Tom Quintavalle

Good Morning all. I hope I find yourselves and your Families, well. Looks like another bout of heavy thundery type downpours are looking to track across extreme Southern coastal areas of our region, in the next few hours. I hope our own Nick F. doesn't mind me quoting his Thunderstorm Watch post: "A strong cyclonic westerly flow covers most of northern Europe, with a strong zonal jet stream running from NE USA across the N Atlantic to N France and on through Germany and Poland. Returning polar martime flow across the UK will be characterised by increasingly steep lapse rates, as cold air floods eastwards aloft (500 hPa temps below -25C), relative warm SSTs below will create sufficient instability to support scattered heavy showers and thunderstorms over sea but which will drift onshore at times across western coastal areas of Britain over the next 24hrs. A shortwave trough in the jet stream close to the far S of England running east along the English Channel / N of France is forecast to force a more organised area of convection in an environment of stronger deep layer shear in association with the jet stream. Clusters of heavy showers and thunderstorms look to graze southern coastal counties of England Tuesday morning as they run east across the English Channel and eventually into the far N of France during the afternoon. Hail and intense rainfall leading to localised flooding is possible with these showers / storms. An isolated tornado can’t be ruled out, given some strong low-level shear is modelled during passage of the trough." Issued by: Nick Finnis. Then it will be all eyes on this 'fella, waiting in the wings on Thursday, for our Region: It's not expected to be strong enough to warrant naming but it still has the potential to deepen further. It'[s certainly one to keep an eye on. But it certainly look to remain unsettled, wet and windy at times. Regards, Tom Q.

Did you manage to save your Brolly, Jo? Mmm, the trials and tribulations of a Forecaster, sent out in the field. Remember this event, Jo?: Will you be out in a Scottish Blizzard, like the one Carol Kirkwood experienced at the Glenshane Pass, in N.Ireland?: Think you should get Netweather to pay you danger money and buy you some appropriate clothing to stand out in all types of Weather, Jo!! To get back OT, Not sure Thursday's area of Low pressure will warrant naming but I'm sure the Meto are keeping a close eye on this. One last thing, Jo. What's happened to the alternating between Female and Male names, in this Season's Storm list? The next name is Elin, which I believe is the Scandinavian version of Ellen. Regards, Tom Q.

Evidently Storm Debi is the earliest named "D" Storm, since they started to be named in 2014. I'm sure all relevant Met Agencies are keeping a close eye on this feature, as it approaches the U.K., from the South West Weds/Thurs. / Although this incoming Low isn't expected to be deep enough to warrant naming. ELIN is next on the list, should it do so: Regards, Tom Q.

Good Morning all, again. Thought I would ask a couple of Netweather's Forecast Team, regarding the lowest Air Pressure that has been recorded in our Region, for November. My interest was sparked by Laura Tobin on ITV's, Good Morning Britain show, earlier. Laura made reference to the above but I didn't catch the figure or date/time period mentioned. Sent P.M.'s to both Jo Farrow and Nick Finnis, in this respect. Jo has kindly got back to me, and sent me the following link to the Roost Weather Site. Starlings Roost Weather Evidently. this chap works for the Met Office The lowest Air Pressure ever recorded for London in November, is 965.4 mbs. The figure for Kent, is 965 mbs. The figure for Surrey, is 966.2 mbs. A big thank you to Jo, for her help with that info. Just waiting to here from Nick F. now. Meteociel - Pression atmosphérique observée en temps réel en Royaume-Uni As you can see from the Meteiciel Pressure chart below, the eye of Storm Ciarán is now exiting the East Anglian coast. Regards, Tom Q.

