western europe heatwave (records, America, sun, clouds)

[alex985]

39 C in Amsterdam on July 4?

[Sickandtiredofthis]

It is 26c here. I think they overestimate the ocean effect here.

I think maybe a 27 this week. No higher

London is supposed to be alot hotter, its only 3c warmer there. As I said they underestimate our temps..

[dunno what to put here]

It's 30C in London which is 5 degrees warmer than the official highest temperature in Northern Ireland currently.

[Ethereal]

In Paris, the temps will be around 33C-39C up until next Tuesday! And Frankfurt looks like a north African city! Crazy...

Even (coastal) Sydney hasn't got that extreme.

[Sickandtiredofthis]

Well we have to wait to see what we max out at. Its windy and a bit cloudy so if it wasn't windy god knows what it would be.

Nowhere near the predicted 22c anyway.

[dexter2]

Originally Posted by alex985

39 C in Amsterdam on July 4?

Forecasts are forecasts, reality is realty. Record high in Ams is 34.5C, 39C simply won't happen

[Rozenn]

Not quite as hot as expected today in SW France. Meteo France had 41°C/106°F for Bordeaux, but it only hit 38°C/101°F so far.


Quite muggy near the Pyrenees though. 38°C / 21°C dp combo in Dax (101°F / 69°F dp), yielding a 42°C/108°F heat index. The dew point hit 22°C/73°F earlier, but it was "only" 35°C/94°F at that time.



6 pm temps

[NorthStarDelight]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Not quite as hot as expected today in SW France. Meteo France had 41°C/106°F for Bordeaux, but it only hit 38°C/101°F so far.


Quite muggy near the Pyrenees though. 38°C / 21°C dp combo in Dax (101°F / 69°F dp), yielding a 42°C/108°F heat index. The dew point hit 22°C/73°F earlier, but it was "only" 35°C/94°F at that time.



6 pm temps

Why is it so much cooler on the north coast of Spain and so hot along the west shore of France? Does have to do with on-shore and off-shore winds?

[Rozenn]

Seems like it. NNW winds in Spain, W to SSW in France.

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Also it looks like there are some clouds over the NW coast of Spain:
Weather Europe, Satellite Weather Europe, Weather Forecast, Rainfall, Clouds, Sun in Europe - Source: SAT24.com

[jp03]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

The latest GFS run is really quite something - it shows 3 consecutive days above 30C here (possibly 4!). We haven't had anything like that since July 2006. Usually we just reach 30C for one day before it cools down - or in the midst of several days in the 27-29C range.

Here's a rough extrapolation for here of the max temps:

Tuesday: 24C
Wednesday: 25C
Thursday: 30C
Friday: 30C
Saturday: 30C
Sunday: 30C

I was in London in July 2006. I can only say one thing. London is not equipped to handle 90 degrees. That was the hottest I ever felt in my life. No A/C ANYWHERE. The buses were a sticky mess.