richarddx7

Currently in Lincoln: Temp: 23c Dew point: 15c Pressure: 1009 steady Cloud cover: 6/8 Cirrus & Cirrostratus Visibility: 40km Wind: SW force 4

In a nuclear explosion or volcanic eruption the "cloud" can extend well into the stratosphere because it is a lot warmer than the surrounding air even through the temperature inversion of the tropopause. Condensed water clouds at that level are made of ice crystals and can never penetrate the temperature inversion of the tropopause. Mine was a pretty basic answer that could probably be expanded upon in some way, however.

CET 14.5c for me.

One things for sure, it's much cooler here this July than last year. Nearly 0.5c colder. The CET cyrrebtky stands at 15.1c, a bit lower than last year, no doubt will rise a bit by the end of the month with the slightly above average temps predicted.

The radar is not good for my area. Put LN1 into the netweather radar and you can see there are intense blobs all around here but the shield around here means we are getting nothing. It is not actually raining at all.

Long range forecast Summer '08 and early autumn '08: OK I don't claim to use any scientific methods but let's see anywy July 2008 Generally about average temperatures, wet at times, warm at others while slightly unsettled and showery, this remaining through to the early 4th week, then brief high pressure from the east will develop, giving some settled days with average to slightly above average temperatures CET: 16.0c August 2008 Starting slightly settled seeing highest temperatures in the first week. However, becoming quickly unsettled with north westerly winds dominating, showery with longer outbreaks of heavy rain at times and depressions tracking one by one over the UK. Much cooler than normal. CET: 14.3c Before any one jumps on me let's say nobody really "knows" anything when it comes to Long Range Forecasting. Doing it this way is no less accurate than using scientific methods in my opinion these days, that will soon change of course, but there's my forecast, you can take it at face value and just see what happens, like we all have to do. Some of the most meticulously thought out scientifically based forecasts for the long term turn out to be the most dramatically incorrect of all!

16.0

LOL I was not being serious... jeez. My point is NOBODY KNOWS. I was being ironic if you didn't notice.

I will revise my estimation I think. 28.5C on 17th July, LHR. Just over the max reached temperature for May which I think was 28.2c somewhere.

Summer discussion eh? Well, summer 2009 is the heatwave of the century, with 40c finally reached in the UK. 2008: A dreary, cool washout with more flooding and cool temperatures. Just be patient. It's only another year until Summer 2009.

14.1

Forget june it looks like after a dry May so far (no rain at all in many places) theres going to be 4 inches over the bank holiday weekend. Enjoy.

30.1c London Weather Centre 17th July.

We failed to reach 25C in Lincoln. Hopefully June will do it.

I wonder if it will happen here on saturday. Tomorrow should be a good warm day again in the east and we got close today at 23.0C.