Morning all S.E. Members. Hope you are all surviving , Storm Ciarán's onslaught. As of yet and being a long way inland, the wind hasn't caused a problem here in S.E. London. But the Rain has been torrential at times, overnight. Got woken up just after 1.30 A.M. by a combination of increasingly heavy rainfall and troublesome pain in my right Kidney area. The rainfall became especially heavy, at around 2,30 and continued at the same intensity for a fair while, before easing off at around 3.30. It then became quite heavy again at around 4 and eventually I stopped trying to sleep, and came downstairs. You can see Ciarán spinning around as it passes over our Region and is expected to exit the East Anglian coast, later this Morning, on the Rain radar/forecast below: Rain radar & weather forecast | Meteoradar Thought I would post up the following Meteocial graphs of recent observations from nearby, London City Airport. L.C.A. is around 7 Miles N.N.E. of where myself and my Wife, live in Lee, S.E. London. Overnight temps. have fluctuated between 12C and 10C. As I stated above, the wind hasn't been especially strong but with occasionally stronger gusts, blowing mainly from the S.E. But Air Pressure has fallen like a stone. It's not often you see a reading of 961 mbs, so close to London. It would be interesting to know what is the lowest Air Pressure ever recorded, in the Capital City? Below, are recent METO Fax charts. showing Storm Ciarán is expected to track out into the North Sea. Evidently, the deep area of Low Pressure heading our way for Saturday, isn't expected to warrant naming as a Storm. If it does, it will be called Debi. It looks as if it might be a close run thing though but it certainly looks likely to stay wet and unsettled, for a few more Days, yet. / / Hope the following is ok, and thought it might be of interest to our Members that live in our Coastal Regions. Below, is the Inshore Waters Forecast for our Region's Coastal Regions, from Skegness right the way around to Lyme Regis, in Dorset. Gibraltar Point to North Foreland [Skegness/Broadstairs] 24 hour forecast: Wind: - Cyclonic 7 to severe gale 9, occasionally storm 10 in south, becoming westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8. Sea State: - Slight or moderate becoming moderate or rough, occasionally very rough later in east. Weather: - Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Wind{ - Westerly or southwesterly 4 to 6, occasionally 7 at first. Sea State: - Moderate or rough becoming slight or moderate. Weather: - Rain or showers. Visibility: - Good, occasionally poor. North Foreland to Selsey Bill [Broadstairs/Selsey] 24 hour forecast: Wind: - Cyclonic severe gale 8 to storm 10, occasionally violent storm 11 in east, becoming westerly or southwesterly 6 to gale 8, occasionally 5 later. Sea State: - Moderate or rough becoming very rough or high. Weather: - Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Wind: - Westerly backing southerly later, 5 to 7. Sea State: - Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough.Weather: - Showers, perhaps thundery. Selsey Bill to Lyme Regis [Selsey/Lyme Regis] 24 hour forecast: Wind: - Cyclonic gale 8 to storm 10, becoming west 7 to severe gale 9, decreasing 5 to 7 later. Sea State: - Rough or very rough, becoming very rough or high for a time later. Weather: - Rain or squally showers, perhaps thundery. Outlook for the following 24 hours: Wind: - West backing southeast later, 5 to 7. Sea State: - Rough or very rough becoming moderate or rough. Weather: - Showers, perhaps thundery. Regards, Tom Q.

Morning all S.E. Members. Hope you are all prepared for what our Region, is about to receive. Crikey, you lot make me feel old. I was 32 at that time, Alexis!! Yes Donna, rather than the Moon waking me up, I was woken up by some steady Rain and a gusty wind, just before 4 A.M. But this is just the Hors D'oeuvres before Ciarán provides the main course, later on Today: Then, it's all eyes on this deepening Low on Saturday to provide the 3rd course and whether it will be strong enough to be named Storm Debi. As we've seen from those images of Arundel and Hastings recently, some Rivers in the southern areas of our Region, have burst their banks. As with other parts of England, the Environment Agency have issued Flood Warnings for many parts of the S.E. Region: Flood warnings - BBC Weather This was last Night's video forecast from Alex Deakin at the Met Office: Still seems to be a bit of doubt about Ciarán's exact track but it is now undergoing rapid cyclogenesis, out in the Atlantic. With talk of cyclogenesis and doubt, the following track seems an apt way to end this post: Regards, Tom Q.

Just posted the following in the "Things that tick you off" Thread": News programmes presenting totally inaccurate information. According to Sky News the flooding in Newry in N.Ireland, is due to Storm Ciarán. For Pete's sake don't they check their facts, before reporting this nonsense? Fortunately the BBC got it right, with the following; "Newry businesses 'devastated' by flood ahead of Storm Ciarán." Regards, Tom Q.

