Jim Smith BHWeather.com

Twitter account for Springbourne Weather Station located in East Bournemouth. @Jim_AFCB for general chatter.

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@phil_layton @metoffice I only knew it as automated.. either that or the poor bloke reading it out never ever got a break!

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@NickJF75

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Worth noting that last night's min, prior to this month, would still have been the 2nd warmest June night this century.....

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A rather more comfortable night last night, overnight minimum 18.3°C following a max of 26.8°C yesterday, so thats six hot (>26.7°C / 80°F) days in a row.

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@peacockreports Look forward to that - would be an interesting stat indeed.

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@peacockreports yes, I was thinking late summer-mid Autumn rather than in the next few weeks.

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@peacockreports I remember 1976 well. Yes it was hot in the sun but I don't remember feeling as uncomfortable as I have done this week. Even my 8 year old has had trouble sleeping, which I didnt have in 76.

This week has knocked 76 out of the park, IMHO

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@phil_layton There is always amateur radio - I still have my licence!

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One or two may be complaining that their local radio station is getting interference from Italian stations this morning. This is not down to the heatwave, but to another unrelated phenomenon entirely: Sporadic E, or E-skip. Google it....

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@phil_layton Yes, backward step, we need to keep the LW option for emergencies, can't just rely on the Internet! what happens if e.g. the Russians cut all the undersea cables and Musk turns Starlink off?

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@newforestwx no rain recorded here, though there was an abrupt drop in temp just before midnight of about 4c

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Overnight minimum 23.2°C.

Wind a light southwesterly this morning heralding the end of this heatwave, so not sure what to expect for a maximum but it won't be as high as yesterday's 34.5°C

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@mistuk yes, can see the build-ups starting over France.

Good luck!

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Risk of severe thunderstorms later. Exactly where and when is impossible to determine exactly - will be a "nowcast" job.

[Nick's Weather Eye @NickJF75]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH - THURS 25 JUNE 2026
Issued 2026-06-25 08:56:00
Valid: 25/06/2026 0800 to 26/06/2026 0600

Forecast Details 👇
https://t.co/aCE9oq2zO8

Risk of:
-Large Hail
-Damaging wind gusts
-Flash-flooding
-Frequent CG lightning
-Tornadoes (N. Ireland / W Scotland)

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@NickJF75 34.5 here at my station in Bournemouth. Record previous to yesterday's 33.6 was 33.3c in 2003. Records back to 2000. Just doesn't feel real.

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@peacockreports @newforestwx Same here. 34.5 peak so far, 0.9 above yesterdays, which itself was a station record. NE wind instead of a weak sea breeze the difference.

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34.4°C the high so far today, beating yesterday's 33.6°C by almost a degree. No onshore breeze to give any moderation.

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@peacockreports I cant believe it was still 32 at 8pm local. Prior to yesterday, only 5 days had achieved that temperature. And still 30 at 10pm.

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Temperature chart for Mon (blue), Tue (red), yesterday (blue) and today so far (green). Easy to see that each night warmer than the night before. Tues was the day with the brisk ESE wind off the sea pinning temps back until the wind died off.