Dessicating? Dew points don't seem that low, all things considered - not like we saw last year in July, for example, which really was dessicating.
I'm intrigued as to how Saturday is going to play out. GFS is rock solid on masses of cloud (enough to produce a UV index of 2 at 1PM down here, for example), with a steady breeze off the sea - and 25C as a result. ECM is even more absurd, showing 27C with similar conditions.
The Met Office automated forecast is for clear blue skies, a similar steady breeze and a high of only 21C.
It's unusual to see such disparities at only a day and a half out... and to not know whether it'll be a warmer version of what we have now, or an overcast, muggy, gloomy day.
Further inland, e.g. Reading, it's the other way round: the Met Office forecast is 28C, the GFS offers 24C. I really can't imagine a scenario where in a cloudy setup a coastal area with an onshore breeze would be warmer than one well inland, but we'll see, we'll see...
Originally Posted by: Retron