Good Evening to all S.E. Regional Members. Hope you're all prepared for what looks like being a very turbulent Week of Weather. Thought I would post up a few Youtube videos, rather than my moronic ramblings. As Tonight's MeteoGroup's Weather for the Week Ahead is presented by Ben "fidgety" Rich, thought I would stand in and stand still, for him: Weather for the Week Ahead - BBC News But fortunately 'er indoors who is also my Carer supervised a shave for Yours Truly, therefore the latest spread of fungus across my chops has now disappeared. Of course if it continues to be very wet, that would be ideal conditions, for it to grow back again very rapidly. Now, this is the Met Office view of the Week ahead with Alex Deakin and very much in line, with MeteoGroup's way forward: Although our Region is in for a very wet and stormy Weather, what the passage of Ciáran and that following deep Low should do eventually, is change the flow, so that it becomes off the land and should give those extreme South Eastern coastal districts, a time to dry out a bit. Will that following deep Low, strengthen enough to become Debi? She is next in line. Below, is that full list of Storm names, for Season 2023/24. Are you on the Met Office, wanted list? I'd just like to thank you to DRECKLY of the S.W./C.S.England Group and her superb "photoshopping" techniques, for giving the chance to say: "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be Ben Rich". Regards, Tom Q.

A very good Morning all, S.E,. Regional Members. Hope I find yourselves and your Families, well. I wasn't at all surprised to hear about the flooding down at Hastings and along the Sussex Coast, to the Kent County border, on Saturday. Neither this report of a mini Tornado, in Littlehampton during Saturday Evening. See report on link below: Tornado rips off roof in seaside town (msn.com) With those still relatively high S,S,T.'s in the Channel, an unstable flow from the S.W. and coolish upper air, are all ingredients for some lively Thundery Showers, over those South Eastern coastal locations. Before I forget, must thank our own, Nick Finnis for the following extract from his "Severe Weather Watch", for Saturday Evening" "Strong vertical shear and strong winds aloft are modelled across these areas this evening – which could allow convection to organise into bowing line segments and even low-topped supercells. Stronger updrafts may rotate and bring a tornado risk, given strong low-level shear. Also strong SWly winds aloft may be brought to the surface in downdrafts as strong convective gusts of 40-60mph locally. Intense rainfall is likely - leading to flash-flooding, while some lightning also possible with this convection, but generally isolated." Fortunately I read the above, just as that "Biblical" rain dumped on S.E. London but after reading that lightning would be "generally isolated", was very brave and left my Laptop charger charging, and even when I heard a rumble of Thunder this Brontophobe didn't panic!! Lol. Now, it's all eyes on this 'fella as it comes barrelling in from the S.W. Don't think you need to be a Meteorological Einstein to realise if these Forecast charts or close to being accurate, it could be very nasty for our Region come Thursday. Then some forecast models are going for a repeat performance. on Saturday: GFS 00z SAT. 4th NOV. 12z Although just after a Month later than the severe flooding that struck our Region in September 1968, the current spell of very unsettled Weather, could result in similar scenes to those below, if continuing in a similar vein. This was the scene in Widmore Road, in my home Town of Bromley, Kent/S,E. London border, at the time of that severe flooding. I was 13 at the time and remember the flooding caused by the River Ravensbourne and Quaggy, that run through the London Borough of Bromley, when they broke their banks. I'm sure those handful of S.E. Regional members that took advantage of S,E, Meteorologist Ian Currie's very generous Book/Magazine offer, would've read on pages 109 to 117 of the Kent Weather Book, of the devastation caused by those 1968 floods, to that County. Regards, Tom Q.

