31c here also and we were lucky to have a cover on the inflatable pool as the washing line fell over in the wind and landed on top of it. Not that it would have taken that long to re-dry the clothes.

Plane taking off? 😇

I see Edinburgh has reached 17 C

https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/weather/current/EGMC.html 

Wind from the W (280 degrees) at 20 MPH (17 KT) gusting to 31 MPH (27 KT) (direction variable)

Temperature 89 F (32 C)

Dew Point 39 F (4 C)

Relative Humidity 17% 

It looks like an area roughly along the M4 corridor which has these very low dewpoints. Even here it's unusually low: currently 32.4, dew 10.4, 26% RH.

It reminds me very much of 2022, when we had those exceptionally hot temperatures, low dewpoints and low humidity - and a breeze. 

And talking of deserts, in Las Vegas right now it's early afternoon, and they have 32.8, dew 8.9, 22% RH. Not often that London, or indeed Southend and Las Vegas have the same weather in summer!

That for here, isn't even the least bit warm for this time of the year. We're now almost a week into this month but we've now gone through an entire week without a single 20+°C maximum being recorded at any of my local stations here in Edinburgh which even for here, is very poor fare indeed for what is supposed to be high "summer" and the start of the Edinburgh Trades Fortnight.😡

There has been the odd little patch of blue sky during this afternoon but it continues to be as overcast as ever here so anyone can send some little bits of sunshine in this direction, I would be more than grateful.

The only consolation from this though, comes from the fact that I'm at least not sweltering in my flat for once although that may well change in the coming days as it is forecast to warm up by quite a bit even here in that time.

Probably an element of acclimatising also going on. After a week of extreme heat and the following week still being relatively very warm indoor temperatures have hardly dropped bellow mid twenties. 

30.0, dew 17.1. I wish I was in Scotland TBH, at least you don't need aircon to sleep up there...

Still a westerly here and 35% RH, presume the shift is coming soon then.

Max of 31.6c today but down to 26c now, lovely evening.

Today's maximum temperature was 17.56°C at Edinburgh Gogarbank and 18.52°C at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh.

Currently around 17°C here in Edinburgh

The hot/dry and hot/moist airmasses kept swapping around yesterday evening, and today it looks like the hot/dry airmass is back. Another Vegas-style day beckons!

It should warm up in Northern areas this week with some sunshine. I hope it does, mid summer now and it's been a bit bland so far!

Although the utterly useless for conditions and temps MetO app (since the “upgrade”) still thinks it’s completely sunny here and 22c currently. It’s totally overcast and 18c. It’s not a local thing either. The cloud is widespread 

Currently around 16°C here in Edinburgh

It is forecast to brighten up though and if it does, there is the chance that we could finally get that all elusive first 20+°C maximum of this month here in Edinburgh.

EDIT:

I've just looked out and instead of brightening up as it was forecast to do, it's now raining here in Edinburgh which wasn't really part of today's forecast.😡

I've noticed that Teddington seems to be the "new Heathrow", it's leading the pack again today. I wonder if there is some issue with the site or if it is just very favoured by the current setup?

30.1, dew 15.0.