The 2016 summer and thunder thread

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leglessAlex said:

Aw jeeze.


How hot is it likely to be if it comes to pass?

Current projections are high 20s, high 30s in SW France where I'm going!

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coopedup said:

Off to Guernsey next Sunday for 8 days, and ideas Puggit? I think it is looking reasonable, hopefully!

Take your sun cream and inflatables!

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Mr GrimNasty said:

What a difference a day makes, the outlook looks markedly different already!

Guernsey dry and slightly cool if anything.

London to experience a steady build up to a short 30C+ burst, with an equally quick decline.

And tomorrow everything will be different again I expect!

Yup - GFS 12z is a major upgrade again. Time will tell.

Not particularly looking forward to the low 40s as currently forecast for our holiday in SW France!

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Downgrades again. Pleasant weekend (for the South), burst of warmth, cooler air floods in

https://twitter.com/liamdutton/status/762964643300...

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Remaining hot/very hot on the continent: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/7633769213127...

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Hot hot hot in SW France

Back on Friday ;(

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Warming up again after the rubbish weekend.

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Heat and thunder this week. SE corner winning in particular for thr heat.

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MAHOOSIVE storms crossing Brittany right now. Aiming for Dorsetish... Good chance of fireworks, flood-inducing rain almost a certainty for local areas, although the storm (as usual) is struggling to cross the Channel intact.


http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=radar;se...

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Probably too hot to have taken the kids up to London to see a show yesterday. Credit to the dancers (we watched Thriller) - they gave their everything. Ladies had a nice 'glow' to them

Central Line was warm enough to cook bread in.

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Series of weather warnings from Met Office for rain/thunder for next 4 days.

Sadly Reading isn't covered, but Leeds certainly is!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warning...

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Good news, Reading and Leeds now both covered by rain warning for the weekend! MetOffice list it at the lowest likelihood though...

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Today's storm risk map from NetWeather, matches the MO's warning from yesterday well. Late afternoon/early evening as is often the case.

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Slightly iffy weekend - then it looks like warmth returns for a short period next week. Uncertain on the length of time, but pretty sure high pressure will pay us a visit.

It's the first day of autumn, but the average summer wallows on.

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Next Tuesday...

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Some charts projecting a mini heatwave next week. Possible temps above 30oC if they're to be believed.

Certainly looking assured of one or two days in the mid 20-s for the SE. Possibly hotter and a little longer. Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Devon/Cornwall could miss out on the proper heat.

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Metoffice says 30 possible next week:

Take a look at @metoffice's Tweet: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/7743351571385...

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Good news for warmth lovers with the overnight charts showing the heat should last Tue-Thurs, warm on Fri and pleasant enough for the weekend.

Very interesting chart here:



Notice the temps in France wayyyyyy below UK as a low pressure system hits them.

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Storms rolling in to the SW this morning, already. West and North are the hotspots for thunder today. Heat in the SE, particularly London, Kent, maybe EA.

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Heathrow already at 30.2 degrees. Amazing, we're 30 miles west and it's not exactly hot...