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!?

Oh god. Some posters are going to start clamouring for a heat wave board soon! And then get very ratty with anyone who dares to post about it anywhere else!

If the predictions are correct, that is. I notice they keep changing the temperature predictions for Monday/Tuesday.

Currently I am wearing a dress today and am cold outside! That's because of the wind.

Some might in order to avoid dealing with the health care needs of hundreds of children in poorly ventilated buildings that overheat and unshaded outdoor space with lots of tarmac that may melt and concrete that has the potential to heat up so much it will burn skin. Impossible to keep all the kids comfortable inside or out.
Potential for more health emergencies linked to the heat and conditions like asthma than the adult:child ratio can safely handle.

Some schools may have buildings and grounds that are more adaptable to the weather but others not so much.

I think people are being bloody hysterical to be honest. Yes it's going to be horrendous but it's 2 days! Just be careful and it'll be fine.

I’ve lived in and holidayed in the Middle East - the ‘mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun’ line seemed to be very well observed. On one trip it was literally just us out in the afternoon and locals looking at us like we were idiots (which we were). You also acclimatise to an extent if you live in a hot place, we are not used to it. The first couple of days visiting a hot country are difficult and that’s basically what we will get next week. Central Europe also gets very hot and people definitely complained about it when I lived there and took precautions.

The best bit of being in a really hot, desert country was families chilling out (literally) in the parks about 9-11 at night cos they’d had a siesta all afternoon.

The warnings are dire on lbc.
It is scaring people

@NumberTheory so much pressure on teachers with all those dangers.

Oh ffs it’s for 2 days. And for those saying that typical hot countries are geared up for such high temperatures, you’re clearly deluded.. because they have air conditioning in the slums in India and in villages in Africa. The same places people walk bare feet to get water. Get over yourselves!

It’s the latest drama - the media loves a drama

Or maybe they could cancel outdoors PE and get the children to drink more water.

You're right, OP. I live in Florida and it never gets as hot here as it's predicted to be over there. And everywhere indoors is air conditioned, so we can escape the heat. (Of course, it gets disgustingly humid here which makes it feel a lot hotter than it actually is. Hopefully you won't have that problem.)

So true! I think the same. For this country it’s different because most homes are made extremely warm and insulated and hardly any ACs are used!

I live in SW Cornwall where it's pleasantly warm. We have a nice breeze at the moment but people are turning up at A&E with sunburn. Sunburn is painful and heat stroke can make you very poorly but the answer is STAY OUT OF THE SUN. Surely people have enough sense to stay indoors during the heat of the day. Close the blinds if need be, get some air circulating and drink plenty. Go out in the evening when temperatures have dropped. I don't think there's any reason to panic.

Or just get up early enough to miss the hot temperatures, I think not walking them at all is just lazy.

My dad was a 'desert rat ' in WW2 and he taught me about staying out the sun , not getting burnt , wearing a hat , drinking water and this was fifty odd years ago. It's just common sense, but he had first hand experience of extreme heat.
I've never sat out in very hot weather though , hate it! Those getting sunburn , if not working in it, should pay for their treatment at a snd e as there are enough warnings about it

I live in Spain and I can tell you barely any offices close and some shops.

I do agree with you but I’m trying not to worry about it. I get real anxiety over things I can’t control and with a toddler too and the way the media word things can make it feel even more “panic inducing”.

What are we supposed to be doing about it, other than the normal stuff (staying inside, hydrating)?

Hope all vulnerable people get the help they need.

Really? In my region, everything closed between 2pm-5pm. Although I noticed that everywhere stayed open in Madrid, and some of the more popular tourist areas (where I lived, barely any tourists visited 😂).

It was this hot a couple of years ago. I remember travelling to Belgium which was even hotter and my poor SIL trying to organise swimming sessions and salads. It was hot but we got by.

It's a short burst of heat and it's not even that hot. Many places get much hotter. I was in Arizona a couple of years ago and it was 50. I regularly go to the south of France and its over 40. I camped in Barcelona in a cheap nylon tent that was a heat trap in the mid 40s and survived unscathed.

People just need to be sensible and keep hydrated. Stay out of the sun and just not rush around so much. No doubt if businesses close all people will do is rush to the beaches and get sunstroke putting further pressure on hospitals. Keep homes as cool as possible by closing curtains and blinds.

So the Welsh, Scottish, NI etc don't then

so much pressure on teachers with all those dangers

If kids have heat-triggered health issues, I'm assuming many parents will at least try to keep them at home.

Office workers/teachers/ shop workers etc. are in the same boat. Some will be working in a building that isn't great in the heat, others will be luckier with air con etc. Some people will be working in close proximity to a bunch of other people, some won't be.

I feel sorry for workers in inherently hot environments - bakeries, steel works, that kind of thing - and those working outside in the direct heat. It must be bloody awful when the temp is as high as this.

We may not have aircon, but we can be sensible! Draw curtains in hot sunny rooms, lower blinds, don't go out at midday unless you absolutely have to; and everyone wears a hat if they are in direct sun. There is a reason why countries with hot summers close shops and offices at lunchtime and reopen in the early evening...go for an evening walk and chat pleasantly to your neighbours like they do!

Our office is closed Monday and Tuesday. Schools shouldn't be opening.. (in my opinion).