I never met him either, aj; but he was always very pleasant and personable...I'll never forget our talking about a thunderstorm midway between Olney and Kempston...
And in the mean time, a coolish and mostly fine week might end on a rather thundery note; mostly from the Midlands southward...And all that in one sentence!
I'm wondering whether the current ENSO-situation might be playing havoc with the model predictions? The do all seem to be somewhat haphazard in their respective outputs...