What is your current yard temperature?

[Silas_Sancona]

106F at 6:49PM.. Topped out at 114F around 3.  Phoenix also hit 114, tying that long standing record..



Some hot wind through the afternoon, ..and an unexpected taste of dust as a couple storms formed over the desert northwest of town, and sent a mini - Haboob through the valley about an hour ago..  If an indication of the season ahead ( how dry everything is ), this could be another year of news making dust storm events when the big ones blow in from the traditional, dust - generating direction, south / southeast of town.  Also had a couple storms skirt the foothills east of the valley last night.. Too far away ( and brief ) to try and film.  We'll see what next weekend brings.   ..At least the season is trying to get crankin.



Clouds forming at the " edge " of the dust aren't part of the storm that generated it. They're forming on the " nose " of cooler outflow winds moving away from it ( the storm ) Better moisture / forcing features today and those clouds might have generated a few more storms.. Atmosphere is too dry,  for now.





112-114F tomorrow before a break to start next week ( 106-108 Monday- Wed. ) Lows also come back down into the 70s. 

While they missed the mark this afternoon, Phoenix did break their morning low record w/ a low of 90F. Another hot night ahead, though maybe not quite as toasty.

[amh]

107F under canopy, but probably 110F or warmer in the open.

Edited June 12, 2022 by amh

[Tyrone]

Wild night last night as an intense cut off low slowly moved into the southern ocean from the Indian Ocean right underneath us last night. Strong gusts and driving rain which will continue throughout today until finally easing around night fall. It’s been a contrast to the beautiful warm weekend we had. It’s not been a cold night though with the rain and wind keeping the temps in the mid teens. 

[amh]

7PM and it is now down to 102F.

The forecasted low of 74F tonight will feel frigid.

[Tyrone]

Well as predicted it blew it's bags off today. We've had around 25mm of rain (an inch in the old money).

Along Oyster Harbour the high tide coincided with a drop in pressure from the low going past so there was a tidal surge in the area with a friends property having 300mm of sea water over his front yard. A bit too low lying for me. He needs to build a jetty on his property for when these things happen. 

[Samuel]

Currently 20c here in north London which is near average feels cool with all the cloud around tho looks like it will briefly turn hot on Friday expecting around 30-32 probably be the max for the year 

[UK_Palms]

@Samuel If the max is only 30-32C in London on Friday then I will eat my sock with ketchup. More like 34-35C in places. The same again on Saturday too. We will potentially have 22-23C+ hPa temps moving over us on Friday afternoon. This close to the solstice with 12+ hours of solar heating will mean mid 30's C in warmest spots.

Also the ground is very, very dry so it will heat up far quicker under the clear skies than models are anticipating. It'll jump from 20C at 9am to about 30C at midday with solar heating continuing until about 5pm, unless it clouds over. I wouldn't rule out 36-37C at Heathrow or Kew. This 850 hPa forecast would translate to 36-37C on the ground in places. 

 

Here are the actual temps on Friday, but I think the UKV model is underestimating the southern England temps and overestimating the northern temps here. I still think London with its massive UHI will be the warmest place. There still seems to be a lot of uncertainty about just how hot it will get. It could get warmer, it could get cooler.

 

GFS has 35C in London on Saturday now too.

 

BBC are going ultra conservative still. These models are going to change quite a bit as it edges closer. Hopefully going upwards.

 

It's also looking like an entrenched warm-summer Med pattern, at least for the first half of summer. There isn't going to as much of a breakdown as some forecasts suggest. Bar some potential thunderstorms on Saturday, which may or may not form, there is obviously a notable absence of rainfall.

 

Azores high setting up quite strongly and a southern flow from north Africa during last week of June, potentially...

