It's too hot :(

[fez]

If you go to a typically hot climate the houses are all white, stone floors, little insulation, shutters on windows, air con etc etc.

The problem in this country is while we don’t get really extreme weather, we do get decent swings either way for a number of months that makes it tougher to plan for. I suspect the air con market will pick up and up though.

Yeah the UK is a bit of an outlier in that its pretty hot in the summer, pretty cold in the winter and very wet a lot of the time. Nothing ever to the extreme but its easier to plan when you don't have to worry about big swings in conditions throughout the year.

 

[UTmaniac]

Thunderstorm warning might come to fruition, cluster approaching IOW. https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=201;o=0;b=;ts=0;z=9;y=50.9973;x=-0.6303;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

 

[Sinbad2000]

Thunderstorm warning might come to fruition, cluster approaching IOW. https://www.lightningmaps.org/#m=oss;t=3;s=201;o=0;b=;ts=0;z=9;y=50.9973;x=-0.6303;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

Winds are pretty much easterly though, should blow past?

Though it looks like it's moving against the wind. As an aside, that is such a cool site!

 

[moon man]

It's very nice ,hot sun warm.breeze some kayaking would be worth it (if I did it) but not worth a surf today .....

 

[throwaway4372]

bbc weather says 20c and rainy

reality says 25c (feels like 28c)

 

[BUDFORCE]

Yup been overcast and muggy east side last 2 days.

 

[chrcoluk]

Cool, but still bloody clammy here. Got that horrible feeling where my hands feel sweaty and moist

Same and temps are also going up again as well.
It needs proper wind and rain I think (a storm) to clear it all out, but even then, it might not be enough and might be case am stuck with this until the end of summer now when proper cooler air comes from the north.

This is showing a fair amount of rain in the west over next few days but practically none in the east, and the west even has a storm today. Yet the east got nothing.

Precipitation, rain, snow and thunder over United Kingdom - Forecast.co.uk

Interactive map with animations of the precipitation over United Kingdom. Predictions for today and the coming days.

www.forecast.co.uk

Looks like circa 30C for the east again by Sunday, and the Europe weather blocking pattern (which is pretty much permanent now and is what forces the westerly wind/rain to move north up west coast instead of east across mainland) is shifting westwards.

 

[Rroff]

Dipped below 10C here tonight... actually felt cold. Looks like a few mid 20s days and down to ~10C at night over the next couple of weeks on the forecast.

 

[200sols]

Looks like a few mid 20s days and down to ~10C at night over the next couple of weeks on the forecast.

Aka perfect summer weather, doesn't quite dip down to 10c here yet, more like 15c minimum at the moment but ill take it.

 

[bingham67]

Wildfire on Hankley Common sends smoke billowing across London

A wildfire in Surrey sent smoke onto the runway at Heathrow Airport this afternoon as the county's fire and rescue service declared a 'major incident'. Residents were urged to avoid Hankley Common

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

Damn if wildfires strike the UK then we are all finished, havent heard before of a wildfire in the UK

 

[200sols]

Damn if wildfires strike the UK then we are all finished, havent heard before of a wildfire in the UK

They do happen although rarely are they 'wild' in the true sense of the word, usually caused by humans.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Probably arson.

 

[Infidelus]

Damn if wildfires strike the UK then we are all finished, havent heard before of a wildfire in the UK

Dorset heathland wildfires break out

More than 140 firefighters tackle wildfires in Dorset on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Huge wildfire sweeps across Canford Heath nature reserve in Dorset

Police appeal for witnesses as fire crews describe blaze as the largest in the area for years

www.theguardian.com

Wareham Forest wildfire: Ecologists assess damage to wildlife

Firefighters are set to be at Wareham Forest for several days after a blaze broke out on Monday.

www.bbc.co.uk

Just the three top results from a quick search, and that's just since 2020. I've heard radio reports of wildfires in just the Hants & Dorset area pretty much every year for the last few years.

 

[Richie]

It the "crossover" you should keep an eye on with wildfires. When humidity level and temp level in Celsius are the same (crossover point) e.g. 30% humidity and 30oC temp.

Once this is reached, wildfire risk is high.

 

[Slam62]

It the "crossover" you should keep an eye on with wildfires. When humidity level and temp level in Celsius are the same (crossover point) e.g. 30% humidity and 30oC temp.

Once this is reached, wildfire risk is high.

Oh, you mean if its hot and dry, hmm you may be onto something.

 

[builder22]

 

[badtooth76]

Nice and cool here now, loads of rain last night.

 

[Slam62]

Raining this morning even though the forecast doesn't mention it

 

[Stu999]

Finally some decent rain and a breeze to get some cooler air indoors.