Heatwave conditions have been confirmed across parts of the UK, as the Met Office has raised the heat health warning to level three for London and south east England.

Met Office heat health alert
“If possible, stay out of the heat during the middle part of the day”

Over the past few days, parts of England have seen temperatures climb to highs of around 31 degrees Celsius by day, but a key factor has been the night-time temperatures. Lows in some areas have not fallen below 18 degrees Celsius.

This has triggered heatwave plan alert level three. This means that high temperatures have been reached and sustained in one or more regions, with two consecutive very warm nights, a hot intervening day and a forecast of even higher temperatures.

These hot conditions will persist until Friday, with lower temperatures moving in by the weekend. English regions particularly affected by the heatwave and which have reached criteria for level three include London and the South East.

Head of Health Forecasting at the Met Office, Wayne Elliott said: “There are four key things to try and remember during a heatwave. If possible, stay out of the heat during the middle part of the day; cool yourself down; keep your environment cool; and look out for others, especially older people, those living alone and babies and young children.”

I’m particularly noticing it because we put in our pool this year and like the water temp to be ‘theraputic” for arthritis…ie about 88-90 degrees.

It doesn’t get that high unless the temp is 95+ for a couple of days in a row and we just haven’t had that many days of that temp this year. And its already July. Guess we will have to buy that solar blanket after all.

Of course our humidity is gastly so it always feels stuffy and hot. But the actual temp seems to be lower more days this year.

Interesting.

But….we all know that the temp is low only because of global warming…(sarc off)

Out here in the Big Empty West, it’s been so wet and cool the peach crops aren’t developing. But … Houston and Dallas continue to be Hades on Earth, so, they got them going for them.

Actually overheard a pompous overbearing 60-ish man in line yesterday dramatically informing the cashier that ” … if you knew anything about science, you’d know cool wet weather is THE surest sign of global over-heating! … ”

Around him people tittered and made sounds behind their hands which really PO’d the guy and he left in a righteous huff.

So, there’s hope.

Anyways – have not needed to install our A/C units yet and it’s already mid July. The Northeast should be cheering about all the energy we are saving not running air conditioning etc.

The damage to the economy must be rationalized, and since the Moron has declared the Depression Stimulus is working, it can’t be that. And “it’s Bush’s fault” is wearing a litttle thin.

Thank goodness the climate is cooperating as one explanation for the destruction of the wealth of the country.

And I wouldn’t be surprised if Hahvad hasn’t found religion, and that there are thousand of Hahvad exes on their hands and knees praying for a cataclysmic hurricane season, or even better, an asteroid hit, mega-volcano or even some terrorism in the red states.