Well this is a turn-up for the books: the climate changed heatwave-obsessed Met Office slapping down speculation in the media about late spring intense heat over the British Isles:
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2023/settled-conditions-set-for-last-week-of-spring
The Met Office forecasts great conditions for the last week of spring, but pours scorn on tabloid speculation for intense heat.
The area of high pressure which has brought fine conditions across the UK over the last few days is forecast to extend out toward the end of the month.
Media speculation has concentrated on a plume of intense heat coming to the UK from southern Europe or even North Africa. This isn’t the case. With high pressure conditions settling in for the coming week, the warmth we will experience will be home grown as clear skies will allow more of the May sunshine to reach ground level, gradually raising temperatures to expected highs of 25°C for a day or two later this week.
Neil Armstong is a Met Office Chief Forecaster. He said: “If you have heard media hyperbole that a heatwave driven by an African plume will bring intense heat to the UK in the next few days you are going to be disappointed – this isn’t true. However, if you are looking forward to a spell of largely fine, sunny and warm conditions across the majority of the UK, then you are going to be in luck.”
Knock. Me. Down. With. A. Feather.
Addendum
I do have some sympathy for the Met Office. This is the response from the Daily Express. ‘OMG, Hottest Day of the Year Set To Arrive Within Hours, Warns Met Office!’
https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1773596/uk-heatwave-forecast-weather-met-office
The Met Office has confirmed that record-breaking temperatures are set to hit the UK, with parts of the country basking in 25C heat on the “hottest day of the year” to date. This comes as an “African plume” sweeps across the continent, bringing in “intense heat” for the weeks to come.
Nuts. But the Met Office itself must be held partly responsible for this hysteria every time it gets a bit warm in the UK. They have actively encouraged media hyperbole.
The MET? Any guy with a name Neil Armstrong can’t be trusted. First man on the moon really then who was the guy taking your picture? And how on earth could we hear you then when cell phone ☎️ technology was not in existence?
I can tell you the weather with 100% accuracy every day
It will dark tonight. There too that climate crisis whiners.
Today
Partial scattered showers during the day light winds
Look for darkness to encroach about 9 pm.
Sun will never set but come from the east early in the morning.
Ya want to talk about the weather
Here they say just wait 5 minutes
It may all depends gets better
Anyway ya want to spins it.
Happy Trails sarcasm coffee will power to you!!