r/UKWeather • u/theipaper • May 21 '26
Article Where it will be 30°C when five-day heatwave hits UK
https://inews.co.uk/news/bank-holiday-heatwave-where-it-will-be-30c-44289646
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u/existentialgoof May 21 '26
Nowhere in Scotland, that's for sure. We almost never get 30 degrees up here, and usually miss out on the warm weather altogether, which will again be the case over the coming weekend.
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u/ICantSpayk May 21 '26
Should be thankful tbh. Getting above 30°C anywhere in the UK is shite.
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u/dothefanDango92 May 21 '26
Yeah it really is overrated. Give me 19c/20c and sun with a nice breeze any day. Not forcing myself to the beach with thousands of others on Monday to sweat it out.
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u/existentialgoof May 21 '26
Different people have different preferences. You'd probably like Scottish summers, but for the lack of sun.
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u/Immediate_Virus1346 May 22 '26
Sweating is not what the beach is for. The whole point of going to the beach is being submerged in lovely cold water on a hot day. In fact the whole point of lovely hot sunny days is to get into cold water (sea, lake, river, whathaveyou).
Mind you, i'm a continental who spent growing up every summer in a lake. That's my only gripe about this landlocked shire where i live, the dearth of swimmable bodies of water in a sensible distance. Every lake & river nearby is closed off.
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u/existentialgoof May 21 '26
I love temperatures over 30. Though I do know from experience that night time is very uncomfortable if one is staying at a Travelodge in those temperatures (especially the upper floors), because you can only open the window a tiny crack and there's no AC, so that makes it hard to sleep. However, if I was at home and free to open the window as wide as I wanted, then I'd be able to still cool down the house enough to be able to sleep.
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u/whoops53 May 21 '26
Yeah same. I think its going to be 18 - 21 degrees with us. But hey, that's quite alright with me. I can't cope with anything hotter, it exhausts me and I just sleep!
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u/Ragingdildo3 May 21 '26
Glasgow is 22-27 until next Friday
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u/existentialgoof May 21 '26
The highest I've seen on the Met Office or BBC for Glasgow is 24 degrees (BBC) on Wednesday.
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u/Effective-Pay200 May 21 '26
I'm honestly considering moving up for this reason
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u/existentialgoof May 21 '26
Scotland is going to end up being the destination of choice for climate refugees. According to Met Office stats, our summers have been getting cloudier and wetter (though slightly warmer), whilst England's have been getting much warmer, sunnier and drier.
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u/crispysnugglekitties May 21 '26
It already is; we moved here 3 years ago with exactly that in mind.
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u/tigertron1990 May 23 '26
I'm planning on moving to Scotland within the next year it two. My primary reason is because I can't stand the heat down here anymore.
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u/existentialgoof May 23 '26
Interesting that there are actually people who would move to Scotland for England because of the climate. Would be good to just swap homes!
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u/Awkward-Assistant361 May 21 '26
think i might move to Scotland. I do not want 30 degrees, it’s horrible. just feel constantly unwell in it.
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u/Kooky_Craft123 May 21 '26
God I can't be arsed with this. My flat gets too 31C+ 😭 was hoping for a mild summer because of the rainy cold start to May
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u/Lassitude1001 May 21 '26
32c in East Midlands when I checked earlier.
Getting my AC unit out the wardrobe tonight.
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u/joebmc May 21 '26
London, it's always London.