uk heatwave

[tb2830]

hi all you uk residents what do you all think of the heatwave that is meant to be happening in the uk for july and august
well i have mixed feelings about it ...yes i love the sun and the heat but unless you live by the coast then its unbearable living in the country it gets muggy and unbearable on just a warm day.........plus hotter weather means more wasps bees and ants and i dont like either of them infact ive been known to sit in my house with all windows and doors locked so the horrible things cant get it even on the hottest of days

[WendyHG]

I absolutely cannot wait...... we seem to be starved of sunshine in this country and last summer was a disaster, didn't even exsist! :(

So personally I just can't wait to feel the sun and have BBQ's, to be able to go in the garden without getting caked in mud!

Going to seaside for tea for Fish n Chips, getting washing dry on the washing line rather then using the tumble dryer....

All of it..........CAN'T WAIT....... it's such a rare sight in the UK

:hehe: :sun: :sunny: :hehe:

[twink]

i will believe it when i see it.......................... they say this every year :)

[WendyHG]

i will believe it when i see it.......................... they say this every year :)

:lol: :lol: VERY TRUE!!

[Jenna]

I absolutely cannot wait...... we seem to be starved of sunshine in this country and last summer was a disaster, didn't even exsist! :(

So personally I just can't wait to feel the sun and have BBQ's, to be able to go in the garden without getting caked in mud!
I sooo agree!! I hate the cold weather as I've got bad circulation, so summer is definitely my time of year. Bring it on!!

[ShazzyBoo]

hi all you uk residents what do you all think of the heatwave that is meant to be happening in the uk for july and august
Oh nooo... I didn't know that. I live down in Birmingham during the summer and I honestly cannot believe how much hotter it is there than in Scotland! You wouldn't think a few hundred miles could make that much difference! I don't handle heat all that well :lol:

[Morgan8]

I hope they are right :) I love the heat :sun:

[tb2830]

hiya shazzy i feel the same i love the sun but cant cope that good in it i only live 15 miles from birmingham and yes the heat is terrible here

[american idol]

definitely much colder here up in North Yorkshire !!


all i can say is BRING IT ON!!!

[ukwdwnut]

hope it happens, so the uog camping meet will have a great weather, roll on august :D

[PaulaK]

We've had gorgeous weather here this week, but last week we had hailstones like golfballs!

I'll believe the heatwave when I see it too, i'm still waiting for last years predicted Indian summer to happen :waiting:

[excitedbunny]

I hope the weather people are right -- although knowing what past predictions have been like it will probably rain from July to August. :rolleyes:

[ShazzyBoo]

hiya shazzy i feel the same i love the sun but cant cope that good in it i only live 15 miles from birmingham and yes the heat is terrible here
Yup I'm just a red headed fair skinned scottish girl who doesn't deal well with the sun! :lol:

The good thing about living down in Brum is it sure makes a difference getting up in the morning when the sun is shining! :D

[ukwdwnut]

Yup I'm just a red headed fair skinned scottish girl


no hair then, just a redhead, shazzy :rotfl:

[ukwdwnut]

I hope the weather people are right -- although knowing what past predictions have been like it will probably rain from July to August. :rolleyes:


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO dont say that :eek:

[ShazzyBoo]

no hair then, just a redhead, shazzy :rotfl:
:lol: Yes... I do look quite strange :lol: Although in the heat... that might be an idea! I could just shave all my hair off! I could start a new trend :lol:

[ukwdwnut]

nah keep the hair :lol:

[Lisa1976]

Try working and living in London, its not nice, the trains, tubes and buses are unbearable and there is nothing you can do about it. Im afraid im a summer hater.

[Wendy L]

hope it happens, so the uog camping meet will have a great weather, roll on august :D

Umm don't know how to say this........... :unsure: it can be wonderful weather everywhere else but..........................lets just say, close to the moors and sea, can mean rain and mist :oops: .

Hopefully they'll get it right, last year was awful, mind you it was the first year the Firework Comp wasn't rained off :rolleyes: Things can only get better :D

[Kitten]

It would be nice to have a decent summer this year.

