Summer 2015

[Wynn D Woo]

First 12 days of June had 131 hours of sun. Last 11 have had 32. Hasn't been very warm either.

I don't understand why certain people welcome cold weather in winter with open arms but the thought of hot weather is met with recoil and horror. I also don't get why people look forward to winter in the UK when nearly every year is a disappointment - like the last two years. I mean, even up here we only got a few inches - in London they got a 2-hour slushy covering in January?! Where's the fun in that?

Do you ever stop moaning?

I suggest you move to somewhere like Spain and then you can get the summer weather you crave.

Whilst this year hasnt been amazing so far neither has it been poor. Plenty of useable weather and not too hot or too cold or indeed too wet. I suspect people look for cold and snow in winter because it is so rare where as sun and temps in the high 20s or low 30s happen every year.

Edited June 24, 2015 by Always expect rain

[hillbilly]

Do you ever stop moaning?

I suggest you move to somewhere like Spain and then you can get the summer weather you crave.

Whilst this year hasnt been amazing so far neither has it been poor. Plenty of useable weather and not too hot or too cold or indeed too wet. I suspect people look for cold and snow in winter because it is so rare where as sun and temps in the high 20s or low 30s happen every year.

Its ok you making that comment but your climate is far milder,less wind ,less cloud,less rain,more sun than leeds and another world from here in the pennines.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

I usually say summer begins during Wimbledon, certainly looks like being a baking hot 1st week, on the courts, in the sun as well

[stainesbloke]

Very nice to have lost that vile, cold, ever-so dreary NW'ly at last. Hallelujah!

Some utterly delightful charts showing up for next week, some proper heat, sun and possible storms on the way. Wonderful stuff and about time. Hopefully the next two months will have above average temps.

[Milhouse]

Very nice to have lost that vile, cold, ever-so dreary NW'ly at last. Hallelujah!

Some utterly delightful charts showing up for next week, some proper heat, sun and possible storms on the way. Wonderful stuff and about time. Hopefully the next two months will have above average temps.

 

And the good thing is 20c has been so hard to achieve this year so far but many places are set to get at least 20c for the forseeable future. All warmth from now on.

[MP-R]

Completely the opposite here! The satellite shows no where near as

Much stratocumulus built up.

 

Just shows the varying weather across parts of the country. Northwesterly - the northwest is gonna pull the short straw. Now it's more a southwesterlyish, I'm not in such a good place. Need a good southeasterly imo.

[stainesbloke]

And the good thing is 20c has been so hard to achieve this year so far but many places are set to get at least 20c for the forseeable future. All warmth from now on.

Yes, thankfully. It's unlikely to last long being the UK but very welcome nonetheless. The UK is a delightful place to be when it's warm and sunny.

[Relativistic]

First 12 days of June had 131 hours of sun. Last 11 have had 32. Hasn't been very warm either.

 

I don't understand why certain people welcome cold weather in winter with open arms but the thought of hot weather is met with recoil and horror. I also don't get why people look forward to winter in the UK when nearly every year is a disappointment - like the last two years. I mean, even up here we only got a few inches - in London they got a 2-hour slushy covering in January?! Where's the fun in that?

People enjoy other aspects of Winter as well, not just cold and snow. I like the long dark nights and the feeling of being exposed to the elements when out, whether that be howling wind, driving rain, biting cold or heavy snow, which are all relatively common in Winter compared to other times of year. That's why I look forward to it.

Anyway, I hope we see a few thunderstorms soon, it's been a while since I've experienced one. There were plenty last July but nothing absolutely monstrous. Some pretty biblical downpours too, though short.

[Milhouse]

Ive been thinking weve had enough prolonged northerlies recently (e.g last August) so its time for a southerly that just keeps reloading with more heat and humidity.

 

It will be payback for this awful spell

 

[weatherguru14]

amazing day today.."warm winds"   oh and sunny ta-boot

[MP-R]

Gawd I hope this heatwave reloads the following week - I literally am missing the best of it by going up to the Isle of Man. Fingers crossed the GFS is being progressive with its Atlantic onslaught from the 6th onwards. As said on the previous page, just imagine if a prolonged southeasterly set up shop after months of persistent northwesterlies. 

[matty007]

Gawd I hope this heatwave reloads the following week - I literally am missing the best of it by going up to the Isle of Man. Fingers crossed the GFS is being progressive with its Atlantic onslaught from the 6th onwards. As said on the previous page, just imagine if a prolonged southeasterly set up shop after months of persistent northwesterlies. 

 

I am virtually certain it will verify this time. At last we are in for some real heat. Can't wait. 

[stainesbloke]

Gawd I hope this heatwave reloads the following week - I literally am missing the best of it by going up to the Isle of Man. Fingers crossed the GFS is being progressive with its Atlantic onslaught from the 6th onwards. As said on the previous page, just imagine if a prolonged southeasterly set up shop after months of persistent northwesterlies.

Yes, a few months of hot SE'lys would be very welcome and balance out the vile cold NW'lys we've endured since December. You should get some nice warmth in the Isle of Man. I'm off to Spain Mon-Fri so will be enjoying heat there but what I really don't want to miss are storms! Which could be epic if temps reach the mid 30's. Hoping the Atlantic holds out as long as possible lol.

[Snowyowl9]

Gone really quite humid today,but awfully dull this morning and dark at times.

Next week looking like the most unstable hot humid thunderstorm S-ly for some years.

[Summer Sun]

The beeb are talking about the risk of some sea fog in the south and west keeping the temperatures down but hot inland for central and eastern parts something worth remembering

 

Other than that this is the summary for next week

 

Edited June 25, 2015 by Summer Sun

[Weather26]

New Warmest day of the year so far-27.8c at Gravesend, Kent.

[I Cumbria Marra I]

It is looking very promising for next week

Edited June 26, 2015 by I Cumbria Marra I

[Methuselah]

New Warmest day of the year so far-27.8c at Gravesend, Kent.

And, interestingly, all the models, the Beeb and the BBC underestimated it by quite a margin. Next week's max?

[Methuselah]

I think Google weather is a lot more accurate and puts the bbc to shame.

What did they predict, pjl?

[Methuselah]

25 or 26 degrees today.

And it reached 28. What's going to happen, next week?

[Man With Beard]

I don't know what source Weatheronline use for forecasts, but that had been consistently forecasting 27C today even when the Met were forecasting 22C (just yesterday). 

[Relativistic]

I don't know what source Weatheronline use for forecasts, but that had been consistently forecasting 27C today even when the Met were forecasting 22C (just yesterday).

I don't know how many times the MO have been wrong for my location by at least 3C.

On another note, 20C nights next week are not going to be fun...

Edited June 26, 2015 by 22nov10blast

[Costa Del Fal]

It is quite remarkable the met office maps are going for 30c in London already next Wednesday and 27-29c across central England. Usually these maps are quite conservative at this range and upgrade nearer the time....

[Geordiesnow]

It is quite remarkable the met office maps are going for 30c in London already next Wednesday and 27-29c across central England. Usually these maps are quite conservative at this range and upgrade nearer the time....

 

Well the BBC graphics have notched the temps up by 2C when they are showing the fact it could reach 24C in Northern Scotland and 32C in Southern England so an upgrade there, be interesting too see what they say tomorrow if they show the same graphics. 

 

How much cloud there will be will also determine how high the temps will go, especially low cloud of course but thick high cloud can also influence temps by a degree or two.

[March Blizzard]

New Warmest day of the year so far-27.8c at Gravesend, Kent.

Strange, would never have guessed that from my location. High teens and the odd shower here today. Totally nondescript.