First 8 of the year showing up here.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/u10skvs08#?fcTime=1468627200&date=2021-05-31

There are also 8s down at the far SW of Cornwall at the same time and there are more 8s in the far south on Monday.

8 was forecast for the south today but Reading & Weybourne only topped 6, with Chilton getting a 7.

3 days of 8 forecast here, getting as far N as Yorkshire, with 7 up to St Andrews on Tuesday. Just shy of 7 in Reading yesterday.

Wow; 3 weeks pre solstice and Orkney forecast 7 for this afternoon.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/map/gcp1by0nd#?map=MaxUVIndex&fcTime=1622505600&zoom=9&lon=-3.31&lat=58.96

Yesterday 7.7 in Reading, 8.1 in Chilton.

Reading and Chilton both grabbed a 9.0 yesterday!

Reading 8.1 and Chilton 8.6

Camborne 9.1 Chilton 9.2 today.

Camborne 9.1 Chilton 9.2 today.

Should be more 9s today - the MetO website has finally churned one out. (It's in Helston.)

 

Should be more 9s today - the MetO website has finally churned one out. (It's in Helston.)

Lines up well; Camborne just short of a 9, others in the 8s (Reading just squeezed an 😎. Feels intense though, but I suspect that's heat rather than UV- 24.7C so far today here but more humid.

9.0 in Chilton, 8.0 in Reading

Since last post Chilton managed a 9.0 on 15th then 8.5,7.9. Then there were 4 cloudy days with only 1.8 on 18th before things started to improve, with 8.1 yesterday.

Lots of 8s forecast over the next few days, as far N as Bridlington at one point. 

9 forecast for Jersey tomorrow and Friday.

Since last post Chilton's top was 8.5 on 3rd, with 8s today and on 1st.

Seven 7s also and nothing <5 since 29/6 so despite all the cloud & rain, it hasn't been too dull.

Yeah, we're forecast 8 on Saturday and Sunday.

Let us know if it comes to fruition, LL!

Reading managed 7.6 yesterday. No data from chilton since 15th.

I notice that from the 14th July Leeds had some super data for a bunch of days:

8.5

8.7

8.6

8.4

A reminder of how small these islands are, that even that difference latitudinally does make much difference to UV if the conditions are right.

Glad to see the push for more accuracy:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/temperature/uv-levels

The original '7s are rare' and '8 only occasionally and only in Cornwall' statements aptly archived.

Chilton highlights since 29/7:

7.3 on 10th, 7.2 today.

Update since last post: 3 x 6+ since 15th with highlight 7.2 at Chilton on 18th, really very high for the toy and not really in line with other stations. Lowlights include 2.9 yesterday.