Saturday July 4 2026  9.45 pm

A very sunny day in Sidmouth although north Devon and other western districts have had quasi-stationary lee waves. This evening the lee waves appeared as a few isolated very long ‘baguette’ clouds as can be see here.  They are created by hills and mountains under conditions of strong  thermal stability of the atmosphere at low levels (typical of anticyclonic conditions) and increasing wind speed with height.

The view is somewhat spoiled by scaffolding work that is due to be here for a couple of months.