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My Electronic Diary For June 2024


Sunday 30th June 2024
 08:24 BST

  Yesterday may have been the last day of summer ! It was a very pleasant day - lots of sunshine or sunny spells, and with the temperature reaching 24° C it was nice and warm.
      dull
                          day
 
  It was bright and sunny when I first opened the curtains, but as I write this it has clouded over, and some of the clouds are a dirty grey ! Although the Met Office forecast shows a dry and sunless day, the BBC forecast says there could be drizzle or light rain towards the end of the morning. They also say a few sunny spells could occur in the early afternoon. Both forecasters agree that from mid afternoon the temperature will be just 20° C, but with a possible single hour at 21° C. Tomorrow could see a sunny start again, but it will soon cloud over, and some drizzle might fall. The temperature will peak at 20° C.
 
   Yesterday was a day when my entire effort was to be able to go out in the evening - which I did. It was also a day when I wanted to correct a small peak in my blood glucose readings. It seems I managed that too, although not as much as hoped. Mostly it was a lazy day. My day is described, and illustrated with a few pictures, and a video (if your browser will play it). My night, and this morning are also described in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 29th June 2024
 09:06 BST

  Yesterday was a bit sunnier than the early forecasts predicted, but a lot of the day was still rather dull. It also seemed a lot cooler too.  21° C was forecast, and maybe that is what it was, but there was also a strong breeze, and that wind felt quite chilly at times.
      very
                          sunny
 
  Today should be very sunny, and the BBC forecast is a bit more optimistic than the Met Office forecast in the screenshot above. The BBC say a max of only 23° C, but the Met Office think it will be 24° C. Today might be like the last day of summer, and there may be quite a few days of very drab, and sometimes wet weather. Tomorrow maybe almost totally dull, and there could be some showers, It will also be lot cooler with just 19° C forecast.
 
   Yesterday had it's moments, but on the whole it was a bad day - A day when I was often in some sort of pain. On the other hand I did achieve a couple of useful things, although one of those things was part responsible for some negative things. The good and the bad of my day, night, and also this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 28th June 2024
 08:07 BST

  Yesterday was often dull, and it was a lot cooler, although 23° C is still very comfortable. I can't make up my mind if there was more or less sunshine (as sunny spells) than forecast. 
      a few
                          more sunny spells
 
  The big problem today is that The Met Office have changed the coding of their web site, and it displays rubbish on my usual browser. I had to fire up a browser I rarely use to get the screenshot above. If they don't correct their error I may have to go back to using the BBC weather forecast as I once used to. Anyway... As I write this the sky looks mostly clear, and the sun us shining. This is not what the net Office Forecast says, but the BBC forecast does at least show sunny spells, and it also says they should last all day. The temperature forecast is the same, and both forecasters expect a high of just 21° C today. Tomorrow, according to the BBC, should be very sunny, and the temperature should peak at 24° C.

   It is surprising how much time playing with old cameras, and topping up their batteries, can soak up. It didn't start that way, and maybe I got carried away, but it painlessly used up almost half the day. Apart from eating, I did almost nothing else of note. There is a fuller, but still a bit sparse, account of my day, plus some notes about my night, and the usual notes about this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 27th June 2024
 08:48 BST

  Yesterday had less sunshine than forecast, but it was just about enough to be called a mostly sunny day. Like quite a few days recently, it did get a bit too cloudy to let any sunshine through in the early afternoon. It was a hot day with the temperature easily reaching 29° C. The BBC said it would only reach 28° C, but for mid afternoon they did say it would feel like 33° C !
      cooler
                          and only really sunny from mid afternoon
 
  The latest revision shows the sunshine really sparse during the morning, and no sunshine from midday to 5pm. The BBC is far more generous with it's predictions of sunshine, but I fear it is far from accurate. They say there should be full sunshine now, and yet the cloud is thick enough for it to be slightly dull. Oh well, it is still looking like this evening will be nice and bright. It will be a lot cooler today, and only 23° C is expected, but that is still very comfortable. Tomorrow may be as cool as just 21° C, but paradoxically there could be more sunshine.

