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Heatwave Support Thread Part Three.

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Zov · 05/08/2026 20:49

Can't believe we even need a third thread. The summer heat really has been relentless hasn't it? Since mid May virtually, we have had unprecedented heat, 4-5 degrees Celsius hotter than predicted most of the time, high humidity, half the country in drought, constant record breaking temperatures, and 30 degrees Celsius or higher, on more days this summer than ANY other summer.

And there doesn't seem to be any end to it, anytime soon!

Some people are just about coping, and some people are really struggling, especially those with underlying health conditions.

Here's a thread where everyone can get together and have support each other.

By the way, as the poster who submitted the previous thread said... This is ONLY for those who hate this heat, and heatwaves, and struggle to sleep because it’s unbearable, struggle to be outside in it, and struggle with it inside their home too. And for those who feel ill from the heat.

People can come here for a moan .. hot weather lovers can start your own thread!

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Zov · Yesterday 21:57

@FTBregret Agreed. It was 23C here today, but with the humidity at 80-90% for most of the day, it felt like 26C, and maybe 28-29C in the direct sunlight. I went for a walk at around 1pm - big mistake, I should have gone around 9am. I struggled to walk more than a mile and a half (I usually do 2.5 to 3 miles,) because I was sooooo hot, and beads of sweat were running down my face.

Gonna be the same again tomorrow, but cooling from Tuesday, with the temperature in the mid to high teens.

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