To think there must be something wrong with me because I absolutely can not tolerate the UK heatwaves - anyone else?

It's just rude to call it hysteria when there are medical conditions (like mine and many others) that make people very vulnerable to heat. They do weather warnings for that reason.

I get that some can’t cope with warm weather, it’s just that this is the first nice day we’ve had. I’m
North West England and the weather has been damp for months and months. It makes my asthma 10 times better when warm and dry.

Exactly!

I know! Have had to put up with shitty damp weather for MONTHS 🤷🏼‍♀️

Good grief is it really that hot today? I am in the SE but I am at home in a fluffy dressing gown ( yes lazy and not dressed yet). I just don't feel that hot - maybe slightly and pleasantly warm, certainly better than in the last couple of miserablly cold weeks.

I just am not experiencing this weather as a "heatwave" yet. It just feels nice

I will say that it can take a while to acclimatise to very hot weather . I spent 12 days.in Malaysia recently and the combination of 32 deg heat and 70% humidity every day needed to be adjusted to. Whilst I never loved it and the sweating never went away, I was less sweaty and red faced in the last couple of days than at the beginning and more able to do things wothout the weather making it much more difficult. I think maybe the main problem in the UK is the lack of time to acclimatise to anything consistent

How can anyone complain about this gorgeous weather after lots of rain and miserable grey weather. I am absolutely loving it, getting all my washing dried and sitting in the garden. Its not even that hot yet and im menopausal but embracing this glorious sunshine.

This really does work in extreme heat.

Same here. On the flip side my husband cooks himself in the garden on hot days

I’m not your age yet but many women 45+ really seem to struggle with heat! (At least many I know…)

so no, I don’t think you’re the only one. Quite the opposite, probably.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/archive-science/historic-verdict-could-link-climate-crisis-and-human-rights/75321434

that would also explain why the Swiss female climate seniors felt strongly enough to take their issue to the ECHR!

I didn’t like heatwaves in the UK. They seem comparatively worse than ones in central and eastern/south Eastern Europe.

I think it’s the high humidity, lack of air conditioning, and the way buildings and infrastructure tend to absorb and trap heat. It feels hotter than it is.

Hate it!
57, menopausal, red head,a bit overweight, I sweat at the slightest raise in temperature but it's my head that sweats so my hair gets wet-I absolutely loathe it; it looks awful and is embarrassing. And to top it all, I've developed a sensitivity to the sun so I come out in hives!
Roll on autumn!

I’m just mad we didn’t seem to get any spring. It’s gone straight from big coat temps so shorts temps.

Fair enough. It’s 23 in Manchester and 25 where I live today so I’m definitely in short sleeves!

I'm in Cumbria and it's rarely as hot here as in the south east. I'm not suggesting it's never warm. I'm currently in jeans and a jumper!

I'm in North Wales in a very old and very thick walled slate cottage. My heating came on this morning (thermostat set at 18oC). I am very comfortable indoors at around 19oC now. If the weather gets hotter I'd close my doors and windows and shut a few curtains and it stays cool in here. I like the warm but husband hates it (he sweats and it makes him very uncomfortable). Before we moved into this house he suffered dreadfully and had fans on all night, potable AC etc.. but you don't need it an old place like this - it just doesn't get hot indoors. Perhaps if it is that bad you may consider moving and buying something that would keep the temperature bearable for you?

Move to Scotland, OP. Ne’er a heatwave to be found!

i loathe the heat. Can’t sleep. Can’t focus. Makes me lethargic. It’s awful.

Give 18 degree days and I’m very happy. I much prefer autumn and winter.

The first hot day we get the moaning starts 🙄

If you are off to the doctors, have a read up POTS and see whether that rings any bells. https://www.potsuk.org/managingpots/temperature-regulation-2/

I too have a narrow range of temperature when I can actually function and it is linked with POTS.

Today I have dug out the pet cooling pad, cold blanket and fans.

Same sensations for me & I find the elevated heartrate, feeling sick and lightheaded really hard when a heatwave hits as most people I know want to go out and enjoy it.

It's meant to have a real feel of 33c - 35c next week garghhhh. I feel really jittery and anxious when this hot and like you have been like this all my life but no idea why. I'll try the electrolytes & I agree the skinny towels you run under the tap are amazing for a bit of relief indoors. Our house was built in the 1980's and is always in the low 30's so no respite.

Ceiling fans help sleep at night but I have to crank it up to full power at times like these and they are noisy. Can't afford air con at the moment but hopefully one day.

My go-to for hot sticky weather is a wet cotton bandana styled a la Hilda Ogden minus the curlers. It works better than anything.
A fan on the floor pointing upwards drags the cooler air up and makes a real difference, it can be 5 degrees warmer at head height than on the floor.

Thanks. What a lot of hysteria for a few days of actual summer weather!

That’s interesting. I’m a December baby and love winter whereas my July baby is a hothouse flower!

When’s your Birthday OP? My Gran had a theory that you like the weather you were born into. I was born in a heatwave, so this weekend is fab for me!

I'm rubbish in high temperatures too. I've never been so glad of moving to Scotland 30 years ago. DH and I had to stay back at my parents' house for a fortnight in the heatwave of summer '22. They live in NW England where temperatures reached 34 degrees. 🔥

I coped by sitting in a room with the curtains closed, a fan running and a bath towel, that had been dunked in cold water then loosely wrung out, draped around my shoulders. Plus the running cold water over the inside of my wrists trick. I was so glad to get out into the garden later in the evening, once it had cooled down a bit. Temperatures back home were around 24°C which is much more manageable.