Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon (GMT) on Tuesday. Issued 0426z, 20/08/10. The middle of the week will see a NW/SE split, with a low to the north bringing showers and longer spells of rain especially to the north and west. Areas further south and east will see much less rain, although they won't be immune. Temperatures will be average to cool over the UK. ECMWF:...

Surface level satellite temperatures are now below 2008 for the first time this calendar year http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/amsutemps/execute.cshamsutemps+001 but the real meat and potatoes level at 14,000' is absolutely outrageous WTF is happening? http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/amsutemps/execute.csh?amsutemps I can't recall in all the years of watching these daily measurement such a

Anyone like to have a stab at whether Dawlish will be able to hold its air carnival on Thursday? "Uncertainty" was the watchword on both the national and local weather forecast tonight. I'm not hopeful; I think the rain will be here by lunchtime/early afternoon, but I like the word "uncertainty and I've got my fingers crossed - I think we'll need the luck! It's always a terrific day. Estimates...

Not a very thrilling title but the best I can manage this morning. I need another coffee. http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2010/081710.html -- Graham Davis, Bracknell, Berks. E-mail: "newsman", not "newsboy". "It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out." - Carl Sagan Pakistan Floods Appeal: http://www.dec.org.uk/

Climbed Great Gable this afternoon with my Son, the clouds were rapidly gather ing from the SW and the first spots of rain started while taking pictures next to the cairn on the summit. Not an easy walk with lots of scree and loose rocks, I landed on my backside many a time. Now back in Borrowdale and a wet evening has set in :-( Hoping it will clear through...

Thursday 19th August 2010 Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Convection over the northern half of Britain and frontal cloud moving into the SW. Convection over Belgium but more extensive cloud close to the Dutch border.

Brussels on Thursday 19th August 2010 Sunshine and some variable Cu. Mostly light WSW wind backed SSW in the evening. Brussels Uccle 22.5°C - overnight minimum 12.1°C Brussels Airport 22.2°C - overnight minimum 12.1°C Brussels Airport http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/EBBR.html

I've just had a call from someone in Flash, about 9 miles SW of here. He said a large lump of ice had just landed about 20 feet from where he was working, with a noise like a car door slamming. It made a dent several inches deep in the ground. No doubt it came from an aircraft that had picked up some icing in the middle level overcast. The poor fellow was a bit shaken up. As he put it, if it...

Today is in competition, with 1st July, to be the worst day of summer. Basically dry but dull this morning, just some patchy very light rain. Decidedly wet & windy this afternoon. A force 5 SSW generally, but it felt worse in the rain & mist. Temperature mostly around 18C all day, with the dewpoint 17C. This evening's Minack production could be the 1st to be cancelled this year - but it still...

.... This has been mentioned before, but I'm just going through my monthly summaries for July and it's worth re-stating, so that the 'wrong' impression isn't gained of rainfall distribution during July 2010. from this page, the 'England and Wales Precipitation' is given as 68.1 mm for July 2010 http://hadobs.metoffice.com/hadukp/data/monthly/HadEWP_monthly_qc.txt this represents 119% of the...

Yes, it is snowing over Wembury. And it's still summer! Wonderful fallstreaks from Altocumulus floccus. Thank goodness the snow is not reaching the ground. Would ruin the BBQ. Fallsteaks anyone? Sorry for being so corny. Len Wood

No real change from last week: Summary: •La Niña conditions are present across the equatorial Pacific. •Negative sea surface temperature anomalies persist across much of the Pacific Ocean. •La Niña conditions are likely to continue through early 2011. No great downturn in global temperatures yet. I'm sure a downturn will

Southcote - 1500Z SW F3 9999 3Cu030 3Sc060 7+Ac120 +20.1/+12.6 1013

Southcote - 0800Z SW F2-3 9999 1Sc015 4CiCc250 +13.5/+11.9 1012

Bracknell, Berkshire, UK (51° 24'N, 0° 46'W, 77m AMSL) 19/08/10 190900Z 202°/5.8 kts/13.0 kts 18.6°C/10.9°C QFF 1012.5 hpa (+0.9 hPa in last 3 hours)= Humidity: 61% (-18% in last hour) Max 09-09: 21.3 at 13:49 18/08/10 Min 09-09: 11.8 at 05:06 19/08/10 Grass Min 18-09: 7.7 30cm Soil Temp: 16.6 Rain 09-09: 0.2 mm (last tip at 21:50 on 18/8/2010)

(09:00UTC 19/08/10) 16.1C Max 18.6C, min 10.9C Dewpoint 13.9C RH 87% Wind 0.1 kts SSE 1011.6 hPa Steady Ppn (standard gauge) 0.7mm last 24hrs Ppn (standard gauge) 32.0mm this month Ppn (standard gauge) 30-day rolling total 47.0mm

Southcote - 0800Z SW F2-3 9999 1Sc015 4CiCc250 +13.5/+11.9 1012 1Ac120 also

Picked this up on a US blog from one of my Google Alerts, thought it put our opinions on UK Summer weather into perspective, particularly for those who dislike summer heat! Quote: RACE AGAINST TIME "It was officially 88 degrees at Birmingham Airport at 12 noon. It appears fairly certain that this will be the 45th day in a row with temperatures 90 or hotter. About the only thing that can stop it...

Here is a summary of the latest NWP output for noon (GMT) on Monday. Issued 0425z, 19/08/10. The first half of next week still looks like seeing changeable weather for most. A trough will move across the UK on Monday, followed by a mixture of sunshine and showers in a rather cool WSW'ly flow. ECMWF: http://www.wzkarten.de/pics/Recm1201.gif SW'lies cover the UK, with a weak trough over Scotland....

Wednesday 18th August 2010 Meteosat 8 satellite picture from Ferdinand Valk’s site at 12.00 UTC http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_image/MSG-1200-EUR.jpg Fairly extensive cloud over Britain. Convection over Belgium with a line of showers moving SE. UK min. temps on Tuesday night http://tinyurl.com/2vv4uh7