Yes although it has been quite warm so far this month it has also been quite wet and likely to get wetter over the next 10 days or so .

We cant buy a good August lately .

august been pretty decent so far. Plenty of warm sunshine with decent showers from time to time to liven up the gardens. 

Friday looks good after midday. Weekend also looking very pleasant. Funny old world.

Yes, it looks great apart from the gale and rain warnings (which reflect the output nicely). 

 

Yes, it looks great apart from the gale and rain warnings (which reflect the output nicely). 

 

looks fine down here TBH

... and more so than yesterday, particularly wetter in the south than GFS suggested yesterday.

We have companions in misfortune across northern Europe as we process 'our' depressions and export them.

GFS ensembles for the southern third of the UK show a gradual rise in pressure over the next 10 days or so. The latest ECM also doesn't look to bad for southerners with the Azores doing its best to nudge in at times.  Talk of early Autumn is exaggerated at least for the south. The outlook really isn't that bad for anywhere south and east of a line from about Weymouth to Hull.

 

 

Indeed. Yet more utter hyperbolic guff. Meanwhile, off to the Essex coast tomorrow for ‘autumnal’ 25c maxima and 12 hours of sunshine.

apologies this wasnt meant to be a provocative post in any way it was just a light hearted post referring to the upcoming spell and saying that it is nothing unusual for August . August can very often produce wet and very windy conditions and i just quoted a few examples from memory. August camping washouts are part of british holidays that is all. I can recall many such occasions in cornwall. Yes so far this month has been great here and indeed most of the summer. I was not comparing this month to other months you mention. Thats it!

The outlook really isn't that bad for anywhere south and east of a line from about Weymouth to Hull.

Which is, what, about 20% of the landmass of the British Isles? Over the weekend the vast bulk of it is going in the washing machine on the 15 degree wash. More yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain and maxes below the monthly average temperature. Huzzah :-)

Which is, what, about 20% of the landmass of the British Isles? Over the weekend the vast bulk of it is going in the washing machine on the 15 degree wash. More yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain and maxes below the monthly average temperature. Huzzah :-)

 

Which is, what, about 20% of the landmass of the British Isles? 

About 40% of the population though 

 

About 40% of the population though 

So a poor outlook for the majority regardless of how you look at it? 

It looks very wet for some western parts in the coming ten days based on the ECM 00z op run

https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/united-kingdom/accumulated-precipitation/20190818-0000z.html

(Yes it will be drier elsewhere etc.)

 

So a poor outlook for the majority regardless of how you look at it? 

It looks very wet for some western parts in the coming ten days based on the ECM 00z op run

https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/united-kingdom/accumulated-precipitation/20190818-0000z.html

(Yes it will be drier elsewhere etc.)

That map is typical of a wind direction south of westerly. I look for this for my region, where NE Wales/Cheshire/Merseyside/S Lancs are in the rain shadow of Snowdonia, so totals are lower that just a bit east and to the north. A straight westerly (or up to north-westerly) and the map looks very different for here. 

For much of that 2007-2012 era of rubbish summers, the wind flow tended to be far more from the west, which funnelled PPN along the North Wales coast into all of NW England.

 

Which is, what, about 20% of the landmass of the British Isles? Over the weekend the vast bulk of it is going in the washing machine on the 15 degree wash. More yellow warnings for thunderstorms and rain and maxes below the monthly average temperature. Huzzah :-)

Obviously don't disagree with any of that just saying its like a different world here no rain in August  at all so far ground baked hard mid 20s everyday.

 

 

Obviously don't disagree with any of that just saying its like a different world here no rain in August  at all so far ground baked hard mid 20s everyday.

Indeed. NW/SE split coming - situation normal. 

 

Yes, it looks great apart from the gale and rain warnings (which reflect the output nicely). 

 

GFS now showing 25C on Friday here. Much cooler up your way of course.

 

GFS now showing 25C on Friday here. Much cooler up your way of course.

I didn’t mention temperature, just wind and rain? It’s not a competition you know. 

I never insinuated, stated or implied it would be cold and certainly not further south. It will be unsettled though, not a controversial observation I would have thought, but then again most things seem to be these days. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2019-08-09 

 

I didn’t mention temperature, just wind and rain? It’s not a competition you know. 

I never insinuated, stated or implied it would be cold and certainly not further south. It will be unsettled though, not a controversial observation I would have thought, but then again most things seem to be these days. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2019-08-09 

You’re just being pedantic. I stated pretty clearly that Friday will be nice once the early rain has moved away. 

 

You’re just being pedantic. I stated pretty clearly that Friday will be nice once the early rain has moved away. 

Rather cool across Europe over the next couple of weeks. Couple of brief bursts of warmth around the 14th and 18th.

http://www.wxmaps.org/pix/temp4

Synoptics don't look too bad for the south, but ens have increased their rainfall predictions again today. All very mobile, so grab any windows of opportunity if out and about.