Heatwave Support Thread Part Three.

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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!

@EmeraldRoulette hope to go home today, not looking forward to the bumpy roads!

I’m in Rome, 39 degrees..

Horrors. You have my sympathy. We had that in Budapest and then Salzburg last week (we’re interrailing). Now in Ghent where it’s much cooler, thankfully.

I went to Rome 2019 and it was so hot in September!

I just seen its 32 here next week again. OmG

I feel cursed by living in the south because of the weather we get. It is hard when you don’t like it too hot.

Exactly re the south @the80sweregreat

My forecast for the whole of next week starting tomorrow is horrific. 30s and above - I cannot take any more.

@Tiddlywinks63 hope you’re all right going home

@ConstantlyFuriosa yes the forecast for here next week is terrible

Here's the Met O comparison:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/deep-dive-how-does-june-2026-compare-with-the-summer-of-1976

I wasn't in the UK in 1976 so can't compare from memory!

Here's a suggestion as to how to shield your windows from the outside, might work for some of you. We have west-facing windows and one day it occurred to me that at least the ground level window could be shielded by... green mesh that shades green houses! I have a green house and it suddenly dawned on me that I could use the same mesh rigged up outside the downstairs window. Just a couple of hooks put in the outer wall, a line attached (we used cord) and then the green mesh cut to size and attached via a clip type thing you can buy on Amazon that allows the mesh to be slid along the line. Bingo! Significant reduction in heat getting through, and of course added to that blinds inside. Every little helps as they say. Sadly can't do the upstairs window where I really need it!

I have some of that green mesh but alas, upstairs flat so impossible to rig up.

In an ideal world I’d have shutters on the outside.

The problem is the flat. It’s HA so very limited in what I can (or would want to pay) to do. I just need OUT.

Yes unfortunately a lot of homes in the UK are difficult in that respect.

@GentleSheep that’s exactly what we’ve been talking about for several threads, now. Saying lots of homes are the same doesn’t help. We know that. We’re living it.

I’m at the end of my patience and so tired from months of this shit, so forgive me if I sound rude.

This weather is having such a detrimental affect on my weight too. I normally do walk-from-home DVDs on YouTube in the morning, but my living room is so hot, even first thing in the morning, that I'm struggling to do much exercise at all. I'm also finding it too hot to cook, so even though my appetite has reduced, when I DO eat I'm defaulting to those lovely but calorific pre-prepared salads that Marks or Sainsburys have (the 3 for £8 offers).

I know I need to be a lot more disciplined, but feeling like a wet rag most of the time coupled with not much sleep, really zaps what little motivation I have in the first place.

Roll on the cooler weather, when we can have soups, stews, roasts etc. Plus I love the Autumn and Winter anyway - I just have to get through this bloody incessant heat unscathed!

One day looked like 36 bit now it's only 32 ! Yippee 🙄

I don’t know why I put myself through looking at the forecast but 32 next Wednesday and 34 on Thursday. Below 30 barely registers on my radar now.

My son and his mate tidied up the garden yesterday - it’s lovely to have the garden tidy again but the grass is just dead and brown. It’s not very inviting.

I had great plans for doing a coach to 5k plan during the summer holidays (teacher). Started off far too hot. Could probably do it now but badly twisted my ankle (went a wonderful purple and green colour) so no running for me!

I think people in social housing at least need to lobby MPs to put proper air con in and not these rubbish cooling systems that places like switzlardsnd

Oh it's fine, I get it. I just joined this thread so forgive me for raking over it!

News on and again getting enraged by the language they are using . My suggestions are in brackets "warm weather" (relentless heat) "dry spell" (drought) and they are on a farm and the owner is telling them that soft fruit "shuts down at 28 degrees and won't grow" so they will not be able to grow it in the future "interesting" (very worrying) responded the reporter. Need to stop watching as it just makes me cross.

@Lifeomars also makes me cross! Their subjective opinions especially when it’s now causing untold misery and issues even for people who claim to love it. Also overheard today “oh bit annoying as it’s hotter today than I thought it would be- but still shouldn’t complain.” Why shouldn’t you complain?! I’m clearly getting angrier by the day because I just thought it’s this bloody apathetic Pollyanna attitude that prevents anything being done collectively to mitigate this climate catastrophe!

I think the GBP is either fucking stupid or brainwashed.

And yes, it is hotter today than I was expecting. Thought it was the last day of respite at 25 degrees.

ARGHHHHH.

@ConstantlyFuriosa yes
today was hotter than expected but I tend to just assume they're lying now. If you look at the rise expected tomorrow morning, today's temperature didn't make sense.

@LlamaDuke i've got the same issue I am losing weight but have gained a few pounds and also don't want to go on my 3 mile walk. I have tried it at 9 pm when it's cooling enough but it doesn't feel safe

The flat is obviously too hot to exercise in

It's mainly food that concerns me I was planning to build up my fitness again this summer. Not happening unless I join the gym which I really don't want to. But with the food, My taste buds changed completely in this weather and I don't feel really up to reducing carbs and increasing protein. Not quite sure where I am on that now.

I had to go into Central London and use the Tube today. As an ex Londoner, I'm well aware of this, but it was good to see again how incredibly helpful people are even in these really shitty circumstances. I saw a lot of consideration on display

Though, to be honest I think Londoners cope amazingly well with the Tube in hot weather anyway. And I used to be one of them which seems astonishing now. I went in early and came back early in order to avoid the rush on trains and Tube.

big hat tip to the people keeping everything going. I really need to work on my resilience. I would just rather not do it in this weather!

I absolutely hate this weather cause I have to work through it but you know come end of December to February we all gonna be moaning how cold and raining it is

Sorry but no. We won’t be moaning. That generalisation seriously fucks me off. I, for one, will be loving it.