Heatwave incoming

[Crimson Dynamo]

Central Eastern and SE England mainly. Next 4-5 days

could see a 38C

Hot at night

last till monday then tues to Thurs big storms

https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/153/590x/secondary/HEATWAVE-MAP-UK-MET-OFFICE-WEATHER-REPORT-2605943.jpg?r=1596708483999

[caprimint]

**** sake can summer just **** off already

[Saph]

ugh im right in the red area too.. honestly cba with the heat anymore.. once August hits im just ready for autumn

[Saph]

actually im going to greece next month for 2 weeks so it better be hot there

[Nicky91]

yes here too, wednesday/thursday quite few thunderstorms predicted which will drive away the heat

after that we go back into the 24, 25's for couple days too



here at night, well tonight it'll be 18 which is not that warm, tomorrow night like 20 degrees, which is 15 down from 35 during the day, also not too warm and i also notice it is getting dark earlier by the day now, which might also be helpful to drive away some of heat, and good to open windows then against each other, maybe a fan on at night too to get some of heat out of house while you sleep

[Cherie]

Bring it :dance:

[Cal.]

I hate this summer so I’m annoyed

[Liam-]

If it gets here I’m going to cry

[Crimson Dynamo]

London will be awful

[Mitchell]

Keep it

[bots]

it's supposed to max out at 35C here tomorrow and then be around 30 for the rest of the week

[Beso]

Those poor persian rugs

[Beso]

And my inner thighs.

[Dogeatdog]

Perfect beer weather :thumbs:

[Vanessa]

Not so good for sleeping :bawling:

[Crimson Dynamo]

East Kent alreaDY 24 C 75 F

[Mystic Mock]

**** sake can summer just **** off already

This.

I'm never into being scorched like some people are.:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Jersey 28.9c at 9.11 AM

[Nicky91]

heatwave and now all that stressing here over our new tv mediabox, which has some errors at Ziggo HQ itself

thank god my old mediabox wasn't shut down so at least i have something


on positive note, external internet modem works fine


but doing this with this hot weather :skull: what a timing again by Ziggo NOT

[Crimson Dynamo]

yELLOW tHUNDERSTORMS WARNINGS ISSUED FOR mON AND tUESDAY FOR WHOLE OF uk


Stations: 50 Temp.
Jersey Airport (84 m) 30.0 °C
Norwich Weather Centre (36 m) 30.0 °C
London Stansted Airport (106 m) 30.0 °C
Gatwick Airport (62 m) 30.0 °C
Luton Airport (160 m) 29.0 °C
Biggin Hill (183 m) 29.0 °C
Bournemouth (10 m) 29.0 °C
Cambridge (15 m) 29.0 °C
Southampton Airport (9 m) 29.0 °C

[Livia]

I'm in a comfy armchair in front of the telly with a fan on me. Heatwave? What heatwave?

[Cherie]

Im reading in the garden in the shade in a hammock, whats not to love :hee:

[Livia]

The girls coping with it...

[Crimson Dynamo]

T-storm popping up between leeds and York

[Cherie]

The girls coping with it...

Whats LT moaning about, they think 16 degrees is a heatwave in Scotland :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its 20C here at the mo :hmph:

[AnnieK]

Just rained here.....only short sharp shower but there are plenty dark clouds hanging around. Feels very oppressive at the moment

[Babayaro.]

@LT can you give me a quote for Edinburgh/Fife please fella?

[caprimint]

You can't be shady 24/6 then expect a weather update

[Babayaro.]

You can't be shady 24/6 then expect a weather update

Shady? To who?

I rarely interact with the OP nowadays if that's what you're implying? And when I do, it's never "shady". :thumbs:

[caprimint]

Marc, you quote him in almost every thread :skull:

[Jigs]

It's 37 in London today and I'm livinggggg


Time to draw the blackout curtains Stace!

[Babayaro.]

Marc, you quote him in almost every thread :skull:

Having just looked at the last three pages in my post history, I've quoted/replied to LT a grand total of three times. That's three times in the last month.

:cool:

[Nicky91]

35 in Eindhoven today, and tomorrow will get up to 38


luckily here tonight will still drop to like 18/19 degrees so not too hot, only warm night seems to from saturday onto sunday with 20 degrees


but thx to winds from north from sunday temps will go down slightly to just above 30 until thursday when we'll get thunderstorms

[caprimint]

Time to draw the blackout curtains Stace!
Yeah, but I'm not in London so... NO :dazzler:

[Crimson Dynamo]

@LT can you give me a quote for Edinburgh/Fife please fella?

