Potential severe heatwave next week. (week of 21st July)

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Something to really watch. GFS model is really looking a bit crackers next week with high temps of perhaps 35c mid week and night minima in the mid 20s. I'll post more tomorrow, but it doesn't look like the traditional school holiday cool down

38 sounds hellish. We're forecast a high of 27, feels like 27, tomorrow. Boys are autistic and have trouble regulating their temperature. DS1's room is south facing and he refuses to shut his curtains, so it ends up unbearable. He has a little fan, which we use mostly for the ioniser, but I might break out the fan heater which has a cold option, tomorrow.

Only low 20s here, today, but a really uncomfortable warm, wind and sticky regardless. DS2 begged me for a bath, mid afternoon and took himself to bed early.

We're all hypermobile and I suffer from blood pressure drops in the heat, so no doubt they do, too. We're all also really prone to heat rashes. They're both as scabby as hell, where they've been scratching.

Thanks kitten!
A little more hay cut so fingers crossed.

It was 27 here yesterday, supposed to be 30 today. Not really looking forward to Thursday’s 33/34

We have 36 predicted for Thursday. Could be record breaking. We’re quite close to Heathrow which tends to be a hot spot. At least it will be short lived...

36 forecast - I have no idea how we will manage in a non air conditioned office that is mostly south facing windows.
It gets sweltering even before it’s hi 25 degrees.

I fear the cool down in the south and SE appears to be being pushed back, Friday now may well be hot too.
GFS still going for temps of 35/36c on Thursday. In local 'hot spots' temperatures may be a degree or two hotter.

I should add, that scenario is not being backed up by the met office at present, who continue to forecast temps in the mid 20s on .Friday instead.

18C here already & thick fog, which is clearing fast. Went for a pee about 4am & could hardly see the other side of the road. So I suspect it's going to be very humid today.

Any idea what the weather will be next week for the Isle of Wight? Off on hols and the reports I'm looking at show on off showers all week!

magimedi "Went for a pee about 4am & could hardly see the other side of the road"

this makes it sound like you went to pee outside your front door

Kitten any views on London weather next week?

No, Rosa - i used the loo, but can see what you mean. If I get up in the night I always look out the window.

magimedi it's okay, I know you used the loo

I'll do next week reports this evening :) I'm out for the day in a moment.

oh flip. Some charts showing 37-38c on Thursday.

Not looking forward to work! It's sweltering and we sweat loads at the best of times. We will be really struggling in this heat! Minimal air conditioning in our area.

Netweather's thoughts on this week's heatwave ~ could see some temperature records broken.

Sun is beginning to break through here (Leicester) and it's already a humid 23C.

Weather warning for thunderstorms.

at last!

they've been slow putting that one out.

They have been a bit on the slow side haven't they, OYBBK? I know thunderstorms are difficult to predict but it has kind of been mentioned in forecasts that there are the possibility of them for a day or two now.

Thoughts from TheWeatherOutlook.

BBC report on the heatwave ~ including some useful tips on how to stay cool in the heat.

There’s no air con where I work but luckily I only have 2 shifts this week.

Looks like hot weather is in the East and South East mainly? Is that right?

45 mins sleep
Work has AC, I'm contemplating just sleeping here!