Met office RED WARNING for extreme heat. Part 2:Tuesday

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Part 1 was getting a bit giant and in the miraculous event that I manage to sleep in a little tomorrow, it seems a good idea to start the new thread a little early. Part 1:
www.mumsnet.com/talk/weather/4590238-met-office-red-warning-for-extreme-heat

Met office warnings www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/warnings-and-advice/uk-warnings

We didn't quite get to record UK temperatures, though lots of site records were achieved and Wales beat its previous record temperature by more than 2c. Tomorrow we look very likely to beat the UK record and to surpass 40c.

Tonight, obviously, do everything you can to cool your homes down, it won't be easy with lows of 24c in some places. One more day and it will feel much better for many.

Blimey, you're made of strong stuff.

anyone know the cause of the fires?

Just had a chat with teenage dd about never jumping off bridges etc and she's just shown me multiple social media posts from people in her year doing exactly this ! Luckily she's not keen on the idea !

RAiN!!

Oh it's just stopped

I think the rain will be a disappointment for many in terms of lack of it.

Scottish record also broken today.

Really interesting thanks!

Will it be hotter overnight tonight than last night or cooler?

Anyone opening windows yet ? It's 28 inside and 32 outside . Wondering if I might get a breeze through ?

Where are you based?

Highest reading for my weather station was 41.5C in the end but the sun is getting hazy now and the temperature's dropped to 34.9C Not opening any windows just yet until it's dropped below the inside temp of 33.6

Ex's windows are open as he decided to use the oven and hob.

I've just opened the back door and can feel a slight breeze and I mean slight.

Ooooh -interesting map

Still 31C outside here but have opened the windows/doors as there's a slight breeze 👍

I’ve opened the windows in the kids’ bedrooms slightly so that when I come to check on them later I can just give them a shove to open wider and let the cooler air in.

Still stifling here though, this is definitely the worst part of the day for me.

Norfolk Fire Service have declared a major incident due to the number of fires that are burning at the moment. There’s at least one crop fire relatively near to us (although fortunately not near enough to be alarming on a personal level). It’s not good. Everything was tinder dry before this, and there are so many stubble fields around us.

@Spudlet my family member is a firefighter. He said no cover available between Cromer/Yarmouth/Norwich as they’re all out on field fires.

nope. still have a 9 deg difference here. weirdly i find it harder to cope with the heat in the evening 🤔

Suddenly gone very cloudy where I am. Feels like the humidity shot up at the same time. Quite oppressive

Big, fat rain drops here (that lasted all of 2 mins) and a sudden strong and welcome breeze.....

Yes we had quite a breeze this afternoon. A very hot one but still a breeze. It's now very still, feels humid, inaccurate thermometer at 31 (got up to 39 earlier)

grey skies, bit of a breeze but i have watered the tomatoes as i dont believe the rain forecast.

London temp says it’s going to drop from
35C to 22C in the next hour

Amazing, not sure it’s happened before maybe I’ve just missed it

There is a fire up on winter hill near the tv transmitter. You can see it for miles.

DH has gone kayaking in Wales this evening. He normally does this regularly (but has been busy and not done so for a few weeks).

On days like this, there's always loads of idiots who he inevitably ends up rescuing.

I told him to be careful, but his view was it would be safer with him and his friend there tonight as they are trained in rescuing and are used to doing it.

But I am nervous all the same. He always seems to have a crazy story when the sun comes out.

Peaked at 31C in Edinburgh today, which is almost as hot as it's ever been here. Temp now dropping, 6C in the last hour and can feel a lovely cooling breeze from the North sea. Feel for you all further south.