The 2017 summer and thunder thread
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Puggit said:
I can't offer any hope at the moment...
I suspect something will restart early September, when the kids are back at school. Purely because this torrid weather started when they broke up, as usual. No science involved.
You haven't been reading the Express have you, spawn of Diablo will send temperatures spiraling in next few weeks - or something akin!I suspect something will restart early September, when the kids are back at school. Purely because this torrid weather started when they broke up, as usual. No science involved.
After promising to be a scorcher, July ended up with a CET of 16.8C +0.7C relative 1961-90.
It was about the 90th warmest out of the 359 years of the CET, and the nearest to average since January.
August is unsurprisingly running negative so far, but I expect it will even out.
Although we haven't had any individually amazingly hot record months, only March was in the top 10, with the run of months all on the warm side, it was looking like 2017 was going to be the warmest annual CET 'ever', but the last 6 weeks have made that a lot less likely now.
(Of course there is a debate how accurate this is with the CET sites now all pretty well affected by development and the change to electronic instrumentation - both of which affect readings and make direct comparisons problematic.)
What do you think it's going to do in North Yorks this weekend Mr Puggit?
OH and I are headed up there for a couple of relaxing days and she wants to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower at night. Looking like cloudy, but not much rain maybe?
On another note I read they are forecasting the wettest Winter ever, but think that it's pointless to forecast so far in advance, maybe they are just plotting the trend....
OH and I are headed up there for a couple of relaxing days and she wants to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower at night. Looking like cloudy, but not much rain maybe?
On another note I read they are forecasting the wettest Winter ever, but think that it's pointless to forecast so far in advance, maybe they are just plotting the trend....
Puggit, would you mind looking into your crystal ball and seeing what the weathers likely to be like in the Northern Belgium, Dutch and South Western German for the last two weeks of August please.
I've been looking at long range forecasts, probably a waste of time, but they all seem to use different models. I've seen results from copious amounts of rain, to low 30's Celsius.
I've been looking at long range forecasts, probably a waste of time, but they all seem to use different models. I've seen results from copious amounts of rain, to low 30's Celsius.
lucido grigio said:
My sister was at her place in Tuscany last week,I'll ask her what the heat was like when she gets back.
Wish I was there,don't think I've ever experienced heat in the 40s.
What are you hoping to experience? Its pretty unpleasant, especially as much of the med doesn't believe in airconditioning. Wish I was there,don't think I've ever experienced heat in the 40s.
308mate said:
lucido grigio said:
My sister was at her place in Tuscany last week,I'll ask her what the heat was like when she gets back.
Wish I was there,don't think I've ever experienced heat in the 40s.
What are you hoping to experience? Its pretty unpleasant, especially as much of the med doesn't believe in airconditioning. Wish I was there,don't think I've ever experienced heat in the 40s.
it's utterly debilitating. Luckily the only time I have experienced it was in Vegas and they definitely believe in air conditioning 
308mate said:
What are you hoping to experience? Its pretty unpleasant, especially as much of the med doesn't believe in airconditioning.
I agree. Unless you are used to it (and even the locals hide in peak heat...) then anything above about 38c is pretty unpleasant, though the humidity is as much a variable.Personally I'm fine with 35c (and a good breeze), providing it cools down at night... but no thanks to 40+
Evoluzione said:
What do you think it's going to do in North Yorks this weekend Mr Puggit?
OH and I are headed up there for a couple of relaxing days and she wants to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower at night. Looking like cloudy, but not much rain maybe?
Tonight is a good night OH and I are headed up there for a couple of relaxing days and she wants to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower at night. Looking like cloudy, but not much rain maybe?
Some improved (but cool) weather over the weekend. Sat night looking good at the moment for lack of cloud. Most places should have breaks in the cloud if not no cloud at all.
Celtic Dragon said:
Puggit, would you mind looking into your crystal ball and seeing what the weathers likely to be like in the Northern Belgium, Dutch and South Western German for the last two weeks of August please.
I've been looking at long range forecasts, probably a waste of time, but they all seem to use different models. I've seen results from copious amounts of rain, to low 30's Celsius.
There is no real end in sight to the Atlantic currently. So it just depends how far south east the effects are reaching. Waning and waxing, unlikely to be a real scorcher. I've been looking at long range forecasts, probably a waste of time, but they all seem to use different models. I've seen results from copious amounts of rain, to low 30's Celsius.
As the heat dissipates from the far south and east of Europe it is due to re-surge in the west up through Spain and right to the North of France, but probably not make it over the channel. It would only take a small change to suck some hot air up over us. But not forecast to happen at the moment.
So no el b
do spawn of diablo just yet.
So no el b
do spawn of diablo just yet.A short video by Channel 4's Liam Dutton about this 'summer' : https://youtu.be/e-GeKyRryFc
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