Headline:
Warm on Friday, showers developing in the afternoon.

Today:
A bright day with sunny spells and feeling warm and humid. Showers, occasionally heavy with a chance of thunder, will develop in the west late afternoon or evening. Maximum temperature 24 °C.

Tonight:
Heavy showers will clear eastward through the evening to leave a dry night. Some low cloud in the east but largely clear skies in the west. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Saturday:
Dry with sunny spells and light easterly winds. It will feel warm inland, but cooler along the coast due to an onshore breeze. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:
Dry and sunny on Sunday, but a little cooler with a light easterly wind. A chance of thundery showers later on Monday, and more especially overnight and Tuesday.

If you are looking for a great day then its deffo Saturday

[Babayaro.]

:cheer2: Awesome. I'm out in Edin all day tomorrow!

[Crimson Dynamo]

35/95 currently in a few stations in the se

[Beso]

:cheer2: Awesome. I'm out in Edin all day tomorrow!

Give my love to the auld hoor

[Babayaro.]

Give my love to the auld hoor

i will be in the black bull for a few hours i imagine

[Crimson Dynamo]

Met Office confirm 36.4c at Heathrow and Kew as the hottest today

[Denver]

Its so cold today

[Beso]

i will be in the black bull for a few hours i imagine

Have a Jack n Dee and some good old heavy metal on me..I will be up in sept

[Daniel.]

Bring on winter

[Beso]

Is the black bull allowed to be open, its not exactly filled with ventilation...one door.

Be careful babs

[Babayaro.]

Is the black bull allowed to be open, its not exactly filled with ventilation...one door.

Be careful babs

I was there on Tuesday and it was perfectly fine, but it was a Tuesday so very quiet. Saturday might be a different story, however. :worry:

[joeysteele]

This.

I'm never into being scorched like some people are.:laugh:

Nor me Mock.

[Beso]

I was there on Tuesday and it was perfectly fine, but it was a Tuesday so very quiet. Saturday might be a different story, however. :worry:

Cracking pub..

You are making me miss home, miss my people..:fist:

Last time I was there was my 50th in march a week before lockdown.

I've not been the safest regarding guidelines nor bothered.

Got a new pay structure now that has doubled my wage due to my loyalty and determination..

Just need the body back after 5 months of cans, then on rarong to go back up

[bots]

it was 30C here at 10am :fist:

[Livia]

A little cooler here today, but I'm not moving away from the fan just in case.

[Nicky91]

boiling hot outside over here, not gonna outside today either

36C right now in Eindhoven



maybe tomorrow a day for in the garden i read if there is more cooler winds

[Nicky91]

what a warm night that was :(


giving garden some water early in the morning, it still looks decent despite hot weather most of the plants



now today and monday the 2 hottest days remaining, then tuesday will be 34C, wednesday 31C and thursday the rain/thunderstorm will bring more cooler still comfortable summer weather again

[Nicky91]

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/08/its-official-the-netherlands-is-gripped-by-a-heatwave-that-could-last-eight-days/

officially a heatwave now here in Netherlands


forecast prediction

Monday - 36C

Tuesday - 36C
----------------- note from wednesday evening there is a increased chance of rain/thunderstorms
Wednesday - 34C

Thursday - 31C

Friday - 26C


the week after that, looks like it will drop between 22 and 25, so also not too cold, but hope that comes true, so at least me, my parents can sit outside :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

another scortcher for the SE on Weds

its a cool 19 C here, lovely

[caprimint]

Doesn't seem as hot today tbf

[Crimson Dynamo]

90 F in LOndon

[user104658]

I went to the beach yesterday and it was stunning & clear but we did go quite a ways up the east coast so we might have brought back some of that Grampian Covid :think:.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://images.theconversation.com/files/73980/original/image-20150305-3284-16g8s6y.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop





I went to the beach yesterday and it was stunning & clear but we did go quite a ways up the east coast so we might have brought back some of that Grampian Covid :think:.

[Nicky91]

i'm pretty sure TS did social distance while at the beach

[Crimson Dynamo]

i'm pretty sure TS did social distance while at the beach

no one it catching covid at the beach

[bots]

its 34C here until friday

[Beso]

Ive got paddy power sweating.

