The official summer sun, BBQ and thunder thread 2019

[Puggit]

p1stonhead said:

Urgh. Too hot to be be anywhere near an office!

Melman will be closing his

[cherryowen]

Looking at the weather app on the 'phone earlier (not the most reliable thing, but still......), it was showing 5 consecutive days where there's a risk of thunder!

I'll be disappoint if I don't get some fireworks at least once next week

[Puggit]

We now have cross model support on very hot conditions. Across the board, models have 'upgraded' during the day.

This isn't high pressure bringing stable sunny weather - this is unstable and humid air being dragged up from much further south. Cloudy, humid, real possibility of 'feels like' temperatures approaching 40 with real temps in the mid 30s. Frequent storms...

June record is 35.6 degrees - Southampton 1976.

[colin_p]

I also hope for another 28/06/2005, 24/06/2007 or 19/06/2007 event then as listed in the link below. (you can click on day / hour / minute etc for expanded lists).

http://www.isleofwightweather.co.uk/discharge/

Edited by colin_p on Thursday 20th June 21:11

[Scabutz]

Puggit said:

We now have cross model support on very hot conditions. Across the board, models have 'upgraded' during the day.

This isn't high pressure bringing stable sunny weather - this is unstable and humid air being dragged up from much further south. Cloudy, humid, real possibility of 'feels like' temperatures approaching 40 with real temps in the mid 30s. Frequent storms...

June record is 35.6 degrees - Southampton 1976.

Tented in my pants.

[colin_p]

Just had a look on the Met office website and they have extended the thunderstorm warning into Tuesday now.

The bad news for us in the South East is that the warning on Sunday has been revised to omit the South East. Gutted.

And as Puggit called it yesterday, there is lots of talk about it going bonkers scorchio at the tail end of next week.

[colin_p]

Netweather are forecasting "feels like" temps that are insane, these are for East Berks;

Weds 42c
Thur 43c

I'm not going to enjoy this at all, as it is also going to be muggier than a muggy things muggle


Any further or better info Pug?

[Puggit]

colin_p said:

Netweather are forecasting "feels like" temps that are insane, these are for East Berks;

Weds 42c
Thur 43c

I'm not going to enjoy this at all, as it is also going to be muggier than a muggy things muggle


Any further or better info Pug?

Not at the moment. Expecting some downgrades - they have to happen, right?

The main models all showed highest *ever* forecast temps for the upper atmosphere yesterday (for the UK). They were truly exceptional charts. A little minor watering down today, but the heat and humidity is coming. We can certainly stand down from any talk of beating 38.5 degrees, but the June record may stand a test.

Atmosphere will be absolutely full of energy. Not totally ripe for storms, some criteria aren't right. But if anything does kick off, there will be tremendous storms caused.

Heat most likely to last until Sunday week - but there are some indications it may last beyond.

[p1stonhead]

We shall call it What. The. fk. Wednesday.

[75Black]

Currently in Poland and it's hot hot hot, which also has brought on massive thunderstorms. We had a lightning strike within 100 yards last night, if not closer. Other parts have had small tornadoes, wouldn't surprise me if last night's storm was a supercell.

[colin_p]

75Black said:

Currently in Poland and it's hot hot hot, which also has brought on massive thunderstorms. We had a lightning strike within 100 yards last night, if not closer. Other parts have had small tornadoes, wouldn't surprise me if last night's storm was a supercell.

I have been watching the storms roll over Europe on Blitzorgtung, some epic stuff.

[colin_p]

Puggit said:

Not at the moment. Expecting some downgrades - they have to happen, right?

Yes, please make it so.

As for what is likely coming, you say it is unlikely to break any temp records but what about the "feels like", they look absolutely bonkers and hopefully a glitch in the matrix.

[edit]

Netweather are now showing "feels like" for Maidenhead as;

Wed 42c
Thu 44c

[mcelliott]

p1stonhead said:

We shall call it What. The. fk. Wednesday.

Why is that unusual?

[p1stonhead]

mcelliott said:

p1stonhead said:

We shall call it What. The. fk. Wednesday.

Why is that unusual?

Why is the hottest ever temperature in the UK unusual?

[tedmus]

https://youtu.be/6sxpU1eUA2I

[colin_p]

Remember that it is the "feels like" not actual temperature.

[Puggit]

Thursday feels like for Reading now 45...

[colin_p]

Puggit said:

Thursday feels like for Reading now 45...

LOL, off the back of your post, I've just checked Maidenhead again and that too is now at 45c (feels like).!

[colin_p]

Maidenhead now revised down to a chilly 41c for Thursday and a wintry 37c for Weds. (feels like temps).

[p1stonhead]

colin_p said:

Maidenhead now revised down to a chilly 41c for Thursday and a wintry 37c for Weds. (feels like temps).

This isn’t going to be fun. I swear that was the temperature when I was in Death Valley!