Summer 2021: Moans, Groans, Ramps and Banter

[Mapantz]

1 hour ago, Alderc said:

Yup, it’s really quite poor now light rain set in. Forecast a couple of days ago had the shower risk for yesterday but then quickly returning to bright, dry and sunny conditions. Poor day today, looks poor again tomorrow as well now! 

[East Lancs Rain]

5 minutes ago, Mapantz said:

Looks bad for London!

9 minutes ago, *Stormforce~beka* said:

Nooo don't tell me that! We managed 2 days of full sun and then thats it! Back to sodding cloud! Why are we getting this?!

Welcome to the UK summer!

[East Lancs Rain]

1 hour ago, sarahng said:

It's been miserable and overcast all day today here, with the odd glimpse of the sun.  Spitting with rain!  16 degrees.  The heating has come on again!  

Overcast and murky here too but still feeling warm.  Still in shorts.

30 minutes ago, Howie said:

Since when was tomorrow meant to be such a horrible day in London . Rain and 15c...

15? Forecast to reach 21°C in London according to bbc weather.

[Britneyfan]

Fantastic day! Tbh it’s been a fantastic week of weather here, had sunshine every day, and temps reaching low to mid twenties in south Essex! As I type it’s still 22.5° glorious! Tomorrow looks cloudy outbreaks of rain, but I’m off to the Lake District for the weekend, and the weather up there looks pretty decent, high teens and plenty of sunshine! And then return next week to Essex back to low 20s! Long May it continue 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, East Lancs Rain said:

Overcast and murky here too but still feeling warm.  Still in shorts.

15? Forecast to reach 21°C in London according to bbc weather.

It’ll be very surprising if it reaches 21c tomorrow unless the cloud breaks a lot easier than currently forecast!

[NEVES SCREAMER]

Pretty average here today. Mainly cloudy. A few sunny spells this afternoon and top temp of 20c. But when I think back to just 11 days ago when the temp was 7c during a downpour I suppose today is actually tropical in comparison. Not looking  good for the test match in St John's Wood tomorrow though.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

bbc going for full sun here tomorrow! to me I'm too far east, showers already now

[B87]

Will probably get to 18-20c in London tomorrow, then back to mid 20s after that.

[East Lancs Rain]

Cooling off here, just briefly went outside and felt slightly chilly, currently about 15°C.

[East Lancs Rain]

47 minutes ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

bbc going for full sun here tomorrow! to me I'm too far east, showers already now

Forecast to be full sun here too, with a top temperature of 19°C and light winds, which is more than warm enough given how strong the sunshine is at this time of year. 

 

Temps forecast to be hi teens/lo 20’s and mostly sunny after that.

[Arctic Hare]

Bit of a disappointment today. Persistent light drizzle until mid-morning, then mostly cloudy with only brief sunny breaks. Made it to 20.8 °C and it felt reasonably warm, but it wasn't a patch on the previous few days. Not convinced that tomorrow will be as sunny as currently being predicted, either. Just hope it improves on Saturday.

[Guest]

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Edited June 4, 2021 by Alderc

[East Lancs Rain]

Nice morning, feeling fresher than last few days.  Currently around 16°C with 55% humidity. ?

 

Rescued a wood pigeon this morning after my cat decided to catch it.  

[Snowshine]

Once again a murky day, however at least the next few days are forecasted to be nice.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

Just on right side today of the NW/SE split, all day could see the unsettled skies looking SE and the blue looking NW, high cloud most of day, but sunny since 2pm ish

[East Lancs Rain]

Gorgeous day today, wall to wall sunshine, clear blue skies, a few fluffy white clouds and very strong sun. ? Temp reached around 19°C but felt warmer in the strong June sunshine. Currently sat in the garden in shorts and a t-shirt soaking up the rays, bet it's been rubbish down in London...

[NEVES SCREAMER]

Nice here. 21c at present. You could see the mucky stuff /clouds down to the SE. In fact a bit too close for comfort but never the less on the right side in sunny spells and especially this afternoon.  If the sun had gone the other way round we might have had a grey day instead!