   Yesterday was another curious day. I felt both good and bad, and often at the same time !  One problem was that having gone out to the pub I was often reminded that even on a very hot day I could not walk far without suffering angina pains, and that depressed me. I've described all the main, and even some minor things from my day, my night, and also most of this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 26th June 2024
 08:43 BST

  Once again, it wasn't shown in any forecast until hours after it started, but yesterday's " perfect" day was spoiled by it becoming cloudy for the first half of the afternoon. The rest of the days was indeed bright and sunny. The temperature reached a quite hot feeling 28° C.
      hot
                          and sunny
 
  Both weather forecasters I consult, agree that there may now only be sunny spells this afternoon. It is possible that it could be worse by following the pattern of the last few days, and some hours in the afternoon could end up cloudy. The temperature may peak at 29° C (Met Office) or just 28° C (BBC). It is the BBC that shows an interesting thing when you expand an hour on their forecast. It say that for a few hours, starting at 1pm, it may feel like 33° C ! This short run of high summer ends tomorrow. There will be a few hours of sunshine, and a few hours of sunny spells, but also quite a few hours when it will be cloudy. It will be a fair bit cooler with just 34° C expected.

   Yesterday was a curious day. It was a day when what should have happened didn't, and what should not have happened did happen. It was all because I was feeling unusually good. I prepared to go out. I washed my hair and had a shower, and almost started to get dressed to go out, but after the shampoo, shower, and blowing my hair dry, I felt too hot to get dressed straight away. The rest of this, and the rest of my day, plus my night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 25th June 2024
 08:29 BST

  The day before yesterday the forecast for yesterday showed a long dull period in the early afternoon. That did actually happen despite all the later forecasts saying there would be at least sunny spells through the whole day. After an hour or two of dullness the forecast was hastily revised to show the cloudy weather. The start and finish did feature sunshine or sunny spells, and the temperature rose to the forecast 27° C.
      sunny
                          day....or will it be ?
 
  It is bright and sunny, and the temperature is already over 20° C. This feels a lot like summer ! The latest revision to the forecast says non stop sunshine until mid evening when it might be throttled back to just sunny spells for the last few hours before sunset. The temperature should rise to 28° C by 4pm. The BBC say only 27° C and only sunny spells this afternoon. Tomorrow should see 28° C, and there could be non stop sunshine until 3pm when there may be just sunny spells for the rest of the day.

   Yesterday could have been a bad day after all my missed sleep the night before, but it was actually a quite a good day. I did a whole four things that I didn't expect to do, and I probably did those things because I didn't seem to feel as tired as expected. Maybe all the hours of daylight in mid summer reduces my need for sleep. What I did during the day, how I slept, plus some notes about this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 24th June 2024
 08:37 BST

  Yesterday was certainly nice and warm, and there was possibly a few extra sunny spells than forecast, but there were times when it looked like it would soon be raining. However it did stay dry, and the temperature reached 24° C.
      sunny
                          morning, probably dull afternoon
 
  There are a few gaps appearing in the hours of sunny spells shown for today. Yesterday the forecast for today predicted the afternoon would be dull, but still with the temperature reaching 27° C as in the current revisions. Maybe the duller spells will be short enough to not be noticed. Tomorrow could be very similar. 27° C is still predicted for the afternoon, and probably for three of more hours of the afternoon, but the current version of the forecast shows it to be dull from 3 to 6pm.

   Yesterday was a pretty good day, but the ending was a complete disaster. There were hints about it earlier in the day, but those hints didn't really suggest any changes I could make to lessen the disaster of the night....except maybe not to eat any dinner, but after a lot of booze that was unlikely ! As usual, my day, my disaster of a night, and some good news this morning, is all described in my compete archived page for today.
Sunday 23rd June 2024
 09:19 BST

  Yesterday's weather was very unpredictable, and certainly didn't follow any version of the weather forecast. Having said that, the morning was forecast to be dull, and it was, but by midday things seemed to change fast. An early prediction of rain at midday didn't happen, and I think the sun came out instead. It didn't stay out for long, but from then on, even when cloudy it still seemed quite bright. From mid afternoon there were many nice sunny spells. The temperature was forecast to reach 22° C, and that was about right.
      sunny
                          morning
 
  The morning has started with a clear blue sky, and non stop sunshine (albeit a bit low in the sky at the moment). Yesterday's prediction for today showed sunshine for most of the day. Since then every revision has cut it back an hour. The latest revision shows just sunny spells from 11am, and the same until 1pm, after which we may lose the sun for the rest of the day. Despite the lack of sunshine, the temperature could still peak at 24° C by late afternoon.  Tomorrow could see 26° C, but the sunshine/sunny spells could be quite erratic.

