Author Topic: Weather in the UK 2018. (Read 31695 times)

Mark · « **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2018, 08:48:54 AM »

Britain could record hottest day of 2018 for third consecutive day today as temperatures near 90F (32C)
Heatwave gripping UK causes huge wildfires, fears over train tracks buckling and a public health warning
Met Office says heatwave could end on Sunday when spell of thundery weather could move into the South
Rail providers have imposed speed restrictions amid fears train tracks will buckle in sweltering conditions
Are YOU enjoying the scorching sunshine this week? Send your photographs to pictures@mailonline.co.uk

UK weather: Britain is set for the warmest day of 2018 today again | Daily Mail Online

beteljuice · « **Reply #21 on:** June 29, 2018, 08:19:04 AM »

... and whilst the beteljuices garden adopts a scorched earth policy, the beteljuice is melting slowly in a National Heath Service lock up facility

Mark · « **Reply #22 on:** June 29, 2018, 09:05:17 AM »

Britons are enjoying the hottest day of the year for the fourth consecutive day as Britain's heatwave continues
Glorious sunshine sent the mercury soaring across the country this afternoon, with 32.6C recorded in Wales
Forecasters predict the sunny spells and high temperatures will last through the weekend and into next week
Water companies have called for Brits to limit their showers to just four minutes in a bid to safeguard supplies

UK Weather: Britain's heatwave to peak today with 90F temperatures | Daily Mail Online

JennyLeez · « **Reply #23 on:** July 01, 2018, 11:47:36 PM »

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... and whilst the beteljuices garden adopts a scorched earth policy, the beteljuice is melting slowly in a National Heath Service lock up facility

You are still in hospital?
Surely they have air conditioning?

JennyLeez · « **Reply #24 on:** July 04, 2018, 08:13:27 PM »

Crews from across northern England deployed to tackle ‘rapidly developing’ blazes.

Firefighters from across the north of England and Midlands have travelled to Greater Manchester to help control fires that have destroyed at least 2,000 hectares (4,940 acres) of moorland over the past week.

Crews from Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Nottingham, Humberside and Warwickshire joined teams from Lancashire and Greater Manchester tackling fires in Saddleworth, east of Manchester, and on Winter Hill, north-west of Bolton.

Two large-scale fires merged on Saturday due to increasing wind speed, and a major incident was declared as crews tackled the blaze. Lancashire fire and rescue service said it was dealing with “a rapidly developing, aggressive fire across all vegetation types, including woodlands”.

Fires on Winter Hill and Scout Road near Bolton have merged, with pedestrians and motorists urged to stay away from the scene. Twenty-two fire crews had been working on the blaze since 4.30am on Sunday, Lancashire fire and rescue said.

Scorched moorland at Winter Hill, near Bolton.

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JennyLeez · « **Reply #25 on:** July 04, 2018, 08:19:14 PM »

Moorland plants fulfill a vital role by locking away huge amounts of carbon from the atmosphere.

The wildfires in Lancashire and Greater Manchester are a disaster, not least because of the blot on the landscape they will leave behind once the flames are out. Although the hot dry weather is clearly to blame, so too is damage over the years from drainage that dried out the peat and turned it into a powder keg.

Peatlands may not look glamorous but they are a hugely important national treasure. They help prevent floods by soaking up rain like a sponge, and can hold about 20 times their own weight in water. And more than 70% of Britain’s drinking water comes from peatlands, feeding into supplies for 28 million people.

The plants in peatlands absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, locking away staggering amounts of carbon – about 5.5bn tonnes, more than half the country’s entire carbon storage – and that helps curb climate change. In comparison, British forests store only 150m tonnes of carbon. However, damaged moorlands do the opposite, releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases, made even worse when smoke particulates enter the atmosphere.

Britain has some of the finest peatlands in the world, but they need protection. They need to be kept wet and prevented from being drained for farming or development, or dug up for garden compost.

Mark · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2018, 09:25:21 AM »

UK weather: School summer holidays will begin with thunderstorms | Daily Mail Online

Parts of England will be hit by more than an inch of rain and thunderstorms on Friday afternoon The South
But warning won't stop Britain's longest recorded heatwave since 1976 continuing for the rest of the week
Temperatures of 86F (30C) are expected tomorrow and Friday - and possibly 90F (32C) by the weekend
Millions of families will hit the roads to begin the summer getaway on 'Frantic Friday' as bad weather hits

Mark · « **Reply #27 on:** July 24, 2018, 08:45:51 AM »

Commuters bake as temperatures on London Tube hit 97F during rush hour | Daily Mail Online

London commuters cooked in temperatures of 97F inside crammed carriages
Today was hottest day of year as 91F was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk
Sarah Gordon, a lawyer from Finchley Road, said she'd want to quit her job if travelling conditions were like that everyday

Rwood · « **Reply #28 on:** July 24, 2018, 09:46:48 AM »

Commuters bake as temperatures on London Tube hit 97F during rush hour | Daily Mail Online[/url]

London commuters cooked in temperatures of 97F inside crammed carriages
Today was hottest day of year as 91F was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk
Sarah Gordon, a lawyer from Finchley Road, said she'd want to quit her job if travelling conditions were like that everyday

Someone should tell the dinosaurs at the Mail to use Celsius!!