 

Edited June 14, 2022 by UK_Palms

[Samuel]

Currently 19c here just before 10am much warmer then yesterday the forecast was for a clear day and highs of 25c but as usual cloud is already bubbling up it’s honestly pathetic how hard it is to get completely clear days here even in summer

[Samuel]

6 hours ago, UK_Palms said:

@Samuel If the max is only 30-32C in London on Friday then I will eat my sock with ketchup. More like 34-35C in places. The same again on Saturday too. We will potentially have 22-23C+ hPa temps moving over us on Friday afternoon. This close to the solstice with 12+ hours of solar heating will mean mid 30's C in warmest spots.

Also the ground is very, very dry so it will heat up far quicker under the clear skies than models are anticipating. It'll jump from 20C at 9am to about 30C at midday with solar heating continuing until about 5pm, unless it clouds over. I wouldn't rule out 36-37C at Heathrow or Kew. This 850 hPa forecast would translate to 36-37C on the ground in places. 

 

Here are the actual temps on Friday, but I think the UKV model is underestimating the southern England temps and overestimating the northern temps here. I still think London with its massive UHI will be the warmest place. There still seems to be a lot of uncertainty about just how hot it will get. It could get warmer, it could get cooler.

 

GFS has 35C in London on Saturday now too.

 

BBC are going ultra conservative still. These models are going to change quite a bit as it edges closer. Hopefully going upwards.

 

It's also looking like an entrenched warm-summer Med pattern, at least for the first half of summer. There isn't going to as much of a breakdown as some forecasts suggest. Bar some potential thunderstorms on Saturday, which may or may not form, there is obviously a notable absence of rainfall.

 

Azores high setting up quite strongly and a southern flow from north Africa during last week of June, potentially...

 

We may see 33c at a push but their will be no 34+ Certainly won’t be breaking records that ukv model you’ve shown always overcooks temperatures I remember it going for 40+ in 2019 and next week isn’t looking anything other then average temps low 20s dry with 90% cloud cover  hardly what I’d call summer med

Edited June 14, 2022 by Samuel

[UK_Palms]

58 minutes ago, Samuel said:

Currently 19c here just before 10am much warmer then yesterday the forecast was for a clear day and highs of 25c but as usual cloud is already bubbling up it’s honestly pathetic how hard it is to get completely clear days here even in summer

I’m beginning to think you’re not even in the UK to be honest. Never seen you post anything palm related yet. Anyway there’s barely a cloud in the sky here and it’s already 21C / 70F at 11am. It will reach 27C / 80F this afternoon. Took a quick photo out back at my workplace. High pressure dominating until at least Sunday now. Strong UV this time of year, even at this latitude.

[Samuel]

46 minutes ago, UK_Palms said:

I’m beginning to think you’re not even in the UK to be honest. Never seen you post anything palm related yet. Anyway there’s barely a cloud in the sky here and it’s already 21C / 70F at 11am. It will reach 27C / 80F this afternoon. Took a quick photo out back at my workplace. High pressure dominating until at least Sunday now. Strong UV this time of year, even at this latitude.

I am most certainly in the uk lol and yes thankfully the cloud has not bubbled up in the way I thought it would let’s hope this hot weather is the start of a long hot summer we certainly deserve it after last year . And here is a pic of my phoenix canariensis that I planted in may 2019

[Tyrone]

3 hours ago, UK_Palms said:

I’m beginning to think you’re not even in the UK to be honest. Never seen you post anything palm related yet. Anyway there’s barely a cloud in the sky here and it’s already 21C / 70F at 11am. It will reach 27C / 80F this afternoon. Took a quick photo out back at my workplace. High pressure dominating until at least Sunday now. Strong UV this time of year, even at this latitude.

It’s the time of year when the sun sort of circumnavigates your property in the uk. I found that quite peculiar when over there in summer. It’s unlike what seems to happen closer to the equator in summer where the sun comes up roughly in the east and goes back down In the west. 

We stayed in Devon with friends and I agreed to water some planters on the south side of the building. In the early morning they were in complete shade of the house, by lunchtime in full baking sun, and by 6pm back in shade with the sun going down on the NW side around 10pm. The planters needed watering every day because there was nowhere they could be in permanent shade. The extended twilight was amazing too. 

