Mini-heatwave set to hit UK with temperatures up to 23C

[Polymathic]

UK heatwaves are no joke. This country wasn’t designed for warm temperatures - buildings, etc, are designed to retain as much heat as possible during winter, with most windows double-glazed - so we kak off during the 2 weeks of summer.

The Underground gets to the high 30’s with no ventilation except for the piston effect caused by oncoming trains, and there’s no AC on most of the trains. God forbid you need to use an overland train: you spend your entire journey sweating your arse off because there are again no air conditioning units in a metal tube being baked by the sun, with windows that only open about 15cm.

It’s an island, too, so it gets really muggy when it’s hot - think Durban in Summer. I’d take 35C on the Highveld or in the Cape any day.

What are you on about?
The UK ocean temperature is roughly the same as the Western Cape.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Weather isn't the same here ..... used to break out the duvets if it hit 15c in SA, here 15c is shorts and tshirt hot. Not looking forward to summer again, last year with it\s 30's plus was shyte. Bring back winter plox.

 

[backstreetboy]

Weather isn't the same here ..... used to break out the duvets if it hit 15c in SA, here 15c is shorts and tshirt hot. Not looking forward to summer again, last year with it\s 30's plus was shyte. Bring back winter plox.

Lol with global heating. Winter is gone.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Thankfully, winter is still very much a thing here. Snow and all. Love it.

 

[Dave]

Weather isn't the same here ..... used to break out the duvets if it hit 15c in SA, here 15c is shorts and tshirt hot. Not looking forward to summer again, last year with it\s 30's plus was shyte. Bring back winter plox.

Agreed, it's almost like the Met Office here use a different method of measurement.

 

[Dave]

Thankfully, winter is still very much a thing here. Snow and all. Love it.

I don't mind the cold, but I live on a hill, snow and (especially) ice aren't that welcome.

 

[The Voice]

Weather isn't the same here ..... used to break out the duvets if it hit 15c in SA, here 15c is shorts and tshirt hot. Not looking forward to summer again, last year with it\s 30's plus was shyte. Bring back winter plox.

Yeah, that’s the thing: unless you actually live here, you really have no idea what it’s really like in summer. The heat is just… different.

 

[Wut]

Yeah, that’s the thing: unless you actually live here, you really have no idea what it’s really like in summer. The heat is just… different.

I think it's mostly that our bodies adapt quickly. I lived in a tropical country for a few years and got used to the temp always being in the 35 - 40 degree range. There would be a week or so in December where it would drop down to around 25 degrees and I would feel like I was freezing while any relatives visiting thought I was crazy.