First 30°C in the UK - 2023

[Metwatch]

29.1C Frittenden, Kent as of midday, maybe in the next hour or 2 we get that 30.

[Mcconnor8]

31 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

29.1C Frittenden, Kent as of midday, maybe in the next hour or 2 we get that 30.

Already broken it at Heathrow and Northolt, temps higher than most models bar the UKV

[Metwatch]

8 minutes ago, Mcconnor8 said:

Already broken it at Heathrow and Northolt, temps higher than most models bar the UKV

Earliest date to reach it since 2012 as well, wonder what that could mean for the rest of summer if things continue to stay quite dry. 

[Maz]

3 minutes ago, Metwatch said:

Earliest date to reach it since 2012 as well, wonder what that could mean for the rest of summer if things continue to stay quite dry. 

Seems to me 30c in this country used to occur after a run of mid to high 20s.  But last few years the wind turns S to SE and it’s 30+ straight away in SE, S Central and East Anglia. 

[*Stormforce~beka*]

[reef]

36 minutes ago, Maz said:

Seems to me 30c in this country used to occur after a run of mid to high 20s.  But last few years the wind turns S to SE and it’s 30+ straight away in SE, S Central and East Anglia. 

Its definitely more frequent these days and easier to achieve. Here, further north and close to the coast it didn't hit 30C for almost 17 years between 2001 and 2018. Indeed, it had only ever hit it 4 times from 1980-2017. Fast forward five years and we've hit it seven times between 2018 and 2023 and on three out of four years.

[sunny_vale]

I think as it's been so dry too and far from cold in most places, that must help to quicken the heater up.

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

This setup is already over performing, I don't think any Forecast had Scotland bordering 30C

 

[The PIT]

Perhaps we ought to have the first 40C thread.  Still going up at 2C per hour according to Cumulusmx software and we are at 29.4C right now.  The previous warmest day was 24.3C on the 27th of May. This month 20.7C so a huge jump.

Edited June 10, 2023 by The PIT

[Maz]

54 minutes ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

This setup is already over performing, I don't think any Forecast had Scotland bordering 30C

 

Foehn effect with SE’ly coming off the Southern Uplands.  That is impressively hot though (as was west Wales with an Easterly foehn yesterday).  
 

Cheshire/Merseyside also close to 30c now winds switched to SE giving a good foehn effect.

Just plain hot in SE England, with a little bit of urban heat island impact to give the highest temperatures.

Notably hot day widely for early June.

[SummerShower]

Not that I'm waiting for it, but the wait goes on for the first year with no 30C reached at all since 1993

[Frigid]

5 hours ago, Kirkcaldy Weather said:

This setup is already over performing, I don't think any Forecast had Scotland bordering 30C

 

Meanwhile Edinburgh Airport recorded a max of 16C today, currently 14C..

[hillbilly]

Got to 27 deg here today,a little bit of a shock as it is i think only the second day this year above 20 deg,the other being 22 deg a couple of weeks back.

[damianslaw]

Must say I didn't anticipate 30 degrees from today, nevermind 32 degrees. It doesn't seem to have taken much to hit such heights.

If we can achieve 32 degrees under what I don't believe is especially warm air, who knows where we will go this summer. Perhaps the dry ground and air for weeks has helped. 

[Don]

2 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Must say I didn't anticipate 30 degrees from today, nevermind 32 degrees. It doesn't seem to have taken much to hit such heights.

If we can achieve 32 degrees under what I don't believe is especially warm air, who knows where we will go this summer. Perhaps the dry ground and air for weeks has helped. 

It almost takes nothing to hit those sorts of heights these days and I don't believe last year's temperature record will last very long either!!

[WeatherArc]

42 minutes ago, damianslaw said:

Must say I didn't anticipate 30 degrees from today, nevermind 32 degrees. It doesn't seem to have taken much to hit such heights.

If we can achieve 32 degrees under what I don't believe is especially warm air, who knows where we will go this summer. Perhaps the dry ground and air for weeks has helped. 

The soil moisture has defo helped imo, widely under 20% across the country. I'm with you though i've been very unsure what the max temp this year will be, seen some on twitter suggesting around 39°C

Edited June 10, 2023 by WeatherArc

[Scorcher]

23 hours ago, Maz said:

Seems to me 30c in this country used to occur after a run of mid to high 20s.  But last few years the wind turns S to SE and it’s 30+ straight away in SE, S Central and East Anglia. 

It's also reached much more easily and more often away from the SE now as well.

30C wasn't always an annual thing in NW England but it's smashed every year on multiple occasions now. Blackpool reached 30C yesterday I believe.

[Scorcher]

17 hours ago, SummerShower said:

Not that I'm waiting for it, but the wait goes on for the first year with no 30C reached at all since 1993

Not surprising- I can't see how that will ever happen again short of a severe volcanic eruption happening and cooling the climate.

[damianslaw]

Smashing that target, perhaps a new thread needed for first 35 degrees! 

[summer blizzard]

Did we hit 30C yesterday and today.

[*Stormforce~beka*]

9 minutes ago, summer blizzard said:

Did we hit 30C yesterday and today.

I did both days

[SakuraOwl]

A repeat of last year's 40+ C is not what we need right now... I know many people that will not be happy if this HEATWAVE becomes 40+ again...

[summer blizzard]

13 minutes ago, SakuraOwl said:

A repeat of last year's 40+ C is not what we need right now... I know many people that will not be happy if this HEATWAVE becomes 40+ again...

While possible, it's worth noting that our -NAO period saw a lot of heat removed and high soil moisture. In so far as Spain and Italy can advect heat quickly, things are not quite as ideal as last year in that regard. 

[MP-R]

On 10/06/2023 at 13:25, Metwatch said:

Earliest date to reach it since 2012 as well, wonder what that could mean for the rest of summer if things continue to stay quite dry. 

And it looks like 30 degrees wasn't reached in 2012 until July so really we're looking back to 2005 for a pre June 10th date. 2006 was just a tad late with the 12th.

[summer blizzard]

2011 opened with 34C on i think the 4th. That was as good as summer 2011 got for heat lovers.