On their 0700 report, RNAS Culdrose are giving weather conditions as "Fog" but are reporting visibility of 20 kilometres. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/culdrose_latest_weather.html How do they reconcile that, please? -- MCC

Even with the high amounts of sunshine today and yesterday, this August has turned out to be rather less sunny than normal with the total monthly sunshine going to be around 173 hours. You have to go back to March (156 hours) this year to find a month with less sunshine. Even so, this will have been the sunniest August since 2007 and a testament to how bad the last two Augusts have been.

Early indications suggest that August 2010 was the coolest in Coventry since 1993 and the wettest since 2004. Steve Jackson Bablake Weather Station Coventry UK www.bablakeweather.co.uk

Here are some images of extratropical storm Danielle, and cat3 hurricane Earl, obtained by Eumetsat's metop-a satellite this afternoon: http://www.woksat.info/etcsh30/sh30-1343-a-atl.html http://www.woksat.info/etcsh30/sh30-1343-c-hur-earl.html http://www.woksat.info/etcsh30/sh30-1343-d-hur-earl.html http://www.woksat.info/etcsh30/sh30-1343-e-hur-earl.html -- Bernard Burton

A minimum of 7.5 made it my 2nd coldest August night on record. (Records start 1992) Sunny periods today, made hazy at times by patchy high cloud. Max 18.7 with a moderate SE wind. Little swell today, but sea very lumpy on the south coast. Much higher dewpoint now (13-14C) with warmer air moving north across Brittany.

I was looking at the sky just before the rain on Saturday (28th August) and saw mares tails. Later that weekend I heard a report of the volcanic eruption in Indonesia so I crossed it off my which-list: When I saw the sign I remarked to a neighbour: "Mare's Tails. Severe hurricane in the Atlantic somewhere and it's going to be a biggie." She just said in that complacent tone used by couch...

After a couple of less pleasant weeks, albeit with some welcome rain, this afternoon has returned to clear blue skies and a max of 21.4C. Perhaps of more note is how generally warm this summer has been here. The last max below 18C was back on June 20th. Mean max currently standing at 23.6C since that date. Dave www.laindonweather.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-11125260 -- Joe Egginton Wolverhampton 175m asl

31 August 2010 Wokingham 0900z 080 02kt 20km 1St008 3Ci350 +14.4/+10.8 QFF 1027.4 +0.2 in 3hr Total 3 okta RMK 1Cu012 COTRA Cu hum. Dry since 15z yesterday. Variable cloud at first, becoming mainly clear in evening. Fog 300m at 06z, clearing by 0620z. 09-09 Screen max 18.8 min 4.9 grass min 1.7 Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 7.2

Southcote - 1500Z NE F1-2 9999 1Cu050 +21.0/+8.3 1025 2Ci300 also COTRA

Fog here this morning with Sky obscured conditions. Tn 6c Phil

(09:00UTC 31/08/10) 16.5°C Max 18.8°C, min 7.1°C Dewpoint 11.8°C RH 74% Wind 1.1 kts SSE 1026.1 hPa Steady Ppn (standard gauge) 0.0mm last 24hrs Ppn (standard gauge) 112.4mm this month Ppn (standard gauge) 30-day rolling total 112.4mm

Is the first day of Autum the 1st September or the Autumnal equinox, meteorologically speaking? Dave

Bracknell, Berkshire, UK (51° 24'N, 0° 46'W, 77m AMSL) 31/08/10 310900Z 45°/0.5 kts/3.5 kts 16.8°C/9.7°C QFF 1027.4 hpa (+0.4 hPa in last 3 hours)= Humidity: 63% (-14% in last hour) Max 09-09: 20.7 at 15:07 30/08/10 Min 09-09: 7.2 at 05:35 31/08/10 Grass Min 18-09: 3.3 30cm Soil Temp: 15.3 Rain 09-09: 0.0 mm (last tip at 14:27 on 29/8/2010)

Southcote - 0900Z VRB F1 9999 TrSt012 +12.6/+9.6 1027 Trace St to S. 2Ci300 also, including COTRA.

Hi, All, First ground frost since June 16th last night, 75 days which is a long time for us. Month’s sunshine could reach average today, rain well below. Coolest August in this area since 1993. Max just 21.1C on 20th – the only day above 20C. 09Z-08Z 31st August 2010

What a stunning day! Unbroken sunshine right from the start. And it was a very chilly start with a minimum of 3.4°C making it the coldest August night in my record. It was also colder than any minimum I've recorded in September, and the coldest night since the 17th May (2.3°C). A max temperature of 22.1°C, makes today the warmest day since the 22nd. Today is also the first day since the...

A lovely morning. Blue skies, sunshine, light winds and 15C by 0800. It has the makings of a gorgeous late summer's day. pity for the east that they'll hang onto ome clag right through to bank Holiday Monday, but you know what they say: "West is Best"! *)) Get in your motorhome and enjoy the M5, I say! I don't take the car out of the garage on Bank Holiday weekends, if I can help it. A walk to...

31/0600 Z Aug 10: SE F1 15KM 1CI300 8.0/7.1 Q1026 Rmks: Min 6.5, grass min 0.5. Andy (near Romansleigh, 200 m)

Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon (GMT) on Saturday. Issued 0439z, 31/08/10. SE'lies or SSE'lies will cover the UK for the end of the weekend, with a high to the NE and a low to the west. It's likely that the low will move slowly ESE'wards, with an increasing risk of rain spreading from the south into next week. ECMWF: http://www.wzkarten.de/pics/Recm1201.gif SE'lies cover the...