Break out the BBQ's - summer 2023 weather chat

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It's fairly calm down south at the moment - a small breeze but nothing that would make me think that there's a named storm out there.
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Sun is out here, gentle breeze, nothing more. 18 degrees
 
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End of September and today we still have 38 deg C. And full moon tonight.
We loose a bit of signal when looking towards where the sun is but that goes on for about a week. Same in March-April.
 
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ALPER ULUDAG said:
End of September and today we still have 38 deg C. And full moon tonight.
We loose a bit of signal when looking towards where the sun is but that goes on for about a week. Same in March-April.
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Unfortunately the weather here in the UK is rather less predictable!

We can have days where we get "winter", "spring", "summer", "autumn" ("fall" for anyone from West of the Atlantic Ocean"!) weather one after the other!

That's why this thread was started - to let people know that they'll have a chance, or not, to run the BBQ, or "whatever", sometime that day without getting soaked/sunburnt/frozen, etc., etc.! :)

FWIW, today, here in London we had cloudy weather, moderate winds, little rain, and around 20C - whereas places on the West Coat of the country (less that a couple of hundred miles away!) they had very strong winds, heavy rain and slightly lower temperatures! - See what I mean? :)
 
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Nothing very dramatic here from Storm Agnes. The highest gust registered on my little weather station was only 36mph.
 
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We're currently on holiday in Turkey and in a small coastal town called Foça, facing the Greek Islands. It's warm, sunny with sparkly blue waters. No sign of any barbecues but plenty of grilled fish.... and lots of rusty dishes on rooftops.
 
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The Independent Republic of Yorkshire (North) remains, as ever, an oasis of benign weather, tranquility and rhubarb.
 
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The Independent Republic of Yorkshire (North) remains, as ever, an oasis of benign weather, tranquility and rhubarb.
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Have the sheep been deported?
 
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Another veritable heatwave this weekend for us Jessies
 
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The clocks have changed so time for the winter chat
 
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