[caprimint]

Ive got paddy power sweating.
:joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Lotas of thunderstorms in Wales at mo will be developing from N Wales into NW and then into Scotland overnight. Very unstable air.

https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/blitze/UK/2020/08/10/1230.jpg

[bots]

We have already had water cuts in some places in my region due to a shortage :umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

36 C Heathrow today 97 F

[The Slim Reaper]

Definitely need a storm here, the air is so humid and thick.

[James]

Apparently a lot of lightning in the North-West of England.

This is an interesting site I found that show lightning strikes (with expanding circles for thunder) in the last hour.

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5030&stc=1&d=1597110228

[LaLaLand]

We've had sheet lightning here in North Wales constantly since about 9pm. Few rumbles of thunder here and there and one massive downpour around midnight. Much needed too!

[bots]

no rain here yet but humidity is at 91%. The air smells wet

[smudgie]

:fist:
It better rain here today.
We have dragged daughter and partner over to help dad to install a fire and fireplace.....it was meant to ruddy rain all day on and off.:blush:

[Ammi]

....oooops, I thought you said that you’d drugged your daughter there, Smudgie...(..I hope that you get your fire and fireplace installed okay...)...

[bots]

it's a chilly 34C here

[Crimson Dynamo]

just had a thunderstorm

[Mystic Mock]

When are the Thunderstorms coming?!:fist:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Been up all night with continous thunder and lightning. all local schools are shut and half the flippin roads plus train station. The TLs step dad's street flooded at 2 am so we had to go down but the water was a foot up his door so we could not get in so he just used towels, downstairs hall got wet but his neighbour 4 down got flooded out. The dogs were a shivering wreck. We lost sky at 10.30 and its still off now. I have never seen such continous lightning over such a long period. We had quite a few flash then immediate quarry blast bangs (so very close) that set off car alarms. i am exhuasted :oh:


a street not far from the TLs dad

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/13222/production/_113907387_stormperthcreditarniemckay2.jpg_frame_0 .jpg

[Crimson Dynamo]

this was the strike map at dawn or so. we went to Amber warning

https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/blitze/UK/2020/08/12/0500.jpg

[LaLaLand]

We had sheet lighting again last night. Not as much as the previous night but still, never seen lightning like it before! Not in this country anyway.

[James]

I am wondering, how do they know the location of lightning strikes?

[Smithy]

I am wondering, how do they know the location of lightning strikes?

On a radar they can probably see something sciencey? Like a large exertion of energy or something

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/63D8/production/_113906552_capture.jpg

Fife hospital car park

[Crimson Dynamo]

I am wondering, how do they know the location of lightning strikes?

Lightning produces sferics (radio waves) like when you had your am/mw radio on in the car back in the day and you could hear a distinct crackle for strikes. THis allows for accurate mapping

one of the best sites that also give accurate waves of thunder is

https://www.lightningmaps.org/

you can customise the map and sounds etc

[Livia]

Oh please Trumpet, make it stop. Or make it rain! It's horrible ....

[AnnieK]

We had an amazing light show last night...went on for hours. I was outside at 1am just watching the sky...it was still hot, even when the rain came it didn't cool down

[Livia]

They keep promising rain for Norfolk... my apple trees are all droopy :-(

[Crimson Dynamo]

Oh please Trumpet, make it stop. Or make it rain! It's horrible ....

yes its already 29C for you, we have full sunshine and 21 :smug:

[Liam-]

I would quite like to get some sleep this side of Christmas so if the sun could jog on, that would be lovely

[Niamh.]

It's lovely over here right now, between 22-25 degrees the last few days, just perfect :love:

[Vanessa]

I really hope it's going to rain today.
It's been way too hot. To the point that I can't sleep :bawling:

[Crimson Dynamo]

london warmest yesterday at 36C

[user104658]

Been up all night with continous thunder and lightning. all local schools are shut and half the flippin roads plus train station. The TLs step dad's street flooded at 2 am so we had to go down but the water was a foot up his door so we could not get in so he just used towels, downstairs hall got wet but his neighbour 4 down got flooded out. The dogs were a shivering wreck. We lost sky at 10.30 and its still off now. I have never seen such continous lightning over such a long period. We had quite a few flash then immediate quarry blast bangs (so very close) that set off car alarms. i am exhuasted :oh:


a street not far from the TLs dad

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/13222/production/_113907387_stormperthcreditarniemckay2.jpg_frame_0 .jpgLiterally just came on to ask you what the **** that was last night LT. I've not seen lightning like that in my life. Every 2 to 5 seconds for 6 hours. Car alarms going constantly. WHAT the actual ****. We watched it until about 1am, then I kept being woken by it right up until 4am. Luckily the kids slept through it mostly - eldest told me she woke up at about 3 and thought something heavy had fallen down the stairs because the rumbling was so loud.

