Its been a coolish September compared to the previous months, the heat has long gone and there has been a distinct chill in the air. The CET finished at 13.72C which is 0.1c above average, the first time since March that we have had a CET close to average. It has still been a dry month with…
Debenhams opened on the 27th September 2018 in Watford, which starts the new phased opening of the £180 million extension to the Intu Shopping Centre. The crowds were out in force for the opening, at around 10am there was around 2000 people queuing around the block, one lady was there at 4.30am! The ribbon was…
Its been a disappointing month if you are a lover of hot weather. Besides the first week of the month where the temperature over the country reached 30c regularly, it has been a much cooler air over the UK. With this cool weather it has scuppered the summer breaking records. It has turned out to…
Another exceptional month of weather, bringing a sizzling July. This summer is becoming a classic, now rivalling 1976 with the heat and the lack of rainfall, though it must be said that its now a central / southern UK event. Although we haven’t broken many temperature records, its been consistently very warm. July CET came…
What a fabulous June we have had, following on from the magnificent May, its been continuous blue skies for some in the UK. Although if you have been on the eastern side of the UK its been cool and cloudy persistantly. High pressure has been dominant through out bringing a hot start to summer. The…
What an amazing month May has been weather wise from the record heat at the beginning to the week of sunny, blue skies to the heat and humidity at the end of the month. Throw in some spectacular thunderstorms as well. It has been a very warm month with a CET of 13.1c over 2c…
On a hot gorgeous day in Cassiobury Park the Morris dancers were out celebrating the May Day bank holiday around the iconic bandstand. The park was packed as the heatwave peaked, it felt like the whole of Watford had come down to the park. Below are some of the photographs I took on the day. There…
April has been another one of those crazy months that we have experienced this year. Who would have thought that we would be 2c above the longtime average. The month started cold and then got hot in the middle of the month and cold at the end. What has made it a warm month is…
Its been a memorable cold month for the first month of spring. The month started with Beast from the east then the mini beast with milder interludes. We have been stuck on the north side of the jet stream with only a few days of southerly winds bringing temperatures up to average. Over the month…
An amazing turn out for the 50th anniversary event for the South West Herts Astronomical Societies star gazing in Cassiobury Park, Watford. When I arrived at around 7.30 there was a queue to get in, I wasn’t expecting that and the hub was full. More than 500 people turned up! Unfortunately the weather didn’t play…