Morning all, Almost a repeat performance, with "Mr Moon" attempting to wake me up at 2.45 A.M., for the 2nd consecutive Night but I was "saved" for a while by a veil of cloud that was associated with a light Shower that had made it all, the way to S.E. London, from the South Coast. But the Moon did break through eventually at around 3.15, as that Shower, moved away. You're probably thinking, Tom why don't you just get up and close the curtain. That suggestion is flawed, on 2 counts. 1.] - According to 'er who shall be obeyed, I would no doubt trip over the edge of the bed, ending up with multiple fractures. 2.[ - In the act of walking to the other side of the Bedroom, would no doubt wake my Wife up. That really isn't a good idea, at that time of the Morning. Let me introduce Colette, after she has been woken up, in the middle of the Night - NO, that is not a good idea!! You must all be thinking, that Tom is under the thumb. No, this Tom is getting too old for "domestics", at that time of the Morning. Not surprised H.H., not to be confused with - Hector in Hector's House. Really showing my age, there Harry. Likewise, Alexis and so it came to pass. Below, is a link to that much revamped Meteox Radar site, showing those heavy and thundery Showers, running into the S,E. Coast. Rain radar & weather forecast | Meteoradar And below, is Elizabeth Rizzini's Weather for the Week ahead forecast, for the MeteoGroup forecasting organization. Weather for the Week Ahead - BBC Weather If you take a close look at the lovely Lizzie [behave chaps, I mean her charts] expected accumulation of rainfall over the next few Days, you can just make out a small slither of lime green, along the Sussex coast, and a little bordering Kent. I think that's suggestive of some lively, thundery type Showers affecting those areas. But please keep them to yourselves and don't want to see them making their way up to S.E. London, thank you. This would mean Yours Truly switching off his TV and turning on the lights, unnecessarily. Unfortunately, Brontophobic habits die hard!! Regards, Tom Q. [under the thumb].

Morning all, again. No wonder people get very cynical, about Weather Forecasts. On the BBC Website is the following Forecast for London, Tomorrow: Sat 28th - High16°, Low10°. Light rain showers and a gentle breeze. Abd yet there is a "Warning Triangle", in the right hand corner, of that info, stating the following: Met Office warnings issued for Greater London: Yellow warning of rain Starts: 00:00 BST on Sat 28 October Ends: 06:00 GMT on Sun 29 October More wet weather could bring disruption to parts of southern and eastern England. Confused. Com, Tom Q.

