Can’t move around too much - it’s too humid and muggy. Will keep an eye on the radar in case we get some more exciting weather later…..
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Another beautiful day for the solstice - warm and sunny, probably got to 24C at some point, and only light clouds. Tomorrow looks the same or even better but after that it’s a little downhill for the next week or so.
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13 hours ago, The4Seasons said:
Another beautiful sunset sky tonight. Photos taken near Cowbridge in Vale of Glamorgan. I just love these colourful scenes
Me too! Lovely photos! Here I am enjoying an almost perfect summers day, at last. Light air, plenty of sun and only light cumulus, together with perfect temperature. One day like this is worth enduring a fortnight of rain and wind, really.
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Cloudy, cool and very breezy here today but serious rain has yet to make an appearance. Daily rain forecast for this location has altered from 10mm this morning to 2.9mm now, so definitely not as wet as predicted. Hopefully there’s still time for the garden to be well watered before another dry looking week next week?
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No heatwave here, then. After a sunny, warm but breezy morning the temperature has just fallen at least 5 degrees in about an hour as a tranche of low cloud drifted in quite quickly from the Irish Sea. No sun here now - just an insistent breeze and 100% cloud cover. I don’t like the heat that the south east of England is reporting but it would be nice to have seen a bit more of the sun today, at least! Tomorrow is a tricky one to predict because the main belt of heaviest rain could be further south, or further north. We just don’t know yet…..
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On 07/06/2022 at 06:12, snefnug said:
Should be lovely seaside weather today.
Having spent a week in your area I have to say that you are very lucky! The area around Llangollen is so beautiful and has so many attractions it’s hard to imagine a lovelier place. We visited Chirk, Pontcysyllte, Glyn Ceriog, and Bala among others, but the jewel is Lake Vyrnwy. And the Corn Mill at Llangollen has the most incredible location overlooking the river and the old station. Loved it all. Must come back again some day.
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10 hours ago, snefnug said:
I love Erdigg, it’s so Downright homely. Chirk Castle is fab in its grandiose way but doesn’t have that below stairs visual history you get at Erdigg. Hope you have a great time. Don’t forget to either walk across Pontcysyllte Aqueduct or, more my personal choice, the aqueduct at Chirk.
Visited Erdigg today and I’m with you completely. To see that interior completely unchanged from over 100 years ago and all the outbuildings looking like they could come back to life tomorrow - fascinating. And the gardens, and the woodland walk….would love to come back again sometime. The weather was perfect really - cloudy and cool - as it would have been less enjoyable in hot sunshine. Might take a longer drive tomorrow as we’d like to see Llandudno for the first time but we’ll definitely visit the Pontycysllte aqueduct this week - it’s only down the road!
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20 hours ago, snefnug said:
You might be near me! Sort of mizzly rain at the moment. Hope it clears up a bit to walk a dog.
We are staying between Llangollen and Trevor and the countryside around this part of Wales is glorious! Wet and miserable yesterday which was a shame but hopefully there’ll be some sunshine at some point this week. There’s a lot to see in this area but I want to visit Erdigg and Chirk castle in particular. It’s another grey day today with very low cloud base but not raining so far….
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Staying near Llangollen for a week. A few days ago the models were ALL promising a week of warm sunshine here - honestly! Now we have rain all day today followed by sunshine and showers for the rest of the week. I sometimes wonder if any of the weather models really know more than I can find out just by looking out of the window……
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Another lovely Spring day with 50/50 blue skies and cumulus clouds, and if it wasn’t for the uncomfortably cold northerly breeze it would probably be around 18c or 19c. As it is, we’re only at about 14c which is not really warm enough when it’s almost June! Come on, Summer, get your act together!
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A beautiful, completely cloudless, calm and sunny morning here. This is more like it! I don’t mind that it’s not a heatwave, either, because I prefer temperatures that I can work in, and it’s also great weather for a walk.
