Britain basking in 19 degrees Celsius

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13510843/UK-weather-British-families-pack-beaches-country-basks-19C-sunshine-rain-sweeps-TONIGHT.html

Love this very optimistic headline. 18 C - 19 C is fine - but it's not basking sunshine

Brits head to the beaches to enjoy the sunshine as the country basks in 19C heat but rain is expected to sweep across the nation tonight.

After a chilly start in the morning, the south west of England has enjoyed balmy weather with people making the most of the weather by heading outside.

Large crowds of sun-worshippers have been spotted on Lyme Regis beach in Dorset, where temperatures could go as high 18C. The highest temperature of the day is expected to be on the Isle of Wight where the mercury could rise to a warm but pleasant 19C.

Well, it's 12c and miserable in the NW, as you say hardly basking!

I’m in the north west and it’s 9 degrees here. I’ve got the heating on - in June

I wore a jumper on my beach walk today and put the heating on for 20 mins when i got home!

Basking my (cold) arse.

19 is plenty hot. It was that here today. We had a picnic. Counted as basking to me.

Mail is being ironic surely...

If it was 29 on the other hand....

I’m in Surrey and it’s been cold today (in my opinion)

Heating is on, we are not even in a colder part of the country

I usually run hot but I’ve got my oodie on

19 is fine. But it's not basking.

It's pleasant

its been about 12 degrees and rainy where I am. I wouldn’t even call 18 degrees basking when it’s June

Heating on, 11* here NE , the freezing cold wind that has plagued us all week has dropped, its still 🥶

I’m gazing out to some green hills in the NW - the clouds covering them suggest a tropical monsoon rolling towards me.

I've been outside at kids sport all day and I've been really cold. Forecast said 15c and cloudy but the chilly breeze made it feel much colder. There was some sun this morning but it was not warm.

12 degrees and blowing a gale here in Yorkshire today, heavy showers throughout the morning. I’ve been outside, wrapped up and still chilly all day.

Should have said this was north London

Think it was 15 here today. But not sunny. It’s hard as in the sun, it can feel hot quite quickly but as soon as the wind gets up or the sun goes in, it gets chilly quickly.

I wore a vest, T-shirt, jumper and coat this afternoon whilst at a kids party in a garden… I was only just warm enough!

They are so desperately trying to keep morale up.
My favourites are always the headlines ‘Britain set to be hotter than Corfu/Malaga/Namibia’ - yeah for about an hour 🙄

Basking? I've not taken my hoody off since September!

I’m in the SE and it’s been gusty all day and is quite chilly now , definitely hasn’t been beach weather unless you like sitting fully dressed

It's June, it's the Daily Mail (or Heil or Bile or Vile as it's known in this house), we're about to (hopefully) have a new government, therefore this is just about the only headline they can come up with. And yes, we've had the heating and dehumidifiers on in the temperate rainfyof the fat north west of England, 9C...

Personally I was basking in it! But it's the higher end of acceptable temperatures for me.

It was 15 degrees where I am. Sunny spells but there was a cold wind.

Gaslighting on a grand scale there.

Yes, exactly! Bloody pouring down here too. In the case of the British media "Britain" = the SW of England!