Summer 2024

[GloriaSmud]

We are a few weeks away from the start of meteorological summer (1st June) so here are some early thoughts from Netweather

Today could be the hottest day of the year.
Some places have hit 30C already.

Glorious here in the NE (England) today, I had a random flexi day booked off, so have had a lovely day in the garden and lunch with teen DS.

Another hot day for some areas of the country but there's the risk of thunderstorms later on in the south (weather warning issued by the metoffice.)

Yesterday was definitely hot and I felt ill with the heat. Today there is a nice gentle breeze and I'm loving it

Definitely more of a breeze today so even though my weather station says it's 30C, it doesn't feel like it.
Some thoughts here on the weather/risk of storms for the next day or two.

I was showing the grandchildren the thunderstorms in France today. They were very impressed.

Hot hot hot! I love the heat tbh. Even when I get very sweaty, flake out doing the gardening and can’t sleep as well. I STILL love it.

Nope I'm too 🥵 tonight

I'm ok with heat, but DH got back from a camping trip (and brought a streaming cold back with him).
What was a nice warm bedroom while he was away, became difficult to sleep in with the addition of extra body heat and snoring.
I got up at 5 and opened all the windows, now enjoying a cool morning breeze and listening to the morning rain. That should get the temperature down a bit, and saves me watering the garden today.

Heavy rain here for about 5 minutes now grey and humid.

I have covid at the moment and the heat is not helping me at all. Holding out for normal temperatures at the weekend

beenrumbled ~ poor you, hope some cooler temperatures will help.

Yes, there are more 'normal, uk-summer' type temperatures coming this weekend. Next week looks ok as well, with half the country having the more 'normal' temperatures but the south, SE and midlands having a range of temperatures, 22-28C at times.

I was hoping for a thunderstorm here but some showery-type rain started about an hour ago, so that'll have to do. It's nice for the plants to get a watering at least.

3.5mm of rain overnight here. I'm pleased about that.

Netweather have got a Thunderstorm Watch covering today.
I think for most in the warning area, it's going to be a dry morning but it'll be later today/into this evening that storms will get going.

Thanks @GloriaSmud won't be coming here unfortunately we haven't had rain for an age

justasking111 ~ yes, it's looking unlikely for you today ~ you might get some rain next week though.

We've got some clouds building here and there are some lightning strikes showing up on the lightning map.

Brilliant sunshine here (London) and stifling (currently 28). Looking forward to cooler but still very warm temps next week. I don't think people can say we haven't had a summer - been lovely and temps mid 20s and dry bar one day (and only 45% chance even then) for the next ten. My garden is suffering despite watering.

29 degrees outside, 27 degrees inside. I am wishing for the thunderstorms to come my way.

Storms look completely stuck over Oxford. I looked an hour ago and just looking again now. No chance of a storm here even if they are going to move east, they will have died out by the time they get here.

Paris is copping it again. Poor Olympics

Was damp and drizzling this morning but back to sunshine and pleasant temperatures now.

Central Hampshire - frequent lightning, heavy rain, strong winds. A real proper storm. Glad I'm not out in it.

The rain has arrived. 25.9 degrees outdoors, should drop now that the rain is here.

I was working in a garden near Chipping Norton earlier and saw the storm making its way up the valley, accompanied by increasingly loud rumblings. Packed up just before the heavens opened.

The humidity is going to be uncomfortable tonight, isn't it.

They really have been unlucky with the rain.

Vegemiteandhoneyontoast* ~ yes, I'd say it probably will be.

We've had nothing here yet (Leicester) but looking at the radar, the storms aren't far away and the sky is quite dark looking to the south/SW.