Summer 2023 chat

[Somerset girl]

Beautiful clear blue sky , tomatoes ripening at last,  cucumber put on a growth spurt .

We have what I call thunder flies as well , but loads of crickets too  

Very warm,  should help the pneumonia to go away and the sun should aid recovery.  

[stainesbloke]

3 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

I thought you loved 16c and drizzle? 

Yes, what was I thinking? I hate blue, hate the sun, hate warmth, hate life. Hate hate hate!

 

[Wynn D Woo]

Got out of bed and dressed in Shorts and t-shirt in anticipation of the nicer weather arriving - opened the curtains and it was foggy...proper November morning!

Even now it has only lifted to grey cloud and no sign of any sunshine...

[Sunny76]

 

Greetings from Notting Hill Gate

 

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[AWD]

14 minutes ago, Wynn D Woo said:

Got out of bed and dressed in Shorts and t-shirt in anticipation of the nicer weather arriving - opened the curtains and it was foggy...proper November morning!

Even now it has only lifted to grey cloud and no sign of any sunshine...

Are you in Bradley Stoke?

As I am around the corner in Longwell Green and it’s (near enough) clear blue skies and warm sunshine here.

[Alderc 2.0]

Alot of infill now rapidly appearing given temperatures have reached the astronomical heights of 21C

[Wynn D Woo]

50 minutes ago, AWD said:

Are you in Bradley Stoke?

As I am around the corner in Longwell Green and it’s (near enough) clear blue skies and warm sunshine here.

No I am at home in Longlevens today, Bradley Stoke is where I go when I have to go into the office.

[Snowy L]

Sunny spells 21C. Finally, finally for the first time in weeks it's actually comfortable and pleasant.

[Weather Enthusiast91]

11 hours ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Oooh the mods are going to have fun deleting posts in here later lol ...

Looks like you're in luck this time, as the posts are still here. 

I guess it all depends on what kind of a mood the mods are in at the time.

Edited August 9, 2023 by Weather Enthusiast91

[In Absence of True Seasons]

A vivid blue sky today. Feels slightly surreal. Nice and warm, but not hot (for those who struggle with anything over 22/23c )

Fingers crossed for clearing for those under cloud currently.

[Wynn D Woo]

1 hour ago, Wynn D Woo said:

Got out of bed and dressed in Shorts and t-shirt in anticipation of the nicer weather arriving - opened the curtains and it was foggy...proper November morning!

Even now it has only lifted to grey cloud and no sign of any sunshine...

The good news is the sun has broken through and quite rapidly so in the end

[Blessed Weather]

1 hour ago, Wynn D Woo said:

Got out of bed and dressed in Shorts and t-shirt in anticipation of the nicer weather arriving - opened the curtains and it was foggy...proper November morning!

Even now it has only lifted to grey cloud and no sign of any sunshine...

Just to support what you say WDW, here's the satellite image from 07.35 as seen from Eumetsat. I've circled where I think you are and you were definitely in the clag and with 0 mph wind earlier, whilst not many miles away folk woke up to clear sky. High res models suggest cloud struggling to completely clear in your part of the world until this evening. Better luck tomorrow!

Source: Netweather Extra satellite with overlays.

EDIT: Glad the sun's out now.

[danm]

2 hours ago, TwisterGirl81 said:

There is in the west, honestly not sure how much more I can take of this cloudy cool weather, We've had 6 weeks of this and a lot of unusable weekends, enough already!  We had brief sun for 30 minutes and it just lifts the mood so much.  Can someone please tell me the rest of August and September is going to be sunny and warm please

On the Met Office deep dive yesterday they mentioned cooler than average sea temperatures around the SW at the moment that would result in more cloud cover down in your part of the world. 

[IcySpicy]

Pleasant day here in Estonia as well. Today is what I would call a "classic" Baltic summer day (not whatever 18C muck we had in July, which some people were convinced is nomal warm summer weather for our latitude). Around 21-23C, mostly sunny with a few bening cumulus clouds and a light winds. Not exactly hot ( imo it's still a bit too chilly for the beach/swimming) but warm enough to be out in summer clothes and not feel cold. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

28 minutes ago, Weather Enthusiast91 said:

Looks like you're in luck this time, as the posts are still here. 

I guess it all depends on what kind of a mood the mods are in at the time.

Yes the days of strict rules are long gone aren't they! Now it's anything goes one day and no your all naughty the next day. Depends on what colour pants they have on on which day I guess!! Shame there is no hard and fast boundaries anymore across the board so people don't really know where they stand any more. Still if chatter is allowed then I'm up for it. It's a good way to bond and make friends

[MP-R]

Absolutely crazy scenes in the West Country!

 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

4 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Absolutely crazy scenes in the West Country!

 

The cloud lives on here ...

12 hours ago, Wold Topper said:

Baby wasps

2 wasps in my bedroom. Just got rid of one and now another one is in here ...

[Addicks Fan 1981]

Dry in my area now which I didn't see coming at all. 

 

[Mike Poole]

It’s flying ants day!  Bit late isn’t it?  Usually July, but after 6 weeks of dross, the ants are seizing their belated opportunity to do what they do…

Decent day today, warmer tomorrow.

[jaz]

On 07/08/2023 at 17:47, markyo said:

The fuse could well be lit in quite a few i suspect mate. Time will be the governor now.

and 48hrs later the Tropical Island of Maui is on fire..

[*Stormforce~beka*]

5 hours ago, Sunny76 said:

Not long to go my darling! Only a few days now!! Have you got your vampire outfit yet to match your mood??! ...

4 hours ago, tricol said:

Not a bad morning here, cloudy with the sun trying to break through.

Well it's trying here now too ... The child has just run in from the park complaining its hot ... 23.3c ... Hmmm ... She doesn't know what hot is LOL. Let's turn the thermostat up another 10c shall we ...

[*Stormforce~beka*]

2 hours ago, danm said:

There is no cloud rolling in…

Whys there cloud over me!!!

[*Stormforce~beka*]

1 hour ago, Blessed Weather said:

Just to support what you say WDW, here's the satellite image from 07.35 as seen from Eumetsat. I've circled where I think you are and you were definitely in the clag and with 0 mph wind earlier, whilst not many miles away folk woke up to clear sky. High res models suggest cloud struggling to completely clear in your part of the world until this evening. Better luck tomorrow!

Source: Netweather Extra satellite with overlays.

EDIT: Glad the sun's out now.

I'm under it too!

46 minutes ago, danm said:

On the Met Office deep dive yesterday they mentioned cooler than average sea temperatures around the SW at the moment that would result in more cloud cover down in your part of the world. 

Thought sea temps are meant to be hot right now lol

[stainesbloke]

31 minutes ago, MP-R said:

Absolutely crazy scenes in the West Country!

 

Really hope you’re ok? And not going out in that? Terribly dangerous!!

[Methuselah]

Sunny and 22C. I'm off out to buy some provisions.