I actually got myself all worried in the middle of the night, half asleep and convinced it was never going to stop. I've never known lightning like that to go on for more than maybe an hour. But actually I don't think I've ever seen flashes that frequent and constant.

[user104658]

Dog wasn't arsed actually - not a huge fan of the thunder but she was larking about the garden in the downpour. Just darting back in for a few seconds with the really loud bangs. She's too dumb to be scared of anything.

[Cherie]

I love the warm evenings, it feels tropical sitting out, not found it too bad to get to sleep but we have moved rooms to the back of the house where it doesn't get too much sun :hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Literally just came on to ask you what the **** that was last night LT. I've not seen lightning like that in my life. Every 2 to 5 seconds for 6 hours. Car alarms going constantly. WHAT the actual ****. We watched it until about 1am, then I kept being woken by it right up until 4am. Luckily the kids slept through it mostly - eldest told me she woke up at about 3 and thought something heavy had fallen down the stairs because the rumbling was so loud.

I actually got myself all worried in the middle of the night, half asleep and convinced it was never going to stop. I've never known lightning like that to go on for more than maybe an hour. But actually I don't think I've ever seen flashes that frequent and constant.

we hade 8 hours of it. Just been to my main postal depot which is shut as the whole road its on is being pumped but i got in a side way as it goes. all over town are blown drains with tarmac ripped up and stone/gravel debris deposits where floods have been. could not get down the road to the dog fields as its flooded and the big river is brown swollen and angry looking

its by far the longest and most electric storm i have witnessed here

[Crimson Dynamo]

It's lovely over here right now, between 22-25 degrees the last few days, just perfect :love:

i think you are going to get thunderstruck later

:smug::hehe:

[Niamh.]

i think you are going to get thunderstruck later

:smug::hehe:

Yeah I know, tbh i won't be too bothered as much as I love the sun, sitting in my hot office isn't great at the moment, I just jealous of everyone who is off, out enjoying it :laugh:

[user104658]

we hade 8 hours of it. Just been to my main postal depot which is shut as the whole road its on is being pumped but i got in a side way as it goes. all over town are blown drains with tarmac ripped up and stone/gravel debris deposits where floods have been. could not get down the road to the dog fields as its flooded and the big river is brown swollen and angry looking

its by far the longest and most electric storm i have witnessed here

It could have been 8 hours to be fair - we managed to be oblivious to it (watching telleh in the living room) until a neighbour texted my wife the cryptic message of "go to your bedroom window and turn off the lights". She said it had already been going on for a while at that point.

[Strictly Jake]

Cant deal with this heat any longer. Its making me so irritable with everyone too! Im not a summer person at all usually anyway!

Didnt get any storms last night but the night before we had it from 10pm to 5am and it kept me up the whole night, at one point it had hit the train barriers across the road from me it was so loud!!

[Vanessa]

I can hear thunder now here in Wembley.
Finally some rain on the way! :dance:

[Cherie]

I can hear thunder now here in Wembley.
Finally some rain on the way! :dance:

Thats the worst part of a heatwave, hope it stays over with you :fist:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I can hear thunder now here in Wembley.
Finally some rain on the way! :dance:

I fear it's missed you And gone west

[Wizard.]

When is she leaving?

[Cherie]

I fear it's missed you And gone west

:clap1:

[Vanessa]

The rain didn't last very long.
It's cleared up already. But it does feel cooler.

[LaLaLand]

Omg the rain is TORRENTIAL here! My garden is basically a lake after 5 minutes.

Hailstones too, big ones!

[arista]

West London had Flash Floods

[Crimson Dynamo]

wales is being hit bad

28C in Scotland today

35 C England

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/daten/blitze/UK/2020/08/12/1845.jpg

[Josy]

The clamminess needs to piss off

[caprimint]

Internet connection just went down for an hour :bawling:

[Crimson Dynamo]

The clamminess needs to piss off

so much water in the soil and atmosphere from last night and then a cloudless day of hot sun = high humidity |(90% in the morning)

very hot uncomfortable day in Scotland

[Josy]

so much water in the soil and atmosphere from last night and then a cloudless day of hot sun = high humidity |(90% in the morning)



very hot uncomfortable day in ScotlandIts horrible

[Crimson Dynamo]

the whole village i went to inFife today was underwater (roads) i got a fire brigade escort to the auction - my car was at the flood limit and all my battery indicater warning lights lit up as i hit a deep bit, bloody awful and scary

[LaLaLand]

It’s flooded like crazy around here (Wrexham). The next village up is basically a river and our Tesco has had to close because it’s flooding. Insane.

