nicklon1

lemon just got serious pray for us, we demand wall to wall media coverage immediately Nice to wake up to that radar, I was watching yesterday and it was predicting snow today PM (Heathrow Area) Looks apocalyptic now

Precisely - 23-24 is more than enough heat

Just out of interest, as a "heat lover", what is your heating thermostat set to in winter? 34'c?

Definitely be glad when this comes to an end, us Brits work ourselves up into a frenzy when the hot weather comes due to the typically grey and dull conditions our island is famous for. But the truth is that, in countries where these conditions are common, the locals are sensible and avoid being exposed for too long, hoping for cooler conditions. There's this weird thing over here where it's seen as a bit of a weakness or a bit suspicious if you don't unconditonally welcome hot weather. As a golfer, these conditions are terrible for the course and for being uncomfortable to play in, which is sort of ruining the summer golfing season for me. Got lots of proper gardening to do as well, cutting stuff back, filling up bags and taking them to the tip, and all I can do is sit mainly in the shade and imagine myself working. It does make me chuckle though to think of the people completely committed to the "THIS WEATHER IS AMAZING" theory, standing on a packed tube train grimacing through a beaming smile while the sweat pours off them. "THIS IS GREAT, I'M LOVING THIS"

Not sure if I'm in the right thread, the new regional splits are a bit confusing West London, looking West

Well there's an image we could've all done without

Hi All, I only drop by periodically to see what you're all chatting about during the extreme ends of our climate here, i.e. high summer and mid-winter. This spell of weather is really terrible isn't it. Give me crisp clear blue skies and frost or snow on the ground any day of the week over grey, wet and mild but not having to "wear a coat"??? It's plenty warm enough in the pub when you get there. The only upsides for me are; thinking of the execs at the big energy companies sitting in their boardroom looking out the windows as we all keep our heating turned off. And there's a tiny bit of "grumpy old man" schaudenfreude for me seeing shots of packed high streets with cheap christmas decorations and rain hammering it down. I love the thought of frost and snow at Christmas, but living in the south east it just never happens, despite how much the christmas TV adverts convince everyone otherwise. I fee like writing a john cooper clarke poem about the realities of christmas in England as an antidote to the unrealistic adverts on tv.......plastic santas hanging outside the bookies in Southall high street......traffic jams outside argos......nan's got the heating on again.......mrs browns boys on the telly........it's p*ssing down Nick

please, do rush back

Why do weather enthusiasts follow astronomical seasons? Aren't meteorological seasons more relevant on a weather forum? or are the astronomical seasons based on weather patterns as well? Astrononmical makes me think of Mystic Meg

The British Summer's inevitable grey and rainy spells are as regular and predictable as the media's hysterical and incredulous response. Every....single....year.

So was that the much hyped "RETURN OF SUMMER!!!" ?? What a grubby period of stuffy, grey dreariness Let's have some crisp, sunny autumnal weather now please

Yeah had a couple of absolute beasts here the last couple of weeks, a sure sign that Autumn is fast approaching. Doesn't last long from memory though, they tend to disappear back into walls/floors again before the end of August I think? The trick I think, for anyone with arachnophobia, is light. They only come out in the dark normally. Once I've turned the lights off downstairs of an evening, I try and avoid heading back down if possible!

#firstworldproblems

far nicer today, still a bit too muggy for my liking, but was able to cut the lawn and do a bit in the garden 30+ is fine if you're plodding around the beach with nothing to do, but I got things that need doing and this last week nothing has been done a nice sunny, 22/23'c August please and maybe I'll be able to start playing golf again after giving up at the beginning of grass pollen season and continuing my hiatus due to the heat!!

Wow, massive strike and crack of thunder just half a mile from here, listening to Heathrow and they're talking about it on the ATC freqs.