The official summer and thunderstorm thread 2026

[Puggit]

Well - if you are all too scared to open the thread, here we go!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cn7866klrp2...

[leglessAlex]

Hell yeah, I'm in. I'm predicting wall to wall sunshine until October, you heard it here first!

[QuartzDad]

Swapped the winters for summers at the weekend so apologies for the snow this week.

[TVR Sagaris]

Wahey!

[Super Sonic]

I've got my summer watch on. Instead of moving the hands back and forth twice a year, I just swap watches!

[Bill]

Went to the beach today, hoping it's wind rather than sunburn...



Tonight I shall be mostly bbqing salmon...

[UTH]

Oh how I love ticking the boxes of spring and summer, and the thread is a big one.

Very warm day, first post work BBQ where I wasn’t in a jumper and rushing indoors ASAP. Let the good times roll.

[Celtic Dragon]

It’s getting rather warm on the banks of the Thames. Lovely to see the sunshine!

[leglessAlex]

Had lunch outside today near Didcot and it was absolutely bloody glorious. Slight chill in the wind still, but pretty dang good overall!

[Puggit]

leglessAlex said:

Had lunch outside today near Didcot and it was absolutely bloody glorious. Slight chill in the wind still, but pretty dang good overall!

Nothing is glorious near Didcot

[leglessAlex]

Puggit said:

leglessAlex said:

Had lunch outside today near Didcot and it was absolutely bloody glorious. Slight chill in the wind still, but pretty dang good overall!

Nothing is glorious near Didcot

There are no lies in this reply

[Blib]

Families enjoying a sun bathed lunch on Aldeburgh beach.





(Chip for scale).

[Puggit]

Love F+C at Aldeburgh!

[vixen1700]

Been sitting in the garden with a beer this afternoon.

[_Rodders_]

How much better would the UK be if we could guarantee even just a few months of this weather per year.

[Blib]

Puggit said:

Love F+C at Aldeburgh!

[UTH]

vixen1700 said:

Been sitting in the garden with a beer this afternoon.

WFH in the garden most of the day, beer about to join me

[Digger]

Blib said:

Families enjoying a sun bathed lunch on Aldeburgh beach.





(Chip for scale).

At least we have a name for the dog this time . . .

[ApOrbital]

Not allowed out in the sun this year

[Scabutz]

ApOrbital said:

Not allowed out in the sun this year

You misbehaved?