   I think I failed to mention it yesterday, but yesterday was my birthday. It was no big deal. Most birthdays since I became a teenager have been generally low key. Maybe there have been one or two good birthdays since then, but my 69th birthday was very much like a normal day. What I ended up doing, how I slept last night, and how I feel this morning is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 22nd June 2024
 08:47 BST

  The forecasts didn't tell the whole story about yesterday's weather. They basically underestimated the amount of sunny spells. It may not have been as good as the day before, but it was still a summers day - warm and bright. maybe it got close to being described as hot. The temperature rose to 24° C, and in raw sunshine that did feel hot !
      a
                          change to duller weather today
 
  Both forecasters say the sun should break through the cloud by early evening, but today will be mostly dull, and in the latest revision the met Office is showing two hours of light rain at midday and 1pm. It was very cloudy overnight, and so this morning started off a bit milder than recent mornings, but today's temperature may only climb to 22° C, but not until early evening. Tomorrow sees a return to something more like high summer with plenty of sunshine, and maybe 25° C.

   After a terrible night's sleep I did not feel like doing much yesterday, and indeed I did very little, but the day still seemed to pass quite smoothly, and maybe even quickly. I did have one important thing to do, but I couldn't raise the enthusiasm until early afternoon. All I did do, and the rest of my day, evening, night, and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 21st June 2024
 08:35 BST

  Yesterday was another rather splendid summers day. There was almost non stop sunshine, and the temperature reached 22° C according to my thermometers.
      sunny
                          start, matbe damp ending
 
  Today has started out bright and sunny again, but it may not last long according to The Met Office. They say the last sunny spells could be no later than 11am. The BBC says sunny spells almost all day, but do add drizzle starting at 11pm. Today's temperature could reach 24° C, but maybe only for a single hour, and also after all the sunshine has finished. Tomorrow could see light cloud for most of the day, but an occasional ray of sunshine might get through for a while, The temperature tomorrow may only reach 21° C, but that should still feel warm, and if the humidity is high, as I suspect it may be, it could feel a little sticky.

   Yesterday was yet another day that started off well, and ended badly. The good start was the nice bright sunshine. After a shower it inspired me to go out and get some shopping, and it was a double shopping expedition with stuff bought from two places ! My shopping and all other stuff I did during the day, plus another terrible night, and a mostly OK this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 20th June 2024
 08:05 BST

  Yesterday was another day that seemed far better than forecast. Once again it was like a summers day with mostly sunny spells, except for an hour or two around midday. I think the temperature forecast got it right at about 20° C.
      mostly
                          clear skies and sunshine
 
  Today has started out bright and sunny, but rather cool after clear skies in the night. Every single hour of daylight is forecast to feature full sunshine except 10am when only sunny spells are expected. The latest revision predicts a peak of  22° C today. Tomorrow could see 23° C, but maybe only the morning will feature all the sunshine. It does feel like summer has actually started now.

   Yesterday was one of those days that was good in places, but averaged out to a not good day. I think I made some very poor choices in the evening, and that dragged the average down a lot. Oh well, the middle of the day was quite good even if only "quite good". All this is explained as best as I can, together with some bad news about my night, and feeling lousy this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 19th June 2024
 09:05 BST

  Yesterday was also like a summer's day. Maybe not quite as good as the day before because it seemed to cool down quicker in the early evening, and a few quite dark clouds passed over us. However there were loads of sunny spells, and maybe a few hours of non stop sunshine. The forecast said just 20° C, but I am sure it reached 22° C for a short while.
      maybe
                          sunny spells later
 
  There have been no sunny spells yet, and the breeze is feeling very fresh at the moment. I don't think today is going to be the day I get my shorts out again. The BBC seems to think that sunny spells should have already started, but it looks like The Met Office keep making the start just one hour later. Maybe there will be a sunny spell at 11am, but I fear not. The next possible time for sunshine could be late afternoon/early evening. Just 20° C is forecast today. Tomorrow could be very sunny, but only 21° C is the best the forecast offers,

   I never did go out yesterday. I didn't need any more shopping, and I felt that angina pains would soon spoil any out further than the local shops. That didn't rule out doing some train photography - which is a mostly static thing when not actually travelling by train - but maybe I was feeling semi depressed, and ruled that out too because I just could not be bothered. What I did do yesterday, how I slept, and how I dreamed, plus some notes about this morning, can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 18th June 2024
 09:12 BST

