The 2020 summer optimism and BBQ thread!
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anonymous said:
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Your big hope in Kent will be imported MCS storms from the continent. You know, the big ones that are about 50 miles across ;o) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoscale_convective...
Puggit said:
anonymous said:
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Your big hope in Kent will be imported MCS storms from the continent. You know, the big ones that are about 50 miles across ;o) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoscale_convective...
Storms until Sunday for most of England/Wales: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1293494942527...
Puggit said:
Storms until Sunday for most of England/Wales: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1293494942527...
Super..... inside all those yellow warning zones :-)Puggit said:
Storms until Sunday for most of England/Wales: https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1293494942527...
We've got a BBQ planned for Saturday 
Netweather now reckons I'm getting a storm at 3pm we'll see
Puggit said:
sc0tt said:
Too hot for me, i’d like to tap out now please.
34 AGAIN in Reading - that's 6 days in a row.Yep, ready for unsettled weather!
Oh well, we'll moan when it's cold and the days are short.
JakeT said:
Puggit said:
sc0tt said:
Too hot for me, i’d like to tap out now please.
34 AGAIN in Reading - that's 6 days in a row.Yep, ready for unsettled weather!
Oh well, we'll moan when it's cold and the days are short.
I am so glad I spent money on AC this year. With a newborn as well, it’s been a godsend because they do not like the heat and they will let you know about it! All the time.
Lovely sheet lightning show last night as well. Seemed to be well off in the distance as thunder was conspicuous by its absence. But a good 30mins with the bedroom curtains open lying in bed in 20degC room. Bliss.
Loitering around 36c here in Colorado. Next Monday is due to be 32c, but that's the lowest forecast for a while.
Of course it's only 21c here in the basement, with the AC vents blocked (it gets too cold otherwise).
The main differences to the UK are whole house AC, and a much greater time to get used to it - we've had months of it being 32c or higher, with another month to go - more time to acclimatize. The nest thermostat has been slowly increasing the temperature in the house (reducing the time the AC is on), for ecomony, and it's currently set to a temperature that would have been lethal in May (25c).
The lower humidity makes it less unpleasant, too.
I hated summer when I was in the UK.
Of course it's only 21c here in the basement, with the AC vents blocked (it gets too cold otherwise).
The main differences to the UK are whole house AC, and a much greater time to get used to it - we've had months of it being 32c or higher, with another month to go - more time to acclimatize. The nest thermostat has been slowly increasing the temperature in the house (reducing the time the AC is on), for ecomony, and it's currently set to a temperature that would have been lethal in May (25c).
The lower humidity makes it less unpleasant, too.
I hated summer when I was in the UK.
Hereward said:
Cumulus and Cumulonimbus now bubbling up just North of Gatwick. Feels hotter than the preceding days. Praying it's gonna kick off, the garden is utterly parched.
Yep - we're not far from 'lift off'https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/12935354372529602...
As per this tweet https://twitter.com/danholley_/status/129353793562... levels of energy in the atmosphere are extremely high. Unlike yesterday, it's not if, but when.
Puggit said:
Hereward said:
Cumulus and Cumulonimbus now bubbling up just North of Gatwick. Feels hotter than the preceding days. Praying it's gonna kick off, the garden is utterly parched.
Yep - we're not far from 'lift off'https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/12935354372529602...
As per this tweet https://twitter.com/danholley_/status/129353793562... levels of energy in the atmosphere are extremely high. Unlike yesterday, it's not if, but when.
Haven't been this excited since snow 3 years ago.
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