The official 2014 warm sunshine and BBQ thread...

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26oC possible in the South on Saturday - but as above, there's going to be some serious fireworks!

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smiffy180 said:

Anyone know if these giant hailstones are going to appear or not?

Storms are a certainty - but the stones are just Daily Express hyperbole

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smiffy180 said:

Puggit said:

Storms are a certainty - but the stones are just Daily Express hyperbole

Cheers

However...

Looking more and more likely that there will be some very severe storms and where the storms turn in to multi cell clusters the hail could cause damage to cars...

Travelling home from Norway today, so I'll update this evening with likely areas to be effected.

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Bill said:

P, is it still way too early to look at next weekend?

There's high pressure around, but also a possibility of a breakdown. Too early, and could go either way...

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smiffy180 said:

Puggit said:

However...

Looking more and more likely that there will be some very severe storms and where the storms turn in to multi cell clusters the hail could cause damage to cars...

Travelling home from Norway today, so I'll update this evening with likely areas to be effected.

Any news?
I have no form of cover for my car if it happens

Errrr - that was yesterday morning

Meanwhile....

Growing consensus that high pressure is arriving for next weekend- and likely to stick around. The entire week doesn't look too shabby.

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Mojito glaze chicken here

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In case you hadn't noticed - high pressure is now pretty much nailed on for 7-10 days.

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I'm pretty certain I caveat-ed the warning with a statement that not all of us would see storms

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Digger said:

Forecast for the weekend seems to suggest that London and S/E will suffer a distinct lack of sunshine certainly compared with today and friday. . . boohoo!

Is that right Puggit?

Yep, high pressure due to slip towards Ireland, which means the winds will come from the north. This will bring cloud and cooler air. Still high pressure, just the least favourite type. Warmer in the West and central parts as a result.

27oC in the south tomorrow though - enjoy!

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Scattered storms around tonight - there's one heading in to Hampshire from Wiltshire, and another in Glos heading towards Wilts and Berks.

One more in Herefordshire/Shropshire heading towards south of Brum.

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Power out here

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Power back on - and the fuse box had tripped too. Scary stuff.

Daughter wet the bed, dog was distraught.

One cat missing...

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Storm is still going on - 3 hours later!

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I have absolutely no idea how my son slept through that. I also have no idea how I'll remain awake for the England game

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Another week or so of pleasant weather, but nothing hot. The centre of the high pressure stays west of Ireland, bringing in cooler air from the North Sea for the next week.

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madbadger said:

Can I have a forecast for Dublin for this weekend, please?

Difficult to say - there are some tentative signs of a breakdown of the high pressure, from the north (never pleasant). At this stage I'd err with a forecast of this not entirely unpleasant weather, but it's far from certain.

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iva cosworth said:

Its getting greyer and going to rain soon.

Same in Reading

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Some pics from the storm here: http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/galler...

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Strange NW/SE split today, with Western and Central Scotland possibly seeing 26/27oC today, while East Anglia in particular suffers at 16oC

Improving for the South as the week ends, with the North going downhill tomorrow to cloud and possible drizzle. No defined end of high pressure in sight, but it stays stubbornly in the Atlantic west of Ireland.

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Definitely a few more days of pleasant weather, especially in the South. After that things get a bit hard to decipher. We could be looking at a breakdown in the weather for next weekend, however some of the latest charts are reversing that theory.