TonyH

Clear intervals last night. Cloudy start then spells of hazy sun this morning. Cloudy pm, a little light rain at times early afternoon, then periods often moderate rain and drizzle since 1600. Cool with a light to moderate NW to west breeze, Min: 8.0c @ 0200 Max: 16.2c @ 0930 Rain yest: Nil Rain since 10am today: 9.5mm Currently: Murky, continuous moderate rain and drizzle. Temp: 12.7c RH: 96% Pressure: 1025mbar, falling slowly.

Indeed models showed some rain for Midlands today as early as last weekend, I mentioned it in my weekly guide.

Clear to cloud last night, misty before dawn. Rather cloudy to early afternoon, a spit of drizzle early morning, then sunny periods. Moderate NW breeze. Min: 4.2c @ 0200 Max; 18.3c @ 1600 Rain yesterday: Trace Dry since 10am. Currently: Clear intervals Temp: 9c RH: 92% Pressure: 1033mbar, steady.

1984 was sunny and dry?

In June that was, frosts very unusual even at this prone spot in July.

Well we had an air frost just below 0c several years ago Keith, so not long ago.

Clear with a grass frost last night. Foggy after 0400 thi cleared by 0630. Sunny am, sunny spells pm, a cloudier spell 13 -1530. Warmer, light to moderate variable/ NNW breeze. Min: +1.8c @ 0330 Max: 20.4c @ 1330 Rain yesterday/ today: Nil Est Sun: 11 hours Currently: Clear and chilly. Temp: 6.5c RH: 94% Pressure: 1032mbar, rising slowly

People dreaming of future warmth while it already FEELS warm and is sunny here and I am sure in some other areas.

Anyone feel cold last night? Many parts of Wales below 5c and 2c with a ground frost for Ceredigion.

Mostly cloudy with a few sunny intervals am. Sunny pm, moderate to fresh NW breeze, rather cool. Min: 9.9c @ 0600 Max: 16.4c @ 1800 Rain yesterday: 3mm Dry since 10am today Est sun: 10 hours Currrently: Sunny Temp: 12c RH: 73% Pressure: 1027mbar, steady

Cloudy and quite windy today. Very cool by day, with light to moderate showers this afternoon. Fresh west to NW wind. Min: 11.1c @ 0830 Max: 12.7c @ 1730 Rain yesterday: 0.2mm Rain since 10am today: 3mm Est sun from webcam: 0.5 hours Currently: Bright intervals Temp: 11c RH: 91% Pressure: 1018mbar, rising rapidly

[font=arial][size=3][b]Headline: Fairly dry and bright, cool at first then quite warm from mid week[/b][/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]Some dry, bright and warm weather early last week, 25c at Rugby on Wednesday, their warmest day of the year to date. Then some rain and showers about, with thundery showers over Birmingham and Wolverhampton on Thursday evening. However, overall quite small amounts of rain during the past week, just 5mm having fallen at Llanwnnen and 10mm at Coventry. Much cooler and windy this weekend but things set to improve once more, and another reasonably dry week to come - June is turning out fairly dry if on the cool side.[/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]Sunday afternoon continues chilly with plenty of cloud and occasional, mostly light showers, with some areas again escaping these, lucky to better 60f (16c) anywhere, very cool. The blustery NW wind moderates overnight as the low currently over Scotland moves into the North Sea, becoming dry with clear spells, minima 7 to 9c. Monday looks a mainly dry day with a ridge moving into the west, a few showers are possible more especially over the Midlands but most places missng them. Sunny intervals on Monday, but a cool NW breeze and highs only 15 to 17c. Clear periods and a chilly Monday night, lows of 5c in places inland. High pressure builds more decisively from the SW during Tuesday although perhaps not enough to prevent a scattering of showers to develop, as there will be cool upper atmosphere pool encouraging them, again though many places will miss these showers altogether. Quite cool in spite of sunny spells maxima 17 to 19c, and with another chilly clear night to follow, a local grass frost not out of the question, as air temperatures get down to 4c in favoured cold hollows. [/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]High pressure close to Ireland on Wednesday and the upper atmosphere is starting to warm up, so dry and largely sunny on Wednesday, temperatures reaching the late June average of 19 to 21c, a very pleasant day as winds will be light, although cooler for Cardigan Bay coasts with an onshore breeze. Thursday too is influenced by high pressure close to our SW, so generally dry again with sunny spells, however weak fronts coming around the top of the high off the Atlantic could bring more in the way of cloud and perhaps a little rain for a time, more especially for North Wales and the Midlands. Rather warm where there is decent sunshine up to about 21c, but cool where damp, just 16c for Snowdonia perhaps. Much milder on Thursday night no lower than 12c. High pressure leaks away SW somewhat during Friday, the high perhaps not quite close enough to keep it completely dry with more cloud. We could well be within a sector of warm, humid but inherently moist air on Friday, so always more likely to stay cloudy along western coasts, even with a little drizzle in places, however inland, and more especially for the Midlands, warm and sultry sunny spells with temperatures as high as 23c, and this could set off a few sharp afternoon showers here. A mild and somewhat sticky night follows no lower than 13c. [/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3]Next weekend, and we still have the same area of high pressure to the SW of Ireland, with a mild, moist and rather humid Atlantic west to NW airstream flowing about it across the UK. Western coasts always more prone to low cloud, sea mist and a little drizzle at times disappointingly, whereas inland, and especially the Midlands seeing some warm sunny breaks, although even here it may well cloud over at times. Mild nights next weekend, and by day maxima only 17c for stretches of coast that remain misty and damp, 21c for inland West Wales where it should brighten at times, then up to 25c locally for the Midlands where some decent sunny spells should break through. So not a bad weekend, and no washout for events taking place such as Glastonbury![/size][/font] [font=arial][size=3][attachment=175613:PPVG89 cool m dry mon R.png][attachment=175614:PPVJ89 R but few showers Tue.png][attachment=175615:ecmt850.072 Tue m dry r cool.png][attachment=175618:ukmintemp very local GF Wed am.png][/size][/font][attachment=175636:h850t850eu pleasant dry sunny ave Wed.png][font=arial][size=3][attachment=175617:PPVL89 nice Wed warmer.png][attachment=175619:ecmt850.120 m dry THu.png][attachment=175620:PPVO89 Thu m dry but wk front.png][attachment=175621:metslp.120 H slips SW m dry r warm.png][attachment=175622:ecmt850.144 WS FRi cloudier warm.png][attachment=175628:ecmt850.168 wend m dry warm eso inland.png][attachment=175631:h850t850eu weekend H close by humid westerly.png][attachment=175632:mgram_Birmingham.png][attachment=175633:mgram_Cardiff.png][/size][/font]

