Frosted Earth

Sunny spells. Becoming very warm.

Saturday 21st July 2018.

Saturday is going to be a very warm or hot day with some sunshine but there is a threat of a shower forming that could be heavy though many places will stay dry. The temperature will reach around 27C with mostly light winds.Overnight very mild at 16C to 17C and it will be dry . Sunday looks warmer still and I think many places could stay dry and have a temperature of 30C.

For many it was the driest June for at least over 100 years. Storrington in West Sussex had just 1mm of rain. It was drier still in north Surrey and south London. No measurable rain has fallen in the first 20 days of July in Storrington and it is now 32 consecutive rainless days here. 15 days is counted as a drought.

 Weather eye issue 38.  It is a 30th anniversary edition with much about the 1987 storm and also about the Jan '87 snows plus now 71 years ago when we endured a severe 1947 winter.  

Frosted Earth has now moved to Storrington in Sussex which is why the site has not been updated so frequently. It was a very hectic time for us. Weather eye issue 39 has been delayed but it will be worked on in early May. The Weather station in Coulsdon has shut down after 39 years of recording but the Chipstead Valley will continue. A new station has now been set up at Storrington in West Sussex. Subscribers will receive more details soon. Phone number is now 01903 741478.

Frosted Earth would like to point out that due to that new regulations on protection of your personal data comes into force today. Frosted Earth holds only data necessary for posting out Weather eye magazines and corresponding with subscribers. No subscribers' personal data is given to any third party. Any subscriber who decides not to continue with Weather eye has his or her details deleted. Subscribers can contact Frosted Earth at any time about the above or weather matters and we assume that if we do not hear anything to the contrary you are all happy for us to keep sending Weather eye to you.

For a weekly  forecast see page 3 Forecast Section.

 Ian's eye on the Weather. A daily chat.

 Looking south towards Sullington Hill, West Sussex in the South Downs National Park on the 30th June 2018. 

Virtually no rain fell in June. Here in Storrington only a millimetre has been measured but quite a few localities have only recorded half this.We would normally expect around 50mm. Two years ago I recorded in Coulsdon 143mm and this was the wettest June since 1903! Remember though by convention any rainfall up to 10.00 hrs on the 1st of the month during  BST is included into the previous month's total.

 A good idea for a present this New Year is a pack of Weather eye magazines. Special New Year offering of a pack of issues worth £22 for just £5 and £3 post and packing. A great gift and a good  read. Includes the latest issue. Issue 38 is complete and is now out. 

Listen out for me on the last Sunday in June on BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex, just after 0945 hrs on the 'Dig It' show giving a look back on June's weather and a forecast ahead for the whole of July. 

 Have you tried Weather eye magazine. Give it a go. I will send you the latest issue post free and at a reduced price of £2.50- that's got to be a bargain.

See Also  'On This Day'  in the Publications section.