Saturday: 7th
As subject: maximum 29.2degC, with relative humidity 50%, a gentle
breeze (Bft 3 ocnl 4 at most), and *deep blue* sky [ just scappy bits of
cirrus about] : almost the blue of an arctic maritime airmass in
mid-winter: I bet a few people are going to wake up in the middle of the
night burning!

Martin.


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Martin Rowley: data via -
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)

Martin

Same here in Cumbria though it was a little cloudy this morning, cracking
end to the day very light winds, unlimited visibility ( Skiddaw visible and
the hills of Galloway and beyond, doesnt get any better than this )and just
a few bits of very high cloud way out to the west - just about the best day
of the summer and perhaps the warmest ? -

Ominous looking 1900hrs radar - mass of rain just to the west of Ireland !!

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Paul Crabtree
Brampton N.E. Cumbria 117m ASL
Climatological Station 7076

http://www.bramptonweather.co.uk

Yes, that sky colour was beautiful and quite remarkable, to my eyes
anyway.... very deep blue. Not something I usually see here (West Kent) in
very warm\hot conditions, and as you say, more akin to an Arctic airmass in
Winter.
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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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Saturday: 7th
As subject: maximum 29.2degC, with relative humidity 50%, a gentle
breeze (Bft 3 ocnl 4 at most), and *deep blue* sky [ just scappy bits of
cirrus about] : almost the blue of an arctic maritime airmass in
mid-winter: I bet a few people are going to wake up in the middle of the
night burning!

Martin.


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Martin Rowley: data via -
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...
Saturday: 7th
As subject: maximum 29.2degC, with relative humidity 50%, a gentle
breeze (Bft 3 ocnl 4 at most), and *deep blue* sky [ just scappy bits of
cirrus about] : almost the blue of an arctic maritime airmass in
mid-winter: I bet a few people are going to wake up in the middle of the
night burning!

Martin.

Hi Martin,

I awoke yesterday morning to a scenario like yours, however 1000ft above sea
level in the Peak District. I cannot fathom why the sky was such deep blue
considering the wind direction was from our usual hot source of the "hazy"
continent. Any ideas ?

ATB, Joe

"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
...

I awoke yesterday morning to a scenario like yours, however 1000ft
above sea
level in the Peak District. I cannot fathom why the sky was such deep
blue
considering the wind direction was from our usual hot source of the
"hazy"
continent. Any ideas ?

ATB, Joe

.... would need to do a back trajectory on the airmass to be sure ....
but I assume that the dust loading in the upper atmosphere was pretty
low (more dust ... the 'whiter' the sky appears, as it does this
morning); In this case, it would depend upon winds (& the air-mass
history) at *upper* altitudes, rather than the low-level wind direction.
With the upper high cell stuck over southern Scandinavia, I wonder if
high latitude 'clean' air has been advected around the bottom of the
high and across BI, which will now be replaced by the more southerly
type ahead of the disturbance in the Western Approaches?

But, that's a guess ... haven't had time to check thoroughly ... anyone
else got any ideas?

Martin.