[East Lancs Rain]

2 hours ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

Just on right side today of the NW/SE split, all day could see the unsettled skies looking SE and the blue looking NW, high cloud most of day, but sunny since 2pm ish

 

1 hour ago, NEVES SCREAMER said:

Nice here. 21c at present. You could see the mucky stuff /clouds down to the SE. In fact a bit too close for comfort but never the less on the right side in sunny spells and especially this afternoon.  If the sun had gone the other way round we might have had a grey day instead!

 It's not often you see such a visible contrast in the weather quite so obviously!  The Londoners of this thread are staying quiet so im guessing it's been really bad down there...

[I remember Atlantic 252]

3 minutes ago, East Lancs Rain said:

 

 It's not often you see such a visible contrast in the weather quite so obviously!  The Londoners of this thread are staying quiet so im guessing it's been really bad down there...

Aye, not often on right side here, normally get the weather of the east here, the SE cloud did move NW through morning, but only watery sunny high cloud,

not a ball bowled in cricket in the SE

[Scorcher]

Unusual to get such a stunning day around these parts while the SE has a totally rotten day with relentless rain- rare to see such a massive contrast that way round.

This afternoon has been beautiful here- a bit of high cloud around for a time this morning but it's been mostly cloudless since about 1pm and a lovely evening now. 20.1C max but felt warmer in the sun this afternoon.

[mb018538]

3 minutes ago, Scorcher said:

Unusual to get such a stunning day around these parts while the SE has a totally rotten day with relentless rain- rare to see such a massive contrast that way round.

This afternoon has been beautiful here- a bit of high cloud around for a time this morning but it's been mostly cloudless since about 1pm and a lovely evening now. 20.1C max but felt warmer in the sun this afternoon.

Yes - I was out golfing in that crud this afternoon! Stayed over at a hotel and it was such a contrast to yesterday. 26c and roasting hot sun all day. 15c and rain from about 11am all days today.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

3 minutes ago, Scorcher said:

Unusual to get such a stunning day around these parts while the SE has a totally rotten day with relentless rain- rare to see such a massive contrast that way round.

This afternoon has been beautiful here- a bit of high cloud around for a time this morning but it's been mostly cloudless since about 1pm and a lovely evening now. 20.1C max but felt warmer in the sun this afternoon.

Not that unusual in some ways, remember in E'lys you're in non stop sun, while I'm in chilly north sea mist, often in April to Mid June, NW is best place to be

[Scorcher]

1 minute ago, I remember Atlantic 252 said:

Not that unusual in some ways, remember in E'lys you're in non stop sun, while I'm in chilly north sea mist, often in April to Mid June, NW is best place to be

It's definitely more likely in late spring/early summer than it is later on in the summer but still not that common.

[East Lancs Rain]

1 hour ago, Scorcher said:

Unusual to get such a stunning day around these parts while the SE has a totally rotten day with relentless rain- rare to see such a massive contrast that way round.

This afternoon has been beautiful here- a bit of high cloud around for a time this morning but it's been mostly cloudless since about 1pm and a lovely evening now. 20.1C max but felt warmer in the sun this afternoon.

Yes unusual indeed especially as the wind has been westerly today which usually isn’t the best wind direction for our region but a westerly can often bring clear sunny skies and high UV levels like it has done today even if the temperatures aren’t that high.

Making the most of it as by the time we get through to August it will probably be the other way around, the SE will be in the mid 20s and sunny while we be overcast, drizzly and 16°. The SE to NW split tends to be weakest at the start of the summer and strongest at the end of the summer, as things go more zonal.

 

Edited June 4, 2021 by East Lancs Rain

[East Lancs Rain]

1 hour ago, mb018538 said:

Yes - I was out golfing in that crud this afternoon! Stayed over at a hotel and it was such a contrast to yesterday. 26c and roasting hot sun all day. 15c and rain from about 11am all days today.

Was about 19°C and overcast here yesterday and about same temp today but sunny. Yesterday felt rather humid today felt fresher.