   Yesterday was actually like an early summer day. There was sunshine or sunny spells all day, and the temperature rose to 22° C according to my thermometers.
      cloudy
                          but still bright
 
  So far the weather seems to be following the Met Office forecast perfectly. The sky is white with 100% cloud cover, but that white is very bright, and it almost doesn't feel like it is cloudy. There is a possibility that small holes may appear in the cloud, and show some blue sky, or maybe let a few rays of sunshine through now and then. It should be another warm day with 21° C forecast. Tomorrow could feature some sunshine, but possibly mostly in the late afternoon. The temperature may be the same as today.

   Yesterday I amused myself doing some useful or needed things, and that was quite satisfying, but ultimately I felt frustrated that the day didn't bring better entertainment. Ideally I wanted to go out and take pictures somewhere, probably somewhere green, but I just couldn't really bring myself to manage myself to limit the inevitable angina pains. All I did do yesterday, including how I slept, and the start of this morning, is described in my full archived page for today.
Monday 17th June 2024
 08:45 BST

  Yesterday was not a bad day. There were many sunny spells through the day, and the only rain I can remember seemed to only fall for a very brief period of time. The temperature hit 20° C by mid afternoon.
      blue
                          sky and sunny start
 
  The Met Office shows the sunshine and sunny spells finishing at 2pm in the latest revision. The BBC say sunshine or sunny spells will last all day. The temperature should reach 22° C today. So not a perfect summers day, but still very good, and maybe even excellent compared to most days recently. Tomorrow should just about hit 20° C for an hour or two, and there will be only white cloud all day (Met Office) of some lightweight sunny spells all day (BBC).

   I have already described my morning, yesterday - how my CT scan was cancelled at the last moment, and similar stuff. I tried not to let it get to me, but it did leave me feel a bit pissed off, or at least unsettled, for the rest of the day. How I felt later, and what I did for the rest of the day, my night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 16th June 2024
 06:50 BST

  Yesterday was very mixed up. There were some nice sunny spells, and some heavy rain. I think there were only a few periods of heavy rain, and they didn't seem to last long. The BBC almost got their wish for thunder and lightning. I never saw any flashes, but I did hear a few peels of thunder - probably from some way from here. The morning started off very cool, but in the sunshine it did feel almost hot. There wasn't quite enough sunshine to make the day feel generally warm, but I think the temperature reached somewhere around 20° C - a couple of degrees higher than forecast.
      rapidly changing weather
 
  The forecast has been revised twice since I took the screenshot above. It is looking like one of those days when the forecasters can't make up their minds. The Met Office now predicts a light shower for 8am, and the BBC predict it for 9am. I was hoping for some sunshine early this morning, but it seems there will only a be a few sunny spells later in the day. However, it does look like that most of today will be dry, and I'll be unlucky to be caught in a shower. The afternoon temperature should reach 20° C today. Tomorrow could be a degree or two warmer, and a lot sunnier.

   I didn't expect to write anything before I came back home from having my 8am CT scan at the hospital, but it seems I am ready, or almost ready enough, early to have enough time to write a few words, but most of what I write will be after I get home. Although I thought I had taken enough precautions by being selective about what I ate yesterday, it seems I am going to the toilet a lot more often then is desired. I should be empty now, but I think I will make one more visit to the toilet to make sure. The full description of yesterday, last night, and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 15th June 2024
 07:23 BST

  Yesterday was actually a rather nice day despite every revision to the weather forecasts predicting heavy rain, possibly thunderstorms and general doom and gloom. The reason for this was that the forecast for the borough of Lewisham was not localised as is should have been. Both forecasters can show a "weather radar" as a low frame rate film show. It clearly showed the awful weather predicted passing by miles to the north west, and to the south east of us. In the middle, where I am it was calm weather with loads of sunny spells through almost the whole day. It was even nearer 21° C than the 18° C forecast.
      blue
                          sky and sunny start
 
  The early version of the forecast says sunny spells. I would call it sunny with a clear blue sky. The latest revision says the sky will be mid grey, and it will be raining by 9am. I guess it is possible, but like yesterday, it seems possible that I am in a charmed location, and all the foul weather predicted will pass several miles away in probably the south east, and north west. Once again the forecast says it should be 12° C, and my outside thermometers says it is just about 14° C. Oh well, time will tell, and it will be easy to tell if we are lucky again, or if we will have to suffer black skies and torrential rain in the middle of the day. If there is any point in mentioning tomorrow's forecast...It may be dry, possibly with sunny spells, and 18 or 19° C is expected.