A very good Morning, all S.E. Regional Members, I hope I find yourselves and your Families, well. As it's been such a long time since I posted on the S.E.Regional Thread, that you're probably expecting a Tome and I don't think you'll be disappointed!! Before I forget, I must thank Malcolm [BLESSED WEATHER], for providing me with the info for completing this post. More on that, later. I was rudely awoken at 2.30 A.M., by the Moon shining through our open Bedroom blinds and curtains. Did any other S,E, Member, suffer the same interrupted sleep as myself? My Wife insists having the curtains open wide, as she is worried I will fall A over T, during any overnight trips to the Bathroom. Hope Malcolm doesn't mind but I'm going to introduce a musical interlude, at this juncture. At precisely 2.30 A.M., Yours Truly was: The Moon then continued its Celestial journey and fortunately by the time it reached mid window, it had become partially obscured by a large Tree, at the end of our Close but then emerged again at about 3.45 but by this time the damage had been done, and I was wide awake. Therefore, shortly after I decided to get up and come downstairs. Meanwhile, the Missus was blissfully unaware of my plight, and was lightly snoring. But at least the noise emanating from her nostril isn't as bad as when her Sinus problem is playing up and sounds as if she is doing impressions of legendary Jazz Trumpeter, Miles Davis. Fairly recently, I asked if she did requests? I don't think she found that funny but I just replied, So What : Much thanks to Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Miles Davis, above. Hope that wasn't a problem, Malcolm. Can't understand why Colette feels the need to have the curtains wide open, as she insists on leaving our landing light on, too. Yes, my balance is still compromised after a Stroke I suffered 8 years ago but our Bathroom is only a few yards outside of our Bedroom and a long way from the top of our stairs and in any case, there are railings guarding the drop to our left, as we emerge out of our Bedroom. Therefore, there is very little chance of injuring myself by trying to vault over those railings!! And I gave up attempting a - - Fosbury Flop, during my School Days. Bless her, my Wife justifies her wanting to wrap me in cotton wool by stating, "You were in a Coma, when I saw you "die", when your heart stopped beating", But I do heed my Wife's advice as she has had a lot of experience caring for an old f--t myself, in her former role as a Senior Carer, in a local Residential Care Home - As I have been penning Limericks in my Horse Racing Competitions, this is one I composed as a tribute to my Wife: ODE TO COLETTE'S OVERPROTECTIVENESS Let me introduce to my Wife, who is also my Carer But of the trousers, she is certainly the Wearer Likes to make a Fuss Leaving me to Cuss But despite all this, I still wouldn't share Her. Right, that's all the frivolity dealt with, it's now time to get serious and back On Topic, and the original reason for this post. Well, what a strange Summer we've just experienced. After that record breaking Junr and being a fully paid up Member of the "Heat Hating" Club of our Dami, I must admit I feared the worst and was fully expecting another July/August "sweat fest", as we experienced last Year. But as was often explained on TV Forecasts, we often found ourselves on the cool Northern side, of the Jet Stream. This had the effect of trapping all that "horrendous" heat, over Southern Europe. It was only into September when the Jet Stream shifted North temporarily and with High Pressure setting to our East, a Southerly flow tapped into that heat, for a short while. What has amazed me about this Summer, is for about the 5th consecutive Year here in S.E. London, Thunder has been virtually non existent during the 3 Meteorological Months, of that Season. This can be seen from the following charts, kindly supplied to me by Malcolm: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY [June] LIGHTNING ACTIVITY [July] LIGHTNING ACTIVITY [August] LIGHTNING ACTIVITY [Sept] Still having a fear of Lightning/Thunder, I was obviously very pleased to have "dodged another bullet", this Summer. But I must admit, it must be very frustrating for you Brontophiles, out there in our Region. I did mention to Malcolm that I thought the North of our Region fared better than the South, Lightning/Thunder wise. Having had an Italian Mother [R.I.P], the Summers tend to be hot and dry there. Thunder that does occur tends to be courtesy of converging winds from the Adriatic and Med, over the mountainous Central spine, of the Italian peninsular. Then whichever arm of the converging winds is stronger, any T/.Storms that occur tend to drift down on to the plains either side of the Apennine Mountains. I've seen that sort of scenario, when I've been visiting my Italian relatives. I did mention in the last couple of years that I felt the climate of our Region was becoming Mediterranean like. With most Thunder Days coming during the transition from Spring > Summer, and then at the other end. Summer > Autumn. Just like last Year I rhink, here in S.E. London we experienced more Thunder in May, than we did for the whole of the Summer. We did experience a few passing rumbles in late August but hardly noticeable. All very strange. Of course this Summer for the our Region and the U.K. in general, was anything but Mediterranean like!! But as I stated to Malcolm, if I was a Thunder lover I wouldn't give up hope of seeing/hearing Lightning/Thunder before Autumn is finished with us. Below, are the current Sea Surface Temperatures, just offshore of Brighton and Bournemouth: / With an unstable flow from the S.W, along the English Channel, cool air aloft interacting with those relatively high S.S.T.'s, , I wouldn't be at all surprised, to hear that our extreme coastal districts of Hants, Sussex and Kent, have experienced some heavy Thundery Showers. Of course, once we get to November those S.S,T.'s start to dip and our attention turns to the Eat and the North Sea/Thames Estuary and Snow Lovers will be hoping that very cold upper air will be approaching from the East as we head towards Winter, hopefully with the promise of our Regions, Snow Streamers, from between North and East. Right, end of Tome. Much thanks again to Malcolm [BLESSED WEATHER], for supplying those Lightning activity charts for this Year's, Summer Months and Sept. Regards, Tom Q.

Totally agree Lass. Time is now on the side of the Heat Haters Club. Liking this headline on the Met Office website: NEWS Awakening Atlantic heralds autumn’s arrival. What a strange few Months it's been. Really feared the worst after that record breaking June but as was often explained on TV forecasts, during the majority of July/August we found ourselves on the cool, northern side of the Jet Stream and trapping all that horrendous heat over Southern Europe. We can partially thank the Azores High, for the above. Below, were the sort of Synoptic charts we witnessed during July/August: / It was only when the Azores High decided to leave home and migrate N.E., in September, that we then tapped into that horrendous heat over Southern Europe. Cold/Snow lovers will now be hoping that the Azores High takes a well deserved Winter holiday. I wonder what the October Fog Index will come up with, Lass? Not long to wait. Regards, Tom Q.

