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By 4 PM Devon had yielded top spot on the national daily high temperature leader board to Somerset. Plus ça change... 3/n Image: @roostweather.bsky.social

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Plus an added bonus of numerous #jellyfish spotted at Sandymouth Beach north of Bude 👇 5/5

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At noon Devon was at the top the national daily high temperature leader board. In particular, we were ahead of Somerset for a change! 3/n Image: @roostweather.bsky.social

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The Met Office forecast was spot on, since the maximum temperature at North Wyke proved to be 31.2 °C. Bude beat that by achieving 31.9 °C: west-devon.info/2026/07/the-... 4/n Image: @roostweather.bsky.social

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The @metoffice.gov.uk forecast sticks with a maximum of 31 °C here: west-devon.info/2026/07/the-... The end of the current heatwave in our vicinity is predicted to occur on Friday 17th July, when the maximum temperature falls just below the 25 degree threshold. 2/n

The #heatwave across South West England continues, with the 06Z UKV model run suggesting a maximum temperature this afternoon of 32 °C for our corner of West Devon 👇 Image: @netweather.tv 1/n

west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 10/07/2026

The temperature has reached 31 °C at nearby North Wyke. We're off to the seaside, to see the jellyfish! Unlike yesterday, the temperature at Bude has also reached an identical temperature today. 3/n Image: @roostweather.bsky.social

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 10/07/2026

The latest UKV model run predicts a maximum temperature this afternoon of 33 °C around here: west-devon.info/2026/07/the-... However, the @metoffice.gov.uk "retail" forecast suggests a maximum of a mere 31 °C. 2/n Images: @netweather.tv, @metoffice.gov.uk

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 10/07/2026

There's barely a cloud in the sky this morning, on what may prove to be the hottest day of the current heatwave here. Dartmoor is obscured by less haze than other recent mornings. #WestDevonWx 1/n

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By 9:20 Dartmoor had emerged from the gloom and the 3rd day of the latest #heatwave here in West Devon was fully under way: west-devon.info/2026/07/the-... #WestDevonWx 4/4

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The mist slowly drifted away... 3/n

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By 9:00 the mist had started to disperse, and the promised blue skies were appearing. 2/n

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Mist wasn't in this morning's weather forecast. Despite that Dartmoor was completely invisible in the distance, and so were lots of closer things! #WestDevonWx 1/n

west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 03/07/2026

The rain has stopped, and another #heatwave is forecast next week. There are distant clouds to the north and east, but clear blue skies to the south and west. Dartmoor is visible through modest haze. #WestDevonWx

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 01/07/2026

Good afternoon @petagna.bsky.social, FYI "Tallbloke" wants your guts for garters once again. This may offer you some solace though?

Roger (Tallbloke) Tattersall suffers a missive sense of humour failure during an XTwitter "debate" about the recent heatwave.

"You're about to get banned permanently from my blog. No-ones threatens me with legal action like that and gets away with it."

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 30/06/2026

The latest update on even more sweltering recent temperatures in the UK: west-devon.info/2026/06/the-...

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 30/06/2026

Sunday's maxima in Poland 👇 Thankfully Sunday was much cooler in our neck of the woods 🙂

west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 29/06/2026

It seems @metoffice.gov.uk have been listening to me?! Just to clarify my ageing and confused mind... UKMO "verification processes" have come up with a new but still "provisional record"?

west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 28/06/2026

I have just sent the Met Office Servicedesk another email including the above link. In other news from the denialosphere, here is a brief extract from this morning's #DailySeptic newsletter 👇 4/

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Thanks for the information Dan. However, what in the way of QC could possibly result in a 13:40 SYNOP being "a new record" when a higher SYNOP from the self same station at 15:50 on the same afternoon does not qualify for the accolade?

