Although its not your neck of the woods 2020 in the SE would take some beating. Sunniest spring on record, bone dry (although this wasn't great for the garden), 3rd hottest day ever recorded that summer and a major heatwave in August. Very regional but goes to show whats possible. 2022 spring seems like another dry one down here so far.

Spring - https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2020/06/02/a-local-look-at-the-record-breaking-spring-and-may-weather/

Summer - https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2020/09/01/a-dull-and-damp-august-brings-summer-to-a-close/

Hints of a bit of a warm up from about the 4th May. 

Those temperatures we been having lately are way much colder than New Year Day temps and when you see those 16C on 1st Jan we should be looking at mid-20's often by now but alas turn out much colder than the winter temps done.  

A lot warmer than when I looked this morning

It was poor summer follow by much poorer summer last year due to raw cold cloudy days under 18c all the time outside over 30C days. Was worried this Horrible Pressure will stay for long time now finally kick out with some rain follow by warming temps to average for this time of year with sun again. This last 3 days remind me or Horrible Cloud pressure set up last year and really dont want a repeat again this year.  

At last some warmth approaching the UK and W Europe, from the SW, but still a way off in week 2 while week 1 shows little change. Cool weather still sticking around the E Baltic & W Russia in week 2. In week 1 dry from N Spain up through S England to Sweden with some rain on either side incl W Scotland; in week 2 damper everywhere but mostly N & E Britain and Norway.

Jet forecast somewhat more active than forecast, esp later on - a stream near Shetland Tue 10th for a few days then around the Channel

GFS Op - pressure staying quite high over UK to Thu 12th with occasional shallow troughs drifting across (Sun 1st, rather deeper on FAX, & Thu 5th) but dropping out in favour of a broad trough Iceland - W Eire - Spain Sat 14th from which emerges LP centred W Isles 985mb Sun 15th

GEFS - mean temp starting a little below but then close to norm through to 14th with op & control very much on the warm side for most of the time from Tue 10th. In most places, rain in small bursts at first, more general from 10th; but more continuous in far N & W

ECM - similar in general terms to GFS but HP a little further W which could give locally cool NE-lies on N Sea coasts about Fri 6th

Its all a bit boring isn't it ? 

I've been looking at these maps a long time and I don't think I've ever seen such a slacked out pressure gradient over this greater region than what is forecast for this coming Sunday morning:

I think sailors and fishermen will have a smooth time of it this weekend. 

Temp summaries - still a couple of cold patches in W Russia and Turkey but generally an advance of higher temps on a broad front from W France to Poland and Ukraine. Week 1 dry from Spain to Baltic and rain on either side; week 2 the dry area squeezed out back to Spain as the rain extends from N & S - and a new dry patch over the Black Sea.

GFS op - pressure generally high over UK to Tue 10th but an Atlantic trough then slowly moves across the UK finally clearing to the E Sat 14th in favour of brisk W-lies (but not a firm forecast - last night HP was shown as hanging on near W Scotland and pushing the trough further N)

GEFS - mean temps rising to above norm, at their warmest around 10th, small amounts of rain sporadically throughout in S but more continuous and heavier in NW

ECM - has small LPs embedded in the general area of HP Mon 2nd (Wales) Wed 4th (Scotland) & Sun 8th (NI) but then develops the HP more strongly at end of run Tue 10th off W Scotland (blocking any approach from Atlantic like last night's GFS) with NE-lies for S England

Note - daily reviews for the next two weeks and a bit are likely to be sporadic as I shall be on holiday. Posting is going to depend on breakfast arrangements in the various B&Bs and on connectivity in Scottish glens

Temp summary; warm weather advancing on a broad front N-wards, week 1 to the Alps, week 2 to the Baltic; the UK esp the SE is on the edge of the latter improvement. Continuing v dry in area from Spain to S England to Baltic with rain either side week 1; still dry-ish in these areas week 2 but some rain, and the rain to the N peps up (esp NW Scotland).

GFS Op; Pressure remaining high for the UK until Tue 10th (Atlantic LP gets rather close to W Scotland Thu 5th), then a broad trough from the N covers all UK Thu 12th before HP rebuilds from the SE 1030 mb Holland Tue 17th (SW gales for the Hebrides)

FAX is less optimistic and shows slack pressure for the next few days with small shallow LPs and fronts randomly affecting the UK

GEFS: mean close to norm throughout, affected by op & control which are on the warm side around Fri 6th and cooler around Sat 14th. Small amounts of rain but quite frequent, and rather heavier in NW later on.

ECM (mostly yesterday's 12z) runs to Tue 10th and like GFS to that point but no hint of the HP collapsing as GFS has it.

It wouldn't surprise me if we finally got that much needed rainfall during the summer, within the very time of year when those of us who are looking for a decent summer (i.e. one which is hot, dry and sunny) don't want to be seeing it.

Sounds nice there.