Steve Jackson

A self-confessed weather enthusiast with news & views on the weather in Coventry from Bablake Weather Station, FRMetS

[Met Office @metoffice]

Another afternoon of sunshine and showers ☔

These turning heavy at times, especially in the east, with flashes of lightning, hail and rumbles of thunder ⛈️

Feeling cool and staying breezy ⤵️

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Today’s #Coventry weather readings:
#Bablake data 10/06/26

1000hr pressure 1016mb
1000hr Relative Humidity 74%

24hr maximum 17.7C
Day maximum 17.7C
24 hr minimum 8.1C
Night minimum 8.1C
Grass minimum 4.7C

Rainfall 0.2mm; monthly total 32.4mm
Sunshine 7.0hr; monthly total 27.3hr

Average wind speed 8.2mph
Maximum gust 31mph

[Claydon weather @S_C_weather]

Extremes for West Midlands on 09/06/2026
Highest max temp Pershore College 18.6 °C
Lowest max temp Pennerley 13.3 °C
Lowest min temp Keele 6.2 °C
Highest rainfall Astwood Bank 3.2 mm
Sunniest Wellesbourne 8.1 hours

[Met Office @metoffice]

After a cool start, Wednesday will be another changeable day with a mixture of cloudy periods, sunny spells and scattered showers🌦️

The showers will turn increasingly heavy and locally thundery through the morning, but as is the nature of showers, some places will remain dry⛈️

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

On this day in #Coventry archives 1892-2025

10th June 2023

It was hot on this day three years ago today, but we still haven't reached the iconic 30C threshold on the 10th June yet.

Warmest days on this date:

29.0C.....2023

28.1C.....1925

28.0C.....2006

26.4C.....1900

26.1C.....1902

***only four days on this date have touched 80F in the past 134 years***

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Date records in #Coventry archives 1892-2025

10th June

Hottest day...,,,.29.0°C...2023

Coolest day......10.6°C...1972

Coldest night.....2.8°C...1902

Mildest night....15.6°C...1993

Grass minimum....-5.0°C....1902

Wettest day........27.2mm....1966

Sunniest day......14.3hr.......1925

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

30-year Daily averages in #Coventry 1991-2020

10th June

Mean maximum temperature....18.8°C

Mean minimum temperature.....10.7°C

Grass minimum temperature.....8.8°C

Average rainfall.......2.8mm

Average sunshine....4.9hr

#Bablake data

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Long range two week weather forecast picto-graphic for #Coventry:

Check out day by day forecast below:

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

#Coventry forecast hour by hour see here:

https://t.co/AdksT3sAso

5 day forecast picto-graph see below

Weather Coventry - meteoblue

[Met Office @metoffice]

The next couple of days will be mixed and rather cool with sunshine and showers🌦️

Turning even more unsettled on Thursday as a frontal system pushes east bringing a wetter and windier day🌧️

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Today’s #Coventry weather readings:
#Bablake data 09/06/26

1000hr pressure 1013mb
1000hr Relative Humidity 63%

24hr maximum 17.8C
Day maximum 17.8C
24 hr minimum 7.0C
Night minimum 7.0C
Grass minimum 4.3C

Rainfall 0.8mm; monthly total 32.2mm
Sunshine 4.3hr; monthly total 20.3hr

Average wind speed 6.5mph
Maximum gust 20mph

[Claydon weather @S_C_weather]

Extremes for West Midlands on 08/06/2026
Highest max temp Pershore 20.1 °C
Lowest max temp Pennerley 13.8 °C
Lowest min temp Pennerley 9.2 °C
Highest rainfall Wellesbourne 10.6 mm
Sunniest Shobdon Airfield 8.2 hours

[Met Office @metoffice]

Sunshine and blustery showers on Tuesday, but will you miss the downpours?

Check the 4cast to find out👇

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

On this day in #Coventry archives 1892-2025

9th June

On average (1991-2020), this is the driest day of June with barely 1mm of rain recorded at #Bablake.

It is also one of the driest days of the whole year; on average, only 4 days of the year have recorded less rainfall.

In fact, we have to go back to the first day of the First World War to find the wettest day on this date!

Wettest days on this date in the past 133 years:

1914.....31.2mm

1896.....27.7mm

2010.....23.4mm

1941.....17.0mm

1960.....16.8mm

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Date records in #Coventry archives 1892-2025

9th June

Hottest day...,,,.29.2°C...1940

Coolest day......10.8°C...1971

Coldest night.....0.0°C...1935

Mildest night....14.4°C...1920 1966 1993

Grass minimum...-16.1°C....1905

Wettest day........31.2mm....1914

Sunniest day......14.9hr.......1909

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

30-year Daily averages in #Coventry 1991-2020

9th June

Mean maximum temperature....19.7°C

Mean minimum temperature.....10.0°C

Grass minimum temperature.....7.8°C

Average rainfall.......0.7mm

Average sunshine....7.1hr

#Bablake data

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Long range two week weather forecast picto-graphic for #Coventry:

Check out day by day forecast below:

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

#Coventry forecast hour by hour see here:

https://t.co/AdksT3sAso

5 day forecast picto-graph see below

Weather Coventry - meteoblue

[Met Office @metoffice]

Often wet in southeast England and East Anglia at first this afternoon with some heavy rain, easing later🌧️

Brighter skies further north and west with some sunshine but heavy and blustery showers developing in Northern Ireland and western Scotland🌦️

Feeling cool for June🌡️

[Steve Jackson @bablakewx]

Climate Statistics week 23 in #Coventry
Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June 2026

Mean temperature   15.3C    (+1.0C)

Mean maximum      19.0C     (+0.3C)

Mean minimum       11.5C     (+1.6C)

Total rainfall           31.4mm    (190%)

Total sunshine        16.0hr     (38%)

comparison with 30-year Bablake averages
in brackets

Week 23 at #Bablake was the

Warmest since 2023.......(15.6C)

Wettest since 2017.........(35.2mm)

Dullest on record.......previously 20.9hr in 2001