Britain basking in 19 degrees Celsius

Yes, it's the lack of sunshine that's really getting to me, we seem to be blanketed in grey cloud all year round. It's not usually this grey and bleak. Usually we get a decent amount of crisp clear winter days and lovely sunny days in Spring and Summer.This year, grey, grey and more grey.

All the "snuggly under my blankie with a hot choccie, all cosy" people who relish the winter and don't like having to speak to people outside are loving it.

It is considerably cooler than it should be at this stage in June. Hoping for something a bit warmer soon.

After a dire winter, I gritted my teeth sure that we'd have a pleasant May and a glorious June. After all last year's June was lovely with a few weeks of more or less solid sunshine. The year before we had a fantastic year with lots of blue skies and clear days throughout as well as a few heatwaves.

I cannot believe that next week is the longest day of the year and I'm waking up to grey skies, rain and a high of 13 degrees. This is depressing.

Freezing here in the north around 13 degrees and back in winter coat.

It's freezing, wild, windy and white!
Every time I look up at the sky this year it's just white. No blue bits and cloud, not even dark clouds just......nothingy overcast...

East Anglia - expected to reach balmy high of 13 degrees. We have windchill so drop temperature at least a couple of degrees.

I have reverted back to full winter gear today, including woolly hat and gloves. 😬

Cloudy and windy here (east Anglia) yesterday, pissing it down all night, still rainy and cold. Forecast to be unsettled all week. This is the shittest Spring/ early summer weather and I'm sick of it.

I kind of admire the British attitude of ‘it’s June, the sun is out so I am wearing my t shirt, shorts and flip flops’ even though it is barely 10 degrees. I do feel sorry for the little kids who get dressed up in summer clothes when it’s like this though.

I’m back to 2 fleeces and thermal leggings. 🥶

There are two possible upsides- maybe for those who get hay fever it is less bad than usual for June, and some of the sight for sore eyes that is British people bad dress sense in warmer weather won't be seen.

They've got to keep the fear of "global warming" going. They can twist anything with the right words, I remember when the buzzwords of terror were "the greenhouse effect". They hadn't really got onto flying being such a sin then, as it was before the era of cheap flights, it was all about cars. Remember more recently the dark red weather maps, compared to the green ones with similar temperatures from years before? And how everyone moaned, instead of going out there and enjoying it! For once, we had heat on our doorstep, and so many people cried their eyes out.

There's still hope for July and August to be warm; and if so, the children taking exams will have had a better deal. Last year, the best of the heat was while they were stuck in school, and they had little or no summer after that.

Maybe this is the result of all those MNetters moaning over the years "I hate the sun". They've got what they wanted.😛

I would advise you wear both! 😁

Two t-shirts and thick cardigan for a walk yesterday, which I assumed would be reasonable but ended up putting a coat on too. I was still cold!

They absolutely are.

The heady heights of 17 degrees! We got up to 13 but the ‘feels like’ was, as usual 6 degrees lower.

Pissing it down and might hit 15 degrees. Feels like it's permanently October, whatever the month on the calendar.

Yea basking. I was at the beach yesterday and there were indeed people 'basking' in the sun, but there was a distinct lack of heat to go with it!
Ten days ago I planned a picnic with some friends and temps were predicted to be 26 degrees that day. Just looked now and it's changed to 17 😩.

It’s so chilly here, biting wind and lots of heavy showers. You can feel your mood lowering with the thermometer. I feel sorry for the tourists in their shorts and bewildered expressions!

They’re gaslighting us!

im in the camp of being grateful for a temperate June (relieved it’s not been hot for GCSEs) but I agree OP they are talking nonsense.
there’s still been a freshness and chill in the air

I think the warmest May on record is because night temperatures have been high. So global warming AND miserable in the day. Worst of both worlds.

I think the Mail are either trolling or they have standard articles for slow news days and just grab the appropriate one from the corresponding month in the Filofax.

I guess I should be thankful then, as we're forecast to have highs of 12° and heavy rain.

I want less of this - ⛈️⛄

And more of this ☀️🏖️

8 degrees here, raining. Forecast to reach 9 degrees today but rain all day. I’ve dug my padded Barbour out.

To be fair, they might be right about Namibia seeing as it's winter there.

Just got up here in Yorkshire. My laptop says it's 7 degrees and heavy rain, which looking out of the window seems pretty accurate. I've had to turn the lights on it's so dark.

*Instead of over, not wearing the coat AND Mac.

I have an event to go to today. A couple of weeks ago, I was worried that it might turn hot and did i have anything summery yet formal that I could wear? My suit might be too much.

What an idiot.

I am currently trying to decide between a couple of jumpers to wear with said suit and would I be able to get away with a pale pink rainmac over a dark purple coat?????

Doesn’t really matter what the temperature is. Yesterday morning in London it was sunny and warm so I basked in the sunshine by having a cup of tea sitting in the garden. I know it’s different across the country as it always is but it was pretty accurate from where I was. If it was 30 degrees it would have been too hot to bask in the sunshine, I’d be in the shade.