Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

A very pleasant day here in London today - sky half-clouded, clear visibility, gentle WSW breeze, maximum temperature 22.5 C (72 F).

"Brummie Simon" presents his predictions for the rest of the summer in the 3 links below. June and July look likely to continue mostly dry and warmish in the S, wetter and cooler further north, while for August and September it's the other way around. So be patient - your turn should come!

http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtvsimonnew.php?ID=1395

http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtvsimonnew.php?ID=1394

http://www.weatherweb.net/wxwebtvsimonnew.php?ID=1396

[Nick Armstrong]

A very pleasant day here in London today - sky half-clouded, clear visibility, gentle WSW breeze, maximum temperature 22.5 C (72 F).

Indeed. I had a pleasant lunch at a rooftop café hard by London Bridge, and this was the view, from my table, of the sky (both direct and reflected!)

[eighthobstruction]

....WOW....great Imagine ref Frank Gehry last night: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ays-why-cant-i

[antongould]

Spectacular indeed Rumpole ............

[Beef Oven!]

Another crappy June day in London. Reminds me of the 1970s ('70 & '76 excepted). Wearing shorts, Crocs, playing reggae - nothing works

Great decision of mine to spend the summer in London, not!

The Proms better make up for it.

[teamsaint]

Another crappy June day in London. Reminds me of the 1970s ('70 & '76 excepted). Wearing shorts, Crocs, playing reggae - nothing works

Great decision of mine to spend the summer in London, not!

The Proms better make up for it.

Reggae is the final throw of the dice. If that doesn't work.....

Lovely down here for a second day.

I don't think the summer has been at all bad down here. pretty dry ,if a little cool and overcast.

[Beef Oven!]

Reggae is the final throw of the dice. If that doesn't work.....

Lovely down here for a second day.

I don't think the summer has been at all bad down here. pretty dry ,if a little cool and overcast.

It's the overcast bit in particular that gets me down.

[DracoM]

Huh!

BBC predicted today as dryish oop 'ere? The odd shower - yeah right.
It has been raining more or less non-stop since crack of.
And so bad now that I cannot actually see the fells at all so low is cloud / mist / rain and down virtually to roof level.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[teamsaint]

It's the overcast bit in particular that gets me down.

Fair enough.
But the cricketer inside says that dry and overcast is enough to get a game on......sound system pounding away in the background to encourage the sun gods.

Sorry to hear about the weather up north. Forecast for down here is decent for tomorrow..

[Beef Oven!]

Looks like rain. Totally unacceptable, given the amount of council tax I pay.

[teamsaint]

Looks like rain. Totally unacceptable, given the amount of council tax I pay.

move to wiltshire.

We still have tithes.





(or income tax as it now known).

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

We still have tithes.

Thome rethtaurants don't let you in without one.

The bizarre weather continues in the Pennines - rain showers throughout the day and incredibly muggy air: it's been like trying to breathe in jelly at times!

[teamsaint]

Thome rethtaurants don't let you in without one.

The bizarre weather continues in the Pennines - rain showers throughout the day and incredibly muggy air: it's been like trying to breathe in jelly at times!

oh yes, I love the sensations you get when trying to breathe Jelly.

Very exciting.


Sends Chivers down your spine.

[Serial_Apologist]

Pretty stifling here in S London today - 31 degrees Celsius at noon, though as a retiree who has no need to go anywhere today my commiserations must go to commuters using the still non-air conditioned tube lines, and those like Caliban who cycle to work. The recorded temperature at the St James's Park weather station was already 34 C at 11 am, which might represent today's peak now that it's clouded over. Much as grassed areas are now pretty much parched for lack of irrigation of any kind, any rain to come will make things unbearable by raising the presently moderate levels of humidity.

I have to confess not to being good at very hot weather. I gathered enough cool air indoors here during the cool nights leading up to this heatwave, and by switching off boiler and drawing all blinds and curtains hope to keep conditions comfortable as long as possible. How are others coping?

[Nick Armstrong]

today my commiserations must go to... those like Caliban who cycle to work

It's glorious, no need to commiserate! Superb ride in these last two mornings, in a light linen short sleeved shirt.

Mildly unpleasant when behind buses exhaling hot air from their engines; but taking it easy and staying away from the crowds and under the trees where possible, it was an excellent 30 minutes!