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AIBU to find the cooler weather surprisingly cold after the heatwave?

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TheItalianGame · 15/07/2026 10:54

Climate change and recurring heatwaves terrify me so I hate to admit this but the recent drop to the high twenties feels unbelievably cold. The overnight temperatures are positively wintry. Tell me I am not the only one!

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palona · 15/07/2026 19:19

Bit early for snuggling under a cosy blanket with twinkly lights and hot chocolate. 😊

JulietteHasAGun · 15/07/2026 19:18

No I’ve been freezing today. Was hiking in the Yorkshire dales and wore a hoodie all day, was 23 degrees I think. I’ve come on holiday with no trousers and my legs were cold!

lorikeet26 · 15/07/2026 19:16

Grew up in a tropical climate where I didn’t have or need a winter coat and anything under 25 degrees had us reaching for a jumper. It’s normal!

My family would think I was bonkers now for feeling hot when it’s mid 20s. 😂 But I do.

shoesandshipsandsealingwax · 15/07/2026 19:10

Still really warm here - 26 degrees at the moment.

heyjudedontmakeitsad · 15/07/2026 19:07

It was 17° this morning and I was cold 🤣

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 15/07/2026 19:07

Where are you? I’m still sitting here with the curtains closed and the fan on full blast at just gone 7 pm (outer SW London). I’d love to feel chilly enough to want to wear pyjamas in bed!

RealCoralRobin · 15/07/2026 19:00

DinoLil · 15/07/2026 14:49

Still flipping hot here in the SE. I'm just wearing a pair of knickers atm!

I’m on the South Coast, it still boiling, got my two fans blowing on me and I’m laying naked on my bed still sweating🥵

ChipDaleRescueRangers · 15/07/2026 18:00

We have had the past 10 days with it hovering around 30 degrees. It is definitely not cold! My aircon is still on, yes it is getting cooler at nights than the last heatwave, but that is a blessing and I dont think an overnight temperature of 17-18 is "freezing".

PrettyLittleRose · 15/07/2026 17:59

Yeah, we've got the heating on 30C, and our thick fleeces on, thermal leggings, and thick jeans, a wooly jumper, 2 pairs of socks each, a hot water bottle, a bobble hat, and gloves, and also 2 thick weighted blankets each on top of 3 quilts on the bed.

Now it's dropped to 27-28 degrees C, me and DH are FREEEEEEEZING! 😖

SpottyAlpaca · 15/07/2026 17:59

YANBU.

I left the house just before 7am today for a run before work. The BBC weather app said it was 15C but it felt bloody freezing, particularly in the cold easterly wind when you’re wearing shorts & a thin vest top. Human beings really do acclimatise quite quickly and at the moment 28C+ is the new normal here in the East Midlands.

Conversely, on the first day in Feb or March each year when the sun comes out & the temperature creeps into double figures it feels warm.

hahabahbag · 15/07/2026 17:56

It’s still 28 degrees here and 18 at night. More pleasant than last week, definitely not cold. I’m sat in a sundress now and sleeping with no covers

JoshLymanSwagger · 15/07/2026 17:51

YABU!

What cooler weather?!

It's bloody boiling here in the southern north or northern midlands depends who you ask...

Wherethedogsits · 15/07/2026 17:50

Still really hot here. Last night was the first night that I struggled to sleep due to the temperature.

KeptWomanSummer · 15/07/2026 17:47

Haha I get what you’re saying.

I can be quite a hot weather hater. However I do get impressed with myself when I acclimatise and then find 27/28 pleasant. As at the start of the year I think of 20 as potentially too warm.

On the flip side with my newfound heat tolerance - we go away to Crete in a couple of weeks and the weather is showing high 20s and I’m here like an idiot worrying that’s not hot enough for pool/beach. 🤣

Nannyfannybanny · 15/07/2026 17:43

Must be a lot of people with bad circulation..I'm in East Sussex,it's 33c outside,38c inside. Now got the air conditioner on. DH and I are having difficulty functioning.cant cope past 23c..

wheresmeaircon · 15/07/2026 17:18

It’s 28 here, I am not cold. I would like to be!

badboss2020 · 15/07/2026 17:14

It’s roasting here on the south coast.

DentistWait · 15/07/2026 17:11

My car said 31 today in London!

But yes, I was surprised to feel cooler in the evening yesterday and needing my cardi and socks. Not complaining at all though!

Savvysix1984 · 15/07/2026 17:09

Still hot where I am and tomorrow is due to be the hottest of the week. We haven’t have SE temps though. I think we had one day of 30 and the rest mid 20’s so perfect.

FrenchandSaunders · 15/07/2026 17:06

I'm in London and it's 27 at the moment .. that's still very hot for me.

ThinAir7 · 15/07/2026 15:16

I'm in W Yorkshire and it was really cold this morning, 14C when I took the dog out at 7.30. I had to put my fleece on😮

OwnHappiness · 15/07/2026 14:52

Still 30 here now but this morning was cold and I sat under a blanket and had a jumper on outside for my coffee! It was only 20 😂

DinoLil · 15/07/2026 14:49

Still flipping hot here in the SE. I'm just wearing a pair of knickers atm!

DappledThings · 15/07/2026 14:42

Bonkers. I have been enjoying actually using the duvet for 2 nights rather than just a sheet and other than that it's still roasting most of the time.

I had my feet in the sea last night and it was like a warm bath.

amylou8 · 15/07/2026 14:38

I'm in the SE so we're still hitting 30. But I've gone from feeling like I'm about to combust, to being just a bit on the warm side. I think we adapt pretty quickly.

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