Heatwave

[#1]

Summer heatwave begins with 30°C heat and chance of hottest year since record-breaking 2006 - but the bad news is it won't start until next weekend
Just our luck, as we're off to Hawaii !!
Predicted Temperature there of 28°C


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3104400/Hottest-summer-10-years-way-30C-heat-bad-news-won-t-...
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-britain-braces-itself-5796491
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/581005/Gloomy-summer-round-corner

[#2]

2006 may have had record-breaking highest temperatures but it was nowhere near as sustained as the 1976 heatwave which, from memory, lasted from early June to late august. I sat my 'O' Level that year and remember we couldn't always have the doors and windows open because of the noise outside
Compared to '76 '06 was a breeze

[#3]

Ah newspapers and their sensational bull, they act like summer has never happened, then when warm temperatures come as they usually do at about the same time every year, it's a heatwave, it's not a heatwave, it's just warmer weather, a heatwave would be say, 35+ degrees for 2 weeks solid...

[#4]

Met office is forecasting 18C max next weekend!

[#5]

Keep those fingers crossed !!
Here comes the heatwave!
Britain basks in glorious weather after days of storms – and forecasters promise it’s going to get even HOTTER
Britain set to enjoy bright sunshine and temperatures of up to 20ºC in southern parts today as summer finally arrives
Forecasters promise mercury will continue to rise with temperatures hitting 22ºC tomorrow and up to 28ºC on Friday
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3108829/Here-comes-heatwave-Britain-basks-glorious-weather-d...

[#6]

Where do they get it from? And why do they say it? This Friday looks like being the warmest day for the next ten days according to the Met Office. What heatwave?

[#7]

Thursday should be the sunniest day this week, with highs of around 22-24C over southeast England and East Anglia.
But while temperatures will climb further on Friday, there could be more puddle-hopping than sausage-barbecuing.
http://news.sky.com/story/1495585/blink-and-youll-miss-it-mini-heatwave-coming

[#8]

Definition of "heat wave":
1. an air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly.
2. a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/heat+wave
I don't consider the start of summer to be "abnormally hot", and I don't consider 22 to 24 Degrees Celsius to be high temperature, so someone's talking bow locks in the media (and others repeating it too!!)...

[#9]

IMHO there's a case for banning the re-reporting of media headlines just for the sake of it, especially DM ones. If they are part of a more involved discussion then that's fine, but not for the sake of repeating the headline.

[#10]

Quote from: nozzer

IMHO there's a case for banning the re-reporting of media headlines hype just for the sake of it, especially DM gutter-press ones.

[#11]

Hopefully it will last to the weekend of 19th, as I am off to York for a camping weekend then '-]

[#12]

Quote from: PlusComUK

but the bad news is it won't start until next weekend

- I won't have an excuse for sorting out my garden then.

[#13]

21ºC here today, back roads to Stockport, Aircon on full at 15ºC, all car windows open, Sunroof fully open, Beach Boys music loud ....... Nirvana
Whilst we were out, a Mystic Magic Mega Washing & Drying event occurred...
Wonder how that happened ?
Sheets, Duvet covers washed & changed.
8 washing machine loads apparently.
Mattresses turned over.. and it's still a glorious day at 5pm.

Excellent preparation for our trip next week...

[#14]

17ºC overnight here...
The 3.5 Tog quilt was a good decision.
Today is supposed to be the hottest day of the year yet...
Clear Blue sky this morning, with a nice orange glow to the dawn...
But, Shepherds warning
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-the-weather/how-weather-works/red-sky-at-night
The mercury is set to hit 26ºC (78.8ºF) in the South East today, beating this year's previous record high of 25.6ºC (78.08ºF), which was registered in Faversham, Kent, on 15 April.
The warm temperature will come only after thunderstorms and heavy showers are expected to hit, prompting the Met Office to put out yellow weather warnings for rain in London and south-east England, the East of England, East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber.
http://news.sky.com/story/1496554/heat-is-on-hottest-day-of-year-expected

[#15]

Quote from: PlusComUK

21ºC here today, back roads to Stockport, Aircon on full at 15ºC, all car windows open, Sunroof fully open, Beach Boys music loud ....... Nirvana

Isn't that a bit over kill aircon & open windows? You are loosing the benefit of the aircon having the windows open.