Now go to the equator and sunrise and sundown almost have no twilight. Everything happens very quick. 

Enjoy summer. 

[Foxpalms]

78f/25.5c in London 36% humidity clear sky all day going off the fact its been slightly higher than the forecast usually is with clear skies next few days probably will likely be a bit warmer than the forecast under clear skies Friday I'm guessing will probably be around 33 34c 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Foxpalms

[Foxpalms]

1 hour ago, Foxpalms said:

78f/25.5c in London 36% humidity clear sky all day going off the fact its been slightly higher than the forecast usually is with clear skies next few days probably will likely be a bit warmer than the forecast under clear skies Friday I'm guessing will probably be around 33 34c 

Now 80f not surprising considering clear skies and UV index of 8 today 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Foxpalms

[UK_Palms]

1 hour ago, Foxpalms said:

78f/25.5c in London 36% humidity clear sky all day going off the fact its been slightly higher than the forecast usually is with clear skies next few days probably will likely be a bit warmer than the forecast under clear skies Friday I'm guessing will probably be around 33 34c 

The Met Office already have 34C down for Friday and 33C for Saturday, but they are always on the conservative side of estimates so they don’t over-inflate figures. So those figures may creep up the closer we get to Friday, especially given the 22C hPa temps that we will have. That’s very high for early summer. 

Still waiting on the GFS, ECM & UKV updates this afternoon, which should paint a better picture. I still think we could be looking at 36-37C at Heathrow, Northolt, Kew or Cambridge on Friday. The most recent UKV Met Office run is still a bit all over the place. The heat will be further south than it shows, at least you would think.

There is potential for the June record high minimum to be broken as well on Friday and Saturday night, as well as potentially the all time record high minima. The models suggest a low of about 23C / 75F in central London on Fri-sat night. Another thing to watch for. We’ll have to see what the models show this evening. 

It looks like a max of 25.4C / 77F here today. It’s extremely dry as well. It’s so dry I can’t even put into words. The next few days will really exacerbate the drought issue. Some parts of southeast England are still stuck on 3-4 inches for the year. Heathrow is still only on 4.9 inches.

Edited June 14, 2022 by UK_Palms

[bubba]

What is the humidity and dewpoint wife throughout Australia and New Zealand during the hot months?

[sandgroper]

3 hours ago, bubba said:

What is the humidity and dewpoint wife throughout Australia and New Zealand during the hot months?

It depends which part of Australia you are located in, down here in Perth we have warm temperatures but little to no humidity but in the tropical parts of the country it can be warm with very high humidity as the warm months are also the wet season.

[Tyrone]

3 hours ago, bubba said:

What is the humidity and dewpoint wife throughout Australia and New Zealand during the hot months?

That’s a huge area that varies wildly and it’s often determined by how much summer rainfall is normal. 

New Zealand from my observations is a humid place in summer especially the north island and northern parts of the South Island, but dew points tend to drop off a bit as you head south (cooler).

Australia on the east coast is a humid place in summer especially up in the wet tropics and across to the NT and the Kimberley’s in WA. Again dewpoints drop off on the east generally the further south you go as it’s cooler. Tasmania can have high humidity at times but being an island weather systems can move very quickly and change things. 

Coming back west along the south coast in summer you’re hitting drier more stable air due to highs that hang in the Bight so generally drier with lower dewpoints. 

My little spot down on the south coast can have moderately high dewpoints due to the weather systems being driven off the ocean in summer by the easterlies, but again it depends on the weather system coming through. 

On the west coast its typically drier with lower dewpoints and humidity, and this continues up the coast for a bit. Eventually dewpoints rise again due to rising temps and proximity to the warm Indian Ocean, but if a breeze comes off the desert it drops down. Humidity on the west coast is very dependant on the presence or absence of a sea breeze and can vary wildly in a day. The further from:the ocean the drier you get. 

