Looks like a 3 at Reading today, 5 days later than last year from the data (albeit the 16th may have made it as well, looking back) but it wasn't exactly sunny out in town at lunchtime.

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Good shout Tierra; 3 also yesterday and 3.2 today. How far are you from Reading itself?

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Good shout Tierra; 3 also yesterday and 3.2 today. How far are you from Reading itself?

11 miles or so to the centre.

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Looks like a 4 today at Chilton, the first I have seen so pretty late compared to last year.

Reading still offline 😤

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Yep still no Reading and there's something afoot at Camborne too.
Chilton scraped a 4 yesterday and Weybourne the day before.
5 forecast for the Winchester area today and even a 6 later on- doubt the latter will come to fruition but it looks good for a 5 today.

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My personal WS is reading 3 at the moment but I don't know if it is overdoing it.

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My personal WS is reading 3 at the moment but I don't know if it is overdoing it.

MetO is forecasting you several hours of 3 today Doc.

Sad the UV option has been removed from their map but can still see forecast after typing location.

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Happy days, given it's my nearest station but Reading is back online. Given they have uploaded previous data, it looks like it was offline for uploading rather than logging. A few near miss 4's, tomorrow MO are showing a 5 but will believe that if we see it... out on the river for the day so will do the slip slop slap regime from Australia anyway.

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I reckon Reading scraped a 4 on 4th, then 4.6 on 10th. No 5s just yet but soon...

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Met Office had a 4, briefly 5 up here today. It definitely feels like it as I've tanned nicely on my face and arms doing some work in the garden this afternoon.

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 A few 4s now; tops 4.7 at Reading on 17th. 
Chilton flying at 5.6 on the same day.

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Yesterday:   Reading 5.7   Weybourne 5.9   Chilton 6.2
Best so far.

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Chilton 6.3
Others not reaching 6

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Do you get negative values? Just asking…🤣

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The first 8 I've seen forecast this year via the MetO - it's a shame they removed the "map" forecast, as that was a much easier way of spotting them. (It may well have gone by the time you click the link!)

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcphw540z#?date=2023-05-27 

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The first 8 I've seen forecast this year via the MetO - it's a shame they removed the "map" forecast, as that was a much easier way of spotting them. (It may well have gone by the time you click the link!)

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcphw540z#?date=2023-05-27 

I agree. I used to start scanning it about now around south Devon for any rogue 9s and then following the 7s to the north of Scotland a few weeks later. Still, nice to see a May 8- reckon they're more likely in July as I think I've picked up that O3 levels are lower the other side of the solstice.

 

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Do you get negative values? Just asking…🤣

Black hole?

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Black hole?

🤣

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Check out those UV index forecasted for the mountain regions of Nepal - UV17 

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/tuvytv0wk#?date=2023-05-27 

Just as well it will be bloody freezing 😅

Check out those UV index forecasted for the mountain regions of Nepal - UV17 

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/tuvytv0wk#?date=2023-05-27 

Just as well it will be bloody freezing 😅

That shows a forecast of UV20 at the far end - I honestly didn't realise it could go that high!

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