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    Summer's Back On: Britain Set To Bask In August Heatwave

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by morfius

    http://www.dailymail...t-heatwave.html

    Following a miserable few weeks you'd be forgiven for thinking summer had come and gone.But don't pack away the sun cream just yet because the country is set to swelter in a heatwave next month that could even see the hottest day on record.

    Forecasters are predicting that temperatures will steadily rise over the next few weeks with the possibility of reaching 101F (38.5C) in mid-August.

    Temperatures are set to steadily rise from this weekend and into early August

    Jonathan Powell from Positive Weather Solutions said: 'The roller-coaster summer will have another high. When it does arrive, record temperatures may well be achieved.

    'At present, the second week of August looks likely to break the warmest-day record for England, and possibly Wales.'

    Met Office forecaster John Hammond also predicts a warmer August will follow a wet July.

    He said: 'It will be a slow process but things will become more settled from this weekend on.

    The wet weather of the last few weeks could soon be a thing of the past

    'There will still be bands of rain pushing thought but the indications are that temperatures will be very much above average.

    'There will be plenty of sunshine and things will dry out. Let's hope we can get up to those temperatures we enjoyed during the Wimbledon fortnight and we may even see that barbecue summer yet.'

    Britain has suffered a wetter than average July with 56.6mm of rain falling in the first two weeks. The July average is 70mm.

    The UK's record rainfall fall for July was set in 1998 when 145.3mm poured down.

    Any such indications to back this up?

    Heatwave

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted · Edited by morfius

    The current weather doesn't feel heatwavish to me...

    I live on the edge of south west London, in an urbanised area, and today just felt pleasant - yesterday actually felt humid, but today, especially this afternoon, was actually quite comfortable - even for playing tennis in without sweating that much.

    Now, either i'm living in an extremely anamalous cold spot, or the humidity is much lower than reported or it could just be the breeze?

    Also, in actual hot weather, I usually find it difficult and sweaty to sleep yet I have had none of those problems (and my house has no air conditioning, just plain old windows).

    So what i'm saying, is even in the south east, it doesn't feel too extraordinary

    And I forgot to mention that the thermometer in my room is reading 29C so surely it must be humidity? Has anyone got humidity readings for the south east?

    Heatwave

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    he is probably talking of the shade temperature on centre court which is not impossible

    35C certainly

    UK Met quote it, and why not?

    provided any site has been officially checked by UK Met, its equipment is correct and correctly sited for THAT site and the SITE is quoted in any max/min values given then it is perfectly acceptable in official understanding of weather reports.

    of course values will vary depending on site and exposure that is why I stress providing the SITE is quoted when giving any max-min etc its fine.

    Fair enough, I thought he was referring to outside temperature, so yes, it probably does exceed that - apparently it reached 106F (41C) on centre court the other day!

    Heatwave

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    What kind of idiots do they get to commentate on Wimbeldon - I will quote the commentators exact words from a couple of minutes ago:

    "There was talk of it possibly reaching 38 degrees here today - that's the record from a few years back - it probably won't quite make it though"

    Storm/convective Discussion 26th June >>

    in Storms & Severe Weather

    Posted · Edited by morfius

    :o :o i am seriously moving house!! :doh:

    it's like living in N. Korea here :lol:

    It seems like a convergence zone has set up on the southern Greater London border, can anyone confirm this?

    second rumble of distant thunder - If you look at the difference between the 1600 and 1630 met office radar it is evident that something has definitely happened.

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