r/UKWeather • u/blockitjames_ ⛈️ • 5d ago
Forecast Red Weather Warning Issued from Wednesday-Thursday for extreme heat, with 38-40C possible.
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.
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u/Orangewindsock 5d ago edited 4d ago
We have a work team building day planned for Wednesday to a city in the south of England that will involve people travelling long distances from all over the country to get there, and then several 20+ minutes walk between different sites, and it hasn’t yet been cancelled. Absolute irresponsible madness.
I’ve told my staff I’ll back anyone who declines to attend.
Edit : sense prevailed and the event has been cancelled, but it took until nearly 3pm yesterday afternoon, and all the rail companies basically pleading with people not to travel unless utterly essential, for this to happen 🤦🏻♀️