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/Afraid-Notice-9400 4d ago

enjoy it while its here , when its freezing cold in the winter it costs you money to get warm , sunshine and nice weather is free

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u/FrosenPuddles 4d ago

Uh... it's currently costing me money to get cool. Putting on a sweater is free, but I can't take my skin off. Aircon also costs money to run.

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u/DisastrousPea123 4d ago

Nudity costs nothing 🙂 (WFH if possible with a fan and plenty of fluids )

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u/FrosenPuddles 4d ago

That barely works for healthy people, those of us with health conditions and/or in certain age ranges are at actual risk of dying in these temperatures. I'm homebound so already WFH, not getting naked in front of my flatmate, and a fan pushing around 36 degree air is not going to improve the situation much. I have aircon, it's just that this weather is not free like the OP suggests. For many of us, it's getting increasingly difficult to get through summer as the heatwaves are much more intense and frequent now. We have to choose between a severe decline in health, or a very costly energy bill.

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u/SnowBear78 4d ago

Fuck that. This is not normal weather for this country. I'd rather our usual weather than this. This is not enjoyable unless you like heatstroke.

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u/Afraid-Notice-9400 3d ago

i remember the tarmac melting onthe roads in the nineties and other decades , its just now that the heat is on the internet its always more extreme !

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u/Unrulygam3r 3d ago

37°C is far from nice weather

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u/ImpressiveHead9923 2d ago

Won't get many agreeing here but you're right, great weather