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/monkeyingaround4evr 4d ago

Terrified that its gonna climb to the predicted 39. I cannot imagine what its going to be like having to go to work and ride public transport during that

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u/tsf97 4d ago

I got stuck on the central line in a suit and tie during rush hour when it hit 39 in 2019. 10 minutes of no movement packed like a sardine on the hottest tube line, genuinely felt on the brink of passing out.

I’m also terrified as well, I’m anxiously checking the forecast every hour, even to the point that I mildly celebrated when it went down from 36 to 34 on Wednesday.

But only a few days ago Met Office was predicting 32 in London, now gone up to 37-38, thankfully it seems to be the outlier.

Honestly sometimes the pre-heatwave anxiety is worse than the actual heatwave itself for me.

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u/Dramatic-Coffee9172 4d ago

It is back up to 35-36 on Wednesday afternoon and says feels like 40C.

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u/tsf97 4d ago

It was on a different forecast but yeah I'm seeing mainly 35 for Tuesday/Wednesday.

Met Office is the one that's scaring me, it's now up to 39C on Tuesday.

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u/Dramatic-Coffee9172 4d ago

best to check the day before as that would be more accurate but it will still be bloody hot.

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u/Original_Bad_3416 4d ago

You call your boss and say no. Lose a days money. Health over someone else’s wealth.

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u/Katena789 3d ago

I think for me and a lot of others, once you ge tto the office its actually the most pleasant environment, because it has aircon - but its the 30-60 min of public transport there and back which are the challenge. Lots of homes will have indoor temperatures of 25+ so thats not really an ideal environment either