The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

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Another messy picture today - anyone could see a shower or a storm. Most likely areas for higher concentration is Sussex around to Norfolk, Wales and NW and Central Belt of Scotland.

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Same again today - storms/heavy showers could be seen anywhere, with a couple of more concentrated areas:



https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/15677772699884298...

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Old Man Fred said:

Scabutz said:

A markedly cooler air this morning I notice. Feels autumnal, whereas last few days have felt more like a cool summers day.

Just started raining in MK (Stony Stratford side) Weather app says chance of storm has gone for lunchtime today but rain now for the next 24 hours, with a couple of hours break at midnight tonight.

Any forecast rain recently that should have lasted for hours has been an hour or two, then dried up, so we will see..

Are you reading that forecast correctly...? Current forecast is only for showers...

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HappyMidget said:

Bannock said:

v8250 said:

Deepest darkest West Berks, 30mins of torrential downpour and rolling thunder just finished. Side lane opposite house a full flowing river onto main lane and coloured like a landslide. It's now near blue skies, all four water butts over flowing and can physically hear the grass growing

That's just passed over us on the Reading/Oxon border. Lightning strikes very close by and thunder overhead. And yeah, my gutters and downpipes need clearing out...

Go to go out in the car in half an hour, looking forward to the blue skies following on!

Just starting here at TVP

There was flooding in Reading today.

No flooding in Burghfield Common - up on the hill

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Quieter day today, but still the chance of a heavy shower or even thunder. Good news is the low pressure that has been stuck near us is finally moving on to the East.

A couple of warmish days coming up early next week and some sunny spells later in the week (great, our solar panels go up on Tuesday!)

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Bill said:

Had to put a jumper on to tend the BBQ this evening. It's just a little too chilly wandering in and out and leaving the door open.

Just wait until later in the week when high pressure anchors off Ireland and gives us a northerly... (sunny though!)

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wazztie16 said:

Weather warning for heavy rain from midnight to 11am, NW England and Wales, where I am (NW Leicestershire) we're due rain overnight and then BBC is saying 11am to 11pm...

Puggit, could it be the warning weather moving south?

I'm not convinced it'll happen, mind, with it saying light rain, but I know the BBC isn't the most reliable.

I honestly have no idea, as I live in the warmer, drier South, it didn't effect me at all and I had no clue

I only get pinged for warnings in the SE - you lot get too many!

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On your marks...

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Snowlercoaster thread is lining up.

Of course, this just means a cool snap with snow on the Cairngorms, but it is the official starting position of the thread of 'hope getting smashed on the rocks'.

A reminder that many of us in the South only saw snow in Autumn last time around, none in winter....


Personally I'm hoping for a crisp, sunny, dry winter so that our new solar panels increase their ROI...

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Greenland/Iceland high opening the door to a strong northerly. Snow likely on Scottish Mountains Mon/Tues.

Gonna feel cold everywhere!

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Bannock said:

Grew up in similar with only downstairs central heating. Upstairs it was woolly pyjamas, extra blankets and hot water bottles all winter. Sadly, my missus grew up in a concrete tower block in a communist country, where central heating was provided from massive neighbourhood furnaces and delivered to huge radiators in every apartment at near zero cost to the residents, with no individual thermostats in the apartments, so the heating was on full blast all winter at what must have been approaching 30 degrees. I have experienced these conditions myself and it is thoroughly unpleasant. I'd be happy at 17c indoors over winter, she demands 25c. I have developed extremely sneaky thermostat management skills, but she gets triggered when she feels the temp creep down to about 21.

I used to work for a company based in St Petersburg, Russia. The Holiday Inn was exactly like this. If your room didn't have a window that opened (-20 outside) you would have to go back to reception and change rooms!

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No one wants to be reminded it's the equinox/equilux in autumn, only in spring

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Snow and Rocks said:

Our draughty poorly uninsulated cottage in Aberdeenshire is generally kept at around 15c with the exception of the main living area which gets comfortably warm thanks to the woodburner.

I really struggle when we go to stay with friends in stuffy new builds - one set of friends had the thermostat set permanently at 24 degrees and were still moping around under blankets. I was in beachwear and still melting. No wonder some folk have outrageous energy bills!

Our new build is set to 19!

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While it has snowed in the Cairngorms, it really wasn't a lot - so I haven't started the winter thread.

Weather for tomorrow - minging. A proper Atlantic low pressure system, wet and windy. Slightly warmer than we've experienced this week.

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Looks like a big storm for Wednesday, especially Scotland

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LHB said:

I’m still wearing shorts daily

Good call

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Winter thread is not for thunderstorms though!

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Weather for our trip to the Loire next week.

Ummmmm, bank...

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Heavy showers in southern areas today - potentially thundery.

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Had a storm as we docked at Caen this morning. Now 24 degrees and too hot for gardening.

Bombay Sapphire on the go, washing down BBQ Lays