[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Don The main place I've been cold of late is in my own house when I've not had the heating on because it's not been cold enough ironically 

I've lived in a coat for most of the winter but more because of the wind and rain, not because it's been cold. I missed the only truly lengthy cold spell in January being in South America.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 reef The warmer nights thing is more relevant to summer, July last year being a classic case. Below average daytime maxima and well above average minima. Autumn and winter however has been well and truly above average in both respects.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 Don Does anyone really think it’s been freezing cold for 18 months..?

No. Didn’t think so.

[Spring 2024]

 B87 That really is dire for the southeast! At least I skimmed 100 hours in both January and March (only just though).

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 danm The BBC in general is more pessimistic than reality lol… hence why I’ve not bothered with it for the last 4 years. The fewer people that follow it the better.

At least as weather nuts we know where to look to get serious forecasts.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

 dr weather And I’ve just got a soaking from the first downpour of the day here! Sky looked very thundery but alas no thunder.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Been a largely sunny morning with big cumulus clouds slowly growing. Going very dark to the southwest though so the first showers of the day probably not far away.

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

Can see the cbs to the south very clearly now.

 

[Washout winter/spring, then BBQ Summer]

The longer this garbage goes on for into the spring, the better I would want autumn to be, even after a bbq summer. If April ends up being dull and wet too, all eyes on October to lengthen the sunny warm conditions. I just prefer it when the sun is summer strength in April, not autumn strength in October.

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

Some brilliant cloudscapes the last few days. I don’t mind this sort of unsettled. Nice big anvil spreading to my west.

 

[Spring 2024]

 damianslaw Although I don't personally remember June 1998, I would say June 2008 was considerably better... the month had a fair bit of sunny weather varying from warm to occasionally hot to cool. Overall dry though, bar a few days. A lot of July 2008 I would say was worse than 1998, but the hot spell later in the month beat anything 1998 delivered. The Augusts are the most different for sure.

 raz.org.rain Funnily enough I did catch the iphone weather app with an 18C and 19C for the end of next week before it downgraded to mid teens. Not that they're accurate at all, but maybe whatever feeds the app is on to something.

[21st July- 31st august 2007 on its own]

 Summer8906 That Bank Holiday really was dire. 2008 was almost as bad just not quite as cold, and at least the Saturday was ok.

 Summer8906 It was a very dull day and cool to boot (also my birthday as it happens). It then rained overnight before clearing to give a bright sunny fresh day on the 24th.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

 Bristawl Si Indeed. Had some good flashes of lightning and loud thunder though. Sun creeping out again now.

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Thunder again here and very heavy rain.

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

 Sparkiee storm Heard a lot of that tracking just to my west. If only it was a more southwesterly flow, I'd have had a more direct hit! Still... 2nd thunder day this month.

[21st July- 31st august 2007 on its own]

 Harry233 You did pretty well then. Perhaps the south was more at the mercy of the southerly tracking jet. Here are my rainfall figures for May, June and July, and then August by comparison.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[South West and Central Southern England Discussion - Dec 2023 onwards]

Thunder to my southwest now.

[Model Output Discussion - Spring Has Sprung]

 Summer8906 Maybe if we end up having a really troughy March and April, we might have an anticyclonic September and October for a change in compensation (I know it doesn't work like that).

A few runs have hinted at heights trying to nose in towards the UK with hotter air sneaking into southern Spain by week 2 in April but I won't hold my breath. It's as if we are stuck in autumnal Atlantic rut now, but not quite with the same autumnal clout that pushes things along. Yuck.

[Storms and Convective discussion - November 2023 onwards]

 Andy Bown Would’ve thought it’s a thing all year Andy.

[Moans, ramps and banter]

 cheese Just like how it was when I lived there.

[Next drier than average season]

Well probably have a dry period that spans two seasons but doesn’t make one particular season drier than average

Maybe May-Jul.

[General summer chat]

 B87 Just shows how good the second half of June was! Sadly I missed Julys hot weather and instead arrived home in time for that really naff final week. I very much enjoyed August and September though.

[General summer chat]

 B87 Yes. Another 2005 type summer would be good. Lots of sunny weather earlier in June too even though it was cool.

[21st July- 31st august 2007 on its own]

 Harry233 Other than the opening days and a short interlude around the 21st-24th, it was incredibly unsettled and westerly. For many, it was wetter than June, myself included.

[General summer chat]

 WYorksWeather If that were to play out then we really need to April & May to be good months too otherwise this really is going to be a depressing year… again!