[Silas_Sancona]

After a sizzling weekend, Hot but not too bad today.. 101F at 6:13PM  after only reaching 102-105 around the East Valley earlier.. Roughly the same tomorrow before 110+F heat makes a one day appearance on Thursday. Lows both tonight / tomorrow night settle in the much more comfortable 70s for most of the valley..


Clear across the region today and for the next 24-36 hours while moisture lurks to the south and east.. awaiting the winds of change.. Hopefully this weekends forecast storms/ higher humidity help put the breaks on ongoing  wildfires across both AZ and N.M atm..



Looking south this evening?, Looking good.. Relief arrives soon. How much? ..More later.

Edited June 15, 2022 by Silas_Sancona
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[Samuel]

Currently 27c but has now clouded over which was not forecast expecting 28/29 tomorrow but it will be cloudy the forecast shows 34c on Friday but even then the tv forecast said their could be cloud around the uk really is a cloud magnet 

Edited June 15, 2022 by Samuel

[amh]

86F. Usually pushing a hundred by now, its amazing what a little cloud cover does.

[teddytn]

I personally like the heat. Right now where I’m at is good. Next week in the 100’s is a little different. Humidity is at 42% and real feel is 106f. Usually these temps hit in July/ August. Nothing too crazy for TN, the lack of rain in the forecast should help keep the humidity down. Looking at some previous posts above, I’m scratching my head how some of you guys keep leafy plants alive in TX, AZ, NV, CA…weather here would be a relief to a lot of you further westerners 

Edited June 15, 2022 by teddytn

[amh]

54 minutes ago, teddytn said:

Looking at some previous posts above, I’m scratching my head how some of you guys keep leafy plants alive in TX, AZ, NV, CA…weather here would be a relief to a lot of you further westerners 

Its not easy when you have had about 2 inches of rain for the year and probably none for another 3 to 4 months.

[teddytn]

2 minutes ago, amh said:

Its not easy when you have had about 2 inches of rain for the year and probably none for another 3 to 4 months.

That’s ridiculous man, I have no room to complain period. Probably in the 20” range already this year maybe more

[amh]

2 minutes ago, teddytn said:

That’s ridiculous man, I have no room to complain period. Probably in the 20” range already this year maybe more

I'm hoping that I am wrong and things change.  My normal yearly rainfall is between 35 and 40 inches.

[sandgroper]

Currently around 15c heading for a bright and sunny top of 22c. It all changes tomorrow when we're expecting a top of 23c but heavy rain which is expected to last into next week.

[JohnAndSancho]

90°f heat index. 

 

It's also effing midnight. 

[UK_Palms]

Max of 27.9C / 81F here on Wednesday. It looks like Kew Gardens was the warmest spot again today at 28.2C / 82F. It was clear skies for most of the day and the sun was never obscured for more than a few minutes here. Samuel must have just been unlucky in north London with that cloud cover.

 

The French Aperge model is one of the most reliable in the short term and it currently has 36-37C / 96-99F for west London on the most recent run. If that was to validate, I would expect somewhere like Heathrow, Northolt or Kew Gardens to get close to 38C / 100F. It will be entirely dependent on cloud cover however. 

 

 

The Met Office are only saying 34C / 94F still for Friday and 30C / 86F on Thursday...

 

Look at these charts for France on Saturday!!! 46-47C / 115F+ possible in the southwest. The all-time record high temperature for France could go, in mid-June! 42C / 108F in the north of France even on Saturday! We'll be much cooler by then in the UK though as a cold front hits from the north. Maybe 30C / 85F in London on Saturday. 

 

Edited June 16, 2022 by UK_Palms

[Samuel]

Currently 28c here and clear skies their was some hazy cloud around earlier but that’s thankfully cleared now 

[Tyrone]

7 hours ago, UK_Palms said:

Max of 27.9C / 81F here on Wednesday. It looks like Kew Gardens was the warmest spot again today at 28.2C / 82F. It was clear skies for most of the day and the sun was never obscured for more than a few minutes here. Samuel must have just been unlucky in north London with that cloud cover.

