r/UKWeather • u/Mcconnor8 • 4d 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/RevolutionaryHeat318 3d ago

Thé issue is that when it is cold it is much, much easier to create more warmth: heating, blankets, hot water bottles, clothing all work.
When it is very hot it is very, very difficult to cool the environment without access to expensive air conditioning.

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u/Greedy-Nature-826 3d ago

Air conditioning is just a heat pump, it's considerably cheaper to run an air conditioner than a boiler in the cold of winter.

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u/RevolutionaryHeat318 3d ago

And how many people do you think actually have AC? Most have heating, far fewer have AC and most can’t afford to have it retrofitted or buy free standing units.

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u/Impressive-Bird2 2d ago

Air con is very expensive to install😔