   Yesterday was like the more I decided I would not go out, because of the foul weather forecast, the brighter and warmer it got. Maybe if I had gone out for some exercise I would have been drowned under torrential rain. Who knows ? I do know that I had a weirdly pleasant day, and I did achieve a few useful things. All the bits of yesterday that I can remember, plus the same about my night, and also some notes about this morning, can all be read in my archived page for today.
Friday 14th June 2024
 09:40 BST

  Yesterday seemed typical weather for summer version 2 ! The morning was sunny and bright, and then it clouded over until around 6pm (possibly closer to 7pm) when it started to rain. The rain was supposed to be heavy, but it only seemed like light rain to me. It was also one of those odd days when the morning was warmer than the afternoon. The temperature reached 17° C by 1pm, and it started to cool off minutes later.
      another lousy day
 
  The screenshot of the early forecast doesn't show the sunshine I saw when I first opened the curtains, but reality has caught up with the forecast. It is quite dull now. The latest revision says the first rain will be quite heavy at  1pm, and then lighter rain at 2pm. It might then stay dull, but dry until 7pm, and 8pm when there will be some light rain. This afternoon should see 18° C. My thermometers say it is already 17° C, and so it may be a bit warmer than forecast later. It may be worth noting that The BBC predict light rain for most of the day, and even a thunderstorm at 3pm. Tomorrow is currently shown as starting with an hour or two of sunshine, and then getting very wet for the rest of the day. Just 16° C is forecast. Once again the BBC predict thunderstorms for tomorrow !

   Yesterday was another good day that ended badly. It initially seemed like I should be in a dreadful rush during the morning, but it was actually almost slow paced. Maybe things didn't seem take as long as I thought they would. The first thing I had to do was to finish some laundry that I had left soaking for almost 24 hours. More about that and the rest of my day, night, and this morning in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 13th June 2024
 08:15 BST

  There were a few sunny spells yesterday, including a few in the afternoon when none were originally forecast. Even when there was no sun, the clouds were usually white clouds and that made more of the day feel bright. For all that it waqs a cold day. The temperature was forecast to reach 16° C, but I am not sure if it went above 15° C.
      sunny
                          start
 
  The weather Gods are doing their best to punish up for reasons known only to them. Part of that punishment is to tease us with bright sunshine in the morning, and then turn the weather really crap from late morning onwards. Today that includes almost black skies, and copious rain from early evening. From 10am to 5pm it will range from dull to very dull, and once again the temperature will struggle to reach a very poor 16° C. Tomorrow afternoon will probably be wet, but just how wet is currently unknown. It will be a little warmer though. The Met Office say the temperature could reach 18° C

   Yesterday was a good day up until the time it wasn't, and I take full responsibility for the worst of it, even I don't really understand exactly what was wrong. The day seemed to get off to a great start when a couple of boxes of I ordered were delivered quite early in the morning. (I'll overlook the annoyance of the couriers arrival just as I was sitting on the toilet). The full description of my day, night, and this morning can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 12th June 2024
 08:35 BST

  Yesterday was another day when the weather forecasts predicted utter gloom, and they were only three quarters right. A lot of yesterday was very dull, but there were also some nice sunny spells from time to time. It was also forecast to be dry, but there was at least one shower, and possibly two. It might even have been a single degree higher than forecast. I'm sure I saw 15° C on one of my outside thermometers. That still made it a very cool day.
      maybe
                          a tiny bit of sunshine today
 
  The weather forecast in tyhe screenshot above looks bad enough, but the latest revision is even worse. Now, onoly a single sunny spell at midday is predicted. The only positive thing is that at least while I write this, the white cloud from horizon to horizon is fairly bright. It seems that at best we can hope for 16° C today, but in the latest revision that will only last for 2 hours, and the rest of the day will be cooler. Tomorrow might be very similar except for some drizzle or light showers towards the end of the day.

