Tens of millions of people across the north-eastern US are in the path of a powerful storm bringing coastal flooding, power cuts, travel chaos and cancelled stadium events. States of emergency have been declared in New York and New Jersey, both of which faced a coastal deluge in some areas. Rain and strong winds are forecast from Virginia to Maine. Anyone under this? @Tony Wideman @Nicholas Moran @John Read ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1wxxzn5jndo

David. I was just wondering what your views were on apps for the weather for our phones. There are so many of them and their readings and values seem all over the place to me. I know you take your own readings which is next level, but thete is no consistency here and I do not trust them at all.

Here we are enjoying the sunshine at our villa. It’s a steady 30 degC, with a nice cooling breeze, and set for 38 next week, but we’ll have moved back to Alicante by then. What is your current view?

Charlwood in Surrey has just registered a new high for June. The thermometer has hit 35.7 degC, beating the old record (35.6) which was set in 1976.

Here’s a pic we haven’t seen for a while. Glorious sunshine for nearly the whole country. It’s a bit nippy on the East coast though, with a fresh wind. 23rd April 2026