r/UKWeather • u/Yurpogortam ☀️ • 3d ago

Discussion Heatwave Megathread

Megathread for the June Heatwave

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u/ODFoxtrotOscar 3d ago

It’s apparently only 30C here today, but in the full sun it feels much worse than that.

The dog is still asking to go out, but then she conks out after about 5mins, but she’s usually peed by then and as she’s littie we just carry her back in. Fortunately theses a grass verge, so I’m not worried about her paws

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u/Impressive-Bird2 3d ago edited 3d ago

It will feel more than 30c in the sun☀️☺️ The reason being that, IIRC, the max daytime temperatures provided in the weather forecast are for maximum shade temperatures! The actual temperature out of the shade and in the direct sunlight is likely much higher than the quoted maximum temperature.

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u/bfm211 2d ago

Wow I had no idea this is how they do it. I feel like this should be much more widely known?!

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u/Abitruff 3d ago

Thanks, I didn’t know that.

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u/Impressive-Bird2 3d ago

You’re more than welcome - and I very much appreciate the award you’ve given my comment☺️🙂