[bots]

they say there are orange thunderstorms coming here which is an upgrade on earlier

[Crimson Dynamo]

they say there are orange thunderstorms coming here which is an upgrade on earlier

yes

its time to take action to protect property

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings#?date=2020-08-12&id=6517a2dc-912a-4dcb-a7b1-e1a3d0483957

[Amy Jade]

It's bad where I live right now, the rain is so heavy it sounds like stones hitting the roof.

I quite like it just wish it were a tad cooler

[hijaxers]

The clamminess needs to piss off

It sure does its been killing today , we've heard thunder seen lightening but no rain... so another godawful night of no food and no sleep .

[hijaxers]

the whole village i went to inFife today was underwater (roads) i got a fire brigade escort to the auction - my car was at the flood limit and all my battery indicater warning lights lit up as i hit a deep bit, bloody awful and scary

Saw the flash flooding this morning on news ~ as if folks have not got enought to deal with , flooding is the last thing anyone needs.

[Liam-]

Chucking down here, lots of lighting too

[user104658]

so much water in the soil and atmosphere from last night and then a cloudless day of hot sun = high humidity |(90% in the morning)

very hot uncomfortable day in Scotland

Its horrible

It is properly vile. And on top of only getting about 3h sleep with the thunder... rehhh... I had a horrendous headache in the afternoon.

[Cherie]

still no rain, but the temp has dropped

[user104658]

It is now hot AND cloudy here :bawling:. The kids room was like a sauna this morning.

[LaLaLand]

Definitely cooler today. Dull too.

[AnnieK]

Still ridiculously clammy here...more thunder and rain in the night but still not cooled down to a comfortable level :mad:

[Natalie.]

Hot here, the last two nights had thunder and rain which cooled it down for 2 seconds

[Dogeatdog]

I must be living in the only part of London that hasn’t had any storms yet :laugh:

[Kazanne]

We had a terrible time of it in Shropshire, floods and cars struck ,but it was amazing to watch, nature at it's best.

[Cherie]

I must be living in the only part of London that hasn’t had any storms yet :laugh:

Nope same here :dance:

[LukeB]

The storms were amazing last night :love: (even though i was out in it :skull:)

glad the heatwave is over now

[arista]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/13/17/31916508-8622725-image-m-10_1597337440877.jpg
[Thunderstorms and heavy rain have battered parts
of the south of England, forcing parts
of the M25 and M23 to close for safety reasons]


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/13/16/31867778-8622725-Image_of_the_road_collapse_near_the_village_of_Fal a_15_miles_sou-a-23_1597332321828.jpg
[Image of the road collapse, near the village of Fala,
15 miles south of Edinburgh, has closed the road
while engineers work to make it safe,
and a diversion is in place, via Fala Dam]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8622725/Thunderstorms-expected-batter-large-parts-Britain-today-97F-heatwave-FINALLY-eases.html

[LaLaLand]

My gym is completely flooded (basement level of a leisure centre).

[Dogeatdog]

This heatwave is starting to remind me of that Disney film ‘Holes’. Where I am, the rain just seems like it’s nowhere insight.

[Dogeatdog]

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/08/13/17/31916508-8622725-image-m-10_1597337440877.jpg
[Thunderstorms and heavy rain have battered parts
of the south of England, forcing parts
of the M25 and M23 to close for safety reasons]

Omg see now this is the kinda guy or gal that gives BMW drivers a bad name. They must’ve been real desperate to get home but why they thought driving through this was a good idea I don’t know :laugh:

[user104658]

Omg see now this is the kinda guy or gal that gives BMW drivers a bad name. They must’ve been real desperate to get home but why they thought driving through this was a good idea I don’t know :laugh:

LT on his way to the auction house.

[Nicky91]

and the heatwave continues here bit longer in my province :bored:

[Nicky91]

last day of the heatwave here


last night was horrendous 25 degrees :skull:

[Crimson Dynamo]

its bucketing rain here and i have had my heater on all morning (its 14C outside)