As I mentioned they did seem to leave off Thorney Island once or twice so I wondered if it had a question mark too. They seem to have discounted Gosport Fleetlands as well. But it seems to be all OK which is good.

Anyway with 25.2C there yesterday, that makes today the 39th consecutive day that 25C has been reached somewhere in the UK. Tomorrow will be the 40th, which equals what I think is the longest ever such run, in 1995. Looking at the forecast we will easily break it. (If it wasn't for the annoying 24.9C on June 29th, we would already be on  53 days!)

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

It's unlikely, but we can't even rule out 50 days at this rate (8/9 in September and 1/2 in October)

Originally Posted by: saxtemp 

It would be lovely to get another 35C just to the 4 in a row. 

I am in Manila for work at the moment and it’s rained everyday. I forgot what rain was like. I showed my team the grass currently in the UK and they were shocked lol.

Originally Posted by: Heavy Weather 2013 

This is the first summer that 'feels' unnatural, rather than just observing change on a graph. I never experienced 1976 though, but even 2022 was mostly focused on a peak and didn't feel too unusual. Maybe when I'm an honorary boomer in the 2070s I'll be telling people how exceptional 2026 was.

I think we'll easily get 40 days over 30c based on August alone. Remember 2023 had 7 30s in September.

It's unlikely, but we can't even rule out 50 days at this rate (8/9 in September and 1/2 in October)

Originally Posted by: saxtemp 

This is the first summer that 'feels' unnatural, rather than just observing change on a graph. I never experienced 1976 though, but even 2022 was mostly focused on a peak and didn't feel too unusual. Maybe when I'm an honorary boomer in the 2070s I'll be telling people how exceptional 2026 was.

I think we'll easily get 40 days over 30c based on August alone. Remember 2023 had 7 30s in September.

It's unlikely, but we can't even rule out 50 days at this rate (8/9 in September and 1/2 in October)

Originally Posted by: saxtemp 

I think we'll see 30s in September and a couple in October.  🙂🙂🙂🙂

Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 

Manila in August. I remember it well. Thick traffic fumed heat. Thunderstorms and biblical rain that you think will clear out the streams of their rubbish but in fact makes little difference. Quezon City - SM City North EDSA and the others air-conditioned, which is why they are popular escapes.

Originally Posted by: NMA 

This is the first summer that 'feels' unnatural, rather than just observing change on a graph. I never experienced 1976 though, but even 2022 was mostly focused on a peak and didn't feel too unusual. Maybe when I'm an honorary boomer in the 2070s I'll be telling people how exceptional 2026 was.

I think we'll easily get 40 days over 30c based on August alone. Remember 2023 had 7 30s in September.

It's unlikely, but we can't even rule out 50 days at this rate (8/9 in September and 1/2 in October)

Originally Posted by: saxtemp 

In 2070 I think you will be reminiscing how pleasant summers in the 2020's were when the temperature rarely exceeded 40C 😊

Originally Posted by: lanky 

If I'm still around in 2070 I'll take any summer I can get!

12Z GFS rebuilds the heat again in the south for a time. Still zero rain for most of England in the next 10 days. Local village green now looks like the Serengeti (but with fewer wildebeest).

Originally Posted by: Rob K 

In some respects it's starting to feel unatural . It's getting a bit scary now. The parched landscape in my home area is really frightening.  🙂🙁🙁🙁

Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger 

Although September could be a washout like 76.

Originally Posted by: westv 

The moisture is up there (well it's certainly not down here). It's gotta come down sometime.

Look at autumn and winter last year; or October 23 after a record breaking September heatwave; or, as said, autumn 1976.

I'm almost more afraid of what's coming than what's currently afoot.

Originally Posted by: Bertwhistle 

The atmosphere can't somehow bottle it all up for later use. It must be raining excessively somewhere else.

However, our turn will come. My mother has an aphorism for this situation. "Once it [the rain] starts it won't know when to stop."

Originally Posted by: RobN 

I don’t want to jinx it, but traditionally it’s the summer after an El Niño that’s the hot and dry one. Maybe even better to come in 2027

Originally Posted by: Matty H 

I have to say, we’ve been in our house since 2001 and I’ve never seen the ponds around Epsom common like this. We’ve our annual street party tomorrow and with a thousand acres of EpsomAnd Ashtead commons on our doorstep we’ve made sure no one BBQ’s or intends to light fire pits in the evening.

I’ve never seen the grass so brown or the trees leaves withered like this.

Originally Posted by: haghir22 

Hmm. 1998: summer after an el Nino. 2007: summer after El Niño. 2016: summer after El Niño. 1988, 2024…

With the notable exception of 1983 I’d say summers after el ninos have been generally shite. 

Originally Posted by: TimS 

Interesting take, as the facts don’t support your opinion. 

Originally Posted by: Matty H 

….though I will say. I’m a little surprised about the BBC articles regarding Wisley and the amount of days without rain as I was stuck in a Q on the M25 at the new A3/M25 junction at Wisley last week when we had a heavy downpour albeit about ten mins. 

Originally Posted by: haghir22 

Give me some post-Nino hot summers then. 

Originally Posted by: TimS