[ukwdwnut]

Umm don't know how to say this........... :unsure: it can be wonderful weather everywhere else but..........................lets just say, close to the moors and sea, can mean rain and mist :oops: .


bummer, i wished you hadnt said that wendy :rolleyes: :wink: :lol:

[Wendy L]

bummer, i wished you hadnt said that wendy :rolleyes: :wink: :lol:

:whistle: Sorry, we've had many a good BBQ in the rain :lol: today, it's overcast with the odd sunny interval by a cold easterly wind, last few days have been nice though. :thumbs:

[mumof2]

oooo - i hadn't heard that. last year's summer weather wasn't great.

we only live about 10-15 minutes walk from the beach, or a bit further along the beach (about 10 mins drive from my house) there's a long wide green area just by the beach where everyone (and i mean EVERYONE!!) goes to fly kites, play cricket,football or rounders and have BBQ's after a day on the beach - it's great fun!!

we also just get together sometimes in the evenings with family and friends for picnics - oh i can't wait - it's really nice when we do that after school some days.

[american idol]

it can't be as bad as last year Nut, you weren't there when the girls pitched up but it was during a storm and there was flooding everywhere- and that was Dorset! i predict good weather this year :D

[Dawn]

It's a lovely day here today. Hope it stays like this right through the summer. :sun:

Cost a fortune in sunscreen if it does though. :rolleyes:

[WendyHG]

Weather here is beautiful to, glorious sunshine

[american idol]

beautiful here too! saw a pair of swallows making a nest this morning- must be a good sign :D

[igotishues]

I don't like the heat too much in England- it's just not the same as being abroad in the heat. Especially when you have to work in it!

Nicest temperature in the UK for me is about 25 Celcuis :)

[ukwdwnut]

yeah that a nice temp, just right

hope its not raining when we pitch up brit, had that when we went to north devon with me mates it was pppppppppppppppppp falling down :lol:

great :sun: here too but quite windy

[mumof2]

this may "dampen" everyones hopes for the summer (get it??!!!:lol: )

i just saw our local weather report and they said it's just not possible to predict the weather more than a week in advance so they don't know what the summer will be like!!
keeping my fingers crossed for the sun :fingers:

[Wendy]

:joke: :joke: :joke: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :laughoff:

I just read the title of this thread.................:runaway:

[ukwdwnut]

oi dont put the mockers on it anne :slap: :lol:

[Melfuzz]

The worst thing about heat waves is trying to get to sleep. Spend the whole night kicking the blankets on and off.

[typhoon tilly]

cant wait, i have been sunbathing all day have to get the tan started cant go to typhoon lagoon looking like a milk bottle.:sunny: :sunny: :sunny:

[chips]

:blush: cant stand it when it gets to hot here:eek: love it abroad but:p ................I hate the nights.............cant sleep at all :( .............I think we all need air conditioning........then we would be fine...........we could enjoy the heat outside and be cool inside:thumbs: and sleep at night:sleep: ..........

[sunshine state]

When the forecast says about a heatwave coming to the UK this summer what sort of temperatures are we talking about?

[ukwdwnut]

they are predicting 100 degs, heard on the radio this morning

[Dawn]

Average for the UK is around 22-23C in July so anything above that would be classed as a heatwave.

Wait till the Arizona people read this. :rotfl:

[uscwest]

OMG 100 in the UK. You will totally melt. Just hope you don't have high humidity to go with it.

[ukwdwnut]

yeah me too john thats what really kills ya, and saps the energy, but hey any sun here is a bonus :lol:

[chips]

OMG 100 in the UK. You will totally melt. Just hope you don't have high humidity to go with it.I THINK I PROBABLY WILL !!! MELT THAT IS:afraid:

[The Blue Fairy]

Any bit of summer would be great lol :wink: But it is very uncomfortable working and travelling in it. We're not geared up for high temps in this country :rolleyes:

[roebuck]

A heatwave in July

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

No Orlando for us this year so its two weeks in sunny Scarborough.

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

Yorkshire is magic at any time but with some sunshine as well

:dancin: :drunk: :singin:

Bring it on.

:sun: :sun: :sun: :sun:

[babybelle]

We live about 15-30 minutes drive from Loch Lomond and the National Park - a summer heatwave means leaving early and coming home late to avoid the traffic but being able to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the UK - almost on our doorstep!!! Yee-haa!

[Kitten]

We live about 15-30 minutes drive from Loch Lomond and the National park - a summer heatwved means leaving early and coming home late to avoid the traffic but being able to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the Uk - almost on our doorstep!!! Yee-haa!

