Summer 2018 - Moans, Ramps, Chat etc

[simshady]

Well, what a great day! 'Howling' wind and lashing rain. Reminds me of some great autumnal weather of the past and hopefully there's more to come.

[Mapantz]

A funny ol' month really. 26.4mm of rain here today, taking the monthly total to 61.8mm. Average temps are still running 1.1°C above the MetO derived average for this area, so not all bad.

[bobbydog]

54 minutes ago, Nick L said:

Well seeing as there's nothing I can do about it, I'm going to enjoy it, I don't need to be outdoors to be happy!

I think we need a bit of perspective here. This spring/summer had 2-3 months of near-constant outdoor weather. I'm sure people can cope with a soaker of a day.

true nick but i could have done without an 'all-dayer' on this weekend in particular. 

[stainesbloke]

The dizzy heights of 16C have been reached here, phew

[Snowyowl9]

Typical august bank holiday weather except its come a day early.

No sun afterall temps did rise to 16c after.

[MP-R]

The day started very cool but since the rain has passed, the mugginess has returned and we hit a stifling 18C!

[Weather-history]

Summers in order with the best at the top 

1976 301
1995 298
1983 278
1955 277
1911 274
2018 273 (up to 26th August)
1984 271
1959 269
1975 268
1949 267
1989 262
1947 255
1933 251 

[I remember Atlantic 252]

late August, over rated as 'summer', see it's slipping down the list Mr D

[Earthshine]

Another grey and blusterly day here.  Absolute garbage, really hope September is a better month.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

2 minutes ago, gbrunner12 said:

Another grey and blusterly day here.  Absolute garbage, really hope September is a better month.

westerly breezes very grey, bbc going for grey and westerly winds here all week, similar to early last week

this looks like westerly breeze and grey

Edited August 27, 2018 by I remember Atlantic 252

[stainesbloke]

1 hour ago, gbrunner12 said:

Another grey and blusterly day here.  Absolute garbage, really hope September is a better month.

The sun appeared for a whole 3 minutes here today. 3 minutes more than yesterday, bonus

[bobbydog]

1 hour ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

westerly breezes very grey, bbc going for grey and westerly winds here all week, similar to early last week

this looks like westerly breeze and grey

naah, i can see red, orange, yellow, green....

[Weather-history]

On 26 August 2018 at 14:06, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

Manchester always sunny in May and June, the dominant E'lys, Pennines stop the mist getting there

I can assure you, it ain't. 

 

[DAVID SNOW]

Moving into Autumn its looking settled and mellow with no heat waves.

The first half often of September often does this.

[Snowyowl9]

3 hours ago, bobbydog said:

naah, i can see red, orange, yellow, green....

Looks pretty warm to me with SWly,bump of high coming in,still possible thundery spell in September yet.

[Nath]

Overall we had an amazing summer, a bit too amazing for me at times I will admit. (Had to buy an AC unit to avoid melting lol)

If we get a nice "Indian summer" that will be the icing on the cake for heat fans surely!

[Weather-history]

Summers in order with the best at the top 

1976 301
1995 298
1983 278
1955 277
1911 274
2018 271 (up to 27th August)
1984 271
1959 269
1975 268
1949 267
1989 262
1947 255
1933 251 

[Wimbledon88]

Cloudy and dull again this morning in the capital.

Heavy showers forecast for tonight.

Met going for ground frost even in SE later in week.

Autumn is here folks....

[Earthshine]

10 hours ago, Nath said:

Overall we had an amazing summer, a bit too amazing for me at times I will admit. (Had to buy an AC unit to avoid melting lol)

If we get a nice "Indian summer" that will be the icing on the cake for heat fans surely!

I hope that next summer is better here!  Love for some proper heat (didn't reach 30°C here this year unfortunately).

[MP-R]

I'd be quite happy for an 'Indian Summer' if the weather hadn't broken during August. Now though I'd settle for a bit more sun in early September then autumn conditions!

[Sunny76]

On 27/08/2018 at 08:08, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

late August, over rated as 'summer', see it's slipping down the list Mr D

I’m glad to took my uk holiday in early June. And no later than late July for most years, as it seems August is the worse month of summer to have a break in the UK. The weather seems to deteriorate back to low 20s and unsettled cloudy weather by the time we reach mid August. Even in the best summers like 2013, the weather was slowly going downhill by the latter part of August, in the London area.

Glad I’m off to Spain in two weeks, to enjoy the warm and sunny days.

[Sunny76]

52 minutes ago, MP-R said:

I'd be quite happy for an 'Indian Summer' if the weather hadn't broken during August. Now though I'd settle for a bit more sun in early September then autumn conditions!

I think the first half of September will produce some warm or even the odd hot day. The nights will be cooler though, with less humidity. 

[stainesbloke]

Today is good example of why living in the UK can be so irritating. Pointless cloud that just sits there doing nothing, while neighbouring countries like France enjoy beautiful sunny skies. Though it looks like clearer air is now reaching S England, hooray

[MP-R]

20 minutes ago, Sunny76 said:

I’m glad to took my uk holiday in early June. And no later than late July for most years, as it seems August is the worse month of summer to have a break in the UK. The weather seems to deteriorate back to low 20s and unsettled cloudy weather by the time we reach mid August. Even in the best summers like 2013, the weather was slowly going downhill by the latter part of August, in the London area.

Glad I’m off to Spain in two weeks, to enjoy the warm and sunny days.

Yes. If I wasn't so busy with work in the spring, I'd ideally take a week holiday in May while the UK weather sorts itself out, be here in peak summer (late May, June, July and occasionally early August), then another holiday in September when the weather's passed its best here but still good elsewhere. 

[Mapantz]

We've got some sunshine here.