Jon Somerset

I finally got to sit out in the garden at 4 pm and within minutes the cold front came rolling in with dark clouds and reduced temperature. I’ve got my jumper on again but at least I’ve got the lawn mown.

Big difference across the country today - no sun at all in Somerset and grimmer than it was yesterday.

Minimal sun here today. We had a brief sojourn into the warmth yesterday while I was out shopping in town but as soon as I got home the heavy clouds came back along with the winds, and the temperature dropped down to the point I had my fire on again. Windy but not horrific here today, but drizzle coming through again.

Unbelievably the storm utterly petered out before it got here. Remarkable. And excessively disappointing.

Well it seems I’m just about to have the Mother of all storms - considering my last comment…..

Meh

Very disappointing here. We were forecast dry and 24C for the afternoon but the drizzle hasn’t stopped and it’s only reached 18. And still no thunderstorms which is a vast irritant this year.

It could be worse. After a good deal of cloud over lunch-time it’s cleared here and we had some strong sun for a while. Hopefully the grot will be pushed north next weekend.

Not one thunderstorm over my house this year so far. Deeply disappointed. Just one nearby rumble early May.

I’m just returned home from Languedoc where it was about 31 most days on the beach - which I’m fine with. But it rained one day! I seem to have brought a brief plume of sorts back with me. Not looking great for BH - but I remember two years where the ONLY hot weather occured on the August late BH weekend. One was 2013 I think but I might be wrong….

A pleasant cooler summer day here. Plenty of sun. Lawn mown and people out in their gardens. Amazing! Well, actually they don’t as I can attest to someone walking straight into me yesterday while I was shopping.

Well it was nice while it lasted. Now blowing a gale and heavy rain. Let’s get it over with. Sun coming next week.

Breezy here presently with heavy showers pushing through, but also some blue sky with sun pushing temperature up here to 19C. I think we’re very lucky down here. Fingers crossed it remains so.

Considering the forecast today is quite pleasant around these parts - maybe I’m more optimistic as my lurghi is clearing up - plus the worst of tomorrow’s storm pushes through overnight. But very sorry for campers who will get the brunt of Antoni, and for east midlanders with the low temperatures expected.

Early afternoon became pleasant and warm with prolonged sunny periods for about an hour - but then a lot of cloud came in and it cooled somewhat but I think we got to 22C. Now some blue reappearing.