The official summer sun, BBQ and thunder thread 2019

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Clouded over in west berks. Record is off here!

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35.1 official temp in London

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We had 5 seconds of huge rain drops, in bright sunshine.

Evaporated almost as quickly!

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Ooof - evening rush hour could be lively in the SE!

https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/11543618415204474...

Colin - looks like it misses Berks

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Temperatures at Heathrow, Cambridge and Northolt have reached 35.9C at 1pm.

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Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

I’m not sure it’s the 38 degrees predicted... it’s hovering around 30 in Oxford and cooled a tad since the clouds rolled in. I guess the breeze is keeping things in check?

It was always going to be further east really - 35.9 and 4 hours of cooking to go.

July record will fall.

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Puggit said:

July record will fall.

July record has fallen!

Officially 36.9 at Heathrow.

1.6 degrees more for all time record.

Place your bets...

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rich12 said:

So these thunderstorms, are they going to be bad around herts/beds?

They will start around herts/beds and head east.

https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/11543618415204474...

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colin_p said:

As for the UK record, I hope it goes otherwise all this torture will have been for nothing.

If you remember, the previous record was set in August, with a long and brutal warm period - very gradual heating up.

This has been over 3 days with a VERY different weather pattern. Low pressure west of Ireland spinning the heat up from the Sahara.

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Scabutz said:

This showing some tastiness round my way, but weather app and BBC just show wall wo tall sunshine. Are they just going to randomly bubble up in places?

They already are... https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar

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Map of current temps - rounded up, Cambridge is not hottest place...

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Melman Giraffe said:

36 @ Heathrow

Keep up - officially they've already hit 36.9 and broken the July record

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red_slr said:

What website is that?

Stolen from twitter

Wundermap is the closest I know: https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap

But these are all unofficial - some are showing 39s and 40s in Cambridge area...

Edited by Puggit on Thursday 25th July 14:21

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37.2 at Heathrow - 2nd hottest day in history.

Reports of waterspout off Brighton...

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37.7 at Kew Gardens and Writtle Essex...

0.9 degrees to go...

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Melman Giraffe said:

Whats a waterspout

An offshore tornado...

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Cambridge 38.1 - going to the wire!

For the old fogies, that's 100. 2nd time ever.

Edited by Puggit on Thursday 25th July 16:21

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Eastbourne/Sussex - big storm coming your way, if it safely crosses the Channel...

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loafer123 said:

Puggit said:

Eastbourne/Sussex - big storm coming your way, if it safely crosses the Channel...

I'm keeping a close eye on that one...it's heading right for me...

The western side (without electric fun currently) looks far more menacing than the east...

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sc0tt said:

Whats the scores on the doors then? Hottest day ever? I’ll be honest, i’m glad I missed it sitting by the sea in a positively chilly 30oC in spain.

The UK isn’t prepared for heat.

38.1 current highest recorded official temp - Cambridge. Falling just short, but taking silver.