United Kingdom & Ireland
Last week opened with the UK’s warmest June day in 41 years, this week it’s opening fine, largely dry and even sunny but considerably fresher with change on the way later today. It’s a good 10-12C fresher from today to last Monday! An incoming Atlantic low will be the main player in this week’s weather, becoming trapped between high’s. Today fair’s ok with […]
The last week has seen high temperatures across large parts of England and Wales in what has been the longest continuous hot spell in June since the hot, dry summer of 1976. Temperatures of 30°C or more were recorded somewhere across England and Wales for the last five days, peaking on Wednesday 21 June at […]
The week opened hot with record temperatures across the southern UK but the week ends autumn-like with an unseasonably deep low bringing gales across northern Scotland. Yesterday was windy, check out of the visible satellite showing the wave clouds created by wind and hills/mountain interaction. Despite the much fresher, blustery conditions, it still a fine day in the […]
June is turning out to be a bookend month with cool, wet and windy start resembling early autumn rather than early summer, warm to hot middle and now as we close the month, we’re back in the more autumnal pattern. The most notable pattern shift from May into June was the turn to much wetter conditions […]
The thermometer topped out at 34.5C late this afternoon at Heathrow Airport. This makes it the UK’s warmest June day since 1976. It’s also the UK’s warmest summer solstice. The only warmer June day was June 28, 1976 when Southampton reached 35.6C. It was a tough evening commute for Londoners. Tonight shall be another very muggy one […]
Today marks the longest day of the year and the peak of the June 2017 heat wave. Summer solstice 2017 could be a special one in UK weather history. Today shall mark the 5th consecutive day where it’s reached 30C or higher somewhere in the UK. An occurrence not seen in over 20 years. Today is expected […]
After we recorded the warmest day of the year on 3 consecutive days, two of which was set at Hampton Water Works with 32.1 and 32.5C respectively, Scotland witnessed a cooling trend through Monday and last night turned decidedly chilly. Cardiff witnessed their warmest June day in 22 years yesterday with 30C (86F). As for this morning, […]
The torturous heat remains across Iberia with central/southern Portugal and Spain holding in the 42-44C range. Cordoba, Spain has hit 44.5C a few times since Friday including yesterday which comes within striking distance of city and national all-time record for June. Alcácer do Sal in Portugal reached 44.9C yesterday. Hot, dry and windy conditions have led to a devastating wildfire situation […]
I am well accustomed to long day trips in excess of 500-miles round trip but taking in the climb of a munro too made this a first for me. The last two climbs (Maol Chean Dearg, Sgurr Choinnich and Sgurr a Chaorachain) were in Torridon. This time I bypassed Torridon and took aim at Scotland’s remote and stunning Far North. This was my 3rd visit […]
A strong upper ridge over southern England is promoting very warm weather this weekend into early next week. Intensely hot Iberian air shall lift north over France into the UK this weekend with mid-30s for central, even northern France, first low 30s for SE UK. Despite some disturbed weather drifting into western Scotland on the northern flank of the ridge, […]
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