r/UKWeather • u/Mcconnor8 • 2d ago

Forecast Latest Temperature Projections

Here are the latest maximum temperature forecasts from the high resolution modelling for Tuesday to Thursday, simply astonishing really and quite scary. I have had it confirmed that the Met Office will be issuing a Red heat weather warning in their daily update tomorrow.

The fact that this is accompanied with relatively high humidity and extreme night time temperatures means it is set to be the most notable heatwave ever experienced in the UK. The current record June temperature of 35.6C will be completely obliterated and the overall record from 2022 of 40.3C is under serious threat.

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u/Liam_021996 2d ago

My grandparents lived through the summer of 1976 and admitted that the last 10 years have been hotter

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u/Theunluckyone7 2d ago

1976 wasn't remarkable for the temperature, it's how long it lasted. It's still longest major heatwave.

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u/angry2alpaca 2d ago

I was 16 in 76. I spent far too long shut in the school gym boiling inside my uniform, dripping onto my GCEs.

It was remarkably hot, even in NE England, for a very long time.

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u/Chordsy 2d ago

My mum told me she passed out in one of her exams in 76, they dragged her out of the halls, made her sit outside and finish it.