As we are two thirds the way through the month, let's takes a look at the temperatures and rainfall statistics so far. Below are the mean temperatures for the month up to today, and considering we've had the hottest day of the year, well, of all time, this past week,

The latest ECMWF outlook for the next six weeks came out yesterday and August looks consistent in its more average pressure pattern looking to dominate through the second half of August. As I mentioned in the Look Ahead video yesterday, I think we need to be careful when jumping to