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Dull and grey again today but the rain from yesterday has moved on. The strong winds are persisting though, and set to strengthen during the day. It’s more like March than May. At least there is some sun in the forecast over the weekend and even next week. We will have to wait and see if this is accurate…..
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2 hours ago, StormChaseUK said:
The pressure build over Russia does seem to cause low pressure to get stuck over us in summer months
Very unlucky to be stuck between the 2 areas of high pressure
Correct me if I’m wrong, but that chart is 14 days away? I don’t think we should be getting worried about charts in far FI. Earlier this month the charts were all showing an unbroken warm sunny spell of five or six days mid month which changed to cool, cloudy and showery with only four days notice. I don’t see any reason why the real weather in early June can’t overturn the current charts, maybe more than once, by the 1st June.
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This GFS 0z rainfall accumulation chart shows a fairly dry end to the month of May in many central and south eastern areas with less than 3mm in the south east by 01/06 and less than 5mm widely in central areas…..
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It’s been pretty changeable here for the last couple of weeks but rain has not been a problem. The main feature has been the wind which has returned again and again from different directions and many garden plants have suffered. It’s grey and drizzly here this morning but calmer than lately and the ground needs watering so I’m not complaining. Looks like another unsettled few days ahead with the possibility of sunnier conditions at the end of the month, although this might change of course…..
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Looks like it could be a nice weekend with plenty of sunshine. Then a couple of cloudy wet days followed by a long period of increasingly sunny and warm weather through the middle of the month. Very very welcome if it happens, and may we enjoy plenty of warm sunny weather throughout June, July and August to please all the holidaymakers making Wales their destination this summer.
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The post at the top of this page mentions snow in Cardiff at the end of March and now we are enjoying a lovely settled spell, with above average temperatures, light winds and an almost perfect combination of sun and rain to boost the growing season. How things can change in four or five weeks! That’s why I’m fascinated by the weather - it really is a challenge to predict.
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On 20/04/2022 at 06:38, snefnug said:
Sprummer seems to me to sum up weather at the moment, too early officially for summer, and a wee bit warmer than it should be for spring, maybe it’s the new climate shift. Anyway, I’m happy in it and it’s so uplifting to see spring blossoming in the garden and hear sounds of buzzing insects busying away.
Couldn’t agree more. Bonus early this morning as I heard a cuckoo calling in the woods across the valley - first time for a long long time and maybe also signs of climate changes?
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On 17/04/2022 at 16:36, snefnug said:
Quite a lovely day, warm in the sun, if a tad windy, a lovely Easter weekend. Good to have rain tonight as ground surprisingly dry. Sprummer officially declared as have depilated winter leg pelts and have completely over exerted self in garden.
Two things I’ve never heard before - ‘sprummer’ and ‘leg pelts’. . Love it! Will have to find a use for those myself! In the meantime, lovely day here and throughout Pembs as we had a visit to Broad Haven in the sunshine but a cool breeze took the edge off if you weren’t behind a wall! Some nice sunny weather to come this week and not a lot of rain which I agree has dried the ground out a lot. Loads of tadpoles in the pond basking on the sunniest side so Spring has definitely arrived. Happy days!
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Not too bad here the last couple of days, with some sunshine and a little warmth too. No heatwave, but at least it’s a bit more like Spring. Now waiting for for this rain band to move through later today and tonight - the wind is getting up and it’s getting very hazy overhead - it’s not as warm as yesterday but still very pleasant. Better than the usual Easter weekend washout any day!
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Looking enviously at the clear sunny skies you guys in the east are enjoying while we are having to endure a full overcast with low cloud base, a cool breeze and even some drizzle. Ugh!
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Wales have beaten Austria in the World Cup play offs! Now they must wait until June to see who wins the game between Scotland and …..Ukraine!
Competition: How hot is it going to be?
in Spring Weather Discussion
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36.9C at Heathrow airport, Sunday 17th July.
For Wales - 32.8C at Cardiff airport! Same day.
Extra points if I’m right twice, please. (no chance, then….)