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Old 23-08-2016, 16:06
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Here we have cloud and a bit of rain. Looks better tomorrow infact for a few days after but without the 90 degree heat
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Old 23-08-2016, 16:22
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I do hope so, roll on Autumn/Winter.
Me too, although I'm worried I'm becoming a bit obsessive with looking forward to the cooler weather from October onwards. Pretty much every year I get disappointed with how warm September is.

I do not handle the heat well at all.
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Old 23-08-2016, 16:28
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Lovely warm day here on the South east Kent coast, took the laptop and worked on the beach even had a swim in the sea (without laptop)- kept mouth closed for obvious reasons.

Now home going to have a early bbq with a friend and relax - opps know I should be working.

Dreading tomorrow work in london - the heat is swings and roundabouts for many great when you are at home nightmare if you have to work in a heat trapped city
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Old 23-08-2016, 17:11
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topped 29c in derby... not bad at all for late august. its humid too..
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Old 23-08-2016, 19:54
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topped 29c in derby... not bad at all for late august. its humid too..
Yes, I registered 29.8C here at home. Although apparently over 30C was recorded at Writtle which is literally about 2 miles from where I live.

Alex Deakin was just interviewed by Clive Myrie on BBC News, and he says that a level 3 heat warning has been issued for Eastern England. These are issued when daytime temperatures exceed 30C and night time, not below 15C - well tonight they will be substantially higher than 15 degrees over much of England.
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Old 23-08-2016, 19:56
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Lovely warm day here on the South east Kent coast, took the laptop and worked on the beach even had a swim in the sea (without laptop)- kept mouth closed for obvious reasons.

Now home going to have a early bbq with a friend and relax - opps know I should be working.

Dreading tomorrow work in london - the heat is swings and roundabouts for many great when you are at home nightmare if you have to work in a heat trapped city
Yep I commuted to and from London for 7 years. Absolute nightmare in a Summer hotspell. I elected to take a job back home, even though it meant much diminished promotion prospects. Couldn't stand it, althought the heat wasn't the determining factor for that.
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Old 23-08-2016, 20:00
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absolutely, ive seen some humdingers appear as if by magic from nowhere, unexpectedly ( theres was 1 in 1986 i think it was, quite early on in may) caused flooding here. july 11th 1981 here in derby, flash flood, we had 3" of rain in an unexpected cloudburst, june 25th 1973 we had one too which wasnt predicted.

other times the conditions seem spot on, but they fail to appear or we only get thundery rain... imho a thunderstorm is just that, a STORM, not a bit of piss weak almost apologetic rumbling..
I remember a most vicious and entirely unexpected thunderstorm, which developed round here during the late afternoon of 2nd August 1995 - about 2 hours of frequent, and at times continuous cloud to ground lightning. It wasn't forecast.

It was hot and I think the storms were accentuated here with the convergence of a light Easterly and a light Southerly.
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Old 23-08-2016, 22:32
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Yay, mini heatwave, phew what a scorcher!

31.0 deg C Heathrow max; 27.4 deg C max here S Hants. Still 26 deg C at Warwick at 8pm, and too darned hot for my 280 mile drive today with bust air conditioning, I have to say!
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Old 24-08-2016, 01:53
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I dont hold out much hope of a nice hot or even warm day tomorrow

the sun got out today around 2pm then went back in around 4pm, for those couple of hours it did get up to 20 but soon went down again

I am very jealous of those living down south who seem to have had a lovely summer, it just been a mehh summer here
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Old 24-08-2016, 07:49
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some thunderstorms / torrential rain in places tonight/tomorrow and sunday.
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Old 24-08-2016, 12:56
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I am struggling to bear it at the moment and I don't normally mind the heat. Its the humidity that gets to me. I have spent days sweating and I long for a shower the minute I get home. I spend the evenings with legs akimbo in front of the lounge fan and sleeping is a nightmare.

I am praying for thunderstorms and cooler conditions. I am OK upto about 23 degrees, but any hotter and I struggle.
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Old 24-08-2016, 13:11
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Just the Eastern half of England retaining the really hot weather now. Everywhere else, bit cooler - in fact really pleasant in many areas. Dry, sunny and pleasantly warm.

Compare and contrast at midday, 29C here in Chelmsford, 21C in Birmingham, for example.
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Old 24-08-2016, 13:25
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Definitely a more uncomfortable day today in SE London although the temps are very similar to yesterday. 😓
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Old 24-08-2016, 13:28
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The heat is horrible today, I can't stop dreaming about a nice freezing cold winter with plenty of frosts and Snow (well overdue too)
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Old 24-08-2016, 14:35
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25c here currently, thats warmer then expected as the weak cold front hasnt made it this far east as expected. predicted 21-23 here and broken cloud.... apart from high cirus its blue (milky) skies and humid, very humid, i expect some terrific storms for some somewhere tonight.
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Old 24-08-2016, 14:39
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I'm not a hot weather moaner usually, but it's really bloody hot where I am today! It's 28c in my home office at the moment, with a tower fan on, blinds down and the windows wide open. We live in a rural spot, on the top of the hill, and there's always a pleasant breeze, but not today. I feel sorry for my poor husband roasting in London. Commuting is hell in the heat.
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Old 24-08-2016, 15:03
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32.1 here in Kent according to wunderground.com
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Old 24-08-2016, 16:41
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Sister's on a train for 5 hours with broken air conditioning.

