Page 2 | It feels like autumn!

DartmoorWanderer · 2025-08-02T13:57:44+00:00

And it’s only August 😩 I’m quite sick of this weather to be honest

Judellie · 03/08/2025 20:32

Been gorgeous here in the north east this weekend. It was raining this morning but we decided to go up tothe coast and meet up with some of the rest of the family anyway, thinking at least I'd get parked no problem. True at that point, then it turned into a lovely warm sunny day and lots of people came out to enjoy the sun.
I have also classified 'summer' as May, June and July as those are the months with long light nights and midsummer is in June. The vernal equinox is in September therefore the months either side of that are autumn, August, September and October.
Similarly, winter is November, December and the awful January as thise months are the darkest and the shortest day is in December.
So that leaves February, March and April to be spring - March containing the spring equinox and February and April are the months either side of that.
Makes far more sense than saying summer starts 21 June - as if!

RampantIvy · 03/08/2025 20:11

ClassicStripe · 03/08/2025 20:08

MN is so weird about hot weather. As soon as it’s remotely warm people are moaning that they are sweating while doing normal things like walking. So boring when people make their whole personality loving autumn and being cosy.

Don't they just.

ClassicStripe · 03/08/2025 20:08

MN is so weird about hot weather. As soon as it’s remotely warm people are moaning that they are sweating while doing normal things like walking. So boring when people make their whole personality loving autumn and being cosy.

Greenwriter76 · 03/08/2025 19:57

DartmoorWanderer · 03/08/2025 07:17

Yes, same here. There’s been a chill in the air in the morning for a couple of weeks now. It’s such a shame, because August is meant to be the hottest month!

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Yes - I definitely felt a more autumnal change in the air / atmosphere around then. As you say, damp mornings.

WestwardHo1 · 03/08/2025 19:57

Jesus the moaning.

There's always a touch of autumn in August. Have you seen the forecast? After Monday's storm it looks fine

cardibach · 03/08/2025 19:56

TwinklyFawn · 03/08/2025 18:39

This. It was horrible when it was 30 degrees. It was impossible to do anything without sweating. I found it impossible to sleep so i was exhausted during the day. To top it off my neighbours were having parties in the garden until the small hours. Now that it is cooler i have more energy.

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So your neighbours were able to be out without suffering? They shouldn’t disturb you though.
Sweating isn’t the end of the world.

cardibach · 03/08/2025 19:54

15minutesaday · 03/08/2025 16:37

@cardibach Actually you said hot tarmac.

Does it really matter?

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Oh ok. I said tarmac because actually, that’s where most of us smell it. The fact is it’s rain in hot weather that causes it, not rain in cool weather as you suggested.

Chipsahoy · 03/08/2025 19:52

It’s been another beautiful day in NE Scotland today. We had rain for an hour first thing and glorious sunshine since. 21c. That’s definitely shorts or dresses weather here.

LyndaSnellsSniff · 03/08/2025 19:43

We're currently on holiday in the Scottish borders. Yesterday was blue sky and warm. This morning it was proper dreich with mist hiding the hilltops. The views are spectacular and I can see swathes of green, gold and pink across the valley. There is most definitely a subtle hint of autumn in the air up here.

intrepidpanda · 03/08/2025 19:26

Could be a bit cooder here in the east. It's very muggy.
Summer isn't really till September anyway.

Mavvera · 03/08/2025 19:01

It will feel like Autumn tomorrow when the storm comes in.

swampwitch0 · 03/08/2025 18:58

TwinklyFawn · 03/08/2025 18:39

This. It was horrible when it was 30 degrees. It was impossible to do anything without sweating. I found it impossible to sleep so i was exhausted during the day. To top it off my neighbours were having parties in the garden until the small hours. Now that it is cooler i have more energy.

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Yep!
I love walking in the frosty air. I just cant do that in the heat 😫

TwinklyFawn · 03/08/2025 18:39

LostGhost · 02/08/2025 20:31

It's autumnal and i'm loving it.

I detest the heat/summer/endless evenings, my SAD has been absolutely horrific this year. No energy or motivation to do anything and the routine goes completely out the window.

Bring on the cooler weather where you can actually go outside without being a puddle of sweat in 10 seconds.