Mark · « **Reply #29 on:** September 14, 2018, 08:33:36 AM »

Helene is currently swirling in the Atlantic Ocean and expected to make a U-turn at the end of the week
Met Office meteorologist said it could bring wet and windy weather with potential for some 'extreme weather'
Remnants of the hurricane expected to hit on Tuesday, it will have traveled across the Atlantic at the weekend
Although the impact is uncertain it could still supercharge the heat forecast in the east and south-east of England
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6163511/Hurricane-Helene-swirling-coast-collision-course-Britain.html

Mark · « **Reply #30 on:** September 30, 2018, 09:07:34 AM »

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Britons descended on beaches today to take advantage of the last remnants of sunshine ahead of an Arctic blast this evening. Chills of -7C are expected to take hold this weekend, with freezing conditions and even snow expected in some parts of the country. This morning was the coldest of autumn so far and many woke up to frost on their lawns after temperatures plummeted to -3.4C overnight on Friday. Much of the country, including Yorkshire (bottom left) and Wiltshire (top left), woke up to spots of frost on Saturday. Despite the cold start dozens of people made the most of the clear skies and headed to the beach in Brighton (right) where temperatures reached the mid-teens by the afternoon
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/uk_weather/index.html

Mark · « **Reply #31 on:** October 01, 2018, 07:06:34 AM »

Temperatures in many eastern regions of the UK dropped to -2C Saturday morning, making it the coldest September night for 32 years.

Brooms Barn, Cambridge NIAB, Monks Wood, Wittering, Weybourne and Woburn all recorded their coldest September night since 1986 — the solar minimum after cycle 21.

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EAST: Santon Downham at -2C this morning, making it the coldest September night for 15 years, and the first time we've had 2 air frosts in the month of September since 2003 (prior to that, 1990!). In other words, it's not very often we have nights this cold so early in the season

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EAST - Coldest Sept night since...

Brooms Barn - 1986
Cambridge NIAB - 1986
Cromer - 2013
Houghton Hall - a new record (opened 2001)
Marham - 2003
Monks Wood - 1986
Santon Downham - 2003
Weybourne - a new record (opened 1986)
Wittering - 1986
Woburn - 1986
https://electroverse.net/britains-big-freeze-the-east-sees-its-coldest-september-night-since-1986-comparisons-with-the-past/

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #32 on:** October 17, 2018, 09:01:21 AM »

‘Severe snow’ to FREEZE Britain as four month ‘Polar assault’ begins NEXT WEEK
AN ONSLAUGHT of savage winter weather including “substantial snow” and sub-zero temperatures will cripple Britain for four months from next week, a long-range forecast has claimed.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/736717/weather-forecast-uk-snow-october-white-halloween-met-office-bbc-london-news?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-star-latest-news+%28Daily+Star+%3A%3A+News+Feed%29

JennyLeez · « **Reply #33 on:** October 17, 2018, 04:38:36 PM »

Hi Martin,

I think you two should come holiday down here for a few months

Your winter could be extremely cold $:-\$

Rwood · « **Reply #34 on:** October 19, 2018, 08:23:56 AM »

Forecasts like this are usually ridiculed in the UK forums I watch, so wait and see. Just as here someone tries to talk of a cold winter after the first cold snap (and is almost always wrong), there are plenty at it in the UK.

Rwood · « **Reply #35 on:** October 19, 2018, 06:06:45 PM »

This is the latest thing I could find at the UK met office.

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/mohippo/pdf/public-sector/forecast-temp-ond-v2.pdf

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #36 on:** October 30, 2018, 10:17:56 AM »

BBC Weather: 'Damaging' storm looms as temperatures to PLUNGE this week
BBC WEATHER warned temperatures will drop into the minus figures on Tuesday while a storm ripping through Europe unleashes “potentially damaging winds” as it narrowly misses the UK.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1037952/BBC-Weather-news-London-UK-forecast-Met-Office-storm-cold-winter-latest-Northern-Ireland

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #37 on:** December 03, 2018, 02:24:43 AM »

Met Office issues a severe warning for ice as snow and winds sweep freezing UK

https://bit.ly/2Rssm5B

Martin4Jay · « **Reply #38 on:** December 03, 2018, 02:32:11 AM »

Expert demands urgent action over flooding threat of climate change to Cornwall's coastal communities
Environmental scientist Angela Terry explores the implications of the Government's Committee on Climate Change report and what it means for places like Falmouth, Fowey, Penzance, Mevagissey and Portreath

https://bit.ly/2QbHcRh

ato2 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 03, 2018, 08:49:51 AM »

Commuters bake as temperatures on London Tube hit 97F during rush hour | Daily Mail Online

London commuters cooked in temperatures of 97F inside crammed carriages
Today was hottest day of year as 91F was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk
Sarah Gordon, a lawyer from Finchley Road, said she'd want to quit her job if travelling conditions were like that everyday

Someone should tell the dinosaurs at the Mail to use Celsius!!

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I just noticed this, in passing. 97 F sounds a lot more dramatic than 36 C, so I guess they will hang with it. (Sigh)

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