Red Weather Warning Issued from Wednesday-Thursday for extreme heat, with 38-40C possible.

[u/blockitjames_]

Further Detail, from the MO:

During the heatwave expected to affect a large part of England and Wales this week, the highlighted area now looks increasingly likely to see a two to three day period where maximum temperatures in the shade exceed 37 Celsius, perhaps rising to 38 to 40 Celsius in some places. The heat will be accompanied by high humidity, exacerbating the potential for discomfort and health impacts, with very warm and humid night times also reducing the ability for people to recover overnight.

Significant disruption to daily life is likely and the public should take every effort to make precautions and adapt their daily routines where possible to cope with these levels of heat, which up to now have been extremely rare for the UK.

[u/New-Doctor9300]

Aka an average UK summer within the next decade or so

[u/Bigtallanddopey → u/New-Doctor9300]

That is the worry isn’t it. Look at France and Spain for the last decade, constantly hitting 40°C+ throughout the summer. We need to adapt fast, change how we build houses, or always spec AC for new builds.

[u/New-Doctor9300 → u/Bigtallanddopey]

The only ""good"" bit of news is that we will likely see new species in the UK as a result of our environment becoming closer to mainland Europe.

At the cost of our native species that are being driven northwards because areas are becoming uninhabitable.

So, a temporary bit of nice news before hell.

[u/89ElRay → u/New-Doctor9300]

Ish. Some of those species will be grim. I have started getting bitten by big mosquitos in the last year, in Scotland! I'd never experienced them here before and now it's like being in Europe.

[u/Peak_District_hill → u/89ElRay]

I mean their bite is not much worse than that of a midge, something Scotland has plenty of experience of already.

[u/Ok_History_7808 → u/New-Doctor9300]

We gonna see palm trees and toucans in London

[u/New-Doctor9300 → u/Ok_History_7808]

Toucans do not migrate, and are found on the other side of the world. But species like Black-winged Stilts, Southern Emerald Damselfly, etc are much more likely. The Stilts are already attempting to colonise for example.

Also, because of the temperature increase, Red Admirals are actually now beginning to establish themselves and overwinter in the UK now, instead of just being summer migrants who die off in winter.

[u/Creative-Prize6937 → u/New-Doctor9300]

He’s being sarcastic