Still pretty confident about that forecast. The high is shifting about
on the models and Roger may be spot on with his 10-day forecast of
temperatures in the SE. 25C doesn't look as widespread, as it did,
but I'm confident it will be warm and dry across much of the UK. Not
for everyone; the NW of Scotland looks plagued by fronts next week,
from today's output and not as warm, but to forecast that the whole of
the UK to be completely dry would be guessing and I certainly didn't
forecast that! I'm also confident that dry and settled weather will
now extend a day further than the 14th, to mid June. It'll be a fine
and dry start to the summer for many areas away from the NW.

I think, in hindsight, we'll look back and say that summer started
during the first week of June, for areas away from the far NW, at
least - but whether "summer" will continue through June, July and
August, or when it will ebb and flow throughout that period, is
anybody's guess.

Paul