That's why I joined TWO many years ago because of my love of weather all weather even severe weather on whatever form that takes.

Looking at the radar most of the activity seems way out West, plenty of time for development

Personally, no. 

I find some weather interesting and some weather enjoyable. A large part of being here is to gauge what the weather will be like as much as anything. 

I find more types of weather boring than interesting. Any type of rain you care to mention. Cold weather. Fog and murk. That's three quarters of our annual weather there alone. 

Have to admit I quite like  pyrotechnics and good rain storm,   but I would be extremely peed off if I found my car covered with "dings" caused by  hail ......  and  I detest  gales with a passion you wouldn't believe, also becuase of  their destructive potential !

Snow is fun with the right equipment (at least a car with suitable non low profile rubber fitted and preferably something with  4 wheel drive)  but a general  PITA otherwise.

I think balancing the "majesty" of nature with potential  pecuniary disadvantage gets more prevalent with age - and particularly ownership of things that are expensive to mend (houses, cars etc).    Before I had these things I used to long for  deep,  disruptive snow !

Except of course the California coast is suffering a massive long term drought, which causes people bother, and it will probably this winter get drenched with powerful El Niño fuelled storms leading to mudslides in the Santa Monica hills and celebs making big insurance claims.

Where is the least offensive weather anywhere? Probably some high altitude tropical city with days in the low 20s, no wet or dry season, sporadic short showers and no frost. I think Quito is supposed to be a bit like that, and maybe others like Medellin or Addis Ababa.

I like warm summery weather, but I also like weather that is statistically interesting. The deluge of winter 2013/14 for example, any gusts of wind over 100mph, long droughts, this week's record (and the bizarre fact that the hottest temperature of June was officially 32.5C at Heathrow at 9am on the first of July, because of the way they record the meteorological day!)

Please post convective observations for tonight in the July convection thread, thanks.

May as well lock this one for the evening to help with matters.

I'm no fan of t-storms myself, Nick, and have detested them with a passion ever since I was 5 years old.

I know that a lot of people can't get enough of them, but I've never thought of them as my idea of entertainment. They are spectacular to watch, but they can be downright dangerous as well and that is something that I reckon some people forget about. You mentioned that 3 houses not far from you were hit by lightning; I'm willing to bet that one of those was the one I saw on BBC News on Thursday which had it's roof almost totally destroyed. Scary stuff!

Good idea to unlock this, cuts out OT posts in MO and such.

Already at the forecast of 24*c here, the breeze is nice but it's back to a warm breeze, looks like could get to 27*c perhaps?

A another toasty lunchtime here at 25C. Heavy thunderstorms followed by continued heat seems a relatively rare phenomenon in these parts. Lulled by the short term cooling effect of the overnight storms, MrsN and daughter decided to go for a bike ride this morning and have just come back looking like a pair of lobsters

A nice day evolving here too after last night's crap had cleared. Up to 21.4c, sunny with a breeze

Norwich 29c highest so far.

A respectable 27C here at 4pm. I suppose I could get used to this. Unlikely to get the opportunity though.

Heres our local paper reporting on last night. Most people I've seen today didn't get any sleep until about 3am when it passed over. As report days, the most dramatic lightning ever

http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/13371048.Dramatic_lightning_and_giant_hailstones_captured_on_camera_as_thunderstorms_sweep_county/

Yesterday's UK Max was 29.5c Norwich AP. 

For my part of the world it's been a good heatwave, to short though. I'd give it 7/10

Pleasant enough at 26.4c. for me.. In my back yard/patio...

My station holding up well in heat for accuracy. Recorded 29.7c only slightly more than the Airport 10 miles away. Been great hot spell here. Last 7 days max were 21,25,27,31,28,23,29 with 70 hours of sunshine. 21c currently and rising with clear blue skies again. Have sneaking suspicion the forthcoming rain belt might slip to the east as it sometimes does here.

For here it was 27 C, yesterday (4/7/2015), according to my thermometer.

Thought I saw on the Met office site that 32 was recorded at Weybourne 

Now properly raining here

I can't complain because of had a great time of things weather wise for quite some time, however it's amazing how many Sundays have been rain and gloomy but then by the evening when it's a touch to late to enjoy it the sky clears to leave a sunny clear night