I love Loch Lomond, I haven't been there for years.. I just love Scotland

[babybelle]

I love Loch Lomond, I haven't been there for years.. I just love Scotland


We are really lucky where we live because it is close to the city centre (Glasgow) and close to Loch Lomond. The contrast between the two is immense!

[twink]

were going tomorrow taking kids to skate park at dumbarton then off to loch lomand shores :)

[ShazzyBoo]

We are really lucky where we live because it is close to the city centre (Glasgow) and close to Loch Lomond. The contrast between the two is immense!

Very true... the thing I love about Scotland is no matter where you stay you are always really close to the coast :) And its a small world after all :lol: I'm in East Kilbride :overhere:

were going tomorrow taking kids to skate park at dumbarton then off to loch lomand shores :)

Sounds good... I hope the weather stays nice for you :D

[PaulaK]

What a gorgeous day we had here today. The kids went with their grandparents to Southport and DH and I went out for lunch and then spent the day shopping in the city centre. The atmosphere was great, people were sat in the squares listening to the live music. I almost felt like I was on holiday! :D

[babybelle]

were going tomorrow taking kids to skate park at dumbarton then off to loch lomand shores :)


LOL - I have never been to Loch Lomond shores although I was applied for a job there and got an interview but I changed my mind. My kids have been loads of times with their Out of School club

[babybelle]

[QUOTE=ShazzyBoo]Very true... the thing I love about Scotland is no matter where you stay you are always really close to the coast :) And its a small world after all :lol: I'm in East Kilbride :overhere:






We are in Clydebank but right at the outskirts (near the Erskine Bridge)

[susieh]

Am just about as far south as you can get in the UK - Portsmouth - and we have our own micro climate cos of the geography (surrounded by sea cos we are an island, Portsdown Hill to the North and the Isle of Wight to the South). Usually it's drier and hotter here than the rest of the area round us.

It's a 5 minute walk to the sea from our house, so when it is hot we go for walks along the shore in the evenings - very pleasant! I hope these predictions are right - especially after last year when we had a rubbish summer here and then missed much of our holiday in Orlando cos of the Hurricanes and being confined to our hotel room!

[tajainaz]

Average for the UK is around 22-23C in July so anything above that would be classed as a heatwave.

Wait till the Arizona people read this. :rotfl:


Someone in Arizona just read it! The temperature was predicted to reach 101 today, but I think we're topping out in the high 90s! Thank you! :thumbs: Still have a couple of hours to go until we're certain, but I'll take any delay! :lol: Haven't reached 100 yet this season, and am hoping it will wait until June--probably will arrive by Memorial Day weekend (end of May), unfortunately.

Will trade some incessant sun and a tube of sunscreen for a few clouds in August! :hehe:

[ukwdwnut]

:blush: cant stand it when it gets to hot here:eek: love it abroad but:p ................I hate the nights.............cant sleep at all :( .............I think we all need air conditioning........then we would be fine...........we could enjoy the heat outside and be cool inside:thumbs: and sleep at night:sleep: ..........


we just have a big pedestal fan blowing in the living room to cool down, makes all the difference :D

[broony]

Lets hope it's just a blip, but a cold and damp Monday morning in the north east of england. :(

[PaulaK]

Same in Manchester. It's raining cats and dogs :rain:

[ukwdwnut]

:sun: trying to come out here, we had a great weekend, quite hot

[mumof2]

:sun: trying to come out here, we had a great weekend, quite hot
same here (worthing - west sussex) beautiful hot day yesterday, and sun :sun: also coming through here today. quite warm taking kids to school this morning as well - no coats!!

[Dawn]

same here (worthing - west sussex) beautiful hot day yesterday, and sun :sun: also coming through here today. quite warm taking kids to school this morning as well - no coats!!
:wow:

Lancing, west sussex!!

The washing is hanging out in the garden and the piggies are busy cutting the grass in the sun. :D

[ukwdwnut]

:wow:

Lancing, west sussex!!

The washing is hanging out in the garden and the piggies are busy cutting the grass in the sun. :D

had to cut mine manually yesterday, as we have no piggies left :lol:

[mumof2]

:wow:

Lancing, west sussex!!

The washing is hanging out in the garden and the piggies are busy cutting the grass in the sun. :D

"it's a small world after all" :lol: :lol: :lol:

are you gonna be singing that all day now? :evil: !!

[Dawn]

:hissy:

[mumof2]

:lol: thought you'd like that!

