The Times - UK (2022-06-13)

the times | Monday June 13 2022 51

We a t h e r

Channel Islands

NORTH

SEA

CHANNEL

IRISH

SEA

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Aberdeen

Glasgow

Edinburgh

Carlisle

Newcastle

York

Manchester

Liverpool

Hull

Llandudno

Shrewsbury Nottingham

Sheffield

Norwich

Cambridge

Oxford

Bristol

Swansea

Cardiff

Plymouth

Exeter

Southampton

Brighton

London

Londonderry

Belfast

Galway

Dublin

Cork

Birmingham

CELTIC

SEA

Orkney Shetland

13

Thursday

25

20

21

26

Aberdeen

Aberporth

Anglesey

Aviemore

Barnstaple

Bedford

Belfast

Birmingham

Bournemouth

Bridlington

Bristol

Camborne

Cardiff

Edinburgh

Eskdalemuir

Glasgow

Hereford

Herstmonceux

Ipswich

Isle of Man

Isle of Wight

Jersey

Keswick

Kinloss

Leeds

Lerwick

Leuchars

Lincoln

Liverpool

London

Lyneham

Manchester

Margate

Milford Haven

Newcastle

Nottingham

Orkney

Oxford

Plymouth

Portland

Scilly, St Mary’s

Shoreham

Shrewsbury

Snowdonia

Southend

South Uist

Stornoway

Tiree

Whitehaven

Wick

Yeovilton

Around Britain

Key: b=bright, c=cloud, d=drizzle, pc=partly cloudy

du=dull, f=fair, fg=fog, h=hail, m=mist, r=rain,

sh=showers, sl=sleet, sn=snow, s=sun, t=thunder

*=previous day **=data not available

Temp C Rain mm Sun hr*

midday yesterday 24 hrs to 5pm yesterday

Noon today

15 C 0.2 3.4

14 PC 0.0 8.1

16 PC 0.0 7.0

13 PC 0.2 0.8

17 PC 0.0 **

18 PC 0.0 **

14 PC 1.2 1.0

17 PC 0.0 **

18 R 0.0 11.8

19 PC 0.0 **

18 PC 0.0 12.3

16 PC 0.0 11.4

16 PC 0.0 11.9

14 DU 0.4 2.1

11 R 8.8 0.1

13 R 5.2 0.6

17 C 0.0 **

19 PC 0.0 6.1

18 PC 0.0 12.0

15 PC 0.0 7.6

19 C 0.0 **

16 B 0.0 12.7

13 C 2.8 **

13 R 0.4 7.1

14 C 1.8 **

12 PC 4.2 0.6

16 C 0.2 4.0

17 PC 0.0 9.6

16 M 0.0 **

18 C 0.0 8.2

17 PC 0.0 6.0

16 PC 0.0 6.7

18 C 0.0 **

17 PC 0.0 **

13 S 0.4 **

16 C 0.0 5.5

14 C 0.8 0.5

18 C 0.0 **

18 C 0.0 **

16 M 0.0 **

16 PC 0.0 **

18 C 0.0 11.0

17 PC 0.0 6.6

13 C 0.0 **

21 PC 0.0 7.6

12 PC 2.0 **

13 C 3.8 0.0

13 C 1.6 2.5

12 C 1.8 1.4

13 C 0.2 **

17 PC 0.0 8.7

The world

All readings local midday yesterday

Alicante

Amsterdam

Athens

Auckland

Bahrain

Bangkok

Barbados

Barcelona

Beijing

Beirut

Belgrade

Berlin

Bermuda

Bordeaux

Brussels

Bucharest

Budapest

Buenos Aires

Cairo

Calcutta

Canberra

Cape Town

Chicago

Copenhagen

Corfu

Delhi

Dubai

Dublin

Faro

Florence

Frankfurt

Geneva

Gibraltar

Helsinki

Hong Kong

Honolulu

Istanbul

Jerusalem

Johannesburg

Kuala Lumpur

Kyiv

Lanzarote

Las Palmas

Lima

Lisbon

Los Angeles

Luxor

Madeira

Madrid

Malaga

Mallorca

Malta

Melbourne

Mexico City

Miami

Milan

Mombasa

Montreal

Moscow

Mumbai

Munich

Nairobi

Naples

New Orleans

New York

Nice

Nicosia

Oslo

Paris

Perth

Prague

Reykjavik

Riga

Rio de Janeiro

Riyadh

Rome

San Francisco

Santiago

São Paulo

Seoul

Seychelles

Singapore

St Petersburg

Stockholm

Sydney

Tel Aviv

Tenerife

Tokyo

Vancouver

Venice

Vienna

Warsaw

Washington

Zurich

28 S

19 PC

26 PC

15 S

37 S

35 PC

28 PC

26 S

23 PC

27 PC

27 PC

24 PC

27 PC

28 S

20 PC

28 S

27 S

13 S

31 S

35 S

11 S

22 S

22 B

21 S

31 PC

42 S

39 S

15 B

28 S

32 S

27 S

28 PC

24 PC

20 SH

30 PC

31 PC

20 SH

29 S

15 S

32 PC

** **

26 PC

25 PC

15 DU

33 S

21 PC

44 S

23 PC

31 PC

27 S

29 S

29 S

12 B

26 PC

26 B

31 S

** **

23 PC

23 PC

30 S

26 S

** **

30 S

31 S

23 S

26 S

29 PC

15 SH

21 PC

17 SH

26 S

11 B

23 PC

20 C

42 S

29 S

25 PC

18 S

14 C

27 S

29 B

28 B

21 PC

18 PC

16 S

29 S

24 PC

24 B

18 PC

28 S

26 PC

24 S

19 DU

26 S

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Five days ahead

Sunny spells and

increasingly hot in the

south, unsettled in the

north and west

Today Sunny spells and warm in the south and east, patchy rain in the north and west. Max 23C (73F), min 3C (37F)

Tides

Tidal predictions.

Heights in metres

Today Ht Ht

Aberdeen

Avonmouth

Belfast

Cardiff

Devonport

Dover

Dublin

Falmouth

Greenock

Harwich

Holyhead

Hull

Leith

Liverpool

London Bridge

Lowestoft

Milford Haven

Morecambe

Newhaven

Newquay

Oban

Penzance

Portsmouth

Shoreham

Southampton

Swansea

Tees

Weymouth

13:10 4.2 --:-- --

06:50 12.5 19:19 12.9

10:43 3.5 23:06 3.4

06:34 11.8 19:04 12.0

05:19 5.2 17:47 5.3

10:41 6.4 23:01 6.6

--:-- -- --:-- --

04:41 4.9 17:08 5.0

12:00 3.3 00:45 3.3

11:30 3.9 23:48 4.0

09:58 5.4 22:25 5.5

05:56 7.1 18:14 7.3

02:05 5.3 14:27 5.4

10:43 9.0 23:11 9.2

01:10 6.9 13:40 6.8

09:18 2.4 21:20 2.5

05:45 6.7 18:12 6.8

10:54 9.1 23:22 9.2

10:43 6.4 23:07 6.6

04:38 6.7 17:05 6.8

05:24 3.8 17:51 3.8

04:08 5.3 16:36 5.4

11:01 4.5 23:24 4.7

10:54 6.0 23:16 6.3

10:12 4.4 13:12 4.1

05:49 9.0 18:19 9.2

03:07 5.2 15:25 5.4

06:12 1.9 18:55 2.0

Synoptic situation

A broad ridge of high pressure

will extend from the Atlantic

across Britain and Ireland

and bring a spell of settled

conditions. Low pressure to

the northwest near Iceland

will push a warm front across

northern Scotland with

associated cloud and showery

rain in those areas. A tighter

pressure gradient will bring

breezier conditions there.

Highs and lows

24hrs to 5pm yesterday

Warmest: Heathrow, 22.5C

Coldest: Cairnwell, 3.9C

Wettest: Achnagart,

Inverness-shire, 22.6mm

Sunniest: Brize Norton,

Oxfordshire, 12.8hrs*

Sun and moon

For Greenwich

Sun rises:

Sun sets:

Moon rises:

Moon sets:

Full Moon: June 14th

Hours of darkness

Aberdeen

Belfast

Birmingham

Cardiff

Exeter

Glasgow

Liverpool

London

Manchester

Newcastle

Norwich

Penzance

Sheffi eld

22:34-03:42

22:30-04:17

22:00-04:14

22:00-04:25

21:57-04:30

22:32-04:01

22:10-04:13

21:48-04:12

22:08-04:09

22:15-03:57

21:48-04:00

22:02-04:41

22:04-04:07

General situation: Staying dry and

warm with sunny spells in the south

and east. Cloudier with some patchy

rain at times in the north and west.

London, SE Eng, Cen S Eng, SW Eng,

E Anglia, Midlands, Channel Is, E Eng:

Staying dry with sunny spells and

patchy cloud, feeling warm by the

afternoon. Light west to northwesterly

winds. Maximum 23C (73F),

minimum 3C (37F).

