Met Office going for 30% chance of UK all-time temperature record being broken on Friday. Much depends on any cloud overspill from storms that develop during the day.

EDIT: see video on the forecast page:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast

It`s quite warm enough this morning at 23.0C. The forecast 33C or more can stay in the Southeast thank you very much!

I'm hoping we can squeeze a 30C out of tomorrow. Forecasts seem to be going for 29C

I'll happily let you have my 30*c, I'm starting to lose my mind over it  don't get me wrong I do enjoy nice sunny days but it's beginning to be a bit too much especially with temps staying in and around 20*c

This week will have had a couple of warm/hot days, a couple of ok mainly cloudy but very warm days and a couple of poor dull drizzly days with maybe a mixed explosive day on Friday. Not bad overall but I would like more sunny days going forward. I'd like at least 5 from each week all the way through August . I'm hoping after the wobble at the weekend, we can properly rejoin this summer and go out on a high in August.

Continuing into September because I'm away in Center Parcs in the Lakes in September! I'll cross that bridge when I come to it though.

Hope the Lakes don't dry up by September.....😙😙

Manchester Summer Indices

Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom 

1976 301
1995 298
2018 283 (up to 25th July)
1983 278
1955 277
1911 274
1984 271
1959 269
1975 268
1949 267
1989 262
1947 255
1933 251
1901 249
1921 249
2003 247
2013 247
1925 246
2006 246
1996 245
1935 243 
1994 240
1934 238
1940 238
1941 236
2014 236
1970 235
1969 234
1973 234
1999 234
1997 232
1990 229
1917 228
1926 227
2005 224
1905 223
1932 223
1945 223
1967 223
1977 223
1914 222
1992 222
1908 220
1960 217
1950 216
1957 216
1968 215
1906 214
1942 214
1937 213
1939 213
1904 212
1929 211
2001 211
1903 209
1943 209
1991 207
1913 205
1971 205
204 <-----------------------if rest of summer has a mean max temp of 15C, zero sunshine and rain everyday

According to the resident troll, that's exactly what we can expect.

Thanks not too shabby then.

I woke up last night around 4am with cold legs (windows open, ceiling fan whirling). Pulling the summer quilt over them and snuggling in was a long-forgotten pleasure. It was absolute bliss.

Back to the sweltering sleeps for the next couple of nights before another cool-down

A series of thunderstorms without the breakdown into cool westerlies... and the rain evaporating into steam just above the roads after the sun came back out. The beautiful sight of huge anvils lit into fire by a setting sun. That's a good summer's day.

I was at the rugby tonight in just shorts and flimsy tee, and was sweating at times (tense game!)

Manchester Summer Indices

Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom 

1976 301
1995 298
2018 286 (up to 26th July)
1983 278
1955 277
1911 274
1984 271
1959 269
1975 268
1949 267
1989 262
1947 255
1933 251
1901 249
1921 249
2003 247
2013 247
1925 246
2006 246
1996 245
1935 243 
1994 240
1934 238
1940 238
1941 236
2014 236
1970 235
1969 234
1973 234
1999 234
1997 232
1990 229
1917 228
1926 227
2005 224
1905 223
1932 223
1945 223
1967 223
1977 223
1914 222
1992 222
1908 220
1960 217
1950 216
1957 216
1968 215
1906 214
1942 214
1937 213
1939 213
1904 212
1929 211
2001 211
210  <-------if rest of summer has a mean max of 15C, zero sunshine and rain everyday 

As for the medium-term, I hope the charts for early August come off and we get a nice spell of sunshine and mid-20s. Who could moan at that?

I know somebody in Aberdeen who could....

Actually it's rather pleasant out there at the moment. OK, I prefer the heat but the breeze is refreshing and there is some sun at times as well. If I dodge most of the showers (unlikely) today would have no complaints from me.

I wonder if in years to come this spell will be seen as 2018's equivalent of the mid-July unsettled spell in 1976.

Manchester Summer Indices

Summers in order with the best at the top and the worst at the bottom

1976 301
1995 298
2018 287 (up to 27th July)
1983 278
1955 277
1911 274
1984 271
1959 269
1975 268
1949 267
1989 262
1947 255
1933 251
1901 249
1921 249
2003 247
2013 247
1925 246
2006 246
1996 245
1935 243
1994 240
1934 238
1940 238
1941 236
2014 236
1970 235
1969 234
1973 234
1999 234
1997 232
1990 229
1917 228
1926 227
2005 224
1905 223
1932 223
1945 223
1967 223
1977 223
1914 222
1992 222
1908 220
1960 217
1950 216
1957 216
1968 215
1906 214
1942 214
214 <---------------if rest of summer has a mean max of 15C, zero sunshine and rain everyday

Quite possibly. To be honest, regardless of what August does, I think I'll have quite a high opinion of this summer in years to come anyway. A good August though, and I think this year may very well exceed 1976 to a lot of people old enough to remember it.

It may well equal 1976 in terms of longevity (presuming we get back to dry/warm weather later this week), but to me 1976 will always be the benchmark simply because how it changed "normal" life. I remember the water supply being turned off periodically, and having to go down to the end of our road with buckets to get water from a standpipe. I've not had to do anything different this summer other than open the windows a bit more often - but who knows if we have a dry autumn/winter what next summer will bring?

Autumnal today - cool, damp and very blustery.

It's going to be like this tomorrow, too.

One bright spot is that tomorrow our arsehole neighbours are having a big party for her 50th. I hope it's a complete washout.

Cool & breezy but not really a lot in the way of rain. Tomorrow though looks pretty unpleasant to be honest. However after that looking forward to a steady improvement next week as high pressure gradually builds back in. By the end of the week it may feel as if this 'blip' never happened.

Final value of Manchester Summer Index if  August 2018 is identical to these past unimpressive Augusts

August 1985: 250

August 1986: 252

August 1992: 271

August 1994: 275

August 1999: 274

August 2004: 267

August 2006: 257

August 2008: 256

August 2009: 263

August 2010: 256

August 2011: 255

August 2014: 254

A large gathering of gammon? Switch off their outside stop cock in the middle of the night. I did that once when we had some c*nts next door. Quite amusing to see how long it took them to sort it out

That reminds me!  I had my daughter and sister in stitches telling the of the night I woke up sweating. I’d only got the window open a bit and I was wrapped in the duvet. So, I said, ‘I opened the window wide, and I threw my arms and legs out’.