The official summer sun, optimism and thunder thread 2022

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I swear this thread gets earlier every year...

20.2 in Kinlochewe today. Scotland often sees these early warm temps.

High pressure to linger for much of spring, next week sees temps cranking up a bit down south.

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I would just like to comment JonChalk on his response to MetOffice's daft tweet

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GasEngineer said:

What constitutes an "official" thread and why is this one so called?

We have guidelines for when we can start the weather threads. 20 degrees was recorded in Scotland yesterday so it was officially time to 'go go go'

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S100HP said:

GasEngineer said:

What constitutes an "official" thread and why is this one so called?

Plus Puggit is the only person allowed to start this and the winter thread. It's in the rules https://www.pistonheads.com/rules-of-posting

It might not actually be in the rules

Someone has to beat me to it - I was a few hours late on this one. Always first on the snow thread - I'm such a child.


Meanwhile Porthmadog 20.7C today and Northolt 20.5

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S100HP said:

You can also set it to know your phone location so if both phones (assuming two in the house) go out it'll automatically turn down the thermostat to your eco temperature to save money.

Or if one of you hasn't converted your Nest account to a Google account - it will turn off the heating when you leave your wife at home.

Not my problem...

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colin_p said:

That reminds me... I've got an 18,000btu (most are 9,000btu) mobile a/c unit surplus to requirements now if anyone is interested.

DM on it's way...

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Just jumped on to the daily video call with work - sat in the garden with the blue sky behind me.

Let's just say, it was noticed - especially as the weather at HQ in the USA is 5 degrees and miserable

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sparkythecat said:

So, based on all your meteorological studies, on what date is Tit Monday likely to occur this year?

I assume it happened this week.

NErly next week - temps wayyyy down on this week.

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Crazy lightning in Kansas: https://twitter.com/therealskicast/status/15089994...

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s6boy said:

ApOrbital said:

Galileo.

Figaro

Magnifico

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Talking of magnifico - next weekend is looking spectacular...

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Date related fun.

That said, there's a small chance of 20 in the South next week. (It's after midday - no AF after midday!)

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Thunder storms are possible today...



https://twitter.com/UKWX_/status/15116313269395988...

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outnumbered said:

We just had a spectacular hailstorm in W Reading, I think it just went north of Puggit though !

None here - but did hear a couple of rumbles...

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Not resolved yet, there's far too much energy in the Atlantic, but good chance of a CRACKING Easter weekend.

I hope so, I've booked Thurs and Tues off too

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Come on Easter, you can do it!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=415&am...

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Much colder until Sunday - then the winds swing back to being southerlies. Much warmer next week!

Thunder risk today widely across England and Wales, higher chance in more central parts.

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First real thunder event likely to happen tonight and in to tomorrow, as warm air is imported from the South. Dorset to Sussex, and occasionally up to the M4 area.

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Dog Star said:

Wow - got the next two weeks off and have a big list of garden jobs (I de-mossed my aforementioned lawn yesterday) but bloody hell it’s so cold out there. It’s almost halfway through April and I’m wearing g two coats!

Already 15 down south

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Celtic Dragon said:

My Outside thermometer is reading a toasty 21 degrees Celsius!

Move it out of the sun then