Stormy Weather II

[oddoneout]

Top temp up here today was 12C. PLus sneaky westerly. NOT midsummer stuff.

I can well believe it, a similar "brisk" breeze has kept temps down here. Out of the wind it's shed the layers time but in the wind and out of the sun it's bung 'em back on again, and all the while the moisture's being sucked out of the ground and plants again. Much time spent watering.

[DracoM]

Ditto on watering!

[BBMmk2]

Another lovely day.

[Joseph K]

Was cloudless earlier on my walk. Turned cloudy during the afternoon, but I think the sun is out again a bit now. This is a nice temperature.

[DracoM]

Up here, IMO the FIRST genuinely SUMMER day!

[BBMmk2]

25C!

[oddoneout]

Got too hot yesterday to continue volunteer gardening beyond midday. I had thought to go back this morning to deal with a couple of tasks left unfinished but as it's already above 20 degrees, and the places I would be working will be in sun, I won't! It's going to be a challenge to keep my small plants and seedlings cool enough today and tomorrow - there comes a point when, regardless of whether the compost is moist enough, the damage the heat does to the tender leaves is too much. I think I still have some net curtains in the shed which would do as shade cover - if I can find them and the meeses haven't use them as nesting material! Similarly in the veg patch I find it helpful to damp down the ground(as opposed to deep watering) around seedlings and not yet fully established transplants to reduce surface temperatures by providing some humidity. Experts decry the sprinkle approach to watering, with justification, but over the years I have found there are occasions when it is in fact the way to keep things alive until either lengthy sessions can be undertaken or natural provision/change of weather conditions solves the problem.

[Serial_Apologist]

25C!

A couple of degrees up on yesterday here at midday, though a thin high cloud veil made it not seem as much. Will it get as hot as predicted, or will that cirrostratus veil persist and peg maximum temperatures, is the question.

[oddoneout]

My back door shade thermometer has peaked at 32, and the Met Office recording station to the west peaked at 26, so it has definitely got hot! High cloud is drawing a welcome veil over the sun, knocking both the glare and the temp back somewhat. Tomorrow looks awful for someone like me who doesn't cope with heat; I need basic food supplies so will have to get into town early while it's still only mid 20s and then crash out for the middle of the day and wait for evening. Luckily I'm not working, but I feel for those who are.

[Serial_Apologist]

My back door shade thermometer has peaked at 32, and the Met Office recording station to the west peaked at 26, so it has definitely got hot! High cloud is drawing a welcome veil over the sun, knocking both the glare and the temp back somewhat. Tomorrow looks awful for someone like me who doesn't cope with heat; I need basic food supplies so will have to get into town early while it's still only mid 20s and then crash out for the middle of the day and wait for evening. Luckily I'm not working, but I feel for those who are.

27.5 maximum on my N wall located max-min thermometer, so probably a degree or two higher where I went just now, namely a 7-mile cycle trip in search of a particular item I can usually get at a local branch . Just now I am enjoying the reward of a cup of lemon tea indoors and in the cool. Only a couple more days of this, and then it is expected to be back down to normal temps with a westerly weather régime.

[Old Grumpy]

Only a couple more days of this, and then it is expected to be back down to normal temps with a westerly weather régime.

[Petrushka]

Only a couple more days of this, and then it is expected to be back down to normal temps with a westerly weather régime.

Boo! Hiss! A couple of days of good summer weather and already people want it cooler. Apparently, up here we are forecast a huge drop in temperature on Saturday (from 29 degrees on Friday to 16) so the woolly jumper hasn't been packed away just yet.

[muzzer]

I don’t mind the odd few very hot days; but it’s the light that makes everything better imho. I could happily have longer days filled with light for a good few more months, and be spared the heat

[oddoneout]

I don’t mind the odd few very hot days; but it’s the light that makes everything better imho. I could happily have longer days filled with light for a good few more months, and be spared the heat

I'm with you there. It's noticeable how much people's moods lift when the sun comes out after grey spells, and things like being able to walk home from choir rehearsal in the light are a source of pleasure - added to last night by the array of scents from flowering plants.
It's 24 and rising in the shade at the moment so I must get breakfast finished and be off to get bread and milk, and perhaps stop off at the fish stall in the market for something for tea before it becomes impossible. It's due to haze over later which will help a little, as might the wind which is more than just a light breeze - although that isn't good news for plants already struggling with heat and/or lack of moisture.

[Serial_Apologist]

I'm with you there. It's noticeable how much people's moods lift when the sun comes out after grey spells, and things like being able to walk home from choir rehearsal in the light are a source of pleasure - added to last night by the array of scents from flowering plants.
It's 24 and rising in the shade at the moment so I must get breakfast finished and be off to get bread and milk, and perhaps stop off at the fish stall in the market for something for tea before it becomes impossible. It's due to haze over later which will help a little, as might the wind which is more than just a light breeze - although that isn't good news for plants already struggling with heat and/or lack of moisture.

It's of course never good to water plants out in hot sunshine, whether in beds or pots, as this can effectively boil them; but in any case I've decided to leave watering until after tomorrow to see if it rains - rainwater always seems to produce happier results than tap, particularly London's hard water.

Temperature had already reached 27.5 at midday here, which is pretty good given that it is almost as high as in central London - here we are usually 2-3 degrees cooler. 31 maximum is expected -fortunately there is a good breeze blowing today, which should at least create the impression if not actuality of a cooling effect. I'm staying indoors until evening, when I shall take my walk. There's uncertainty as to whether this hot spell will end with thunderstorms. I 'm banking on it being a yes.