UK & FRANCE: Heat, humidity and storms… It’s July afterall

With a hot, steamy SE flow ahead of a northbound low, the setup was perfect for what was an incredible overnight light show across southern England, Wales and Ireland.

Ahead of the storms, it was a near perfect summers day but note the trouble brewing over Cornwall.

BBC Weather

Dundee University

Dundee University

Yesterday’s maximums

Meteoceil

The Biscay low tracked north out of France into southern Britain, energising and enhancing upward motion within an already unstable atmosphere. Heat and humidity acted like a flame, bubbling and boiling the atmosphere and spectacular thunderstorms are the result.

Nearly a quarter of a million lightning strikes for the UK since 8am yesterday. Wow!

Small MCS developed N of London last night.

AccuWeather

Yep these storms have caused damage.

It’s windy across Scotland with gusts ESE gusts widely 20-30 mph but a gust of 86 mph has been recorded on Cairn Gorm.

As the Biscay low merges with the Atlantic low, an eastbound cold front will help sweep out the steamy continental air replaced with fresh Atlantic.

Before we get there, the heat, humidity and storms continue through Wednesday. It’s cooler here in Scotland but hotter in the wake of this morning’s storms over the Southeast and especially East Anglia.

Current

Credit: Meteoceil

The low that will clean out our atmosphere through the next 24 hours will hang around for the upcoming weekend bringing spells of wind and rain as well as sun and showers.

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

First half of next week looks decent with high pressure dominating for the vast majority but through the second half, low pressure nearer Scotland and Northern Ireland will present a chance of wind and rain, always that bit drier, sunnier and warmer the further south and east you are.

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Looking ahead and the CFSv2 continues to show high pressure firmly in charge into August with increasing likelihood for a prolonged hot spell.

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Tropical Tidbits

Watch this morning’s video.

AUGUST OUTLOOK SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SUNDAY!

Featured image credit: wee Photos‏ @weePhotosEdin

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