First 80f Of The Year!

[damianslaw]

Can't see 80f being reached this weekend, perhaps just possible that London or Gravesend catches 77f on Sunday i.e. the magical 25 degrees.. next week is to far off, but the charts shown today could suggest an 80f being recorded before May is out, but I'm making no bets on this just yet, must get the weekend out of the way first.

[Don]

Stephen you have to be joking-1cm on a VERY hot day as the tide is going out in mid June-August is a POSSIBILITY but hardly warrants the comment you made.

I've certainly noticed before on a hot sunny day walking into the sea as the tide's coming in across warm sand and it feels very warm, but after reaching a depth of more than a few feet you then feel the chill!

Edited May 21, 2009 by Don

[jacket]

Athens last Summer..

July mean max 89.24 with max 93.2

August mean max 93.56 with max 98.96

http://www.meteo.gr/stations/athens/NOAAPRYR.TXT

Larissa last Summer..

July mean max 93.2 with max 105.98

August mean max 93.56 with max 103.28

http://users.otenet.gr/~panaknik/NOAAPRYR.TXT

Ofcorse these are in the sade and we dont just walk on the sand at 90s or more but we also play rackets on it!

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[SP1986]

Athens last Summer..

July mean max 89.24 with max 93.2

August mean max 93.56 with max 98.96

http://www.meteo.gr/stations/athens/NOAAPRYR.TXT

Larissa last Summer..

July mean max 93.2 with max 105.98

August mean max 93.56 with max 103.28

http://users.otenet.gr/~panaknik/NOAAPRYR.TXT

Ofcorse these are in the sade and we dont just walk on the sand at 90s or more but we also play rackets on it!

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Even with full sun on the sand, where the sand reaches nearly 50-70°C?

Impressive highs though and I imagine this happens every summer, I know on average Zakinthos gets about 34C in August... very hot!

[Derp Patrol]

Off topic - It's also like that in Seville.. I went there 2 years ago.. it was horrible. 42C during the daytime and 25C at night for most of the week during late July.. I never want to go there again

[J07]

Yeah, as we go into May don't forget we are easily capable of surpassing 30C.

I wouldn't say "easily capable". If that were the case then more than 50% of Mays would see 30C. I don't have the records at hand, but I doubt it's anywhere near that. It's actually reasonably difficult to exceed 30C in the UK at anytime of the year.

This Sunday seems a fair bet for 80F in the SE. Light winds, dry boundary layer and 850hPa temperatures nudging double figures. It should be close, anyway.

Edited May 21, 2009 by J07

[jacket]

Even with full sun on the sand, where the sand reaches nearly 50-70°C?

Impressive highs though and I imagine this happens every summer, I know on average Zakinthos gets about 34C in August... very hot!

ok the truth is that I prefer the place near the sea whitch is wet or we drop water on the sand.

Luckily for us, robthefool, aircodition has been inventeed for the last few yars and I dont change summers in Greece for any other place

gnight!

[BLAST FROM THE PAST]

I wouldn't say "easily capable". If that were the case then more than 50% of Mays would see 30C. I don't have the records at hand, but I doubt it's anywhere near that. It's actually reasonably difficult to exceed 30C in the UK at anytime of the year.

This Sunday seems a fair bet for 80F in the SE. Light winds, dry boundary layer and 850hPa temperatures nudging double figures. It should be close, anyway.

I think a tad early. Next Fri/Sat for me a very high chance.

BFTP

[morfius]

It may well be possible tomorrow - seeing as we topped 25C today, and tomorrow will likely start a degree or so warmer.

[Tucco]

BBC going for 27C in SE on Monday.

Mark

Teesdale,Co Durham

[johnholmes]

26C in London today although that is the WC

[BLAST FROM THE PAST]

BBC going for 27C in SE on Monday.

Mark

Teesdale,Co Durham

It doesn't look like it from down here!!

BFTP

[Guest North Sea Snow Convection]

Temps this morning are struggling to get past the mid teens let alone rising towards the mid-upper twenties!

[bluearmy]

Temps this morning are struggling to get past the mid teens let alone rising towards the mid-upper twenties!

once the dome of cloud from the MCS remnants passes thru, the temps will rocket - late morning onwards. however, i would say that this cloud has scuppered any chance of us reaching 80F

[Scorcher]

It seems to be places in northern England that are getting the highest temperatures at the moment- it's already 20C in Newcastle and Woodford, just south of Manchester has reached 19C.

[BLAST FROM THE PAST]

once the dome of cloud from the MCS remnants passes thru, the temps will rocket - late morning onwards. however, i would say that this cloud has scuppered any chance of us reaching 80F

Temps will rise smartly no doubt, but 'hot' day scuppered. 75f still likely though.

BFTP

[damianslaw]

BBC just confirmed that the first 80f of the year has been reached today, honours going to Cassley in the Highlands which recorded 27 degrees, will be interesting to see whether this will be recorded as the warmest spot today once all the stats are in...

Today reminds me of what happened on the 27th July last year when the Highlands recorded values of 28 degrees possibly 29 degrees making it the warmest place that day, and it turned out to be one of the warmest if not warmest days of last summer.

For the Highlands it doesn't get much warmer than today even in 'heatwave' conditions, so for this part of the country, today was a notably very good summers day.

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How did it get so hot in the highlands?

[reef]

How did it get so hot in the highlands?

Hmm, highlands, the hottest place in the UK today? What about the West Midlands and East Wales. Meto recorded temp of 25C in Birmingham but the highlands gets 2C warmer, something aint right there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foehn_wind

Its most likely due to The Foehn effect. Thats why the warmest temperatures in January ever recorded in the UK are in The Highlands and North Wales.

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I See!

[Evening thunder]

According to the MetO site the highest Temp was 26.5C in Cassley which translates as 79.7F.

So technically unless rounded 80F remains to be reached..

[frostyjoe]

we may reach 80f today as its alread 21c here

[Costa Del Fal]

we may reach 80f today as its alread 21c here

I very much doubt it. Only the highlands may have a small chance again.

[frostyjoe]

hmmmmmm not really as we have actually reached 25c so far!

[NorthernRab]

It was 27.3'C in my back garden at 3:40, but I'm not sure Dalcross actually got above 25-26'C. 24'C in Skye and Altnaharra!

Edit: I reckon tomorrow, Fort William.

Edited May 30, 2009 by NorthernRab