Southeast and East Anglia weather discussion

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The thunderstorm that is currently over Wales just broke the cap.. The one over northern France if what I just saw on Facebook from a poster is anything to go by is going to be an absolute monster when it gets here.. Plus many other big mcs Storms moving north.. 

[Lewis1997]

1 minute ago, James1979 said:

In all the years I used to record the weather daily I never saw a pattern quite like it, I was stuck at 37.9c too and it's dropped back a bit now.  Records are not easy to break!

Just had two bits of high cirrus cloud play with the sun and there is one more bit to do the same in about 5 mins or so.... but I’m still sitting at 37.9c! Surely Cambs has done or equalled the record? 

[tomwatson1987]

Just now, Lewis1997 said:

Just had two bits of high cirrus cloud play with the sun and there is one more bit to do the same in about 5 mins or so.... but I’m still sitting at 37.9c! Surely Cambs has done or equalled the record? 

Just need an official station in the right place now...

[Captain Shortwave]

Cloud passing through here now. 36c still 

[Bryn Webster]

4 minutes ago, tomwatson1987 said:

Sun is back out in force now, my PWS is back up to 37 from 35 when we had the rain

I saw no rain in Eaton Ford and I was outside ...... what a small difference hey haha....was it very light? Maybe Im too thick skinned!

Sun beaming here for now

[tomwatson1987]

Just now, Bryn Webster said:

I saw no rain in Eaton Ford and I was outside ...... what a small difference hey haha....was it very light? Maybe Im too thick skinned!

Sun beaming here for now

Yes very light and only lasted a few mins

All evaporated now though

[Bryn Webster]

Is Faversham's 38.5C now discredited in these circles? Is Kew Garden's 38.1C now the official...so we only need 38.2C?

[Bryn Webster]

1 minute ago, tomwatson1987 said:

Yes very light and only lasted a few mins

All evaporated now though

Do you think 15:00 will be peak temps....or do we have until around 16:00?

[FetchCB]

1 minute ago, Bryn Webster said:

Is Faversham's 38.5C now discredited in these circles? Is Kew Garden's 38.1C now the official...so we only need 38.2C?

?? its the official Met Office record

[Lewis1997]

Just now, Bryn Webster said:

Do you think 15:00 will be peak temps....or do we have until around 16:00?

I would say we have till 5pm based on what happened on Tuesday with some very late max temps in some locations.

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Second cell firing very close to the first one.. 

[tomwatson1987]

1 minute ago, Bryn Webster said:

Do you think 15:00 will be peak temps....or do we have until around 16:00?

I am by no means an expert but I think we can keep hoping for another hour - after 16:00 not likely

[Bryn Webster]

1 minute ago, FetchCB said:

?? its the official Met Office record

I don't know myself .... but there was definite worries about its site location ..... and other weather blogs say its "discredited" .... I have no agenda either way..Faversham is a lovely town

[tomp456]

That stuff in the channel needs to move north west a little more! 

[Lewis1997]

Just had a rapid drop of 0.3c... think 37.9c could be my top temp today. So close yet so far

[FetchCB]

1 minute ago, Bryn Webster said:

I don't know myself .... but there was definite worries about its site location ..... and other weather blogs say its "discredited" .... I have no agenda either way..Faversham is a lovely town

As far as I know the Met Office inspected the site after it reported its temperature in a monthly submission and were happy with the set up and siting. Its the Official record of the Official Met Office

[Snow Queen one]

I have 2 temp sensors in my garden.  

This is what my weather station is reading at the mo.  

[kold weather]

Offical highest temperature today at the moment of 37.7C in Kew and Writtle.

However I suspect both Heathrow and Cambridge will warm this hour as the cloud cover for both areas looks lower than it was for the previous hour.

[sunnijim]

Cloud cover in SE London and we are at 36.3c now

Had 37c on the nose at 2pm.

[UxbridgeSnow]

Cloud lifting at Heathrow, so watching temperatures again

 

[FetchCB]

Kew Gardens and Writtle at 37.7 according to Met Twitter

[laddie]

Brief scare in Peterborough clouded over with big rain spots but sun back out and temperature climbing again

[tomwatson1987]

Garden is now up to 39 - by no means official but highest it's been all day so potential for more warming and the record going

[James1979]

18 minutes ago, Lewis1997 said:

Just had two bits of high cirrus cloud play with the sun and there is one more bit to do the same in about 5 mins or so.... but I’m still sitting at 37.9c! Surely Cambs has done or equalled the record? 

Yeah a few bits here now and can't get out of the 37's so think its over for here now given the time but quite an experience, much better from the garden than on the tubes like last time! 

 

Somewhere in Cambs that avoided the cloud will have definitely equalled or beaten the record officially, I'd be shocked if not. Will be interesting to hear the reports later.

[snowblizzard]

Looks like cloud cover moving up from France will scupper the all time record!