A very good Morning to all, fellow "Heat Haters." Hope I find yourselves and your Families, well. What a relief to come downstairs and not have to "whack" our fan straight on , in our East facing Lounge. Even our West facing Kitchen felt more comfortable than it has done, for an age. The Kitchen becomes unbearable after Days of Sun in the Afternoon/Early Evening . And what a great set of graphs these are below. Definitely a "sight for sore eyes" for a "Heat Hater", like myself. These were the recent readings from nearby, London City Airport. Temperature/Relative Humidity/Humidity Index, all on the way down: / / Although we still needed 2 of our Bedroom fans running, overnight. As has been mentioned by some above, our House also takes an age to cool down, after a period of excessively high temperatures. This is exacerbated by any use of our Oven, which is why my Wife has kept Oven usage to a minimum and has used our Microwave, much more than is normally the case. Although according to the Met Office, heat/humidity isn't quite done with yet Outlook for Friday to Sunday: "Remaining changeable with further spells of rain on Friday. Turning warmer and humid again in the southeast on Saturday with a risk of thunderstorms. Further rain and thunder on Sunday." And the following, for the second half of September: "This warm air and risk of thunderstorms may extend further north for a time before a frontal zone sweeps southeast across the UK at the start of next week, bringing further rain and perhaps some strong winds to many, but also re-introducing fresher and drier conditions. Temperatures generally warmer than average in the south especially, where it is likely to feel humid. Fresher across the far north and northwest, these conditions eventually extending further south and east." After that record breaking June, I really feared the worst for the rest of Summer but felt we really dodged a bullet, in July and August. Think we've been very lucky. Had the past Week's heat and humidity occurred a Month ago, I feel we would've have breached 40C. If Climate Change results in the U.K. being on the northern side of the Jet Stream for 2 Months of the Summer, as far as I'm concerned, "bring it on"!! Regards, Tom Q.

A very good Morning, all. Hope I find yourselves and your Families, well. As has been stated above, fresher air does seem to be dragging it's heels in getting to all parts of the Country. But hang in there heat haters, that fresher air will eventually arrive behind that front as it clears S,E. into mainland Europe. Yes the Cavalry is arriving from the N.W. to drive the Infidels of Summer, back where they belong. Apologies for that strange rant but I think the heat/humidity of S.E. London has finally got to me and it's not quite time for my medication, yet. I see there are rumours of yet another burst of unwanted heat/humidity from the S.E., for the Weekend: But I wouldn't be too concerned my heat/humidity friends, time is now on our side. Daylight is shortening, Nights are lengthening and with that the angle of the Sun is nowhere near as it was a few Weeks ago. QUOTE - Chris J “Started with another heat related symptom today, an intensely itchy patch of skin behind my knee. Not sure if its related to irritation from the fluid inside the swollen leg or some sort of heat / sweat rash but its doing my head in. Sat here with it covered in pink calamine lotion like i've got the pox... “' I've been meaning to respond to your post Chris, as it struck a chord with me. During the blistering Summer of 2018, I had a similar experience. I suddenly developed a very swollen left ankle, which became twice the size of my right one. You could actually see fluid “sloshing“ about under the skin, close to my left ankle. Fortunately my Wife was on the ball and whisked me straight off to the Urgent Care Dept. [Casualty] of nearby St. Mary's, Sidcup. Colette was worried that I was about to have another Stroke, similar to the one I experienced in September 2015. Eventually I was seen by a Doctor. My B.P. readings were normal and the Doctor informed me, that I was suffering from Heat Exhaustion. When I said I hadn't even been out in the Sun, he said you don't need to have been. You can experience Heat Exhaustion if you are living in a property that is excessively warm during the Day and doesn't cool down sufficiently enough, at Night. The condition caused my body to retain fluid. The Doctor sent me home, with the following advice - Keep the affected ankle in a raised position, at a level just above my heart, drink plenty of water and the swelling should soon go down. This is exactly what happened and within 24 hours, my ankle had returned to its normal size. But as ALEXISJ9 suggests further down that page, you need to keep an eye on that. Speaking of Alexis, if you read this post Alexis, have you been wondering what Croydon must have felt like, during the past Week?? It must have been horrendous there. The Town is a mass of concrete, glass, high rise buildings andr traffic. I know you used to live inn that area, Alexis. I worked a little outside of he shopping centre, in Laud Street. I vividly remember going for a walk during my Lunch break. I was blisteringly hot, with quite a strong wind blowing, which was accentuated by the height the buildings. Ig was akin to having your face blasted, by hot hair dyer. I can remember the sky being full of “'Jelly Fish“' clouds, like the ones, below: The new Croydon Tram system had not been in operation for long and for some strange reason, the carriages had no windows that you could open. The only ventilation coming when the doors opened to let passengers ,on and off. At the time, I was using the Tram frequently between, Beckenham Junction and George Street. I would often arrive at work, drenched in sweat. Yuk!! Whilst I've been typing this post the Cavalry has been moving ever South Eastwards. Regards, Tom Q.