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"In the continuing absence of any "official" input I've taken the liberty of writing the following article" west-devon.info/2026/06/the-... "My astonishment knew no bounds! To be continued…" Cc: @netweather.tv @skepticalscience.bsky.social 2/n

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FYI @petagna.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social @richardabetts.bsky.social "The Met Office Press Office still hasn't returned my call and/or emails. Perhaps they don't work weekends and/or they're overwhelmed by "sceptical" enquiries from the #Torygraph and the #DailyFail?" 1/n

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However, the current @metoffice.gov.uk UKV forecast suggests that it will be touch and go whether another day will be added to the sequence: west-devon.info/2026/06/the-... Image: @netweather.tv 2/n

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It has been confirmed that we have now been suffering from an official #heatwave for 6 days, going by the nearby official weather station at the @rothamsted.ac.uk research farm at North Wyke. #WestDevonWx Image: @roostweather.bsky.social 1/n

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 26/06/2026

There are more clouds in the sky over West Devon this morning. According to the current @metoffice.gov.uk forecast there will be some rain here overnight. Dartmoor can be seen more clearly in the distance than of late. #WestDevonWx

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Today's temperature is significantly cooler than yesterday. 😀 Clouds have returned to the sky over West Devon, and there is a bit of haze between here and Dartmoor. #WestDevonWx

The current storm has passed us by. Distant thunder and lightning as the sun goes down. 3/n

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In contrast to this morning! The calm before the storm? #WestDevonWx 2/n

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Will any of these thunderstorms make it to West Devon this evening? #WestDevonWx Image: @netweather.tv 1/n

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Any advance on 36.5 °C? What do you suppose the official assessors will make of the alleged "location next to a runway where military jets are continually taking off and landing"?! 🚨🥵🚨 #BrandolinisLaw 4/n

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So near! And yet so far? 3/n Graph: @meteologix.com

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Not far to go now. 35.5 °C at 13:30 BST in Yeovilton 2/n

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Yesterday was the hottest day of the #heatwave so far in West Devon: west-devon.info/2026/06/the-... It's forecast to be slightly cooler here today. However, it looks as though the new UK record high June temperature will be broken in Somerset today! #WestDevonWx Images: @meteologix.com 1/n

The @metoffice.gov.uk has issued a yellow warning for more potential thunderstorms across Devon and Cornwall on Thursday evening. 3/n

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On what seems certain to become the hottest day of the year so far, there are now very few clouds in the sky over West Devon. Dartmoor is just about visible through the haze. #WestDevonWx

The current UKV forecast from @metoffice.gov.uk suggests that temperatures will reach a maximum of 35 °C in this part of the world later today. Time will tell! Image via @netweather.tv #WestDevonWx 2/n

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After the thunderstorms on Monday it's been hazy and humid so far this morning in West Devon. We are now in an official #heatwave, following three days with maximum temperatures exceeding 25 °C: west-devon.info/2026/06/the-... Images via @roostweather.bsky.social #WestDevonWx 1/n

Starlings Roost Weather "heatwave" map for Devon and Cornwall on June 23rd 2026.

Starlings Roost Weather maximum temperature map for Devon and Cornwall on June 23rd 2026.

Starlings Roost Weather temperature graph for North Wyke from June 21st to 23rd 2026.

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The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for East Somerset Rivers: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/... 14/n

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Compare and contrast our local rainfall record with that of Bath. Charts via @roostweather.bsky.social 13/n

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In answer to my question. Yes! "Bristol Airport remains closed to arriving and departing aircraft whilst engineers investigate a fault with Air Traffic Control systems." 12/n

Mon 22nd June 1930hrs - Following the earlier electrical storm, Bristol Airport remains closed to arriving and departing aircraft whilst engineers investigate a fault with Air Traffic Control systems. Customers should contact their airline with any specific flight queries.

No thunder and lightning by the sound of it! Any rain to water the garden yet? The sun has come out here at long last, and hopefully the same applies to you in due course.

The sun has just come out here, but several more power cuts have popped up in Somerset on National Grid Electricity Distribution's map. I wonder if flights in and out of Bristol Airport have been adversely affected by the inclement weather? 11/n

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The rain has stopped here in West Devon, but the sky is still overcast. Further east the lightning continues, and I'd love to know how those clouds look from above. 10/n

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The #PowerCut in Ashwater has now been fixed by @gridcustomersuk.bsky.social . However there is now a much larger one north-east of Exeter, which is suspiciously close to the latest lightning strikes. 9/n

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There seems to be no let up in the astonishing quantity of lightning, which is now heading for the south coast. Is this some sort of a record @petagna.bsky.social? 9/n