Forecast for next weekend forecast to be a bit bonkersly hot.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Thats a technical term dont you know.

Just looked at the latest gfs. ermm. 30C is shown for Saturday. Potential for some decent thunderstorms too. It looks to start warming up on thursday. Cooler on Sunday.

Going to be quite a shock after the cool run we've had if it actually happens. I'm not sure it will tbh.

[GloriaSmud]

I'm surprised how quickly some of these thunderstorms are forecast to start up in the morning. Could be a bit of a noisy early morning alarm call for some!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

It does seem strange but they start by coming in off the continent.

[GloriaSmud]

It is rather warm over that way at the moment. I was watching the tennis from Roland Garros earlier and they're saying it could be 35C tomorrow I'm not sure I'd go out for a walk in temperatures like that, let alone play a long tennis match!

[meglet]

no thunder in North Hampshire so far. I just popped my head out the back door and it's awfully muggy, it's going to be a warm, wet walk to school..

[Goanddoapoothen]

Absolutely no need for an alarm this morning in North Essex! Very loud and persistent Thunder and serious rainfall.

[Psipssina]

We had some big old thunder at about 7.20 this morning, followed by a huge amount of rain that lasted about 3 minutes! It was spectacular

Stopped now and sun is out. love this time of year.

[GloriaSmud]

Impressive number of lightning strikes showing up here at the moment!

Nothing here (Leicester) but it's overcast and a humid 16.5C.

[RatOnnaStick]

I love how the info on that map states its for entertainment purposes only . I'm too far south for thunderstorms. Boo. The rain which was forecast for late afternoon now seems to be due around lunchtime though so I'd better get going if we're going to have an early picnic in the park.

[Dawndonnaagain]

Norfolk/Suffolk borders, huge storms here on and off most of the night. Still going.

[PestoSwimissimos]

Lovely & warm here on the outskirts of Brighton. Even the air smelt different outside today. Feels like the first day of summer

[Goanddoapoothen]

And now the calm after the storm, it's a lovely warm sunny day, if terribly humid.

[Baddz]

Quite nice here ATM

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Make the most of today and indeed this week because gfs goes off the deep end next weekend - plumeting temperatures and a rather nasty little channel low on Sunday night.

[Baddz]

Oh marvellous it's ds1s b Day next week!

[EnormousDormouse]

Is it too early for a Glastonbury prediction OYBBK?

[Wiifitmama]

Oh no - we are in Cornwall on the north coast for a week from the 15th. Is it all doom and gloom??

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Enormous, it is a little. Two more days and it comes into range, but of course will be wildly inaccurate!

Wiifit, not necessarily, but it doesnt at present look amazing, it looks distinctly cool. Really hope that changes!

[EnormousDormouse]

Thanks. I never know whether to keep an eye on the forecast or not as I'll be there (in the relative comfort of a caravan) regardless. The only Glastonbury forecast that I remember being accurate was "its going to dump a whole months rain in a couple of hours" which was 2010 I think. I had to take some files backstage and was up to my waist in water at one point!

[Perihelion]

We've had 3 days of sun and almost no wind for the last two, so our 20C has felt very summery