It's supposed to be 26 when she gets off this evening which will be probably be nice and cool for her.
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Old 24-08-2016, 19:19
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absolutely, ive seen some humdingers appear as if by magic from nowhere, unexpectedly ( theres was 1 in 1986 i think it was, quite early on in may) caused flooding here. july 11th 1981 here in derby, flash flood, we had 3" of rain in an unexpected cloudburst, june 25th 1973 we had one too which wasnt predicted.

other times the conditions seem spot on, but they fail to appear or we only get thundery rain... imho a thunderstorm is just that, a STORM, not a bit of piss weak almost apologetic rumbling..
Well an area of gentle rain is forming over England, with very little thundery activity in evidence. Once again, that South Westerly, rather than South Easterly component, proving the difference maker.

So much for "a lot of energy in the atmosphere".
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Old 24-08-2016, 19:21
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32.1 here in Kent according to wunderground.com
Tops today was 34 - somewhere. Not sure where yet.

ETA: Cavendish in Suffolk, apparently.
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Old 25-08-2016, 00:23
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Also:

33.9 at Gravesend (Broadness)
33.5 at Andrewsfield (Essex)
33.1 at Heathrow
33.0 London St. James's Park.
and
30.2 as far west as Bournemouth (Hurn)
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Old 25-08-2016, 04:05
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Just had a major catch up of over a hundred posts after a couple of weeks since dipping in and see there has been plenty of hot air, mostly from MushyManRob. Lots worth a reply, but for now.....

Potential for violent thunderstorms on Wednesday night/Thursday.
As always with thunderstorms it's very difficult if not impossible to say where exactly will be affected.
Nowhere is the answer Blueblade! Very disappointing as I was anticipating a rather enjoyable thunderstorm and night of bangs and flashes as I write. All that is happening is that some rain has just begun falling as it crosses east across England. Not a bang or a flash among it all, which surprises me after such a significantly hot and humid day across the south.

I recorded a temperature of 31.2c during Wednesday here. Tuesday was 30.8c. These are impressive temperatures this late in August and a week out from September. Certainly the 34c in parts of the South East on Wednesday is very impressive indeed. I cannot even recall when a temperature as high as that this late in summer was last recorded in England. Not any time recently I'm sure of that.

A very dry month to this point, just 11mm here. It's quite a notable drop off in rainfall this summer after the drenching June produced 3 times the usual expected. June at 141mm, July at 36mm and now August on 11mm. Grass which was very green, lush and fast growing in early July has now become parched, almost scorched yellow in places and almost stopped growing. A quite amazing turnaround from one extreme to the other.
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Old 25-08-2016, 04:29
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Just had a major catch up of over a hundred posts after a couple of weeks since dipping in and see there has been plenty of hot air, mostly from MushyManRob. Lots worth a reply, but for now.....




Nowhere is the answer Blueblade! Very disappointing as I was anticipating a rather enjoyable thunderstorm and night of bangs and flashes as I write. All that is happening is that some rain has just begun falling as it crosses east across England. Not a bang or a flash among it all, which surprises me after such a significantly hot and humid day across the south.

I recorded a temperature of 31.2c during Wednesday here. Tuesday was 30.8c. These are impressive temperatures this late in August and a week out from September. Certainly the 34c in parts of the South East on Wednesday is very impressive indeed. I cannot even recall when a temperature as high as that this late in summer was last recorded in England. Not any time recently I'm sure of that.

A very dry month to this point, just 11mm here. It's quite a notable drop off in rainfall this summer after the drenching June produced 3 times the usual expected. June at 141mm, July at 36mm and now August on 11mm. Grass which was very green, lush and fast growing in early July has now become parched, almost scorched yellow in places and almost stopped growing. A quite amazing turnaround from one extreme to the other.
Early September up to the equinox is not truly autumn, and if such weather and temperatures occur then it can't really be called an indian summer.

According to various meteorological websites for a real indian summer to occur it has to happen after the autumn equinox and after the first heavy frost too.
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Old 25-08-2016, 07:46
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Well an area of gentle rain is forming over England, with very little thundery activity in evidence. Once again, that South Westerly, rather than South Easterly component, proving the difference maker.

So much for "a lot of energy in the atmosphere".
spot on.... my first interest in weather was back in the early 70's and thunderstorms. i recorded all we had, and it became immediately obvious that we needed a draw from the southeast rather then the southwest. biscay just didnt cut it, but if we had a draw from the east of the Pyrenees (so south too) chances seem to increase tenfold.
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Old 25-08-2016, 08:26
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Pishing down in down in Durham, 14c
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