Wales, NW Eng, Cen N Eng: Some

sunny spells and staying mainly dry,

but rather cloudy at times. Light to

moderate westerly winds. Maximum

19C (66F), minimum 4C (39F).

Lake District, NE Eng, Borders, IoM,

Edinburgh and Dundee: Sunny intervals

and mainly dry, but a few light showers

are possible in the afternoon. Moderate

westerly winds. Maximum 17C (63F),

minimum 6C (43F).

SW Scotland, Glasgow, Cen Highland,

Argyll, Aberdeen, Moray Firth, N Isles,

NE Scotland, NW Scotland: A few

bright spells, but mostly cloudy with

the chance of some showery rain at

times throughout the day. Moderate

west to southwesterly winds, fresh

near the west coast. Maximum

17C (63F), minimum 5C (41F).

Republic of Ireland, N Ireland:

Sunny intervals at fi rst, especially in

the south and east, and many places

staying dry. Cloudier in the north and

west with the chance of some patchy,

light rain at times. Moderate westerly

winds. Maximum 19C (66F),

minimum 3C (37F).

Tomorrow

23

17

17

22

Wednesday

25

18

19

25

Friday

31

18

19

30

Saturday

20

16

16

22

14

cloudy at times

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17

8

22

19

14

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16

14

19

17

17

14

15

16

11

12

13 12

22

23

19

16

16

18

17

16

13

18

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Wind speed
(mph)
Temperature
28 (degrees C)
34
Sea state
Calm
Slight
Moderate
Rough
Flood alerts and warnings
At 17:00 on Sunday there were no
fl ood alerts or warnings in England,
Wales or Scotland.
For further information and updates
in England visit fl ood-warning-
information.service.gov.uk, for Wales
naturalresources.wales/fl ooding and
for Scotland SEPA.org.uk
Cold front
Warm front
Occluded front
Trough
LOW
HIGH
LOW
LOW
HIGH
1024
1016
1016
1016
1008
1008
1008
1008 1000
1000
1000
992
Mostly dry across England and Wales
and very warm and humid in the
southeast. Cloudier in the north and
west with some showery rain across
Scotland and northwestern Ireland.
Max 28C, min 9C
Dry across England and Wales with
sunny spells and patchy cloud. Cloudier
across Scotland and Ireland with some
showery rain possible in the northwest
of those areas.
Max 24C, min 5C
Staying dry and warm with sunny
spells in southern and central areas.
Cloudier in the north and west with
some showery rain across Scotland
and northern parts of Ireland.
Max 27C, min 6C
Hot and humid in southern, central and
eastern England with sunny spells.
Cloudier in the north and west with
some showery rain across Scotland,
Ireland and northern England.
Max 32C, min 4C
Generally cloudier and fresher in the
south and east with the chance of
rain and thunderstorms. A mixture
of sunny spells and blustery showers
across northwestern areas.
Max 23C, min 3C
04.42
21.17
20.37
04.11 Tue
17
T
oday marks a curious
feature of the British
weather. June 13 is the only
date in the whole of the
month when the
temperature has never reached 30C
or more anywhere in the UK, in
weather archives going back to the
19th century. It is also the only date
in the entire summer that has never
reached 30C or more.
In fact, the temperature on June
13 has never even come close to
breaking this benchmark of hot
weather. The highest temperature
recorded for June 13 was 28.3C, on
three separate occasions: in Brixton,
south London, in 1896, Earls Colne,
Essex, in 1948, and Aboyne, in the
Highlands, in 1994.
The question is why this particular
date is so reluctant to get to 30C?
One possible explanation may be
that it happens more or less during
the middle of the northwest
European monsoon, when clouds
and rain often send temperatures
plunging in the UK. More likely,
though, this is just a quirk of
statistics and eventually the 30C
anomaly will be broken on June 13.
Today looks unlikely to get
anywhere near 30C as cooler air
sweeps in from the Atlantic. There
are, however, signs of hotter weather
on the horizon, with headlines in
many news media about an
imminent heatwave roasting the
UK. What is clear is that a fierce
heatwave has built up in Spain,
where 41.6C was recorded in Seville
on Saturday, and it is growing even
hotter this week. The heat is also
building in France with 30C or more
widespread this week.
As high pressure builds over the
UK, some of that heat from the
Continent will be pulled up in a
plume of hot air. The highest
temperatures are expected across
southern areas of Britain, quite
likely reaching the 30C mark. Yet
there is uncertainty about how
much of that heat will arrive in
Britain, how far north in the
country it will reach and how long
it will last. Added to that is the
threat of thunderstorms triggered by
the hot and humid plume of
continental air.
Weather Eye
Paul Simons