It's too hot :(

Rroff · 27 Jul 2021 at 06:55

Had several very violent rainstorms yesterday along with thunder but nothing that lasted very long. They seemed to just brew up out of nowhere slowly but steadily stretch out to cover a few miles then fade away as quickly as they came.

moon man · 27 Jul 2021 at 07:43

BBC said torrencial rain overnight here so I was confident to ignore and water my newest plants, as thought it was errr very slightly damp

DXP55 · 27 Jul 2021 at 10:24

Now London has suffered floods they can now look forward to a floodless future as the Gov will rush though a knee jerk law banning rain over London. :rolleyes:

pinkpound · 27 Jul 2021 at 13:21

Nice thunderstorm and heavy rain last 40mins

Lysander · 27 Jul 2021 at 15:38

High of 22C in London over the next fortnight. Pretty great.

bainbridge · 27 Jul 2021 at 16:35

BallistixOnZ490 said:
Never thought I had hayfever, and I thought that would induce redness and wateryness too.

Everything is dry and looks fine but still itchy in the places where soap doesn't normally go, can't find any explanation on google how that can happen without redness / fluid leaking everywhere.

Feeling better after 3 washes a day, but still feel like I want to lather vaseline over my eyeballs.

I had that in bed last night, took a hayfever pill and was fine. No sneezing or eyed watering, just very itchy, even though I'd showered an hour before.

Infidelus · 27 Jul 2021 at 19:44

Finally bit the bullet and bought myself a portable AC unit (Black & Decker 10,000 BTU). Not the most expensive item on the market, but not the cheapest either. Arrived today. After struggling to get the 30kg box up the stairs it was very easy to set up. Just a pity the pipe doesn't reach my top window (about 1 foot too short to be able to use) so I popped it out the main window (casement). As a reviewer on the rainforest site said, it has a refrigerator whine. Had it running for a couple of hours today and within 1/2 hour my room (south facing) dropped from 26 to 20c. Much more comfortable. Just need to find a window kit for it as it doesn't come with one and see if there's a way to extend the pipe to the top window.

Eddie · 27 Jul 2021 at 20:38

Infidelus said:
Finally bit the bullet and bought myself a portable AC unit (Black & Decker 10,000 BTU). Not the most expensive item on the market, but not the cheapest either. Arrived today. After struggling to get the 30kg box up the stairs it was very easy to set up. Just a pity the pipe doesn't reach my top window (about 1 foot too short to be able to use) so I popped it out the main window (casement). As a reviewer on the rainforest site said, it has a refrigerator whine. Had it running for a couple of hours today and within 1/2 hour my room (south facing) dropped from 26 to 20c. Much more comfortable. Just need to find a window kit for it as it doesn't come with one and see if there's a way to extend the pipe to the top window.

Ducting joiner/coupler, jubilee clips and another length of ducting.

bliss · 28 Jul 2021 at 20:21

Didn't take long for the weather to swing too far in the other direction. 13c by 7pm during peak summer! Judging by the upcoming and distant forecast this thread may as well be mothballed until next year.

Rroff · 28 Jul 2021 at 20:49

bliss said:
Didn't take long for the weather to swing too far in the other direction. 13c by 7pm during peak summer! Judging by the upcoming and distant forecast this thread may as well be mothballed until next year.

There was a ridiculous rainfall blip in the model output last night (like 3-4 months worth in less than 20 hours) - I assume it was a glitch rather than signs we should be building arks but these days who knows :s

200sols · 28 Jul 2021 at 21:04

bliss said:
13c by 7pm during peak summer!

Wonderful isn't it?

xb8browney · 28 Jul 2021 at 21:05

Crazy downpour with thunder and lightening today. North East.

chrcoluk · 29 Jul 2021 at 13:07

Last night we finally got rain but also after an hour of rain a very big storm, it was bliss, indoor temp dropped almost 3C even with windows and doors shut. As soon as I opened one of them a nice rush of cool fresh air.

Temps got down to a low of 21.9C, and even now at 1pm its only 22.8C. It finally feels like pre heatwave.

Pigeon_Killer · 29 Jul 2021 at 13:09

13c last night and 16c today. Winter has arrived

Raiden85 · 29 Jul 2021 at 13:12

Perfect temperatures

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jul 2021 at 13:13

Still 21C near London and the sun is pumping out somehow, despite so much cloud around. At least the air con isn’t having to work as hard. Looks unsettled tomorrow.

4k4uNuNu · 29 Jul 2021 at 13:23

It's too cold : (

Minusorange · 29 Jul 2021 at 15:22

Feels like late Autumn rather than summer now

BOOOOO to you all who wished the heatwave away

4k4uNuNu · 29 Jul 2021 at 15:25

I was one of those who wanted the heatwave to go away

BriT · 29 Jul 2021 at 15:44

Cold? its average temp here 20c, perfect for going out running.

It's too hot :(

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