21c today, still forecast to hit 30 though

At odds with Met Office then . From yesterday

16th to 25th

A change in weather pattern is likely at the start of this period, with the preceding dry and sunny weather breaking down into a more unsettled spell. This means an increasing chance of showers by Thursday and into the following weekend. Some heavy and thundery showers are likely, particularly across the south of the UK. Into the following week, conditions will likely remain changeable with showers or longer spells of rain at times, perhaps heavy and thundery in places. Temperatures are likely to be above normal.

26th to 9th August.

Changeable weather patterns are expected during this period. Showers or some longer spells of rain are likely at times, perhaps heavy and thundery. Some drier and brighter interludes are also possible, especially in the south and southeast. Temperatures are likely to be above normal with some hot spells possible.

I only really look at these forecasts in the spring or summer as I couldn’t care less about the other season. They have been routinely wrong all spring and summer. Hopefully that continues to be the case and we remain dry and hot

I doubt we'll be clamouring for the duvets. 

🙂🙂🙂🙂

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2633858 

I have a feeling that wildfires may well make the headlines over the next few days.

Warm and sunny but windy.

Seem to be sticking to a breakdown with just a brief settled spell early next week.

A change in weather pattern is likely by the start of this period, with the preceding dry and sunny weather breaking down into a more unsettled spell. Some heavy and thundery showers are likely, particularly across the south of the UK. Into the following week, a short spell of more settled weather is likely at first, before more changeable conditions return later. This brings showers or longer spells of rain at times, perhaps heavy and thundery in places. Temperatures are likely to be above normal.

Updated: 13:00 (UTC+1) on Sun 12 Jul 2026

Yep 23rd overall and 8th in a row

Yes my thoughts too. Just back from town, where my daughter has finished her shift. The winds Force 4 to 5 perhaps gusting 6 are notable and there is visible dessication of many verges and fields. In just three days. There have also been several crop-related fires recently around here. Combine fires mostly which spread. There is a lot of gorse across the road which most of the year is flammable. Today, particularly so. 

What is the brand of tub? Surely bathtubs are meant to take heat without softening.

Buttersoft?

There was a big fire on the heath near me yesterday - but they have been a regular occurrence for as long as I can remember (and from before I was born when my parents first moved here 55 years ago). They always become more frequent during the school holidays too... 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79y2ny8llno 

Looking at the models the big shift has been picked up by GFS 6Z too, with Wed and Thur going from 35C days to possibly not even reaching 30C. The 30C streak looks like ending by the weekend on this run.

That's 7 days in a row with 32 or higher, Monday to Sunday.

As expected sadly... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8w67l642no 

Yes locally we had our 7th consecutive 30 today although today was only just. There has not been a summer like this for high temperatures, particularly if we think of the extended summer (May-September) with May being so extraordinary.

GEFS 12z rolling out is starting to echo what the BBC is saying- so from 18th, when it's all supposed to go cool, mean GEFS maxima in the south say 26,26,27,27,28,28,26.

No further yet- and just heatwave criteria in the S. Any other year we'd be heat-pleased or heat-cursing (depending on camp) but there is growing confidence of another week beyond next week of very warm, and maybe hot, weather.

And such fires do spread very quickly.

My memory goes back to 1948 (or maybe 1949) when we had gone to All Hallows* on the Thames estuary for a seaside jaunt, in the days when you went by excursion train instead of using up valuable petrol coupons. There was a sudden panic and the beach emptied with people walking rather quickly back to the station along the only track, which ran for several hundred yards through rough grassland. 

I was only small then, but I remember flames with yards of the track and as high as my parents and others walking there, and had developed, I think in less than half an hour.

*just across the Medway from Darren on Sheppey

Not sure as no name brand and was new when move in. Maybe fibreglass? Old days we had cast iron or metal bathtubs.  Very sunny today but very windy with gale force winds.

After 12 days of July the average daily max has now hit 30.4c with our mean 1min at over 22c

Another 3.6 points today from Huron’s 32.6C. So we’re are 34.4 points. Still some way off the 2006 and 2003 benchmarks, and less than half way to 1976.

Important we don’t miss 30C tomorrow.