From Heatwave To Mid July Snow & Frost?? 45C Heat Swelters Spain!

What a difference a week makes and a south wind right? Last week saw UK temperatures reach a Mediterranean 25-36C.

Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: BBC Weather

Areas across Scotland such as Aviemore topped out at 29C.

Credit: Simon Cardy

Credit: Simon Cardy

This is what’s coming this Wednesday and Thursday thanks to a completely opposite wind direction… NORTHERLY!

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Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Frost Thursday morning? Here’s the GFS surface temps.

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

Credit: AccuWeather Pro

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Yes, a rare July frost is possible in sheltered rural areas. of Scotland which reached the highest values less than a week ago.

How about snow? Surely not…

Yes.

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Meanwhile across the North Sea and inland a bit and the torrid heatwave continues to melt records.

Note the Atlantic has regained control of the UK.

Credit: Climate Reanalyzer

Credit: Climate Reanalyzer

Credit: Climate Reanalyzer

Credit: Climate Reanalyzer

The resurge in heat over Iberia is worse than the initial which brought the record heat up through France and the UK last week.

It topped out at gruelling 45.2C at Cordoba.

Credit: AKMET

Credit: AKMET

Records set across oven-like Spain yesterday!

Credit: Oriol Puig i Godes

Credit: Oriol Puig i Godes

It was a very sticky overnight across central Spain where temps held at around 29C at 6.20am.

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Another scorcher today!

It’s still sweltering over central Europe but relief is on the horizon.

Credit: BBC Weather

Credit: BBC Weather

Thankfully this air mass shrinks and weakens through this week.

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather

Rainfall has been sparse while temps well above normal over Western Europe this past 7 days.

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For more detailed information on the European heat wave of 2015, see yesterday’s post!

Apologies for the late post today!

See video for the discussion.

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