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A wet period ahead..

Hello all, So as per weather forecast, the next 4 days will see plenty of rain in some areas, mostly in the form of heavy showers, with a risk of thunder. At the below graph you can see the total rainfall amounts starting from today until later on Tuesday. As you can

5 things for the weekend weather

  🌧️ Persistent wet and unsettled conditions with heavy, sometimes thundery rain spreading across much of Britain. ⛅ Periods of brighter spells and occasional sunshine breaking through the cloud cover. 🌡️ Temperatures mostly mild, ranging from 17°C in the north and west up to 24°C in the southeast. 💨 Winds

Recent Rain Hasn’t Done Much To Moisten Soil

I recently discovered a great resource called COSMOS-UK, a network of soil moisture monitoring stations. Basic soil moisture data is available in near-real time and I was curious how the recent rains have affected soil moisture. The below image is the daily soil wetness status (corrected for soil type) for

Chance Of Thunderstorms This Weekend?

This weekend is shaping up to be an unsettled one - the risk of bursts of heavy rain is present nearly everywhere, and while the precise details of location remain just out of our reach this many days out, we can begin to look at where the greatest chance of

How Much Rain Yesterday, And Where Was It?

On Sunday, July 13 at 2pm, only three weather stations in the United Kingdom recorded any rain, all three less than 0.5mm. Fast forward one day to July 14 at 2pm (yesterday) and 47 stations had recorded at least 1mm of rain, 20 recording at least 5mm, and 9 recording

5 week ahead weather things to know

1 - Thundery north Monday: Whilst many places see another dry day, there's downpours for northern regions today, focused around the Scottish Borders, Northumberland and into central Scotland and the Highlands this afternoon, some torrential downpours. 2 - Rain more widely Tuesday: A useful widespread fall of heavy rain across central

Cooling Temperatures, but only briefly

A break from the hot weather is on its way as low pressure develops to the west of the Isles and slips east early next week, drawing in cooler air from the north Atlantic. However, this may not be an extended break and warm-to-hot temperatures will soon return. To explain,

Warm Soils

With so much sun and hot air over the Isles the last few days, the top layer of soil has seen significant warming. Below is the forecast soil temperature from the GFS model for today, July 12th, at 6pm. I selected this time because this is the last day of

5 things for the weekend weather

  ☀️ Saturday: Hot and sunny across the UK and Ireland – highs up to 30°C in the south. 🔥 Warm Winds: Southeasterly breeze brings continental heat. 🌡️ Widespread Warmth: Even Ireland and Scotland reach 27°C. 🌤️ Sunday: Mostly dry again, with just a few showers in the southeast or

A hot day arrives

Good day all, Well high pressure arrived from the southwest and it will bring quite high temperatures for most parts away from the northwest, with highest values expected over central and southern England, eastern Scotland and southern Ireland. Below you can check the today's maximum temperatures.     Thank you Filotas

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