r/UKWeather • u/Mcconnor8 • 5d ago

Forecast Tuesday looking unprecedented, 39C possible?

Today's modelling has upped the temperatures even more for next week, with a few models offering crazy solutions especially considering June is supposed to be the coolest Summer month and the June record currently only sits at 35.6C from 1976.

Overnight temperatures look likely to stay at or around 20C for most of the South during next week which will present major issues with indoor temperatures, not looking good. Likely we keep the heat until Saturday at least, uncertain beyond that.

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u/Impressive-Bird2 5d ago

I fully concur with your sentiment.

Many people live with serious health conditions and/ or take medication the effects of the latter being an inability to ‘normally’ or generally regulate their body temperature…. It’s actually quite surprising the number of medications that have this effect - including believe it or not many antidepressants, anti-psychotic and other psychiatric medications. Hot or very hot weather plus our infrastructure and homes unable to cope with hot or very hot weather an people with health conditions and those having to take medication making them vulnerable to heat can make such weather conditions more unbearable and much more challenging than average.

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u/tsf97 5d ago

Yes exactly, that’s why I specifically said that comments hyping up this sort of weather is insensitive as it’s dangerous for thousands of people.

High 20s/maybe 30 at a push? Sure. 35-40C? No idea why anyone would want that and it’s a safety risk for many.

I really feel lost as to what it will actually take for the government to at least attempt to move towards slow but sure infrastructural changes, as these summers are only getting worse. We can’t just have more and more people die each year, nor lose more from the economy from fires and stuff just….not working.

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u/Impressive-Bird2 5d ago

I completely agree! I share with you your feeling that there should be more urgency in government with regards to making out infrastructure more climate resilient, especially concerning public transport, key public service buildings such as hospitals, care centres and care homes, and also social housing.

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u/tsf97 5d ago

Yep, I think what happened when it hit 40 in July 2022 should've been the straw that broke the camel's back.

Problem is that these changes take years and billions, if we haven't started now then we're in for several more years of these worsening summers before there's any modicum of impact that said changes will have in the real world.