The Weather Thread

[ECGadget]

Sitting around, lounging in 32°C
Unusual for the UK, but quite pleasant. Meant to have a thunderstorm rage in soon!

 

[CodeRedR51]

Saw this on my way to work this morning. I think from the storms last night there was a pretty nasty microburst. Several power lines down or bent over, damage to farms, etc.

 

[Robin]

Sitting around, lounging in 32°C
Unusual for the UK, but quite pleasant. Meant to have a thunderstorm rage in soon!

Apparently the hottest day in the UK since 2006.

 

[ECGadget]

Apparently the hottest day in the UK since 2006.

Yup! Reached 34 here for about an hour. Actually now the hottest day since 2003, with 36.7 clocked up on the Heathrow METAR

 

[Doog]

Saw this on my way to work this morning. I think from the storms last night there was a pretty nasty microburst. Several power lines down or bent over, damage to farms, etc.

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Yikes. Two nights ago I was locking up some tables outside at work around closing time when a bout of intense rain and wind came on almost instantly and lasted for about seven minutes or so. When I came back outside, several trees in the parking lot had been severely broken, uprooted or both.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Yikes. Two nights ago I was locking up some tables outside at work around closing time when a bout of intense rain and wind came on almost instantly and lasted for about seven minutes or so. When I came back outside, several trees in the parking lot had been severely broken, uprooted or both.

I was told our weather station on property registered a 100mph wind gust just before it was knocked over. The cow farm behind us, some cows were actually killed. Cars around here with windows broken, small storage buildings uprooted and moved...

 

[ECGadget]

I am very confused... it is sunset... But it is 30°C

What is this British shenanigan???

 

[CinnamonOD]

We call that summer over here

 

[Legro]

I call it half a cold sauna.

 

[kikie]

This morning at around 8am, it was at least 30°C in the shade.



Maybe this is a solution?

 

[ECGadget]

We call that summer over here

Summer? Sum..mer... I must look up this word!

Far cooler today, but you never know how hot it will get again

 

[kikie]

This is even better than the DIY airco from above.

 

[Dennisch]

There is an 18 degree temperature difference in the South, about 100km apart.

 

[Brett]

Yup! Reached 34 here for about an hour. Actually now the hottest day since 2003, with 36.7 clocked up on the Heathrow METAR

34?!

It hit 34 here yesterday for much of the day and with the humidity was feeling like around 38. It will be similar again today. We get a reprieve tomorrow because there is a chance of some storms coming in and the temperature will only be 31, but with what I assume will be oppressive humidity. And that is the thing, the summers here are always at least that hot. I believe it was last year or the year before that we had something like 20 straight days of over 38.

I guess at least we are pretty much out of tornado season.

 

[CinnamonOD]

Temperatures are going to drop, thankfully

 

[Adamgp]

Today is low 70's and partly cloudy.

So far the holiday weekend forecast is mid-high 70's to low 80's and dry through Sunday.

Storms return Monday.

 

[ECGadget]

34?!

It hit 34 here yesterday for much of the day and with the humidity was feeling like around 38. It will be similar again today. We get a reprieve tomorrow because there is a chance of some storms coming in and the temperature will only be 31, but with what I assume will be oppressive humidity. And that is the thing, the summers here are always at least that hot. I believe it was last year or the year before that we had something like 20 straight days of over 38.

I guess at least we are pretty much out of tornado season.

Not something Britain is used to at all!

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Today is low 70's and partly cloudy.

So far the holiday weekend forecast is mid-high 70's to low 80's and dry through Sunday.

Storms return Monday.

Yes looking like a perfect holiday weekend.

 

[CodeRedR51]

One of the storm chasers down here in AZ snapped this photo a couple nights ago when we got some of those large storms rolling through. This one was south of Tucson and was tornado warned for a short amount of time.

Right now we're back to sunny and hot, but hopefully that changes this weekend.

Edit: Large photo, put in spoiler tags to save some computers from blowing up.

Spoiler

 

[Spacegoat]

Cold (around 10°C-15°C) and sunny. Looks like it's going to be pretty much the same for the rest of the week.

 

[kikie]

Cold (around 10°C-15°C) and sunny. Looks like it's going to be pretty much the same for the rest of the week.

That's the difference between Australia and Belgium. You say that 10 - 15°C is cold during winter (it is winter in Australia?), I call this summer during winter time.

 

[Cale]

Forecast for my birthday. Not sure it could get any better. F YEAH

 

[Spacegoat]

(it is winter in Australia?)

Yep.

I call this summer during winter time.

And I'll call it summer during your winter time.

I do much prefer the cooler weather personally though.

 

[Wiegert]

I wouldn't call it a calm night.

 

[kikie]

It is around 31 - 32°C in my bedroom. And still, I have a normal 8 tot 9 hour sleep, except today, I slept only 7 hours.

Today, it's going to be the hotest day of the heat wave.

 

[ECGadget]

Tell you what, last night was dangerously beautiful. Sat up watching the storms. There was a point where there was lightning (sheet and forked) every 5 seconds. Thunder was enough to shake the house slightly. But it was amazing.

 

[Robin]

I wouldn't call it a calm night.

I was going to bed and turned of the living room lights not realising I didn't have any other lights on... walking through the house with flashes of silent lighting flicking through the windows..... felt like a horror movie

 

[Wiegert]

We didn't get it nearly as intense as the forecast predicted. The odd flash and rumble after midnight without rain with the bulk rolling through much further east. Peaked at about 260 strikes/min.

 

[gnomefromnome]

It's a beautiful 4th of July day, temp is 61°F


Nome is out enjoying the Annual Independence Day street games

 

[CodeRedR51]

It is absolutely pouring outside right now and I'm loving it.