Good Evening, all fellow "heat haters". Hope you are all well and managing to survive, this filthy Weather. Hang in there, relief is but a few Days away, now. Below, are the current muck observations from nearby, London City Airport: Temps got up to 30c but surprisingly the Relative Humidity has been falling, although the Humidity Index is still high. / / Crashed out very quickly for my Afternoon nap and managed to get a decent sleep, thanks to Fabrizio [Fab], and his good Lad Petunia [Pet] / Myself and 'er indoors have decoded to call on further reinforcements for Tonight's attempted shuteye, in the shape of their Daughter, Tulip the Turbo Fan. It will be a very defensive formation, which Fab being Italian is very used to and when I retire to my pit, will look like the following: / / Tulip on the right flank, Fab at Centre Half and Pet, on the left flank. I would concede their is an element of just circulating warm air around but anything less is unthinkable in ourr Bedroom [aha the black hole of Kolkata]. All joking aside, it's very frustrating to think that we got all the way through Summer, with just the one Bedroom fan [Pet]. But the above formation is likely to remain until we get to Tuesday. NO backtracking now please, Weather models. Below, are the latest prognostications from the Met Office, via Alex Deakin: Mmm, sounds like a bit of prevaricating there Alex? Stop faffing about and get on with it, Man!! Btw Alex, have you been lying in the Sun you Philistine, or is that makeup I spy?? It's crazy to think that in a few Weeks time, we'll be hearing the crunch of fallen leaves, under our feet. On that note, I'll leave with some refreshing images. Paolo Nutini and Autumn Leaves: Right Government, where's my hot weather payment?? Regards, Tom Q.

I've been trying to convince 'er indoors that we need to invest in an Air Conditioning unit but to no avail. My OCD hygiene Wife is worried about bacteria and the threat of Legionnaire's Disease?? Don't ask, really. Therefore, meet our Bedroom Fan Family. From left to right; Petunia [Pet] Pedestal fan , our English Rose. Her 'fella Fabrizio Fan, a very vain Italian and their Daughter, Tulip the Turbo Fan; / > We've managed to get all the way through the Summer , with just using Petunia but Tonight we have succumbed to the heat down here and will press Fabrizio, back into service!! My Wife has given all our electrical items, doubly alliterated names. Told you, she was mad!! At the moment I'm typing this in our Lounge, with our Turkish exchange Student Fatima Fan, on her highest setting. The only fan we havn't used so far in the last few Months is Todrana the Tower fan, and Italian Cousin, of Fabrizio Fan. For the second evening running, 'er indoors will preparing our meal in Michelle the Microwave, rather than Corinne the Cooker, Right, I'm just off to put Kenny the Kettle on, for a 'cuppa but it's not quite time for my medication yet, strangely enough!! Regards, Tom Q.

Yes, not great Katrine when you've got medical issues and are trying to get a decent night's sleep. Just been informed by Colette that she can't face having a second fan on, as she has a sinus problem and drying the air out too much would make her feel worse and make it very difficult for her to sleep. Regards, Tom Q.

