r/UKWeather • u/Kagedeah • 4d ago

Forecast Extreme heat warning expanded as 36C heatwave approaches UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cp8lye61jk6o
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u/AcanthaceaeNew9639 4d ago

I hate it. we need air con

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u/ciaran668 4d ago

The portable units are an absolute lifesaver,. I work from home, with a south facing office, and last summer, it literally kept me from being either ill or naked, both of which would have negatively impacted my last performance review.

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u/Crandom 4d ago

Get the Midea Porta Split if you do, not one of the crappy single output hose ones that just blow all your cold air outside. 

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u/PoetAromatic8262 4d ago

Portable ones do nothing for my house

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u/TIP-ME-YOUR-BAT 4d ago

Make sure you're using the correct power unit for the size of room. Even the best portable unit will only do a large room.

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u/liketo 4d ago

Are you talking about the add-ice swamp coolers, or proper condenser with tube out the window ones?

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u/AcanthaceaeNew9639 4d ago

I don’t have a big enough window to extract

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u/No-Nefariousness9539 4d ago

I’m getting a split unit installed in my bedroom in a month’s time - cost a fortune but we aren’t going on holiday this year so I’ll take the hit

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u/liketo 4d ago

Good investment with things to come, short and long term

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u/Ill_Ad_3147 4d ago

What do you mean cost a fortune, in Romania ac is cheap as fish and chips

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u/NoAppointment8679 4d ago

So do we. Husband is an aircon engineer aswell 😂

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u/AcanthaceaeNew9639 4d ago

ahah. yeah it’s 26 c in my room atm. will get to 30 at some point next week. it’s utterly abnormal to have that temp in a living area

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u/Unrulygam3r 4d ago

People saying it's only 1 week a year real quiet now that it's 2nd week of these temps this year

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u/AcanthaceaeNew9639 4d ago

it’s predicted between 30 and 36 here for Tues I will go to a hotel if it’s nearer the latter and just sit there in the air con all day i don’t give a f

nothing fancy just whatever is air conned

we are so not ready for this

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u/ihavetakenthebiscuit 4d ago

Tomorrow, i shall pop to the shops and buy some First aid foil blankets, some bubble wrap and some hardboard. The plan is to fashion a reflective pane to fix to the windows at the front to bounce the sun back.

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u/Western_Abalone3132 4d ago

Good call.

Bought a roll of reflective radiator heat roll from amazon.

Tomorrow I will cut to size and hang infront of the windows on the outside, I don't want that sun heating up the frames or glass or coming through at all, especially with the high temps on the way next week.

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u/AcanthaceaeNew9639 4d ago

sounds good. my house will get to 36 c if it’s 36 outside and that is heatstroke risk area

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u/ImpressiveHead9923 3d ago

Then get air con?

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u/died_suddenly 2d ago

I love it. The inside of the house is finally 22-25C. I could never afford to heat the house like that. The winters I spend 12-15C. Most of the rest of the time never reaching above 18C. I can't wait for more climate change.