To be freezing? And it's not even November

[AbsentmindedWoman]

I think London has fallen down to 4 degrees at some point every day since the weekend. Which is nippy but we're not in minus figures.

I am finding it so bloody cold though!! Anyone else the same? Is it because it's been quite mild until now?

My ears were actually tingling with pain from cold coming home this evening

It was -4 this morning but there was no wind so I didn’t think it was too bad. Over the past couple of weeks there’s been days when it’s been 5 but blowing a gale and oh so cold!

Bloody freezing too. Heating keeps turning itself off all the time, i don't know why. I am sitting with a huge rug over me and i'm still cold. Had to de ice the car this morning. I just can't cope . i absolutely hate winter.

Yes op agree about those who really will struggle in the cold. Quite a few rough sleepers near me and it puts things in perspective ! Reminds me I have some old sleeping bags/coats etc I need to leave out.

Just looked at my (Aldi purchased) weather station.

Says it is 5.9 outdoors, and 21.7 indoors. I have had no heating on since 8oc.

I am sweating lol! Electric blanket winking at me on full blast quite soon.

I dislike the house to be too hot. But needs must now and again.

I think the fact it was 15-18° and sunny for 4/5 days in a row and then suddenly 4-8° during the day it feels colder.

We haven't really had any long term spells of poorer weather since March when the heatwave blew in 😂

It was minus 6 when I was scraping my car at 7am this morning. Currently minus 2 in my garden right now.,

Late October can be like this - Indian summer one week, Arctic blasts the next.
Went to the west of Ireland a few years ago during October half term - it was sleeting at Birmingham airport as we took off. We had a lovely time but had to wrap up warm because the north-westerlies made the normally mild Cork climate more like an icebox.

There was ice in the school playground in London this morning!

I love this time of year.

It is great for walking miles and miles with layers. So easy to discard those layers bit by bit (into a backpack), and put them back on again if it gets to cold.

Summer heat is different, not so easy to cool down in Summer.

I’m in Cornwall and have known winters when I’ve counted the number of frosts on one hand. This morning I was scraping ice off the car

DH is worried that he’s going to lose his banana plants as he hasn’t snuggled them up in their winter fleece yet

Yep, it's not even November and I'm already quarreling with fiancé over the heating - he's hot most of the time and I'm freezing. Thermostat is set to 21 degrees from 6:30-8:30 and 17:00-22:00 and I'm still cold, despite wearing 2x thermal base layers and a jumper in the house (I feel the cold on my top half).

This morning while waiting for my train I was shivering so much I was almost crying.

Feeling very hot or very cold is grim!

I think it feels chilly as it has suddenly dropped, rather than gradually getting down to this temperature.

I think London is pretty mild still. We are still using our 4.5 tog summer duvet and haven't needed to put the heating on yet.

Oo er I’m the one above under 26 tog last night and in central London. I may need to toughen up !

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/weather/1038018/uk-weather-forecast-storms-latest-met-office-october-hurricane-oscar/amp

Op it's about to get much colder,