 

The French Aperge model is one of the most reliable in the short term and it currently has 36-37C / 96-99F for west London on the most recent run. If that was to validate, I would expect somewhere like Heathrow, Northolt or Kew Gardens to get close to 38C / 100F. It will be entirely dependent on cloud cover however. 

 

 

The Met Office are only saying 34C / 94F still for Friday and 30C / 86F on Thursday...

 

Look at these charts for France on Saturday!!! 46-47C / 115F+ possible in the southwest. The all-time record high temperature for France could go, in mid-June! 42C / 108F in the north of France even on Saturday! We'll be much cooler by then in the UK though as a cold front hits from the north. Maybe 30C / 85F in London on Saturday. 

 

Wow. 46C on the European mainland. Too hot. 

[Foxpalms]

86f/30c 29% humidity in London quite a few places on wunderground are showing 90f+ around west London 

[UK_Palms]

2 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

86f/30c 29% humidity in London quite a few places on wunderground are showing 90f+ around west London 

I have maxed out at 30.1C / 86F here just outside of Guildford this afternoon. Humidity down to 23% earlier today. Dry heat. 

 

It looks like the highest recorded temperature in London was 29.5C / 85F at Northolt. That may have risen further though if solar heating went until 6pm, given that sunset isn’t until 9:20pm. 

@Tyrone They have recorded 40.2C in France this afternoon, which is the earliest 40C on record. What is surprising is just how early this heat has arrived, before the solstice is even here. And yet Saturday could be the hottest day in French history with 46C a possibility. 

 

Edited June 16, 2022 by UK_Palms

[GottmitAlex]

[Tyrone]

@UK_Palms anything over 40C is too hot. 46C is just brutal heat. Many gardens in France are going to look horrendous on Sunday. 

[Tyrone]

It got to a sunny 22C today. It stayed above 20C from around 11am until about 4.15pm when the sky basically went black in the space of a few minutes as a cold front came over and started chucking down rain. It’s now raining and it will be a wet and cool weekend. 

[Foxpalms]

17 hours ago, UK_Palms said:

I have maxed out at 30.1C / 86F here just outside of Guildford this afternoon. Humidity down to 23% earlier today. Dry heat. 

 

It looks like the highest recorded temperature in London was 29.5C / 85F at Northolt. That may have risen further though if solar heating went until 6pm, given that sunset isn’t until 9:20pm. 

@Tyrone They have recorded 40.2C in France this afternoon, which is the earliest 40C on record. What is surprising is just how early this heat has arrived, before the solstice is even here. And yet Saturday could be the hottest day in French history with 46C a possibility. 

 

The Northolt temperatures I think are taken at RAF Northolt which is an airport surrounded by fields on Google earth you can see it's not really in the urban heat island too but as you go into the actual areas around there Northolt itself/ Ruislip they are more on the edge of the urban heat island so and theres a lot more houses and concrete around so it probably gets a bit warmer the same with Heathrow I imagine that when the temperature records about 32c there in the surrounding suburbs it's about 33c. Those areas will likely record the highest temperatures today 

[Sapiindo]

Im in Indonesia and now its night and temp is 26°c, my yard temp is 26°c - 32°c is hot 

[Samuel]

Topped out at 32c in the end so no records broken just a typical hot uk summers day probably will be the max temp for the year 

[Foxpalms]

Maxed out at 91.4f/33c in the shade  humidity 33% clear sky but hazy. wunderground showing 93 94 in the hottest areas in London (Heathrow/northolt) areas. What will be interesting is the temperature tonight 

Edited June 17, 2022 by Foxpalms

[Foxpalms]

1 hour ago, Samuel said:

Topped out at 32c in the end so no records broken just a typical hot uk summers day probably will be the max temp for the year 

The max temperature is usually  from mid July to mid August and with it supposedly being above areage this summer following the trend as every month this year has been above average for highs it will likely be hotter. The max is usually in the mid 30s but with above average weather possibly high 30s