Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon

On 27 Aug, 13:10, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon

High's just fine where it is. Another proper 'andsome day, lovely on
the beaches www.minack.com/min02_7ref30.htm.

Sunshine figures in south Cornwall look like being around 130% of
normal for August, and it's been dry, unlike much of Devon & Dorset
which had some heavy rain earlier in the month.

Graham
Penzance

Squelching through the mud, at "Dave R.[west London]" non ,
blathered on thus, and it became the following missive...

Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon




Its might give the perception of being poor, but 15 years ago we wouldn't have
complained as much. A large proportion of the population have been seduced into
thinking this is a bad summer after the heat and sunshine of previous ones.
--
Rob C. Overfield
Hull

On Aug 27, 1:10 pm, "Dave R.[west London]" non
wrote:
Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon

No pleasing some people. Twenty miles downwind from you
it's what I'd call a very pleasant sunny day. The cloud (Cu hum), Ac
and Ci, is thin and there isn't an awful lot of it. Suits me. I can
get into the car without scorching my bum.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.

A very pleasant 21.2C here in the Otter Valley at the moment with long sunny
spells and a gentle NNW breeze.

It can't be that bad because I about to head off to the beach for a swim.
________________
Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

On 27 Aug, 13:10, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon

Not warm enough for the hammock session I had planned. Compared to
last week it's a pleasant enough late summer late summer afternoon
here in the South East midlands. 18.3/7.9 at 1415z. Perfect lawn
mowing weather.

Ian

Raunds, East Northants. Nat Grid Ref SP9972
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On 27 Aug, 13:10, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
Continuing poor Summer
Despite the so called improvement in pressure across the country and the
jetstream further north, this blocking High is in the damn wrong place.
Today is cool, positively cool, with sunny intervals rather than long
periods of unbroken sunshine. There is cloud, much of it too, fetching in
smartly on all levels, a bit of fair weather cumuli and upper cloud too
etc., the sun goes in frequently as the cloud is fairly mobile. It is cool a
north westerly and not summer by any means with a temperature at midday of
only 16.9C in my North East facing garden although compared with what HAS
been I suppose one has to be content. But I am not, nowhere near. Be lucky
to reach 20C today. And this in one of the most sheltered parts of the
country in such conditions, - west London.

The rest of this week has little change to offer in fact even more cloudy
days ahead. This is one hell of a poor summer even when things change from
the previous months washouts it is still poor.

DaveR, westLondon

Today poor? After last week's debacle. Today couldn't have been a more
perfect summer day. If we are "going back to what summer's used to be
like" then give me some more. Lush lawns, heat and humidity that
allows you to get on with stuff without feeling half dead, and the
ability to turn on a tap in your garden without half the street tut-
tutting that drought restrictions are on the way....

well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which appear
to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine than here
in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for Late August
and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still too far West, no
matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously all active gardeners
or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just wanna laze in the
hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs after 6pm already!
and its not even late September yet, though it feels like it. I still say
the High is too far West and continue to moan.
DaveR west London

On 27 Aug, 19:18, "Dave R.[west London]" non wrote:
well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which appear
to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine than here
in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for Late August
and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still too far West, no
matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously all active gardeners
or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just wanna laze in the
hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs after 6pm already!
and its not even late September yet, though it feels like it. I still say
the High is too far West and continue to moan.

Dave

The average temperature at this time of the year in the Midlands is
20C - I think you will find it si 22C in London and the SE - that can
still be cool by evening in the hammock:-)

Steve J

In message , "Dave R.[west London]"
writes
well so far the replies seem to be from those in the South West which appear
to be really happy with perhaps rather more in the way of sunshine than here
in the SE. Its just not warm enough, I dont call 20C warm for Late August
and with this Northerly flow around the High which is still too far West, no
matter what the rest of you enjoy - you are obviously all active gardeners
or do it yourselfers that dont feel the cold. I just wanna laze in the
hammock. Definitely no sitting out in the garden chairs after 6pm already!
and its not even late September yet, though it feels like it. I still say
the High is too far West and continue to moan.
DaveR west London



Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :-) In this part of the SE it was,
for me, just about the perfect summer day. The stickiness of yesterday
had all gone and the intermittent cloud cover kept the temperature in
the high teens. There was a pleasant coolish breeze too. Not an ideal
day, though, for those who like hot sunshine.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
--
Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England