I think it is right over me. Brisk straight northerly, while dark mid-level cloud moves up directly from the south, as lower fractus moves directly west to east.

And about 3 drops of rain has fallen. 

 

Like cold fronts in the middle of texas, deprived of any moisture!

Heathrow at 40c, it is all the Jet Exhausts. If there had been that much Tarmac and Jet Exhausts in 76 it would have been 43c

Oh god. 38C now appearing in Lincs.

SE seems to have plateued.

 

Know thy strengths.

AROME is the first model you go to in rain/snow situations. It is pretty much always spot on at deciding which kind of precip will fall.

Not that good at other stuff though.

 

Never found Arome to be that great to be honest. It overdoes convective potential a lot I find. 

 

Never found Arome to be that great to be honest. It overdoes convective potential a lot I find. 

Its bad at that too.

But as I say, for precip type, its the best model there is.

 

Tom 

 

Agreed maybe the original post is a bit OTT... but this record heat stretches over several or more countries and the entire western european continent.... 1000s kms long. 

 

This is not a tiny part of the world

 

 

 

Absolutely take your point, but still, one event does not prove a theory.

There may well be global trends at play here, but I doubt ANY of us here have access to enough data or knowledge to draw sensible conclusions. What we are doing is responding to what we see being reported and what we observe. I would argue that what is reported is very heavily biased towards a certain viewpoint, and is therefore likely to be very influential to many. I am not making an argument either way, but what I strongly oppose is silencing viewpoints however crazy they may appear to an individual, simply because they do not conform to their own individual narrative. There are some key historical figures who put this into practise, and I am not sure any of us would want to live under a modern version of their rule!

Anyhow back to a monumental UK weather day - 39.6c! Wow.

Charlwood 39.9c ,Kew 39.6c at 1pm

Lots over 39c

Met office twitter 

36.5°C in Durham. Astonishing,

Any news on the Scottish record? Sparse stations in the borders.

39C 102 and inside 34.5 to 36.5C as all windows open to feel the hot air inside. very welcome

39C 102 and inside 34.5 to 36.5C as all windows open to feel the hot air inside. very welcome

Have you thought about going outside if you like heat....?

The hotzone:

Doncaster: 38C (r, 1:20pm)

Cranwell: 37.9C (1pm)

Coningsby: 37.3C (1pm)

Leconfield: 37.4C (1pm)

Humberside: 37C (r, 1pm)

Gringly: 36.8C (1pm)

Hull: 36.6C (1pm)

Bramham: 36.5C (1pm)

Waddington: 36.5C (1pm)

Normanby (what I thought would be the hottest): 36.4C (1pm)

Its no longer about the SE. It is time for Humberside to return.

 

Its bad at that too.

But as I say, for precip type, its the best model there is.

 

 

True, but the ICON is not bad in this regard either. 

39.1c St James's park 1pm

39C 102 and inside 34.5 to 36.5C as all windows open to feel the hot air inside. very welcome

That indoor temperature sounds horrific and potentially harmfully. I hope it cools down soon.

 

I'm sorry, but a spell of albeit exceptionally warm weather in one tiny bit of the world does not prove anything at all. 

Global warming denial a criminal offence? What else would you like to outlaw? Thinking naughty thoughts?! Come on - the whole scientific community should be reliant on questioning debate. Shutting down alternate viewpoints merely exacerbates the problem.

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