   Yesterday was on of those days where I had hallucinations that I might do something useful, but reality trumped imagination, and I had one of the laziest days I have had in ages. The odd thing is that I don't recall feeling bored. The hours just seemed to slip away leaving no feeling of the passing of time. What there was of my day, a bit more about my night, and some stuff about this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 11th June 2024
 09:10 BST

  The forecasts for yesterday, including some revisions half way through the day, didn't really show what the weather was really like. There was indeed a lot of rain in the morning, and a torrential downpour (and some reported hail in it) or twon in nthe afternoon, but they thing that was completely missed were all the sunny spells. At times it looked like how a June day should look, although the temperature remained very low. I'm unsure if the temperature ever made 15° C - the highest I remember seeing was a very poor 14.4° C.
      sunny
                          start, but dull later
 
  Both forecasters (BBC and Met Office) seemed to underestimate the amount of sun this morning. It looks like we'll lose it soon, but as I write this it is still sunny - a full hour after it was supposed to stop. Once it does stop it will probably stay dull for the rest of the day.  The BBC says there will be a lot of light rain from late morning onwards, and The Met Office has added a couple of hours of light rain at 4 and 5pm. Once again the highest temperature today will be a definitely non June 14° C. Incidently, the temperature at 6am this morning was reported as feeling like just 7° C.  Tomorrow may be a tiny bit closer to warm with 16° C possible in the afternoon. It will probably be dull all day, and some light rain could fall later in the afternoon.

   Yesterday's forecast cold and dull weather could have reduced me to doing very little, but the occasional sunny spells, with a lot of the sky looking nice and blue, did seem to spur me on a bit, although the first unlikely thing I did while it was still very dull, and looking like it could rain at any minute. How the weather proceeds for the next few hours, plus a description of my day yesterday, last night, and this morning, can be read in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 10th June 2024
 06:53 BST

  Yesterday started almost cold (11° C) but it was nice and bright and sunny. The afternoon was forecast to be rather dull, but I seem to remember a few, rather short, unexpected sunny spells. I also seem to think I saw a few spots of rain, which lasted fore mere seconds, during a time when it became very dark in the early afternoon. It was never a warm day, but came close to it with a maximum temperature of 17° C.
      dull
                          and wet
 
  It is very wet at the moment, and heavy rain could fall until 10am according to the latest revision to the forecast. There could be a couple of hours of light rain at 2pm, and more at 6pm when it will also start to brighten up a bit. Most of today will range from grey to very grey. The temperature today will peak at just 15° C, and that only for a single hour (two hours if the BBC is right). I am sure that today would not even be considered to be a good day if it were in February. Tomorrow could start bright, but the temperature may not rise to higher than 15° C, and the afternoon will probably be wet, although possibly just from a lot of light rain. It is hard to believe the summer solstice is under a fortnight away.

   Yesterday was very productive, but not an enjoyable day. Much of the day was spent editing all the photos I had taken the day before at Hilly Fields. I was generally pleased with the results, but it seemed a never ending chore. The fact is that I took far more photos than I should have needed to take, but there was that little fear nagging me that I might that "special shot". There is a good selection of pictures, plus some notes about my day, night, and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 9th June 2024
 08:04 BST

  Much of yesterday was very nice. It was only around midday that it was close to horrible. The sky became very dull, and there was a sprinkle of light rain. After that it became mostly bright, with a lot of sunny spells - slightly better than the morning. It never felt hot, but the sunshine did feel nice and warm. I was not in sight of any thermometers, but I think the afternoon temperature was probably slightly higher  than the forecast 18° C.
      sunny
                          morning
 
  It is bright and sunny with a clear blue sky as I write this, but the forecast says it won't last for more than a couple of hours. From midday there will be light cloud until the end of the day, although the BBC say the cloud could turn dark for a few hours at the end of the afternoon, but both forecasters say it should stay dry. The highest temperature could be a disappointing 17° C, although the BBC say a slight more optimistic, but still disappointing 18° C. Tomorrow we skip back to April, or earlier. There may be no sunshine, and sometimes the cloud will be grey or very grey, and there may be occasional splashes of generally light rain. The temperature will struggle to reach a chilly 15° C,

   Yesterday, or at least a lot of it, was very enjoyable, but it was a very tiring day. The main event was going to the top of Hilly Fields to see 4 bands playing as part of the Brockley Max festival. Two of the bands were very good, one, a solo singer/guitarist, was quite good, and the other I did not care for. So far I have only two pictures to show in my description of yesterday, plus some notes on last night and this morning, in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 8th June 2024
 08:58 BST

