The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

[Celtic Dragon]

My Outside thermometer is reading a toasty 21 degrees Celsius!

[Puggit]

Celtic Dragon said:

My Outside thermometer is reading a toasty 21 degrees Celsius!

Move it out of the sun then

[Celtic Dragon]

I’ll be moving it slightly at the weekend as it’s on a fence post and I think it’s getting some radiant heat from the fence (west facing and dark brown).

I’m also in a bit of a hollow, so a couple of degrees variance from that “official” status isn’t to be unexpected.

[colin_p]

SCORCHA !

Chesterfield'ish -

Just got back from a cycle ride along abandoned and re-purposed mining railway lines.

The Garmin showed 23.5c

Not what I was expecting, it is all a bit deja-voooo-eee from the time I used to live down South.

[colin_p]

Another scorcha, hottest day of the year and not a single post.

And, where is everyone?

[PomBstard]

colin_p said:

And, where is everyone?

Just finishing a late-morning coffee on the balcony, enjoying a 27C mid-autumn day

[fttm]

Damn you guys , spent the morning clearing snow .

[magpie215]

colin_p said:

Another scorcha, hottest day of the year and not a single post.

And, where is everyone?

Bit meh on the Fylde mild cloudy nothing outstanding......maybe today will be better.

[Blib]

Glorious weather yesterday, today and for the next few days in NE Suffolk.

Very warm in the sunshine, a bit chilly in a breeze.

[twohoursfromlondon]

Stunning in North Devon today.

[littlebasher]

twohoursfromlondon said:

Stunning in North Devon today.

I have a nasty scar courtesy of those rocks (and overconfidence in my ability to jump between them)

[JakeT]

colin_p said:

Another scorcha, hottest day of the year and not a single post.

And, where is everyone?

Sorry, Colin. I was engaging in lots of beer and gin. Today I’m feeling a little dusty.

[twohoursfromlondon]

littlebasher said:

I have a nasty scar courtesy of those rocks (and overconfidence in my ability to jump between them)

I can’t imagine they’re particularly forgiving!

[Bill]

FFS! Spectacular weekend (and a bank holiday too...) and had a few BBQs, but got the smoker up and running today for the first time this year and the sky's turned ominous and rain alarm has pinged.

[UTH]

Bill said:

FFS! Spectacular weekend (and a bank holiday too...) and had a few BBQs, but got the smoker up and running today for the first time this year and the sky's turned ominous and rain alarm has pinged.

I was skiing a few weeks ago at the exact same time the UK had that heatwave, and now I've just got back from 5 days in Tenerife over Easter and seems I've missed more good UK weather!

Bloody BBQ has barely been used yet.

[Dog Star]

I’ve been in Whitby since Good Friday and the weather has been - visually - lovely. But blimey the breeze or anywhere exposed to the wind is absolutely freezing.

Rode my bicycle back from Scarborough today with Mrs DS in blazing sun and I was wearing more layers than I would be in the depths of winter.

[Puggit]

Cracking very long weekend here. Took the kids up to Reading Weds and Thurs, gardening Friday/Sat, friends over for BBQ Sat, went up to London Sun, family over on Mon, put the kids on a train to Devon yesterday and then lots of DIY.

Still no rain here - garden is gasping for it and my butts are empty for various reasons (moving, new ones, filling new pond).



Moving forward - high pressure and warmth for a return is the form horse.

[Puggit]

Good start to summer - poor July/August...?

https://twitter.com/MattHugo81/status/151670810642...

[Bannock]

Puggit said:

Good start to summer - poor July/August...?

https://twitter.com/MattHugo81/status/151670810642...

Isn't that the standard outcome every year now? Seems it's been like that for as long as I can remember. Good May/June, dreadful July/August?

[Puggit]

Yep - totally standard.

Just had a lovely walk around the village - was a cold morning, but it's scorchio out of the wind.