Deadly storms strike South of France

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c1mggz2vzgmo 

Includes entertaining footage of pingpong ball-size hailstones doing a dance on a trampoline

A case perhaps of be careful what you wish for? Exciting yes.

Hail like that is one of the more destructive events in the growing season.

Todays rain here is miniscule IMBY and can't reach the places where it might do some good.

Well forecast over a  week ago though.

Temperatures in the seas around the UK and Ireland have soared in the past week with some areas now 4C warmer than normal, with potential implications for marine life and people going swimming.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7533y6l3k0o 

Not as visually spectacular as hailstones but more serious in the long term 

https://www.torro.org.uk/extremes/date-records/min-temp 

Just saw this - the records here seem a bit more recent (2 from this century!), the 23rd was down to -3.6 in 2006 - though last night still beats it

https://www.ukweatherworld.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/44018-record-maxima-and-minima-for-each-date-in-may/ 

Nice to actually see a cold temperature record for once as that is a pleasant change from all of the warm/hot temperature records which we're more typically used to seeing these days.

My one caveat with that though, is that I would much rather be seeing that happen in the winter rather than just now when we're only just over a week away from the start of the meteorological summer, but even that is still better than that not happening at all.

See UIA/environment thread from yesterday

https://www.aol.com/bryan-norcross-hurricane-season-continue-164749548.html 

I'll start up a dedicated hurricane thread once we get some action

EDIT - more detail now in  the Hurricane Season thread

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/heat-dome-intense-heatwave-summer-2025-united-states-mk/ 

Above 100°F heat index is forecast across the Midwest, Ohio, and Tennessee Valley, Mississippi Valley, and will be the most excessive from Georgia across both Carolinas to Virginia and Washington D.C. on Wednesday.[i.e. Wed 25th June]

And at the other end of the US there is snowfall. Yes, really!

https://watchers.news/2025/06/20/unseasonal-june-snowstorm-montana-june-2025/ 

I think there is some semblance in this to the weather of the 60's, 70's, and 80's - interesting weather!.

It's a bit curious to see it classed as a 'winter storm warning', given that it was issued in late June. 

    Ah, well........... its obvious? that the seasons are changing again and now beginning to mimick the 60s, 70s and 80s!

    When was it that it snowed in June? 75? 76?.

Obvious, yep, but is still dosen't make sense. It's a snow storm in the height of summer so it was a summer storm! But seriously, I don't think Montana would be stranger to such weather events at any time of year. Much like its neigbours in the Dakotas and even Minnestoa , it is prone to extremely low dew points even during the height of summer. 

But above 6,000 ft. If Ben Nevis was 6,000 feet tall it would have snowed a lot up there this June.

Temperature extremes for last 24hours?

https://www.tottonweather.co.uk/world-extremes/ 

"There was little warning as the Guadalupe River rose 26 feet (7.9m) in less than an hour and flooding that followed swept away mobile homes, vehicles and holiday cabins where people were spending the 4 July weekend. Rescue crews are still searching for up to 25 children who were among the 750 girls attending the Camp Mystic just outside the town of Kerrville 104km (64.0 miles) north-west of San Antonio.

Texas floods kill 24 people and leave many missing from girls' summer camp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyelx3x5k0o 

Must add this quote your your excellent list, PW!

    "In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it.

    It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion."

    Carl Sagan

Blame the weatherman as usual, except of course, Trump has sacked them. But they still get the blame!

Remarkable video showing people having to run from the flood as the river rose so fast.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cgq7z93753ko 

More video, this time from New Mexico, with a whole house swept down a river

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cren2zq1y3qo 

The temperature of the sea surface regularly passed 30C off the coast of Majorca and elsewhere in late June and early July, in places six or seven degrees above usual.

Plus some interesting charts