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Feels really humid out here, not the predicted cool. Sun poking out as well, yuk humidity. Think if the sun stayed out for long temps would rocket. Must be over 18c already.

I think tonight in the south east could well be like waiting for snow. It just doesnt look right, huge area of no thunderstorms to the south of us. I think the phrase odd thunderstorm comes to mind.

The same as all those lovely cold charts you posted in the winter, lol... To be honest I got the impression that late spring and early summer was always going to be average to below average, so these cool trends in the models dont surprise me at all.

Lovely day, nice and fresh, deep blue skies till little while ago. I can imagine some big moans in here for coastal regions this week with a cool north east wind. Just hope we can keep blue skies.

Is everyone else round here getting a greenfly plague over the last few days. In the last half hour they are out in force, millions of them.

That's a nice little link. Thank you.

25c here. Feels like a sauna. NIce crashes of thunder from the mouth of the estuary.

The storms are a nice start to the summer but this humid feel is very unwelcome. Bring back yesterday. Seems strange, its nice and cool the thunderstorms come and its sticky as hell.

AN absolute perfect storm of short length. Really heavy rain and some thunder and lightning, very unusual at 7am. Perfect timing for the oldest's paper round....... Not often you see the purple and white radar echos right over the top of you.

If every day was like today for the rest of the summer, it would be lovely. Perfect blue skies with bits of cloud, nice breeze, perfect temperature.

The brighter sunnier bits have arrived for an hour or so. However still not much over 13c.

Lol exactly what I was thinking. This was supposed to be the best day a few days ago. I keep reading its a lovely day everywhere??? Maybe but not here, heavy drizzle this morning. Still cloudy and cool at 14c. It is getting brighter though.

Seeing as we have had the Azores high in its place all winter pretty much. Is this something that could persist for a long while yet. Often said by many forecasters that a strong azores high gives us our good summers and if missing early spring its often looked for for signs of summer. Personally I prefer the Scandi summer high.

I see we have the same pie in the sky forecasts being produced. Yesterday being a prime example. Frosty gave run down of the 00hrs and showed a chart for 10th may, large heap of pretty pink snow based mainly over north east and rain else where. Then on the 12 hrs he showed some lovely temps charts with temps topping 22c over south/south east, oh and the snow fields had now 18c. With huge numbers in the winter on here that would have been mayhem, however it just goes to show the models just dont produce eye candy in the heart of dec to feb.......

Thanks. I am not saying it wont feel cold up north, but I also dont think many realise how cold it has been down here in the south east and east. One question I would like to ask the experts. It seems to me that this winter, there has been a larger than normal tendency for models to produce outcomes that always get watered down nearer the time, not the famous easterly here today gone tomorrow. More especially the cold blasts from the northern latitudes which just never really make it, is there a particular reason for this and will it continue.

What the models show for this part of the world, is today tomorrow the warmest days. Sunday onwards will still be warmer than the last week. I realise this is not true for most central south west and northern uk. However I must speak up for the east and south east dwellers. It will be warmer than last week. Apart from the northern part of the UK, I think its another case of over the top models like all winter. PLease note I am not saying it wont be feeling cool up north, however I think we need to really back down from literally reading every run as taken and look more overall. I feel that I need to get the duvets out for my plants and stick the heating on at 30c reading here for the last few days. Sorry not meant as a swipe, however I do think more overall model reading is needed. Thank you.

I have to say that I know you guys are only reporting on what the models churn out. However but surely this type of scenario has been progged so many times and every time its no where near as bad/cold by the time it gets here. Also for the south east and east coast dwellers it may not be any colder after the last few days of fresh easterlies, I know today/tomorrow much warmer here but its been dam perishing.

Forcasts say for the south east staying at 12c from thursday to sunday. Not sure where the 18-20c comes from. It will feel like winter again down here if there is little sun. Sorry that should also include FRostys quote.

St Christoph looks like its mid winter not spring there, real picture postcard stuff. Been to St Anton well late in the season, ski in the morning early lunch, also the real mans skiing shirt off and sking, just dont fall over lol...

Currently 8c, been foggy all day, sun trying its best but never really making it. Typical april/may weather with onshore breeze. As close as 2 roads away its been sunny all day. So when the fronts come down at the weekend it will warm up here......as the wind will be off the land.

What a rubbish week. 7c fresh northerlies, cold damp. Did see an amazing rainbow that went onto the mudflats and lit up a couple of boats and close by as well not the very distance ones. Pot of gold still didn't turn up. lol...

Just read that good chance of seeing the northern lights even down here if skies are clear.

Cloudy, odd brighter bits and 7/8c, not to much wind....... Oh and no snow.....or sleet or anywhere near it......

Just over 10c here today, lovely in the garden, feeling cold out though. You can feel the cold out now, looking over towards the river, one can see low clouds starting to roll in. I say thank you for a nice week and hello crap weekend.

Last night Cloud 10 stated that it was phase 8 going into phase 1. Is this because the models have changed or different peoples interpretations. A genuine question as the MJO has been quoted so much this year.