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The temperature got above 30c at a few locations in Ireland today, which is generally a once a decade event here. What is particularly unusual about this heatwave is that we are experiencing conditions as warm or warmer than Britain. What has made this spell so intense for us?
The main focus of the higher upper air temperatures seems to have been further west than usual, too. Often in these type of set-ups it only really gives a glancing blow across the southeast of England while fresher air gets pulled in across the west. But this time round there has been quite a wide dome of warmer air pushing up from the south, even though the 850s haven't been all that high - only 14-15C at most.
You can see too that the shape of the high means that Ireland has been getting more of a southeasterly continental feed, keeping the Atlantic air at bay more than usual.
Woodvale showing 31c at noon not sure how accurate that is. Trawsgoed 29.4c
The main focus of the higher upper air temperatures seems to have been further west than usual, too. Often in these type of set-ups it only really gives a glancing blow across the southeast of England while fresher air gets pulled in across the west. But this time round there has been quite a wide dome of warmer air pushing up from the south, even though the 850s haven't been all that high - only 14-15C at most. You can see too that the shape of the high means that Ireland has been getting more of a southeasterly continental feed, keeping the Atlantic air at bay more than usual.
Thanks, that does explain things.
Interestingly the UKMO model has 30c somewhere in UK for 5 days in a row. Today to Wednesday.
(above was posted on Saturday)
And it has now been extended to 6 days. Looks like that will be it though, as tomorrow looks a few degrees cooler.
(above was posted on Saturday)And it has now been extended to 6 days. Looks like that will be it though, as tomorrow looks a few degrees cooler.
Yep 6 days of 30c + not a bad little spell chance tmrw could be 7 . Interestingly UKMO has 27c in London on Saturday and Monday. And 27c in Scotland on Sunday. So still some warmth around.
31°C here, so a scorcher. A lovely day, but it's not fun trying to sleep though!
Northern Ireland has done it again by 0.1c . 31.4c in Armagh.
https://mobile.twitter.com/metoffice
Northern Ireland has done it again by 0.1c . 31.4c in Armagh. https://mobile.twitter.com/metoffice
This is a masterclass in how to break records: 0.1C at a time.
From here on in, its goodbye to summer.
I just dont know what to say
I very much hope you are right.
I was thinking the same thing much earlier on during this month at around the time when we had that flooding event here in Edinburgh, but that is not exactly how it has all turned out.
Because of that, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some more good weather during August, possibly even with some more really high temperatures, even if the weather does become a lot more unsettled and possibly even autumnal during the next week or so.
Apart from tomorrow. Lol.
Certainly looks like a rough week or so. After that who knows.
Apart from tomorrow. Lol.Certainly looks like a rough week or so. After that who knows.
The steady decline to Autumn Ally. Lets just hope that we can get a winter worth waiting for.
Its bloody annoying timing as we were due to stay at my parents near Weymouth on the 28th July for a week. Basically a free holiday but we might delay it now. Hopefully August will come good at some point.