To think people don’t seem to understand how hot it is predicted to be next week?

[Toohot22]

On threads expressing concern re the heat, people keep saying ‘what do you think they do in hotter countries’?

According to my BBC weather app, next Monday and Tuesdays predictions are:

35 in Lahore, Pakistan
32/33 degrees in Miami, Florida
33 and 32 degrees in Kingston, Jamaica
29 degrees in Mali (which is the worlds hottest country, apparently!)
30 in the Maldives
38 and 35 in Spain.

The current predictions for me are 36 and 37 degrees.

AIBU to think some posters don’t realise we are talking about temperatures hotter than some of the hottest countries in the world!?

bbc london tv weather highlighted the Amber warning. Said there will be wide reaching consequences for everyone, not just elderky, vulnerable, both in terms of health but other areas eg travel disruption.

Ok so iv lived (and worked) In 40 degree heat , dry climate though , just back from a visit out to family in 42 degree heat last week ( arid climate again though ) it honestly feels far worse here at 30 with no aircon and the humidity than it does out there . I’m dreading the temps next week and wish I had air con 😔

Over 20000 people died in the 2003 heatwave. Nice that you still got to watch the football though, the dead make such a fuss about this stuff.

Were!

I'm sure plenty of people complaining it will be impossible for them to go to work next week.

Will have previously paid to go on holiday to places with similar temperatures and actually.... enjoyed it!!

This will be an increasing issue as the years go by. But this year for most people will be fine.
And plenty of people do not have air conditioning abroad. I lived in a country with hot temperatures. We did not have air conditioning, but we did have shutters that we kept closed and we did not go outside at midday. It was hot but manageable.

YABU what do you want? Mass hysteria?

Yes it's hot for UK but people often frequent countries that hit 40s, this is the UK getting what most countries get in summer for two days its not like Spain hitting almost 50 last year.

It will be uncomfortable for some and we should all freeze water bottles and stay hydrated avoid the tube where possible etc.

Not everywhere. The British charged in and built British style houses which of course are totally useless in every temperature.

Til from my family member who grew up in a very hot country, at the beginning of the night fill the bath with cold water. When the heat gets too much, lie in it for a while then go back to bed. Rinse and repeat (literally) until you drop off.

I thought carpets were dying out.

I think this is minimising it a bit. I mean I don’t know exactly where in the south you are, but the BBC forecast for my part of the south east is showing 37 for TWO days. Over 35 is much more significant and unusual than just ‘over 30’.

Ive checked the forecast for northwest England as that’s where my parents are, and it’s going to be 35 there, so I find it hard to believe any part of south England is forecast to be under 35 Monday and Tuesday .

No, they are not the poster was saying Spain and Greece have a drier heat, less humidity and it is therefore less oppressive than the UK heat, my relatives are in Spain, the humidity is high and has been for months.

I've been going to bed after a shower with wet hair, helps keep me cool as my hair is really thick so stays wet until the morning. I also have a hit water bottle that I fill with cold water.

I’m absolultey dreading it, I’m generally a hot person and my perfect temp is 19/20 so as you can imagine I’ve been struggling as it is. Next week might actually do me in. DS will struggle, he is autistic and the heat isn’t for him either. His body has never been able to regulate temp very well and he’s been struggling big time. There’s no air con at school either. I’m dreading it tbh.

Can you not plan to serve cold food?

I'm using an electric pressure cooker when I have to, which doesn't leak heat.
And eating cold food. I'm not standing over a hot hob in these temperatures!

We've had a million variations on salad so far. All different, but all cold! Hard boiled eggs, buckwheat, beans and potatoes done in the pressure cooker.

The things is wherever you are extreme temperatures compared to normal are dangerous. Yes India is for the most part hot. However heat stroke still kills and causes disruption. Sometimes due to the length of the heat but also affecting mainly the poor Reuters report

Extreme cold deaths in parts of America that are very prepared for cold weather CNN report

It’s a few days. As soon as the schools break up, it’ll be below 20c and pissing it down most of the time.

You take precautions and adapt. It’s not going to last forever.

Soon enough we’ll all be freezing as we wont be able to afford to heat our homes this winter!

That said, @Summersdreaming, I certainly would be telling the school very firmly that my DC will not be taking part in a hilly hike if they’re stupid enough not to cancel it!

I think what OP wants is for people to be sharing methods of staying cool, so they are prepared.

Anyone who thinks it's going to be 'just like being on holiday' next week, is going to get a bit of a shock.

Coping with those temperatures takes adjustment to how we usually do things- moving more slowly, drinking more, staying in the shade etc.
When I moved to a hot country, I thought the locals looked really lazy at first. They moved so slowly. They were just much better at managing heat, though! Better clothes, better habits.

They also hung out in air conditioned shopping malls at every opportunity instead of going home to hot houses.

We’re on the south west coast and highest predicted temp is 29 on Monday. That’s bearable.
I am concerned about my elderly grandparents who live in the Midlands and have temperatures of 37 and 38 degrees predicted on Monday and Tuesday.

I am in Scotland. I do not think we need to worry.

I'm from uk and spent a couple of years in Australia at them temperatures on some occasions, especially in Northern Territory. I didn't die.

Why do people keep posting dumb stuff like this?

Yes, you survived, you didn't die, but all the people who did die in heatwaves and extreme heat are hardly in a position to come and post on mumsnet about it, are they? So what is your point?

For goodness sake, what a ridiculous comment.

I live in Adelaide, South Australia and we get some crazy heatwaves here. Having says that I’ve been in London when it was 25 degrees and it was very different to 25 degrees at home. Would hate to think how oppressively hot it would feel at mid to high 30’s.

Thanks!

People have been informed it's not like it's happening with no notice.it's silly to panic about it.
Prepare.check on the vulnerable where possible and deal with it.
The weather is going to change and humans are responsible.perhaps now those that ignored the warnings will begin to realise the very real results.
Nature is formidable and uncontrollable.

@Prettypussy
What's this acclimatising thing? Sounds like a myth to me. Human beings from different parts of the world do not have physical adaptions that keep them cool as far as I am aware. People change their behaviour in to cope in different climates, yes, but how are their bodies adapted?

A myth? There are plenty of physiological changes that happen to the body as a result of heat acclimatisation. These include

Earlier onset of sweating
Increased sweat rate
Reduced electrolyte content in sweat
Improved blood flow at skin surface (vasodilation)
Changes to metabolism

There are others but I cannot remember them all at this present time.