South West and Central Southern England Regional Weather Discussion 21/05/2018 Onwards

[Mapantz]

7 minutes ago, CheesepuffScott said:

Raining here for the past half hour with frequent moderate-heavy bursts

It's just started here. I was hoping for something a little heavier, but  it lost it's intensity sadly.

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

I just watch BBC weather forecast as the jetstream still a above Greenland and the low pressure moves up the back down I high pressure builds in Scotland and low pressure to south west and the BBC weather man this with pattern is staying the same in to next week

[Tom dewey likes thunder]

Is it usual for the jet stream to be like right above Greenland ?

 

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[Dormouse]

Keep it there, I say!     A real live summer at last.   

Nice steady light rain all night, great for the gardens and smells so fresh.

the runner beans are running up their canes now!

temp is 19c.

No storm, thunder or lightning though.

[lettice]

Just after midnight the rain came after a dry day and its not really stopped all night, 9.5mm in total.
Its been brighting up a little in last hour with a tittle drizzle, but still a lot of light grey cloud cover.
Only 14.6c at the moment, but still feeling muggy with that very light NE wind.

[jtay]

Here are some cygnets, while we wait for Summer to come back.

[Frosty hollows]

I am fed up of the bloody rain now. The last few days have been muggy and damp or wet. Everything feels damp. It's the worst kind of summer weather imho

[Guest]

Another grotty start in the south, a really disappointing couple of days with no sunshine. Going to be hard work to close out May with more than 5 or 6 hours of sun in the last three days.

With 3 days to go Bournemouth Hurn had recorded 261.7hrs of sun making it the sunniest May since 1997, and probably the sunniest since 1992. its a shame about the last three days of the month as second place was up for grabs really.

 

1989 317.4
1990 284.1
1992 279.5
1997 262

2018 261.7
1995 260.7
1998 246.9
1987 242.5
2001 241.5

[Andy Bown]

It's strange to think that only 8 or 9 days ago we looked set for a stunning sunny and hot spell to extend a brilliant and dry May.

Then an unexpectedly wet day last Thursday showed the LOW to the South was getting closer than previously anticipated.

Now, compared to expectations and previous weeks, there hasn't been much sunshine for a week as well as a lot of rain which has all come from the East or South.

Meanwhile the stunning conditions are continuing only a few hundred miles North.

When we were woken by a monsoon shortly after 4am this morning I found myself contemplating if this pattern (weather coming from the East) could carry on until next winter. 

Since the middle part of February any Atlantic driven weather has only lasted a few days.

[Mapantz]

Overcast and damp again. Temp 15.7°C

Sunshine currently at 232.7 hours here.

The bits & pieces of rainfall over the last few days have put the total at 50.2mm, just a touch over average.

 

[Frosty hollows]

Showers are literally forming from nothing on my doorstep.  Soooooo annoying 

[jtay]

31 minutes ago, Frosty hollows said:

Showers are literally forming from nothing on my doorstep.  Soooooo annoying 

earth.nullschool.net gives us a bit of a clue.

[EllyTech]

8 hours ago, Dormouse said:

Keep it there, I say!     A real live summer at last.   

Nice steady light rain all night, great for the gardens and smells so fresh.

the runner beans are running up their canes now!

temp is 19c.

No storm, thunder or lightning though.

Though that's great, my area is now on blight watch - too humid.

[Dormouse]

Oh dear, hope you don’t get blight, what a pain that is, just when they’re growing away well.  

Cross your fingers!

rain thismorning, cleared away midday, bright but overcast now.   

[Mapantz]

Gloom all day, unfortunately. Temp reached 16.8°C 

[matt111]

Cloudy all day so far although just as I type this the suns breaking through. 17.2°C. 

[Mapantz]

Just now, matt111 said:

Cloudy all day so far although just as I type this the suns breaking through. 17.2°C. 

Ahh it must be close then! It would be nice to see it brighten up, even if it is the end of the day.

[matt111]

3 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Ahh it must be close then! It would be nice to see it brighten up, even if it is the end of the day.

It’s trying. Only in the last few minutes but definite signs of brightness compared to before now. 

[matt111]

1 hour ago, Mapantz said:

Ahh it must be close then! It would be nice to see it brighten up, even if it is the end of the day.

Don’t get your hopes up. It’s gone already. 

[jtay]

If it's not happening for you coasties, it ain't happening here. More gardening in the gloom this evening. 

[Mapantz]

Sun's coming out, yay!

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Sun's coming out, yay!

In a flash the sea fogs rolled in here, vilsibilty 100metres on the clifftop at Bournemouth - sums up a dreadful day really!

Edited May 30, 2018 by Alderc

[Mapantz]

13 minutes ago, Alderc said:

In a flash the sea fogs rolled in here, vilsibilty 100metres on the clifftop at Bournemouth - sums up a dreadful day really!

Sun disappeared here. Fog also forecast for here tonight, not sure that'll be the case though.

[jtay]

Too little, too late round here.

[Frosty hollows]

Been dull and damp today and cool at 16c. Temps on the climb now. Looking steamy out