Dawn, what happened!

I was standing in the playground collecting my youngest and then I saw this big grey cloud :eek:
and then came the raindrops :rain:

Luckily, we only live round the corner so we made it back just before it got too heavy, my eldest walks home with his friends and he somehow didn't get too wet either!

[edg]

the hotter the better !!!!

[Dawn]

:lol: thought you'd like that!

Dawn, what happened!

I was standing in the playground collecting my youngest and then I saw this big grey cloud :eek:
and then came the raindrops :rain:

Yep we got that too. Had to rush out and rescue the piggies before they need to swim.

So you've got the overcast morning too then?

[ukwdwnut]

beautiful and :sun: here :D

[Wendy]

:sun: Beautiful morning here but forecast is for rain :rain: all week. :unsure:

[mumof2]

Yep we got that too. Had to rush out and rescue the piggies before they need to swim.

So you've got the overcast morning too then?
hmmm, :sigh: coats and cardis this morning!

[chips]

:) Seems as though it's getting nicer now:D

[Wendy L]

Its not very nice here, I've put the central heating back on it's :cold: :rain: :rain:could be worse I suppose, we could have Jo's weather :snow:

[Morgan8]

They are saying it could get to 29 degree's today in the south :woohoo:

[broony]

Lucky you, its still damp and rainy, but may "get out" taoday in the NE:sigh:

[ukwdwnut]

said on the radio 24 in essex, hope its 29 tho, gotta go put mikeys trampoline up so will start to get a tan then :)

[Dawn]

24 down here on the coast. :sun:

[ukwdwnut]

still hot enough tho dawn eh!!! oh i love the summer :)

[chips]

:blush: 29 degrees in London they said:hehe: .............was it not!! only 20 in midlands:confused:

[sunshine state]

Im just outside London and its been a lovely start to the day, already in the 70s..

[Morgan8]

My tortoises are having there first day of freedom today :thumbs:

[ShazzyBoo]

That's me just moved down yesterday to Birmingham for the summer now and I still can't believe the difference! :D If only there was some way for me to take the weather back up north... you really should share you know! ;)

[sunshine state]

Current temp here in Kent is 81, i went out into the garden for about an hour and got sun burnt..

[broony]

Not sure of the current temp here in Newcastle, but went out into the garden for an hour and got rusty!!:lol:

[Josette]

I wish we would get beyond 80 degrees...

[ukwdwnut]

Not sure of the current temp here in Newcastle, but went out into the garden for an hour and got rusty!!:lol:


:rotfl: :rotfl: its baking down here, will go to the car in a mo and see what the temp is :D

[twink]

its freezing up here and it rained this morning it looks like rain again now

[broony]

Alright, Alright, rub it in:lol: , its still overcast and quite miserable in Newcastle, but then again the football hasn't helped!!

I've just had a thought, I work just up the road from St James Park, maybe it's just a big cloud hanging over the stadium:shrug: .

[Dawn]

West Sussex is...hot. Very hot. :sun:

[american idol]

thunderstorms!

[Wendy]

thunderstorms!

must be the humidity! :rolleyes: :rain:

[sunshine state]

It reached 86 here in London today, very hot..

[ukwdwnut]

just now it said 31c/87.8f in the car

[Bazemerald]

Some complain when it's wet...Some complain when it's hot. Me...I like my winters to be winters and summers to be summers.
Crazy thing is...why after a day or two of warm weather after months of rain, do we hear of possible droughts.

[Watchinherskip]

OK, I know I speak for the inhabitants of easter United States...Give us back our weather...There has to be a screwup...it has been very UKesque here as of late..we have been for weeks stuck in low pressure waves one after another so that we are around 20 degrees F below normal, NE winds, clouds, rain, drizzle..sound familiar? So give us back our 80 degree and sunny and nobody gets hurt!!! Ok, weather is getting better, high in the 80's today!!! Wahoooooo

[jazzyb]

Hiya,

We live in the farest south you can get, right on the coast, Dorset. It has been gorgeous today, only today, so hopefully it will carry on like this. Really hot and no wind either!
If I'd been laid in it I might have evn got a tan!!! Unfortunately I was painting our fence in the shade!!:shrug:
Long may it reign, the weather that is!!!
Cheerybye!
jazzyb :D

[Dawn]

I'm on a hosepipe ban. :rolleyes: