A random thread for weatherish things that don't warrant a thread of their own.

[Wowbagger]

Still there, Basil?

It occurred to me how awful it would have been had this heat wave occurred in July or August. I expect the temperatures would have been about 5 degrees higher.

[Jaded]

That would have provided lots of opportunities for numpties to tell us how the way 'they' measure temperature has changed.

Or that urban sprawl affects the temperature measurements (if you think about it - that's the whole premise of Climate Change - I don't think the septics have grasped that...)

[Polar Bear]

It is currently relatively cool, very overcast and lacking anything in the way of wind or rain.  Everywhere is damp i.e. on the ground and on vehicles and tents.  The trees are prone to the occasional drip drip drip.

I do not envy those of you dealing with the worst of the heat today but I am very grateful for my respite after yesterday.

[Basil]

Still here. 
Coped thusly.  Warmish shower, neither hot nor cold.  Return to bedroom without using towel.  Lay dripping wet body on the bed, and drop into a blissful sleep.
Woke up at sparrow fart feeling cold so pulled some bedding over for the last hour.
It was cooler than of late this morning, but has warmed very rapidly again.

[rafletcher]

I had to get the parasol out again.

[Mrs Pingu]

26C in Furrybootoon according to the BBC. Quite muggy too, despite the breeze.

[T42]

26° when I was riding this morning, 31° just now.  All windows closed and fans going.

[Wowbagger]

A maximum of 30.5°C in our garden today. I spent the morning hefting boxes in and out of the car, and driving between two addresses which constituted a pal's house-move. Not a great day for that sort of physical activity.

Lunch at home, then an idle afternoon at the computer.

Off out for a swim this evening with another pal. Sunset 7.30pm. High tide 9.07pm. Temperature at 8pm forecast to be 25°C. We are aiming to be at what is normally a fairly quiet bit of beach, so hopefully there will be a skinny dip.

[ian]

Thirty-ish, which made for a sweaty if rather nice hike. Gorged on cobnut ice cream and pear juice, plus some downtime in The Rising Sun, for there is no better pub for a summer afternoon. They got a glorious unkempt beer garden with chickens, kittens, booze, and gelato. Oh, and it’s Kent, so apples too.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

York reached 32.1C yesterday, recorded at Osbaldwick. The night temperature according to Alexa was 18C.
We had sheet lightning through the night, appropriately.
Now it is raining. No, hang on, it has stopped.

[andrewc]

Thunder, lightning & rain at Silverdale!

[rafletcher]

We’ve just had less than 5 minutes of rain, the worst is passing just to the west of us. Temperature now around 26 and feeling quite pleasant with a freshening breeze. Thunder rumbling in the distance.

[andrewc]

It’s lashing down . Pleasantly cool.

[Wowbagger]

The Graun has just announced that 7 consecutive days about 30°C in the UK is a new record. For my device, the last 3 have been above 30°C, the previous 2 above 29°C and the other two 25.7°C and 27.2°C. I wonder if there has been one specific weather station that has recorded >30°C for all 7 days.

[cycleman]

Occasionally afew drops of rain just enough to wet the roafor a few minutes before evaporating again. It's now cleared.  23 degrees here now 

[chrisbainbridge]

we have had intermittent droplets but just steamy.  Reminds me of Accra during the rains.

[Pingu]

Properly raining in Furryboottoon now.

[andrewc]

Looks like Newcastle & Lincolnshire got a bit damp!

[Wowbagger]

According to these Met Types, Essex is due some thundery rain on Tuesday. I will be taking the car to be MOTd so I don't really want to get wet when I cycle back.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

BBC presenter calls heatwave ‘lovely weather’.   Sounds archaic.

[rafletcher]

A beautiful proper British Summers Day here today, light breeze, fresh air, 23C.

[Regulator]

A beautiful proper British Summers Day here today, light breeze, fresh air, 23C.

Same here but currently 25C.

It was 19C when I went to the gym at 6.30 a.m. this morning.  Dark but warm.

[Flite]

Proper thunderstorm here in Weardale yesterday. 58.5mm of rain in just a few hours.
Andy Berne's Four Tops/three Valleys comes up here at the w/e  - will still be some gravel about.

[T42]

Last day but one of our canicule here. 30°+ today, 30°+ tomorrow, then it's zonk down to max 22° and wall-to-wall wet. Thursday looks OK, though.

BTW, OED sez canicule exists in English, yer man Addison used it around 250 years pre-Internet.  He filched it from French, though. Dastard.  Comes from Latin, sayth OED, canicula meaning puppy: canicule referring to dog days 'cos Sirius rises & sets with the sun.

[Mr Larrington]

High of 29 yesterday, plus a light shower in the afternoon.  Actual rainbow spotted.