Richard Traut

@SnowbieWx Ye totally agree, it flips and flops daily

@richardtraut Ye it was a long shot. It was based on the GFS 0z OP from the previous day. Just wouldn’t surprise me given the way of the British weather

It would be very UK to have 30C achieved this May (first since 2012 in the month of May) in what has been a relatively cool month to now coming after all the very warm ones that we’ve had.

@Benenty2024 @GavinPartridge No idea what he sings lol

@richardtraut @GavinPartridge This year might be stromzy with his song

The weather gods were very kind to Rihanna if not to anyone else 😂🤣

@MarkVogan Enjoy the heat.

Good morning from North Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩 32°C with HI of 39°C & Extreme UV.

It was known in my book as the "Rihanna Summer". a song which stayed in people's heads for good and bad reasons lol "Umbrella"'s reign at number one in the United Kingdom occurred as the country was hit by the unseasonal extreme rainfall and flooding, which led the British national newspaper The Sun to humorously suggest the two events were related, with the media referring to it as the "Rihanna Curse." Rihanna herself commented on this, saying that it "definitely helped the song stay [at No.1] for so long. youtube.com/watch?v=CXkS1-…

Posted without comment (but if you know, you know) - Atlantic SSTs from 4th May 2007 Vs 4th May 2026 Disclaimer: Pacific state (ENSO/PDO) VERY different this year to 2007)

@SnowbieWx Interesting that the first six months have almost double the amount of the closing six months 32 v 18

The only September in the top 10 this century is 2015. Before that you have to go back to 1991. June: 2023 and 2018 August: 2022 and 2003 February and April with 7 of their top 10 sunniest this century is a little nuts.

The number of times a month has landed in the top 10 sunniest on record for the UK since 2000. January: 6 February: 7 March: 6 April: 7 May: 4 June: 2 July: 3 August: 2 September: 1 October: 4 November: 4 December: 4

@GavinPartridge Halved the figure just about, so when May`s figure is published, going to be close to positive numbers now. 2026 Jan-25.51 Feb-23.04 Mar-17.38 Apr-9.32

@richardtraut Thanks Rich. Probably about June when it goes positive?

@GavinPartridge Q.B.O only just in for March 2026, moving towards westerly slowly 2026 Jan-25.51 Feb-23.04 Mar-17.38

@GavinPartridge Most years yes, it should be.:)

Following on from 2 successive 'high accuracy' European Summer Forecasts... Mark this one in your diary! @richardtraut @GavinPartridge @SnowbieWx @Daviemar13 @Climate_Earth20 @London_Lady @extremetemps @ThierryGooseBC @WorldClimateSvc Thanks Richard for providing the graphic

My little friend is enjoying his bath time 😁

April is the mixed season; it was a few years ago 2021

"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight"

4 years ago..

@Official_WXUK @GavinPartridge Yes, it could be .

@richardtraut @GavinPartridge Looks like a mid summer scene with that black sky and the hail!

That came down pretty quick .I saw it driving home black skies ready to empty. #uksnow

A typical UK spring morning,sun shining cold though, daffodils blooming and last night's snow crystals deluge melting slowly as the sun rises.