The official summer sun, BBQ and thunder thread 2019

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Potential for heavy storms south of Cardiff-Wash line this afternoon.

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Should be some rain over the weekend, thanks to being stuck under a trough. Then likely the high pressure returns...

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High pressure to the east, low pressure to west, we're stuck somewhere in the middle.

So nice-ish weather, but threat of showers from the west. No clear signal for next weekend, so assume the same.

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Risk of heavy showers today, quite widespread, but east coast most likely - under a convergence zone

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Subtropical storm Andrea has formed in the western Atlantic.

Hurricane season starts on 1st June...

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Greenland high looking likely during half term week. Yup - strong northerly winds on the cards

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See post above Colin.

Hopeful signals after a cool half term

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Pretty sure Accuweather wasn't entirely accurate, they don't have a good record.

However, end of May into early June beginning to look favourable for BBQ lovers!

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Keeping an eye on Sunday/Monday for some severe thunder storm action in the SE. Warm air will start to cover the UK Friday, might be cloudy. Unfortunately the earlier hope for a lengthy warm spell have been dashed by some pretty cool air piling in from the north.

Warm humid air, plus cool northern air... Fireworks!

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Met office currently predicting 28 in the East this weekend.

Western areas may be much cooler.

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colin_p said:

Are we still on for the light show though?

My post above talks about warm and cool

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Temps at 1pm...



Heat could generate isolated heavy showers today. Widespread thunder still good for tomorrow, will update with specific areas when I find out

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27.3 recorded at LHR, hottest day of the year.

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Yes, an iffy week ahead. Slack pressure as we're stuck between low and high - low pressure always around.

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indestructible focus said:

Yes I know what you mean but it's the forecast for the week ahead as puggit says we cant shake the low pressure.

And things are beginning to look worse. A Greenland-Iceland-Scandinavia high pressure block could be forming - meaning the low pressure train will be aimed at Spain/France/Western Med. This could be bad for heat lovers, good for gardeners!

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schmalex said:

Equally, if the Azores high can squeeze up and shut off the lows, we could be in for a scorcber

Did you have advance notice?

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A convergence zone over eastern Wales, up in to Lancashire is likely to cause heavy downpours, and some thunder too today

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Bill said:

Guess where I'm going this weekend... It looks like it'll ease by then but still not good.

Miguel making Fri/Sat look really, really bad.

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First thunderstorm warning of the year, if memory serves me correctly!

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-...