The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2023

[Puggit]

Well that snuck up on us

20.1 degrees recorded in Kinlochewe in NW Scotland. Latest 20 degrees recorded in UK since 2010.

https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1647937745526...

[UTH]

Today it does feel right to be optimistic. Just ignore the forecast.

[Scabutz]

Didnt need a jumper today so that's a win. Im all in for the summer thread. Winter one can be packed away for a few months.

[Blib]

Does Scotland count?

[Bannock]

Central Thames Valley here, and the BBC forecast is for nothing more than 12 degrees all next week. And nothing much above that this week either. I flipped my central heating to "off" with a big smug grin over the weekend, I expect it'll have to go on again next week. Sigh.

Sorry, but not much sign of any summer sun/optimism here yet.

[Puggit]

Be grateful we're getting 12 - south will be much warmer than the north next week.

[Bannock]

Yeesh. Poor sods.

Remember the first lockdown spring? Glorious, unbroken sunshine for what seemed like months. I remember gazing at it through the window...now this.

[tribalsurfer]

Walking round Brixham on Saturday and burnt the top of my nut.

[JakeT]

HERE WE GO!

Very late one this year, and as mentioned it feels cool down south. Still I’ll take 15° though. It’s the lows of 1° throughout the week I don’t like the look of.

[Cotty]

Lovely and sunny today, few days ago we have huge hailstones

[madbadger]

Funny place to be warmest.

Lovely the past couple of hours in Yorkshire but a big cloud came over the sun just now. Was quite warm but grey until about 3:00

[magpie215]

In for the summer ☀️

[98elise]

Lovely sunny day in Kent even if the temperature wasn't high (13C). Cut the grass, painted some fence panels and did a general bit of tidying up in the garden.

Being retired has it's advantages

[colin_p]

Posting, only so it shows up on 'my stuff'.

[juice]

SW...Is it ever going to stop raining. I know today was just drizzle...but it's really depressing.

[Cotty]

colin_p said:

Posting, only so it shows up on 'my stuff'.

You can hit the Watch tab at the bottom of the thread.

[Celtic Dragon]

After a grim start, today turned out lovely, so I popped up to the archery club after work, and at 5:30 it was still 17 degrees. The slight breeze did take the edge of the warmth though.

[Its Just Adz]

Was decent today, no hoody on since 6.30am.

Training in gym after work was very "muggy".

[SS9]

Had the window open in my home office today, and for once it didn’t feel like heat was escaping. Pleasant.

[Riley Blue]

Looks like it's going to be the first 'shorts on' day of the year for me, almost three weeks later than usual.