  It seems to be almost a regular thing during this period of unseasonal weather, there were more sunny spells than forecast. Admittedly they were sparse in the afternoon, and there were a few hours when it got quite dull, but then the peep out from behind the clouds again. The later morning revisions of the forecast predicted the maximum temperature might reach 20° C, but I saw 22° C on my thermometers, and took a picture to prove it (shown in the main body of today's electronic diary).
      an
                          unsettled forecast
 
  The forecast today has been revised a lot in the last couple of hours. The latest revision now says that the current sunshine will be finished by 10am, and then it should stay dry, but with many very dull hours until 5pm. From then it will be sunny until sunset. The maximum temperature is shown as 18° C. The BBC predict light showers at midday and 1pm, but it should be dry for the rest of the day. Once the rain has finished it should be bright-ish until the sun breaks through at 5pm. They only predict 17° C for today. Tomorrow should see sunshine in the morning, but none in the afternoon, and the temperature similar to today.

   Yesterday's highlight was getting the dripping mixer tap in the kitchen replaced with a new, and hopefully higher quality mixer tap. I am happy to say that despite being pissed, at 9am, Lee managed to get it right the first time. Even this morning I see no sign of leaks. The rest of yesterday, my night, plus this morning, and my plans for today, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Friday 7th June 2024
 08:45 BST

  Yesterday's sunny spells lasted longer than forecast, and I think they resumed in the early evening. Most of the day seemed fairly bright with or without sunshine, but the temperature was still only 17° C in the afternoon.
      sunny
                          morning
 
  Like recent days, today has started out bright and sunny, but it may only last until 11am. After that it should stay dry, but will be a little duller. On the other hand, the latest revision to the met Office forecast now shows sunny spells for 3 and 4pm. Maybe they will fill more gaps in later revisions. It should end up a little bit warmer today with 19° C 20° C now forecast. Tomorrow may be mostly slightly dull, but there could be one or two sunny spells during the day, and more in the early evening. The temperature will probably be cooler at just 18° C,

   Yesterday was not a very productive day. The only productive thing I did was to finish washing a hand towel that had got very smelly for some unknown reason. I added a bit of disinfectant to the wash, and, fingers crossed, it is now nice and fresh. The rest of my day, such as it was, my night, which was also not terribly exciting, plus much of my morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Thursday 6th June 2024
 09:13 BST

  Yesterday was mostly bright, and dry, but it wasn't particularly warm. I think the afternoon temperature only reached the forecast 17° C.
      bright
                          start, but maybe dull afternoon
 
  This morning has started off bright and sunny, but both forecasters I check say it won't last long, and the middle of tyhe day will be dull. The BBC raise some hope that sunny spells will resume from 6pm, but the Met Office say it will continue dull until sunset. Once again the highest temperature we can expect is just 17° C - more suited to mid spring instead of summer.  Tomorrow may be a bit brighter, and a single degree warmer at 18° C

   I seem to be having a lot of days that are sort of medium, or good and bad, recently, and yesterday was another of them. It was definitely good in places, but it left me feeling disappointed, and also a bit guilty. I'll explain bit further down the page. The good, the bad, the indifferent about yesterday, last night, and this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Wednesday 5th June 2024
 07:33 BST

  Yesterday was mostly dull, although I think we had a few, very short, sunny spells around the middle of the day. As forecast, there was a few very brief, very light showeres at the end of the afternoon. It didn't seem to feel that cold, and I even had some windows open from time to time. The forecast predicted 20° C, and I think that was about right.
      a
                          cheerful sort of day
 
  As usual the BBC and Met Office have different predictions about today's weather. The BBC shows loads of hours with sunny spells. The Met Office shows less sunny hours, but some of them it shows as full, non stop sunshine.As I write this the sky is mostly blue, and the sun is shining nicely. The only problem is that for all the sunshine, it is predicted to be a fairly cool day. Just 16° C is predicted (and the single hour of 17° C at 2pm, shown in the screenshot above has disappeared on the latest revision). The BBC forecast for tomorrow is almost the same as their forecast for today, but The Met Office shows a lot less sunshine, and the chance of a shower. However both forecasters say it might be very slightly warmer, and both agree on 17° C.

