The Great British Weather

Yes - I can sit on the side dangling my legs in. Not quite the same as a full dip though.

where do you live? on my way

Living room is 32 degrees at midday, not loving life right now.

26 in here due to some bad door usage management. Outside is hell.

Left house at 5:15am in a breezy 22 degrees. Fucking dreading the 20 mile ride home at 4:30.

Just popped out for lunch, it's hot for sure, but it's also bloody lovely

out for an hour and a half ride with pub stop near the end
cold cider, hot sun, gentle cooling breeze

was thinking to myself does life get any better than this as the cider was going down
laaaarvely

over 40C at heathrow
breaks out roy castles trumpet ( not a euph )

I want us to be happy about the weather.

https://twitter.com/MarinaPurkiss/status/1549359375222980609

A few miles north of Heathrow, sitting outside in rear patio.
Normal cooling breeze, windchill possible even at 30+C, instead delivers oven-like gusts of even hotter air.

Expecting more figs to ripen this Summer.

Normal cooling breeze, windchill possible even at 30+C, instead delivers oven-like gusts of even hotter air.

Get your washing out :)

Just getting ready to go do an evening shift in a commercial kitchen.

Not expecting it to be pleasant.

Sky news has taken a somber tone now 40c has been reached. It’s like they’ve been told not to sound triumphant or celebratory.

.https://twitter.com/i/status/1549374829404594177

arrgghhh flooding next, we usually get some terrific storms after a hot spell

FUck I am not coping well with this heat. Can barely function until 11am after sleeping so shit. And concentrating on a screen is hard. I don't think having covid again a few weeks ago has helped.

@mashton Nice. I was thinking about picking up a hammock. What did you do about mosquitoes?

Last night I lit a few citronella tea lights after being woken up twice by the whining little fuckers dive bombing me in the early hours.

For tonight I have rigged a top line with a mozzie net hanging off it.

I am wearing a wet cycling hat and a damp tea towel around my neck and it helps quite a bit.

This is so cold in contrast to the air that it is very very painful

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This, on the other hand, is lovely.

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You look like a children's television superhero

The south east, so far this tear, is running at 62% of the long term average for rain. The ground was dry before this heatwave. Humidity is low, (for the UK), so the atmosphere above us is not holding much moisture.

Compare with July 2021, when London had 2 1-in-400 year events in the same month.

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First time I’ve opened this thread in 8 years, last thing I saw was hippy having a sook, I’m guessing because of the shitty rain. HAPPY NOW?