I've got a dragon in the Kitchen, she's just washing up. Regards, Tom Q.

See Beka, that's what happens when you cross to the dark side. Weren't you one of us, originally? Just got up from my Afternoon nap and our west facing bedroom is like bl--dy furnace, even with a fan on. Now downstairs in our east facing lounge and it's a bit cooler but also with a fan on. Just said to 'er indoors we might need to put a second fan on Did anyone see the Forecast of Chris “Guy“ Fawkes - Evidently, if 32.2C is reached in this horrendous spell, it will only be the 5th time in the last 100 years that the highest temperature has been recorded outside of the 3 Summer Months, namely September. It now looks as if the Weekend is going to be as bad and we'll have to wait until early next Week, to get any relief from this muck. Below, are the recent readings, from nearby London City Airport. / / Thankfully the relative humidity isn't too bad but is likely to worsen, soon. Just taken B.P. medication but need one to lower my core temperature. 'Er indoors is just about to serve up a cold chicken salad. Roll on next Week!! Regards, Tom Q.

Not easy mate!! Especially when you live in a "pokey" Housing Association property which when designed, feeling comfortable in hot Weather was the least of considerations. Land to build properties on is in very short supply in the concrete jungle, that is S.E. London. Think the motto of these Housing Associations is "Knock 'em up small, cramped, tight nit, coin the rent in and stuff the Tenants comfort." Ironically, the design of our House was partially the responsibility of my Wife's, former Sister-in-Law. The "main" Bedroom [mine and my Wife], not big enough to swing a proverbial cat in. Our Bedroom sits directly over our Kitchen, making it very unwise to use the Oven, in hot Weather. We're having just Microwaveable meals at the moment and eating a lot of Salad stuff. No window in the Bathroom/ W.C. and low ceilings. It's a real nightmare in hot Weather. Yes, my Wife's former Sister-in-Law has lot to answer for. Regards, Tom Q.

Mmm, here we have horrendous London Tropical Nights with the NOT added bonus of London style living expenses. Never mind about Cold Weather payments Government, how about Hot Weather payment to make it possible to run fans, Day and Night. Hopefully Stav Danaos will have called it correctly in this Evening's MeteoGroup Weather for the Week Ahead forecast and come to the Heat Haters rescue, by early next Week: But If you've got it wrong Stav, the reaction in this household will make the Gillian Keegan rant seem like a recital of the, Lord's Prayer. Recent relevant readings from nearby, London City Airport: / / Expecting those to look a whole lot worse, come Tomorrow. Hope 'er upstairs has got our Bedroom fan on full blast. Roll on next Week. Regards, Tom Q.

Yes as mentioned above, finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Apologies for the lack of clarity in the screengrabs below but my smart phone, isn't that smart at the moment. The following we're taken a short time ago, from Laura Tobin's 7 Day forecast but I hope you get the drift and it is on it's way down, for both North and South, of the Country. Certainly don't want to see another plume of hot air for the remainder of September, as the air will be as blue in this household, as a Gillian Keegan interview!! Regards, Tom Q.

It's been very noticeable over the last few Mornings, how dark it still is, when I come downstairs just before 5 A.M. It only seems a few Days ago when Daylight was streaming through our Bedroom window, at 3.30 A,M. I wish somebody would tell the Weather it is now Autumn, though. Here in S,.E. London, we've been plunged straight back into Summer. Regards, Tom Q.

Evening, all fellow "heat haters." I can tell you what it's like, w23. Bl---y awful here in S.E. London. Below, are the recent recordings of temp./relative humidity/humidity index, at nearby London City Airport. Around 7 miles due North of here. / / 'Er indoors has recently had the Oven on, and both floors of our House, have become like a Sauna, Have got our Lounge fan on at full blast, and likewise will need our Bedroom fan on a high setting, to get any sort of sleep. And likely to get worse, before it gets better. Just viewed this Week ahead Forecast from Alex Deakin and it looks as if the Atlantic is going to take its time, to break through: Regards, Tom Q.