   Yesterday was another day that seemed to be quite good, and even a few rash things I did seemed to have a good outcome....or mostly a good outcome. More about those things later. Maybe the highlight of the day was a shopping trip to Aldi. My shopping trip, and the more significant things about yesterday, plus my night, and also the start of this morning, are all described in my complete archived page for today.
Tuesday 4th June 2024
 08:26 BST

  Yesterday started with some sunny spells, but most of the day was dull, and occasionally very dull. It was a dry day, and just about warm with a top temperature of 20° C.
      rain
                          expected later
 
  I think the BBC's forecast of medium light cloud is truer than The Met Office's dark clouds this morning. On the other hand, it dies seem to be getting duller now. Both forecasters predict rain this afternoon. The BBC says from 4pm, and The met Office say from 3pm, and they also say some of it could be heavy rain. The maximum temperature will be 19° C, and it will start to fall as soon as the rain falls. Tomorrow should start nice and bright, possibly with full sunshine for a few hours, and then sunny spells until a duller period in the afternoon. It will probably feel rather cool with just 16° C predicted.

   Yesterday can be described as quite a good day. My stomach problems seemed to be over, although I was still careful not to eat too much, or anything too spicy. However I did eat a few things that might have not been good for me, but it seems I got away with it. As usual, my day, night, and the start of this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.
Monday 3rd June 2024
 07:31 BST

  After a very chilly start, yesterday turned into a nice and warm, sunny day. I would still suggest it was still a bit poor for a June day, but it wasn't bad. The temperature peaked at 23° C.
      mostly
                          dull, but some sunny spells
 
  After yesterday, today is going to be a big disappointment. Both forecasters broadly agree that there will be a few hours of sunny spells this morning, and from then on it will be dull. The Met Office includes a few very dull hours. The BBC says a max of 19° C, and The Met Office says 20° C. I have a feeling that the forecasts may change a fair bit over the next 4 or 5 hours. Tomorrow may be similar to today, but with one important difference - a few random showers during the day.

   Yesterday was another day that started great, and ended as a disaster. The day started with all my usual health indicators looking rather good, That included nice low blood pressure, but only while not doing anything, and nicely relaxed. A few hours later and it was probably through the roof. This and the rest of my day, night, and this morning, is all described in my complete archived page for today.
Sunday 2nd June 2024
 07:38 BST

  Yesterday was dry, and there were plenty of sunny spells, although most were in the afternoon. Despite that it still felt chilly during the morning, and was only tepid in the afternoon. The temperature was no more than 18° C.
      sunny
                          and warmer than yesterday
 
  The BBC seems to have got off to a more accurate start by correctly predicting that it is already sunny outside, and with an almost clear blue sky it is sunny, and not just sunny spells. The Met Office still insists that we have to wait until 10am for the sun to first appear. Of course that clear sky means this morning has started off very chilly, but all the expected sunshine should push today up to a respectable 23° C. Tomorrow sees a return to grey skies, but it should remain dry. Tomorrow's temperature might struggle to reach 19° C.

   I was going to say that yesterday was quite an eventful day. While that is correct, it does seem that is a sinister way of saying that there were lots of things, neither good or bad, that it is worth noting. The big event, that was actually slightly underwhelming, was having a 24 hour blood pressure monitor fitted in the hospital. I seemed to have a lot to say about yesterday, last night, and this morning, and it can all be read in my complete archived page for today.
Saturday 1st June 2024
 07:16 BST

  Yesterday featured some occasional falls of drizzle despite the forecast saying that it would be a dry day after some early morning drizzle. On the whole, the day was quite cloudy, sometimes very dull, but I am sure that once or twice I did see a small patch of blue sky. The main feature was that it was cold, a temperature more suited to March, just 15° C.
      sunny
                          spells in the afternoon
 
  There was some weak sunshine earlier, but now it has got very dull. Hopefully this is just a temporary thing because the afternoon is forecast to feature a lot of sunny spells - enough to push the temperature up to 18° C (it was shown as 19° C until the last revision capped it at 18° C). Tomorrow should feature a lot more sunshine, and the temperature could rise to 22° C - it might even feel like the start of May instead of the start of June !

   Yesterday was probably quite good, although nothing like expected. I managed to rush through everything I needed to do, writing yesterday's electronic diary, having a shower, in plenty of time before Lee was due to arrive to change my leaking mixer tap, except he phoned up and said he had something else he had to do, and promised me he would come today. All of yesterday, last night, and this morning, is described in my complete archived page for today.