Mainly cloudy with light rain and drizzle at times am. Sunny intervals and a few brief light showers pm. Rather cool with a fresh to strong SW wind. Min: 10.9c @ 0030 Max: 16.9c @ 1330 Rain yesterday: 2.0mm Rain since 10am today: 0.2mm Est sun: 3 hours Currently: Cloudy dry Temp: 13c RH: 83% Pressure: 1002mbar, steady

Rather cloudy today. Fog 07 - 0730, then sunny intervals, but mainly cloudy through to late afternoon, a few spitty showers. Decent sunny spells 1800 - 1900. West to SW wind moderate increased fresh at times this evening. Min: 10.5c @ 0500 Max: 18.7c @ 1800 Rain yesterday: 0.8mm Rain since 10am today: 0.1mm approx Currently: LIght rain Temp: 1.5c RH: 86% Pressure: 1009mbar, falling

Yeah day length reduction is only a minute or 2 a day in early July.

That they were moving into Staffordshire but not necessarily you! Looks like they decided to die out over Staffs instead.

On course for Staffs that line of storms

Clear and cool last night. Bright dawn soon cloudy, light showers mid morning. Light rain and drizzle at times pm, especially after 1500. Cooler with a gentle E/NE breeze. Min: 6.2c @ 0600 Max: 18.6c @ 1100 Rain yesterday: 0.1mm Rain since 10am today: 1mm Est sun hours (from webcam captures): 0.5 hours Currently: Cloudy, little drizzle Temp: 14.2c RH: 95% Pressure: 1010mbar, steady

Well someone else was impressed by the moon last night: http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/lilo_lil/9086363165/

Indeed forecasting rain amounts difficult with these messy synoptics, a few heavier bits about though.

Can't see it getting sunny today

Bet some parts of the SE are still dry come Monday.

Clear spells last night. Spells of hazy sun to early afernoon, sunny after 1300. Feeling warm, moderate NNW breeze. Min: 8.8c @ 0300 Max: 19.2c @ 1300 Dry yesterday and today Currently: Clear spells, cool Temp: 9.5c RH: 90% Pressure: 1018mbar, steady

Rather cloudy, even dull at times today, a few sunny intervals, however there were periods of hazy sunshine 10 - 1400. Warm and quite humid with a light north/ variable breeze. Min: 10.1c @ 0100 Max: 22.0c @ 1330 Rain yesterday/ today: Trace Currently: Dull and calm Temp: 15c RH: 73% Pressure: 1016mbar, rising slowly

Mostly cloudy until 1600, light showers around dawn. Suddenly the cloud then cleared to warm, strong sunshine, raising temperatures by 4c in 2 hours. Light east to NE breeze. Min: 11.2c @ 0500 Max: 20.9c @ 1830 Rain yesterday: 2.7mm Dry since 10am today Currently: Clear 13c/ 83%/ 1015mbar steady