We are now two thirds the way through the month of June so its a good time to check in on how the month has done so far with regards to temperature and rainfall. The below data is taken from the University of Reading Met department website page. The below chart

The latest ECMWF longer outlook takes us right the way through to the beginning of August. Let's see what it's current analysis is... 20th June to 26th June Jet stream northern UK. Low pressure over France. Higher pressure in North Atlantic. Largely dry for many though fronts affecting the far north. Heavy showers pushing north towards end

As it is the 21st June today it is known as the summer solstice, in other words it is the longest day of the year. To give you some facts, the sun rose this morning in London at 4.43am, and it will set at 9.21pm, delivering 16 hours, 38 minutes and