Heatwave what Heatwave ?

[reddragon]

Found the debate about closing schools during a heatwave strange given most schools are air conditioned so kids are probably safer from the conditions there.

That being said this whole scaremongering about the heatwave is ridiculous. For many country’s across the world the temperature today and tomorrow is normal (if not quite cool) it’s forecast in London to possibly reach 102F tomorrow however in places like Riyadh and Dubai 115F is the norm during the summer.

Very few normal state schools have aircon, many are single glazed old & poorly maintained.

Most schools have abandoned lessons to let kids chill and are allowing parents to collect their kids at lunchtime or keep them home.

Funny how toff MPs with kids in private schools that have already closed for the summer are telling state school teachers & kids to fight on in their schools isn't it!

 

[DerekC]

It has clouded over here in mid Hampshire and temperature has started to fall.

 

[MikeWM]

Coningsby has also reached 40.2 as at 3pm according to https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549404883744333824

Good, that's probably a less controversial answer than Heathrow. I see now there's a 40.3 rumoured from there (though not yet confirmed), which would be better still.

 

[Welly]

Peak temperature 34.2 deg C at my bench in my non-airconditioned workplace today.

 

[kristiang85]

It has clouded over here in mid Hampshire and temperature has started to fall.

Yeah the radar shows a band of rain coming. I should probably get the washing in...

 

[reddragon]

Rain radar at 16:40 on 19/7/2022


Its heading east steadily

 

[gswindale]

Rain radar at 16:40 on 19/7/2022
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Its heading east steadily

which website is that? Looks like quite a nice map

 

[reddragon]

which website is that? Looks like quite a nice map

Netweather extra app

 

[eMeS]

Coningsby has also reached 40.2 as at 3pm according to https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/1549404883744333824

Yesterday, the 5pm reading was 2 degrees higher than the 3pm, so scope for it to get higher

I would imagine that the temp reading from "Coningsby" is from RAF Coningsby, and I expect it to be accurate.

 

[mm333]

The temperature at Leeds Bradford Airport has dropped 6 degrees in an hour (37° at 15:50 to 31° at 16:50) and that corresponds with other local weather stations on wunderground.com.

What would cause such a drop?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

A sad fact during this heatwave is that whilst the dangers of swimming in open water being well known and reiterated every year, deaths especially young males always occur.

 

[yorkie]

Another good site is https://www.windy.com/

Right now York is one of the warmest parts of the UK and is warmer than anywhere in Italy and most of Spain.

I cycled home against a very warm breeze which was a bit surreal.

We are expecting rain and much cooler temperatures tomorrow.

 

[nlogax]

Rain to the west of Glasgow now, also occasional rumbles of thunder. The petrichor coming in through the open doors is wonderful and almost overwhelming.

 

[MikeWM]

40.3 Coningsby is indeed currently the leader according to the Met Office.

39.9 (!) at Cambridge NIAB. In July 2019 the Botanical Gardens came in at 0.6C higher than NIAB and took the record, but we won't know what their reported max is until tomorrow.

 

[kristiang85]

Rain radar at 16:40 on 19/7/2022
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Its heading east steadily

Annoyingly it broke up just as it reached Basingstoke, so I didn't get my planned Shawshank moment welcoming the rain. It does feel like its cooling down at least, but still a tad uncomfortable.

What would cause such a drop?

It is just a cooler band of air coming in, presumably due to a shift in direction.

 

[simonw]

Found the debate about closing schools during a heatwave strange given most schools are air conditioned so kids are probably safer from the conditions there.

That being said this whole scaremongering about the heatwave is ridiculous. For many country’s across the world the temperature today and tomorrow is normal (if not quite cool) it’s forecast in London to possibly reach 102F tomorrow however in places like Riyadh and Dubai 115F is the norm during the summer.

I think you will find that places such as Riyadh and Dubai have built environments designed to deal with that kind of heat.

 

[MattA7]

It rained here in Scotland for about half an hour (with thunder and lightning) has been noticeably cooler as well around 70F instead of 80 odd yesterday.

 

[XAM2175]

70F instead of 80 odd

~21° instead of ~27°C, for the benefit of everybody else living in the present

Also very much not the case for all of Scotland.

 

[Bald Rick]

Annoyingly it broke up just as it reached Basingstoke, so I didn't get my planned Shawshank moment welcoming the rain. It does feel like its cooling down at least, but still a tad uncomfortable.

radar shows a brief shower for Basingstoke around 1715, although it is possible that the radar picked it up at cloud level but it evaporated before reaching the ground.

 

[TwoYellas]

Horrible, horrible weather in outskirts of Burminum! Don't want this to become regular.

 

[kristiang85]

radar shows a brief shower for Basingstoke around 1715, although it is possible that the radar picked it up at cloud level but it evaporated before reaching the ground.

Yep that was exactly it (I was following the same radar) - absolutely nothing here.

 

[Cowley]

That’s two days outside painting in this completed and I think we got up to about 33 degrees a couple of times. I consumed lots of water!

It did rain for a bit around lunchtime today (I was on Dartmoor) which was quite pleasant. I had to try and time things so that I was painting whichever side of the building was in the shade but it wasn’t always possible…

 

[MikeWM]

Yep that was exactly it (I was following the same radar) - absolutely nothing here.

That happened here yesterday afternoon - some quite heavy-looking, if localised, 'rain' passed over, but no evidence of it at ground level, just some very high clouds visible.

I suppose it shows the risk of planning things using these radars, which I do regularly - though in more normal times they tend to be pretty reliable in my experience.

 

[kristiang85]

That happened here yesterday afternoon - some quite heavy-looking, if localised, 'rain' passed over, but no evidence of it at ground level, just some very high clouds visible.

I suppose it shows the risk of planning things using these radars, which I do regularly - though in more normal times they tend to be pretty reliable in my experience.

Sometimes swarms of flying ants can be mistaken for rain, too.

 

[MikeWM]

Sometimes swarms of flying ants can be mistaken for rain, too.

I had to look that up but yes, apparently so. I'll bear that in mind!

 

[TwoYellas]

Sometimes swarms of flying ants can be mistaken for rain, too.

I wonder how the common frog bears up in this heat.

 

[AndrewE]

I wonder how the common frog bears up in this heat.

It hides in a pond and breathes through its skin.

 

[Bald Rick]

I wonder how the common frog bears up in this heat.

as has been said in the other thread, SNCF have had a pretty bad day

 

[Jimini]

as has been said in the other thread, SNCF have had a pretty bad day

Post of the day

 

[birchesgreen]

Being in the office today was great with the A/C. The problem was driving home (no A/C in my old banger!) I had to shut the windows of the car because the air outside was so hot. I really hope i never have to do that again...