This. It was horrible when it was 30 degrees. It was impossible to do anything without sweating. I found it impossible to sleep so i was exhausted during the day. To top it off my neighbours were having parties in the garden until the small hours. Now that it is cooler i have more energy.

hopelessbusiness · 03/08/2025 18:19

RampantIvy · 03/08/2025 18:04

I'm with you. I love temperatures around 25 degrees. I like to be able to not spend 10 minutes layering up before I leave the house. I like being able to wear undies and a dress plus sandals and be ready to leave the house. I like not having to put the heating on and not having to snuggle under a cosy blanket drinking hot chocolate by candlelight (I hope I have put all the cliches in).

Disclaimer: I don't live in London and I commute in a car with aircon to an office with aircon.

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Dresses! Yes! The joy of cotton dresses and sandals! I have sooo many, and they come out for about 2 weeks every year, before being shut away til next summer. Sad times.

swampwitch0 · 03/08/2025 18:11

I've never loved the heat but since peri menopause I can't tolerate it at all...it makes me feel ill :(
No air-conditioning, sadly.
When we holiday we go north! :)

RampantIvy · 03/08/2025 18:04

hopelessbusiness · 03/08/2025 17:20

Drizzly, misty and cloudy in Cornwall, and a balmy (barmy?) 18°. Yesterday we had sunshine and it felt like summer - obviously a short-lived thing!
I'm one of the rarities on MN that likes sunshine and heat and bloody loathes rain and puddle suits...

I'm with you. I love temperatures around 25 degrees. I like to be able to not spend 10 minutes layering up before I leave the house. I like being able to wear undies and a dress plus sandals and be ready to leave the house. I like not having to put the heating on and not having to snuggle under a cosy blanket drinking hot chocolate by candlelight (I hope I have put all the cliches in).

Disclaimer: I don't live in London and I commute in a car with aircon to an office with aircon.

hopelessbusiness · 03/08/2025 17:20

Drizzly, misty and cloudy in Cornwall, and a balmy (barmy?) 18°. Yesterday we had sunshine and it felt like summer - obviously a short-lived thing!
I'm one of the rarities on MN that likes sunshine and heat and bloody loathes rain and puddle suits...

swampwitch0 · 03/08/2025 17:06

I cannot wait! 🍂🍁
It's rained here today but its warm too 😖

PolitePoster · 03/08/2025 16:52

Rained overnight and early this morning here in Cumbria, but the sun was out by lunchtime and it was 21/22° on our patio. Lovely!

15minutesaday · 03/08/2025 16:37

@cardibach Actually you said hot tarmac.

Does it really matter?

cardibach · 03/08/2025 16:28

15minutesaday · 03/08/2025 16:03

According to Collins English Dictionary:

"petrichorin British English
(ˈpɛtrɪˌkɔː )

noun
a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers"

According to Merriam Webster:

"petrichor
noun
pe·tri·chor ˈpe-trə-ˌkȯr

: a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period "

No mention of tarmac or a particular season.

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So what I said then? Only when the earth is parched and warm?

15minutesaday · 03/08/2025 16:03

cardibach · 03/08/2025 09:36

You get petrichor when it rains on hot tarmac. It doesn’t happen in autumn.
Cool and damp on a summer morning after rain isn’t autumnal. Many wild flowers are spring flowering. Many berries have a ripening season from mid July onwards. They’re a bit on the earlier side of that this year because spring was early so they’ve had time to ripen, not because it’s autumn.

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According to Collins English Dictionary:

"petrichorin British English
(ˈpɛtrɪˌkɔː )

noun
a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers"

According to Merriam Webster:

"petrichor
noun
pe·tri·chor ˈpe-trə-ˌkȯr

: a distinctive, earthy, usually pleasant odor that is associated with rainfall especially when following a warm, dry period "

No mention of tarmac or a particular season.

IPA Pronunciation Guide - CED - Collins Dictionary Language Blog

Collins Dictionary provides an explanatory guide to the IPA pronunciation symbols used throughout the Collins English Dictionary.

https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced/

speakingofart · 03/08/2025 15:41

i am loving it. After the hell of the heat waves it’s just glorious and I’m sad it appears to be going away next week. Roll on autumn!

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DartmoorWanderer · 03/08/2025 12:48

RampantIvy · 03/08/2025 12:48

According to the met office the maximum temperature here next week will be 20 degrees
At least I won't need to shave my legs as I won't be in dresses at those temperatures.

Yes I'm contemplating putting some of my work dresses away, but I've no autumn clothes!

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RampantIvy · 03/08/2025 12:48

According to the met office the maximum temperature here next week will be 20 degrees
At least I won't need to shave my legs as I won't be in dresses at those temperatures.